Evening star., 1955-05-23
Marine Officer Slain,
Arlington Wife Is Held
On Charge Of Murder
Shooting CIimoxes
Row Over How to
Cook Pork Chops


A domestic quarrel which in
cluded the proper way of cook
ing pork chops ended with the
fatal shooting of a Marine lieu
tenant and murder charges
against his wife in Arlington
last night.
The victim was 1st 1t Edward
Goricki, 40, of 1924 North Ken
lucky street. an assistant press
officer at Marine Corps head
quarters in the Pentagon. In
just a little more than a month
he was to have sailed for Japan
to represent the Marines in the
Armed Forces Press Service.
Held in Arlington Jail was his
wife Elizabeth, AZ, a Veterans
Administration employe who
was once a sergeant in the wom-
ems Marines.
Appearing before Arlington
County Judge Hugh Reid today,
Mrs. Goricki was held in $4,000
bond and her case continued
until June !.
Wife Calls Police
Detective Chief Dudley Rector
said Mrs. Goricki telephoned po-
lice at 1855 pm. there had been
a shooting at the Goricki home.
She let police into the house,
but was in such a state of shock
that they took her to Arlington
Hospital before placing her in
a cell.
The shooting climaXed an un-
stable relationship between the
couple, which included a mar
riage in 1912, a divorce and a
remarriage in 1948. The Gorickis
recently had purchased the old
Arlington home and were i'm
proving it.
Yesterday evening Mrs. Cor
lexis sister and brother-in- law,
William and Kay Fielder of 1853
Columbia road, were invited to
the Goricki home tor dinner. 1t.
Goricki had a couple of drinks,
then went into the kitchen
where his wife was preparing
dinner.
Dispute Over Pork Chops
They had been arguing for
some time about repairs to the
house." Mr.. Fielder said. He
told her she didn't know how to
cook pork chops and they had
some words.
Then they came out into the
living room and he kicked her,
knocking her across the floor.
They were arguing heatedly.
Pretty soon Ed pushed her down
four cellar steps to the landing,
and I told my wife, Let's get out
of here ,"
When he and his wife were
about a block away Mr.. Fielder
heard report which might
have been gun. he said.
Police said Mrs. Goricki told
them her husband got a Is cali.
Der pistol from a dresser drawer
and fired it once into the OATH
room, Ito show it would shoot ;"
Dies On Way to Hospital =
What happened after that is
missing in the police reconstruc-
ton. Mrs. Goricki said she
didn't know. Once she said her
husband pushed the gun into
her stomach and told her to
shoot herself. Again she said
he gave her the weapon and
told her to do what she wanted
to with it.
When police arrived, 1t Gori-
cki was stretched in the hall
near the dining room. a bullet
wound in his chest. He died en-
route to the hospital. The gun
vas found on the dining room
table.
Mrs. Goricki seemed dazed.
repeating land then he hit me,
and then he hit me-" as police
tried to question her
1t. Goricki Joined the Ma
rines in 1888 and took part in
the invasion of Two Jima. He
was on the island at the time
of the famed flag raising on
Mount Suribachi.
Mr. Fielder. a retired District
fireman, said 1t. Goricki some
times acted funny and some
times was all right"
Il think something happened
to him in the war" he said.