The New York Herald Newspaper, March 29, 1873, Page 4

a BROOKLYN'S MURDER HYSTERY. That Mysterious Woman Who Was Arrested in New York LUBETTE ARMSTRONG, THE SEAMSTRESS, Was This Poorly-Paid Shirtmaker Chas. Goodrich’s Companion ? WHAT LUCETTE’S MOTHER SAYS. Sad Picture of Suffering in Old Age. Bave the Brooklyn Police Made " a False Chase? ‘the reporter, The Prisoner's Whereabouts on the Fatal Night—Britton Doesn't Care About Coro- ner’s Jury Verdicts or Opinions—He ‘Will Hold Her Anyhow—The Inquest Commenced. The bogus “actmen” of the Brooklyn detective force in all probability has never been so thor- oughly exposed in any Of the cases they have had to ‘work up,” as it will doubtless be in a few days In connection with the very mysterious arrest of a very mysterious (?) woman in this city on last Thursday night. As reported yesterday Detectives Folk and Videtto, of the Brooklyn police, captured @ young woman at 22 Orchard street, New York, about six o'clock in the evening. This woman is, or was supposed to be, the murderer ofMr. Charles Goodrich, or was supposed to know something about it. Yesterday afternoon a HERALD reporter called at No, 22 Orchard strect, and, guided by information gleaned in other quarters, went up one fight of Btairs end knocked at the door of room No. 1. The house is a tenement heuse. A RATHER HANDSOME YOUNG WOMAN, with features of an Israclitish type, opened the door. “Does Mrs, Levy live here?’ asked the reporter. “Yes,” replied the young woman. “Are you the lady?” ‘The young woman hesitated, and without reply- ipg said, “Well, what is it?” “Wasa young woman named Myers in your em- ploy here, and was she arrested last night #”” “Yes,” replied the young Jewess, “she worked here; she was arrested last night. Tne eMcers were here to-day from Brooklyn. They are notlong gone, The Chief of Police (Campbell), I think, was here, and he said if any reporters came here to tell themnething—to tell them to come and see him and he would give them all the information about it.” “1 should like to ask you a few qnestions, if agreeable,” continued the reporter, The lady nodded, Inreply to his questions she said:—“She bag been working for us about three wecks, at shirtmaking, and came to us in reply to an adver- tisement for a seamstress to operate a sewing ma- chine. She was a good werkwoman, quiet and ap- peared very respectable, but seemed very poor. She worked from about eight or nine o’clock in the Morning until about half-past six or seven at night, and sometimes TOOK HOME SHIRTS TO FINISH, She earned from three to four dollars a week. “Was she at work on Thursday of last week—a week ago yesterday?” “Yes; she worked all day, balf-past s1x 0’clock.”” “Did she come to work on Friday morning?” “No; she did not come to work at all on Friday, but she was here as usual on Saturday.” “Was there anything remarkable in her manner that day?” “No; we talked and lsughed as usual while we were at work.” “Did you know or was anything said about the fact that aman named Goodrich had been mur- dered in Brooklyn on that Thursday night or early on Friday morning }"” “Yes, we knew about it,” replied the Jewess, “from the papers; we take a paper, and some of us were reading things in the paper and laughing about them, when, by and by, she took the paper aud begun reading, and ‘WHEN SHE CGME TO THE REPORT about the murder she read that to us. When she got through she said it was ‘foolish to say that man committed suicide. He must be murdered. How could a man shoot himself three times in the head? And any way he wouldn’t likely shoot himself in the back ot the head,’ She didn’t ap- pear excited nor anything about it.” “Did she say anything to lead you to believe that she knew the murdered man ?” “No. She didn’t say anything about it of that sort. She just talked like any ene else would talk about such a thing, but we had no idea she was ac- quainted with him.” “Did sue live near you or In this neighborhood 7” asked the reporter. “She lives with her mother.” “Do you know her mother’s name or where she lives "7 “Well, her name is Hubbell, or something like that, and she lives at 46 Rivington street.” “Under what name did you know this woman, who was arrested last night 1? “Myers—Lucy Myers,” replied the young Jewess, who evidently looked as though she would rather obey Chief Campbell's injunction and send the re- porter to Brooklyn. “But that is not her name,” she continued; “her name is Armstrong. She teid us her husband’s name was Armstrong, but that he was killed on the railroad near Buffalo.” ‘This was all that was developed during the con versation, and the reporter left, and, proceeding up Orchard street a iew blocks, turned into Riy- ington street to No. 49, The house is @ five story brick double tenement house, with brown stone facings, the lower story occupied by stores. Before visiting THE DOMICILES ALOFT the reporter entered a small grocery store to the right of the door leading to the tenements, Asmart-looking German woman app eared be- bind the counter and the reporter asked if she knew whether a woman named Hubbell lived in the upper part of the building. She replied that she did not know of any such person, “Do you know whether a woman named Arm- strong lives there ?”’ continued the reporter, “armstrong? yes, there is a tall, dark-haired woman of that name lives with her mother on the top floor.’? “Do you knew anything of her habits 1” “No,” replied the German woman. “I have seen her pass in and out a number of times, and she came in here two or three times to buy something, That is all [know about her. They came here to live only about a month ago, and I hear they are very poor. They live in the top story, back reom, and I believe they were obliged to leave the house ved in last because they owed rent and cou pay it. Aman that keeps a store near ‘they lived came here and told my husband not ied and went home about it them because they couldn’t pay, and ares | the, butcher and grocer ‘Where they four of stairs the reperter next clam- berea and ked at the door of @ rear room. 6 door ed at once and a short, er | fagy, of. pel paw ans years of age, wearing nb response, “Does ng live here 1” asked the re- porter. “Yes,” ‘the ol@ lady, with a tinge ef sad- ness it Aa gc My “Pienss step 10," and she ppened the door wide, hout t feet. ide by twelve i The was al en feet Ww! one. floor was covered partially by what is known as. carpet and portially by oa biece ingre,. and. the, wre com: | NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAKUH 29, 1873—TRIPLE SHEET. prised two tables, half a dozen wooden reat cnairs and & cooking stove. The walls were adorped with a few common pictures, a tow Snape ornaments garnished the mantel and a gitttering copper teukettle steamed on the stove, The very noticeable feature about everything was the clean- liness and tidy arrangement of the nt farnt- ture. The carpet was clean and bright, the chairs were scrubbed to whiteness and. the old-fashioned stove was nicely blacked. TWO LITTLE one of about four years of ave and the other prob- ably six or seven, sat in & ner, half abashed, the younger one dressed in Signt Blue jacket and knee and of prepossessing jace and expres- sion, ity qe Jady ont A jee reporter were 800n ud the repor' i monies aoe yon are Mrs. Armstrong’s mother, Mr on ropliod the lady. “Yes,” rej q “| am a reporter, and have called to ask you some questions, which I hope may not prove disa- reeable to you—at least they are not intended to , 80." ‘The old lady pressed her hands to her eyes and said with intel evident mental anguish, “Oh, no! Goon, sir: 1 will answer alt your questiens. Thave been answering questions and crying A Thmve nocaing to conceal end can only tell the trath. “] presume, of course, that you are aware of the ciroumstsnces in which your daughter is placed and have come to ask you concerning her,’’ con- tinued the reporter. “POOR LUCBTTE! Ionly found out a little while ago, about one o'clock, where she was, Only think ef Jt, the poor girl, She was away all night last night and we were worried to death almost abeut her.’” “T should like to know, if you can reoall the fact, whether your daughter, Mrs. Armstrong, was a home on Thursday nigh¢ of last week and whe! she remained at home Wuring that night?” ask me; ” ejaculated the old lady; “Lucette was always at home whee Be ‘wan’t working. She never was out all night since we’ve been in New Yerk with her, and that’s near four months this time. You know we live in the kentry, and I am old and not strong, and my husband Ephraim ne's old and sickly and can’t work, and there's been 80 much snow up in Connecticut this Winter, and times were hard and he couldn’: do work, so Lucette sent pi to us ‘to down here and ~ live ith hér, and come. Uh! de: only think of it, ar, anything like this should happen to her, and ohe has always been so good and worked so hard to help us along.” “Well, madame, can you recall any incident or anything that was said or dene on that THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY MORNING which will show, in additien to your knowledge of Bet Ronee habits, that she was at home all that i?’ ap ist a long, reflective pause she replied :—"No; Tcan’t recall any tucident atall, Iknowshe was home every night that week.” At this'time Mr. Hubpell, A TALL, BENT, GRAY-HATRED MAN, entered the room and shook hands with the re- porter. Mr. Hubbell looks delicate and ts almost seventy years of age. He took little or no part in the conversation that ensued, “Where do you and your daughter sleep?” asked the reporter. “Well, in the other house we had four rooms, but here we have only tivo, and in that next room there our things are piled up a good deal to get them out ef the way. We make down beds on the floor, and Lucette, she sleeps in that next room." “Who is generally first to rise in the morning in your family ?”