Evening star., 1955-11-21
Goriicki
Denies Firing
Gun in Staying
Testifies Husband
Wus Good to Her
Between Beutines
BY RICHARD RODGERS

witness stand all morning today
in Arlington's pork chop murder
trial.
She is charged with murder.
ing Marine 1t. Edward Goricki
40. in their North Arlington
home.
Stopped frequently by sobs
she related a grim account oi
how her husband beat. slapped
and kicked her at various time.
during their marriage.
But In between those episodes
she said, "We we're the happiest
people in Arlington"
He Was Wonderful"
She said. HE was wonderful
He was good, He was consid
crate. And he was"-she stopped
here, then resumed. "and he wa;
proud Of what we'd been able Il
do and everything we had"
. s.
Her lawyer, T. Brooke Howard
asked her if she intended to Kill
her husband the day he cuffec
and booted her around theil
house.
"Oh Lord, mol"
Were you in love with you
huspand?"
With all my heart.
But what about all those beat
ings and kickings? Mr.. Howar,
went on.
He didn't know what he wa.
doing"
In between those periods wa.
he kind and gentle?
Always"
Denies She Was Drunk
She testified her husband slap.
ped and kicked her on a l1umbeI
OF occasions. He could not re.
member later that he had kicket
her. she said.
She said he inquired one da,
about bruises on her leg. Whel
she told him they were from hi
kicks. "he just couldn't believe 1
he just got beside himself /.
he Just couldn't believe he hat
done such q thing. ="
She said she pleaded with hin
to see q doctor 81
He said that II the Marin
Corps ever found out. he woult
be ruined"
Mrs. Goricki denied she wa
feeling the influence Of alcoho
the day Of the killing. She sai'
her husband did not act - II h
were intoxicated. either.
Last week the prosecution In
Etroduced medical testimony tina
blood tests showed both Goricki
were intoxicated at the time.
Kicked by Husband
She said she was preparing I
dinner of smoked pork chop
on May ~. Her sister ant
Ibrother-in-law we're TO be guests
and were helping prepare tht
meal. she said.
''You don't fry them tsmoket
pork chops). You boil them ant
then brown them In butter" " sh,
said.
she said she had alread,
drained the water of and wal
ready TO brown them.
Edward came into the kitcher
and screamed that they wouldnA
be At to eat and / wasn't doint
them right" Mrs. Goricki testi'
fied.
Later she was placing platel
of food on the table, when ED.
ward walked up beside me anc
kicked me and ] fell down OF
the floor.
Knocked Down Steps
IT backed away from him q
far as / could. He hit me als
knocked me down the celia
steps"
Earlier testimony brought
out that the sister and brother
in-law left the house while
Mrs. Goricki was sprawled on
the cellar steps.l
The next I remember his leg
were III front Of my face. Ant
lat the same time q gun wen
|oh. And at the same time b
said There. that1l show you /
works or something like that.
She said he tried to force tn
Igur--a as attomatic-and KEEP
crying TO her take itl Hold I'll
He put my hand on the gun
I was trying to get away from
him
"The Gun Went on"
She said she broke from hi
grasp several times. Once, sh
said. she crawled "all the wa,
out to the hall on my hands an,
knees but he pulled me back. !.
He finally got both my hand
in both of his. He got 9TH
Igun) against my ribs and he wa
yelling. Push! Push on itl'
Il was bent over. =. That,
when the gun went on again.
When the gun went OF h
said oh and crurnpled down ol
the floor.
Mr.. Howard interrupted I,
ask, "At any time before tn
second shot did you ever hav'
complete control Of that gun2'
"No."
did you ever have your han,
on the trigger"
mo"