New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-02
MRS. GOODE'SLIFE
STORY REVEALED
Dead might Court Angel
Once a Stenographer
in New York Office

An old couple, dressed In sober black
and of obvious respectability, late last
night identified Mary Goode, former
keeper of an illegal resort and OF late
the angel Of the Night Court and the
friend" OF fallen women, as the mary
Elizabeth Butler whom they had
known all their lives.
She had been born, they told Thomas
Dunworth, proprietor Of the under
taking parlor, at 127 West Thirty
seventh Street, where she lies dead, IN
1871, at Fort Edward. Her parents had
died in her childhood, and Father Fitz-
patrick. Of Albany, had given her the
money to take course at the Albany
Business College, and the $500 with
which she came 20 New York, IN leso'
She had lived straight" they SAID
as long as she could WORKING as
stenographer for the Travellers. lnsu1-
ance Company of this city. In lSOo
she was very i'll and was forced TO 20
to st. Luke's Hospital for an opera
ton. When she came out her Joo was
gone. and she looked for Dng time
for other work. They supposed sne
must have lost her nerve. she kept
on writing to them until 1872. and they
never guessed that their little Mary
Elizabeth" was connected with any
thing that wasn't on the square"
Beaueathed Illegal Resort
Their story, told also to Father
Walsh, of the Church of the Holy IN
nocents, made IL possible 10 PICK up
the lost threads In what the puplic :,
knew Of the life OF Mary Goode,
keeper of an illegal resort, and Mrs
Mary Bell" friend Of fallen women.
After she came out OF the hospi'al,
woman whom she met there dled, VIII.
ing TO Miss Butler the illegal resort
she kept. Failing to get other en-
ployment, she took up It's proprietor
ship. ao q.
name of Mary f. Bell, as she askeu'
a great bunch of roses was sent yes.
.ardav as "a slight token of respect
20 modern Magdalene by one who
ho. been deeply touched by her story.
Frightened girl just come from
RlsckweiTs Island yesterday appearei
at the lodging house where Ior
four years Mary Goode had meyer
failed 10 help girls of her kind. She
sobbed. and said that she didn't kno"
10 whom she could turn when she was
told that Mary Goode had died.
"Nv mother wouldn't let me go pacs
home Though Mrs. Goode got the
nriest TO 90 upstate TO see her" the
girl said. $50 she got the judge to send
me 10 the City Hospital until my BABY
was horn. II lived just an hour, ana
i've been discharged from the hospitsi,
ord Mary Goode said that ! was 20
coma here to stay till ! found work.
Treasures Woman's Letters
The girl produced little package
~ the tear-stained and much-eressed q
Ietters she had received from mary
Goode while she was in the hospital.
"If your baby lives, you Will have
something 20 live for, something 70
IoveD one note said. Every one In
the world needs some one TO think for.
"Don't feel bnshful 10 ask me for any
thing within my means" another read:
ASK the Lord 70 give me some good
In the world before de taxes me-
Mother Mary, pity me-
A police officer. according 70 the
girls story, had sent her to place
hat had just been raided when she
asked for the address OF hotel. Mary
Goode had taken the matter up, and
had promised her that the officials
should be terribly punished"