Year: 1873

uuty. InrOugn the courtesy OF the Cnlei
HERALD representative was introduced
to Miss Handley and obtained from her many addi-
tional particulars regarding her work as detec-
tive In the Goodrich murder case. Miss Handley
Is q lady OF medium height rather stout in build
and, at guess, from twentysix to twenty eight
years OF age. clear complexion and q mass OF
rich brown hair bcautify and embellish o face
which is full ana regular-featured. She was
arrayed in black silk dress. light gray mohair
redingote. and q bonnet Of the latest style
trimmed in blue.


TRACKING A MURDEREss.


"Will you please state the circumstances through
which you became acquainted with Miss Kate
Stoddard ~ asked the HERALD reporter.


II first became acquainted with Kate stoddard
in February, 1872, at boarding house, No. 4s Eliz-
abeth street, New York. We occupied the same
room there. Kate worked IN straw goods house in
Sixth avenue and worked at ThompsOns millinery
store on Broadway; Kate worked in Sixth avenue
till June 1872, when she got an engagement In
Broadway store. She was frequently in the habit
Of leaving the boarding house and remaining away
for two or three hours at a time. The boarding
house closed on the lst OF July, 1872 but Kate ana
! remained there till the 4th; she and went out
together on that day. and this was the first occa-
sion had ever gone out with her.


"At what time did you separate ?"


~ never saw her from that day until about the
last OF September or the 1st or October. At that
time 1 was living at 200 Madison street. Kate
St0ddard came to my room early on the morning
Of that day. She was looking very much excited.
With her she brought large satchel and parcel
filed with clothes. l was going out. but told her
to remain In the room ana to make herself per-
fectly comfortable. She laid down on the sofa and
went out. On my return found her gone and her
parcels"


"What was your business prior to engaging in
this work w asked the reporter.


~ was milliner, and was SO employed when


"Tnis strange visit of which you speak would
appear to have been about the same time as that
at which the quarrel Is SAID to have taken place
between mysterious woman and Charles Good
rich in the Degraw street house ~
Ut must nave been near the time at which she
visited me, replied Miss Handley.


"Have you ever seen Kate St0ddard since that
Gay Wnen she left your house SO strangely" asked


'Ncver until met her on Fulton street on last
Tuesday morning and caused her to be arrested"
CHANCE ACQUAINTANCE.
was Kate stoddard acquainted with Goodrich
when you knew herf''


"Not when first knew her, but before leaving
the house think sne was keeping company with
him. Indeed, from the description given OF Mr..
Goodrich by the people who knew him i believe
met Kate IN hls company one day on Broadway"


Did Goodrich ever come to the house to see her
while You were together =" asked the reporter.
mo, do not tnlnk he ever did. l told her one
day that had seen her out with her beau, but she
"Dd you ever see her after she left the house p,
asked the reporter.


''No, she 1orsook all the old places OF resort,
keeping herself, presume, on the BROOKLYN side OF


"What kind of companion was she 20


pleasant. lmpulslve and eccentric. She was
very peculiar in many ways,n replied Miss Handley.
'She was wholly creature OF moods so far as
temperament went. sometimes she was in the
widest hllarlty and at others Indifferent and DUH"
MISS HANDLEYs ENGAGEMENT.


when were you engaged on this case, Miss
Handleyf VIII you please state all the clrcunl-
StOddar0 ~


'For about six weeks after the murder was
laid up SICK and Tor two weeks alter my recovery
Chief OF Police Campbell was too i'll to give any
time or attention TO the case. therefore did
Kate was worker in straw goods, ana made it
my business for more than fortnight to visit
search Of employment. This was tiresome tedious
did not find her."


AT HOME, SOLITARY AND ALONE.


"Where was she during that timer"


"sne was 81 not & in any shop; put, as l know % now
home. never relaxed my search for a day, and
was encouraged in every possible way by the Chief,
to AMONG the
knew that Kste d great deal Of
Campbell, by some means, learned that she
was corresponding through a private post ONCE
located at 81 East Twelfth street, New York.
watched thar house faithfully. l described Kate
TO the postmaster, and he said such person,



ceived letters there. After shadowlng' the
place for two weeks learned that she mad written
70 the postmaster ordering her letters to be sent to
Philadelphia.


ON T0NPHILADELPHIA.


"l left for the Quaker CITY at once, and watched
the Post ONCE until last Sunday night
came came and was ordered ssf'" on tuesday yuf morn
ing to return to my post at the Twelfth
he believed Kate StOddard had resumed her cor
respondence through that post ONCE, and that 1t
must be watched. He was right for although
did not find her there she was on her way to that
very point when arrested, as you viii see soon
Before leaving the CHIEF he gave me $5 for ex-
penses. That money kept in my hand, and
down Fulton street. After going two or three
blocks discovered that had lost the money.
Alter looking about me retraced my
found the IS bill lying on the sidewalk, beneath
passing leet. Now, this call strange. ON getting
the bill, instead OF walking as had intended, got
into car. At the corner OF High street l saw
woman come along with cream cOored veil and
some other light colored material about her that
attracted my attention. Looking little closer,
Judge OF my astonishment in the discovery that the
person was no other than Kate Stoddard l
Jumped from the car and followed the woman until
l came to an officer. IpOinted out


TIE PERSON IN THE WHITE SACK,
and told him to arrest her. Alter some parleying
he consented TO do so on condition that went to
Kate Stoddard, but this did not seem to convey
any idea to his mind. At the station house she
was locked up; did not speak to the unfortunate
II as the discharge of my duty"


"How do you know that when arrested she was
bound for the Twelfth street post Office ~ asked
the reporter.


THE MYSTERIOUS LETTERS.


"When arrested she had in her possession the
following letters both dated, as you notice, on the
morning OF her capture:-



! Kew Jersey.