The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-19
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 Charles R. GoodaIe
 Pleads Innocent
 Of Rape.sIaying

OAAoAASo AeuooCli 1oOudlc, %, OIlSSC Naval veteran, pleaded innocent to- day when arraigned on a murder charge in the rape-slaying of pretty Ruth McGurk, 25, Cambridge vaca- tionist.
 District Judge L. Francis Callan Jr. continued the case until Sept. 5 at the request of defense counsel and ordered Goodale held without bail for hearing on the question of probable cause on that date.
 Goodale's plea of innocent was entered for him by his lawyer, At torney Matthew King, former Bos- ton police inspector. The defendant was taken to Plymouth County jail In Plymouth to await the hearing.
 Valves Reading
 Defense counsel waived reading of the complaint and Goodale did not utter word during the three-min- ute proceedings which attracted an overflow crowd of curious Cape Cod derS to the picturesque second-flo Wareham district courtroom.
 When arraigned in the same courtroom Aug. on a charge of as- sault with intent to rape a Lowell student-nurse just one week prior to the McGurk murder. Goodale was unguarded. But today he was flanked by two State Police lieuten- ants, John F. Dempsey and William Delay.
 Outwardly unruffled, Goodale ap- peared in good spirits and smiled and chatted with his lawyer before the araignment. The defendant wore the same green herringbone tweed sport jacket which he had on when first arrested His blue green sport shirt was open at the neck, and he wore gray trousers.
 Clarence Goodale, well-to-do On- set restaurateur, and his wife were among the 75 spectators as their son was formally charged with murder. Also present was the Rev. J. Samuel Stephenson of St. Peters (Episco- paD Church-on- the Canal, who said he was the defendants spiritual ad- wiser.
 Parents To Pray
 All we can do now is place our faith in God" the defendants mother said. She reiterated her be- lief in his innocence.
 We're going to pray" the father said.
 District Attorney Edmund R. DeWing, who asked for the formal murder complaint against Goodale after three-Week investigation, said he was agreeable to the con- tinuance asked by the defense.
 It was reported unofficially that the government has at least 10 witt neSses prepared to support it's cir cumstantial case against the Naval veteran.
 S3O,000 Bail Refunded
 The $3O,OO0 bail under which Goodale went free following his ar- raignment on the attempted rape charge Aug. will be refunded now that he has been ordered held with out bail. This consisted of 5000 in cash furnished by two friends of the family, and $15.000 in real estate put up by Goodale's parents.
 Central figure in one of the stranger murder mysteries in Mas sachusetts history, Goodale was re- arrested Saturday night. He spent the weekend in the town lookup, still protesting his innocence.
 Miss McGurk, red-haired former USO hostess and dime store super visor, vanished from an Onset dance hall the night of July 27. Five days later her ravished body was recoV- cred from a Carver pond
 At the outset of the investigation police were informed that Lowell student nurse had been out with Goodale in his automobile one week before the murder. The Lowell girl claimed Goodale had tried to attack her.
 Re-Arrested On Suspicion
 When police sought to question Goodale about that case, and also the McGurk case, they could not locate him. On Aug, he was seized and held incommunicado for nearly 72 hours.
 On Aug. 8 Goodale pleaded in- nocent to a charge of assault with intent to rape the Lowell girl. Bail | was set at S3O,00O which was furn- ished and Goodale was released.
 Saturday night the suspect was re-arrested on suspicion of mur- der" of Miss McGurk.