° “Iam,” replied the old lady, “I’ve been an early nee my lufe and I get up first and get break- it “Then you generally saw Lucette in bed in the morning ?”" “Why, yes. Icouldn’t help seeing her when we all live in these two little rooms.” “And you think you are SURE YOU SAW HER IN RED on Friday morning, a8 usual?” “It know Isaw her in bed every morning since we have been in New York, but, I don’t remember last Friday morning in particular.” “Have you had many visitors to-day f resumed the reporter. “Yes, agreat many,” replied Mrs. Hubbell. “The first that called was about one o'clock this morn- ing. I didn’t go tobed last night, as I wondered why Lucette didn't come home from her work. and I sat up and waited, and waited. By and by the bell rung about one o'clock, and I went to the door and there stood twomen. They asked if I was Mrs. Hubbell, and I said, ‘Yes, but where is Lucy, my daughter Lucy ?” ‘They said she was ail right, or something of that sort, and then they said they wanted to talk tome. They came in, and after a while said that they wanted to look at my daughter’s things. I asked them what right they had to want to see my daughter's things and tley said they were oficers and had authority, and then they showed they shields, I fot Lacy’s trunk out and they ransacked and over- auled it, and LOOKED PARTICULARLY FOR LETTERS, They found a good many, and took four or five of them away, and I think they took a small portrait of Lucy, but Iam not sure about it. Then they hunted in the pockets of her dresses, but didn’t find anything, and next loeked in the cap- beard ameng the dishes and in the boxes where the children keep some little teys. They were here till three o’clock this morning, but they wouldn’t tell me where Lucette was.” “Do you know that @ man named Foster was Bangs on Friday last, Mrs. Hubbell?” asked the reporter, “Oh, yes, we talked about it here that day.” “WHO TALKED ABOUT IT?” “Me and my husband and Lucy,” responded Mrs. Hubbell. ‘We talked about it quite a while about breakfast time and after.” “Do you remember anything that was said about it ?”” “Well, you know, it was @ general talk about it; but Lucette talked quite sharp, and said ‘it wasa shame to hang the poor man, and that the Gover- nor eught to save him and send him to prison.’ She said she thoughs it was cruel of the Gevernor ‘to let Foster be hung.” “Do you remember whether you talked about Foster on the night before he was hanged, at all?” “Yes; we talked about it 4 little that night.” mani??? remember anything that was said en “| remember one remark I made myself, that ‘it was hard for the poor map to be hung next morn- ing,’ and ‘that he had ONLY ONE MORE NIGHT TO LIVE, “I remember we talked generally in that night.” “Was your daughter present then?” “Oh, yes; we all sat right here, and Lucy was with us and joined in the talk, and we all seemed to pity Foster. Iremember that now very well.” “Mrs, Levy’s daughter Bays your daughter Lucy was not at work on Friday.” 2 “Not at work,” retorted the old lady sharply + “she was at work that day; she-was at work. lil remember right, thongh, she didn’t leave here quite so early as usual. You know she used to bring home shirts sometimes and I used to kelp her, and I think that morning she stopped to sew on some buttons with me so as to take all the fin- ished shirts down to Mrs. Levy with her.” The reporter's conversation with Mrs, Hubbell lasted for nearly an hour and @ half, but the fore- going embraces nearly all that bears most directly upon the question of the GUILT OR INNOCENCE ’ that way of the young woman who is arrested. Mrs. Hubbell looks, speaks and acts like as honest and = trathfnl an old lady as ever lived, and her husband appears pak A frank, Ali throngh the interview ste bit- terly d eplored the disgrace that must, in her op! ion, follow from the fact of her daughter's arrest, She does not seem to dream for an instant that they can hold her daughter, and thinks that the police are villians to attempt to weave their toils about her pet, who has peen so kind, “It's wicked—it’s wicked,” she ejaculated, “to take her away, We have no money, and can’t work, and the Ist of the month is coming, and we can’t pay the rent uniess they let Lucy come back right away. Oh, dear! Oh, dear!’’ And so the unhappy old lady bewatled her truly unhappy condition. She exhibited a rtrait of Lucette, who is a tall, slender, black haired woman of twenty-six, with a long oval face and well formed nose and mouth. Her mother ‘describes her as “spunky,”’ and says that Lucette has al- ways had a taste for writing scraps of original poetry and the like, SHR HAS BEEN MARRIED TWICE. Her first husband’s name was Armstrong, and the little boy tn bine, already described, is her son by that marriage. Her next husband was nai bons ae he, too, is now dead. The name Myers, th re, Was not an assumed ene. says she knows nething whatever as to her daughter being acquainted with Goodrich, that Lucy received & good many letters, but never said anythimg about many of them, and that for allshe knew they might or might not have been from him. THE CAPTURED SRAMBTRESB, Lucette armatrong was removed to the Raymond Street Jail trom the Central Office last evening, where she will be detained, District Attorney Britton, who has hed a interview with her, 18 of the opinion ‘that if she herself did not commit the crime she knows all about it, He says he confronted her with statements in several of her letters which she had contradicted in conver- thereby showed that a! sation with him and he pre- Vike, Brivton says that, notwithstan sever r. Brit a May be the result arrived at 7, the Coreasr'e ene ee risoner until the case has i oror aifte ciroumstances may admit her nelbess. y it of Chief Cam; ben in een ai in conversa Tday, r marked "tell you, we are in n of ‘core tain and if they come out ee of this clty will astounded at the way in which the po done. Yes, sir, they will be thunder. When taken into custody at the Orchard street establishment the efficers say the prisoner said that “O) Goodrich was her beau.” According to the statement of the Chief she had been in the habit of visiting Goodrich at the Degraw street house, but deceased went oftener to sce her. .He had been to see her as often as twice a day. After nation by the Chief she ad- a rigorous cross-e Xami mitted, 80 the Chief says, that she had called at the house one day last week, but could not tell when it was, before or alter Friday, NOT GOODRIOH'S COMPANION. Professor noe who remembers having fre- quentiy seen Mr. Goodrich in company witha handgome woman last Fall, at the ay ng street house, yesterday visited Meadanartete Jor the pur pose of seeing the prisoner. He is positive that the woman in custody 18 not the female whom he no- ticed in company with Mr, Goodrich. THE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. . ee How Did Charles Goodrich Diet—The Inquest— How and Where He Was Last Seen Alive— The Discovery of His Body—Testimony of the Victim's Brother—Testimony of “The Woman” Interrupted. ‘The inquest touching the*death of Mr. Oharies Goodrich, who was found dead last Friday morn- ing in the basement of his dwelling in Degraw street, Brooklyn, with three pistol shot wounds in his head, was commenced before Ooroner White- hill, in the Court of Sessions room, at half-past two o'clock yesterday afternoon. There was a large number of spectators present. EVIDENCE OF MRS. BERGE. Mrs. Catherine Berge, who .was tho first witness called, testified as follows:—I reside at 98 Filth avenue; I knew Mr. Goodrich who: resided in Degraw’ ‘street; he came into my store; I last saw Mr, Goodrich ahve either last Wednesday or Thursday; I am positive it was Thursday; he came into my place about five ofclock; I was altting by the window ‘reading a book; he got some meat; did not notice which way he went after he got it. By ® juror—How do you know it was Mr, Good- rich that came to your place?’ A, A boy told me it was he, and IT remembered so the time I saw the row of carriages in front of his door; I saw him @ good many times when he came to my store; I can’t say how many times I saw him last week; I'am not in the store al the time; [am sure [saw him on Thursday, because: my husband was away and I was in the store. TRSTIMONY OF JAMES ROWAN. Mr. James Rowan, sworn—I live at 103 Third place; I last saw Mr. Goodrich alive on the Wed- nesday prior te his death, about eight or nine o'clock A. M.; I saw him in one of the houses he lived in on Degraw street, in one of the row of brown stone houses; I went there on business; I transacted my business with him; I was to come there in the afternoon; I falled to get there, but came there the next morning near twelve o'clock; I knocked at the door with my cane, but received no answer and .supposed he had gone to his business; I then left with the intention of re- turning, but did not, and came on Friday merning about seven o'clock; I received no answer and was about olng when a man came to the door who spkeared to be a plumber; I leit a message with she man that I would cail in the afternoon; 1 then left and went to New York on seme business, and learned in a turniture store in Fulten street that Mr, Good- rich was shot; 1 called at the house frequently after the Ist of February; I think 1 