The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-05-08
v. GOODMAN STABBED
TO DEATH ! BY ! NEGRO
Man Who Operated Card Room Was
Stabbed in Heart by Henry Brown
" and Ran to Taylor Drug Store
Where He Fell Dead.

~ and Ran to Taylor Drug Store
Where He Fell Dead.
William Goodman, aged 30 years,
who operated card room in the old
New York restaurant building on
North Main street, ran screaming in
to the, Taylor Drug store at ten o.
clock Monday night, crying II am
stabbed" then fell on the floor just in
front of the cigar case, dying within
five minutes without another word.
The stabbing occurred moment or
two before Goodman entered the store,
in the front Of the room, close to the
front door. The murderer is Henry
Brown, who was arrested within two
hours of the time he did the stabbing,
in shack occupied by a negro in the
west end Of the city. Brown is in the
county jail and a charge of murder in
the first degree will be filed against
him by States Attorney Herigstad
within day or two.
The row between Goodman and the
negro started over game Of cards
which they had played a few minutes
before in the card room located in
the rear of the building on the main
floor. Brown had come to the place
to play and he had limited amount
Of money, something like $3.50. He
had lost the dollar and he claims that
Goodman made fun of him for being
such sucker Brown continued in
the game and buying white chip to
be used as an ante, lost that one. He
bought another chip and lost it also.
He says that Goodman taunted him
by saying, eyes, I'm smarter than you
thot was" d1tst, y Ei'3 .s''' ! &
When Brown got thru playing, he
started for the door and says that
Goodman followed him to the front of
the room. He claims that they got
into row and that Goodman struck
him two or three. times in the face, tho
there were no marks on him and it is
generally believed that he is not tell
ing the truth, for Goodman's friends
say that he was man who would not
be likely to strike, anyone, The darkey
pulled out common good sized
pocket knife and plunged it into Good
mans side. the blade, which was as
sharp as that of razor, going in its
full length, cutting cash an inch
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apex Of the heart,s-mf The door was
locked with Yale lock from the IN
side. Goodman realized that he was
seriously hurt, SO unlocked the door
and ran. as fast as he could to the
Taylor Drug store, hoping to get re-
lief He died within a few minutes
after the stabbing, without explaining
to anyone how the trouble started.
AS he staggered into the store, Cap
Saunders, the manager, was waiting
on customer, Miss Balerud. Another
customer, q man, was in the store. Mr..
Saunders telephoned to q doctor and
notified the police department. Cor
oner r. w. Pence was on hand within
few minutes after the man died.
The front door was locked and no
one was admitted to the place except
the authorities. Goodman lay on his
back, his hat foot or two. away from
him. He did not have his coat on
and his vest was. unbuttoned. His
hands were, all covered with blood
and he had evidently tried to stop the
flow Of the blood while on his way to
the store. A $500 diamond ring
sparkled or, one of his Bloody hands.
Officer Reed arrived before Good
man died. but the man was not able to
speak. He evidently recognized Reed
for he raised his hand and looked at
the officer. &ss Il. .,t,
Chief Of Police Dougherty was on
the job within a few minutes and
lost no time in spinning his web about
the city. President Shaw assisted in
locating the slayer. aEs
Officers John and Dick Reed and
Walt Marlton boarded the eastbond
outgoing trains ION the Great, North
ern, riding on top Of the box cars thru
the rain without overcoats, to Surrey
Here the trains were stopped and
carefully searched. Every taxi mar
was warned not to haul any man out
from Minot. The night was dark ane
rainy and it would have been an idea
time for a murderer to make! his es'
cape. sgt.s.A 9s jr3.Y.:l. in -. By
N Brown SAYS that after the stabbing
he ran east along the 500 track, theI
south on First street southeast to thu
south hill. He went tos his owl
shack and washed his hands, the OF
ficers finding what they thot wa!
bloody water. They also found an olt
knife, but this did not. prove to be th.
one with which Brown did the deed
Nearly one O'Clock, a telephone mes
sage was received at the police sta
ton, saying that Brown had been 10
scated in negro shack in the western
part of the city. Chief Dougherty
Sheriff Scofeld and Deputy Chet ia
cobson Jumped into President Shaw.
car and soon arrived at the house
Brown made no resistance and wa
soon in the county Jail. He did no
know that Goodman was dead, he says
until he heard Sheriff Scofield tell TIL
turnkey that the man should be lock
ed in his cell as he was murderer,
Brown appeared before the state
attorney Tuesday and made a comics
sion In his stateemnt he says thu
he was being attacked bv Goodman
who struck him two or three times
and that the door being lockeda Il
I pulled his knife and rave o0dman
little jab, intending to "carve him u
little" but not expecting to kill hin