had been there SLX or eight times; the first. interview that I had with him, he came 4 as honse, 103 Third place; during my visits there when I could not see him there appeared to be a number of persons ex- amining them; I never saw any female there who lived there; at one time I saw a lady there with a littie boy, who appeared anxious torent the house; Mr. Goodrich afterwards told me that she intende calling again with her husband; my object in call- ing to see him was to make an exchange Of some property; the exchange was pending at the time of his death; TI don‘ think J could recognize any of the persons whom I saw there; I have found him at his honse as early as seven o’clock; I have been to his house as miamy as three times as early as seven o’clock; at one time he was eating breakfast at that time; I do not remember being there at night at any time; at the time I saw him eating break- fast ie was alone; I looked through the window and saw him there; can’t remember how far down the curtains were on Thursday morning. THE STORY OF Bil Pe Bunker Hill, sworn—I reside at Dean. street; I saw Mr, Goodrich pass on Thursday, the 20th, in front of 875 and 377 Fulton street, talking with another man; | was in a Fulton avenue 3. had been over with a note to his brother in Wall street; Mr. Geodrich had a dark suit of clothes at the time I saw him; I was in the office of Ww. W. Ggodrich at the time the news orrived that tis brother was shot; I think he hada hair hat on with a flat crown, STATEMENT OF NICHOLAS Nicholas Carroll, sworn—I reside at 211 Twentieth street; I amaconductor; I knew Mr, Goodrich only by sight; I used to see him riding on the cars {bhocanreane, shown witness) ; I identily these as his pictures; Ilast saw him on Thursday night, between nine and ten o'clock; he got on some place near Degraw street; the ‘time was about five minutes ten; he seemed to be alone; I used to see him ridi on the cars from three to four times a week; I saw him after his death; it was on Friday night I saw him; I recognized him asthe same mam that rede up with me the night before; when he rode he always seemed te be alene; he always seemed to get on about Court street; I couldn't say how he was dressed on Thursday night; couldn’t say whether he wore a watch or chain at that particular time; I couldn’t say whether he unbattoned his coat when he pals me his fare; I don’t remember how long it is since 1 first noticed him; it aint more than five weeks; 1 don’t remem- ber on my last trip whether any persor got off at Degraw street; my car during that week got eut atsix o'clock; I don’t recollec' any pide oy get- ting on at Degraw street; I don’t recollect an: ladies getting on at my first trip,down; Mr. Good- rick always seemed to be alone when he rede in the cars. MR, ROWAN RECALLED, In my intercourse with Mr. Goedrich he carried a watch; it was a gold watch, with a chain hanging down across his vest; he carried it in his vest ket; the last time I saw him with the watch was on the Menday prior to his death at his house; Iasked him the time and he told me it was out of order; I have no recollection of his Caighn 3 a pocketbook; I have noticed him wearing a plain Bx ring om his finger; it was a plain gold ring; he didn’t wear any other jewelry. A CAR DRBIVER’S STORY. August Beierlien, sworn—My business is a car driver; on Thursday night l remember when I came to De; reet I got the bell to stop, and before I could 8 I got the bell to go ahead again; this was mut five minutes to ten; can’t teil the last time I saw him; never saw him geton the cars im the morning tn conpany with any persen; he was always alone; on urs- day evening there was no person on the front platiorm; Mr. Goodrich never rode on the front platform; I knew most of the passengers by ee that got on at Degraw street; the only lady that I ever remember getting on at the first trip was with an old gentieman; the only lady that gets on in the morning early 1s @ young girl at Twelfth street, THE MURDERED MAN'S BROTHER. W. W. Goodrich sworn—J live at 202 Cumberland street; 1 last saw my brotler alive on Wednesday morning, the 19th; was in the habit of going sreund fo his house ; I generally ene @ few iminutes there; on Thursday morning I passed that way again, leaving my house about a quarter past eight, ‘and 1 had taken from my Own house a little tim pail with hail a loaf of bread in it, which Mrs, Good- rich had sent to my brother; we had been having a little frolic the Savurday night before; I got there, perhaps, ata quarter @f nine o'clock; I went to the basement door by which [ had usually entered and cowd not effect an entrance; the house was entirely shut dp; I usually entered by the basement door; the house kad the appearance of a house in whieh nene of the occupants had arisen; this 1s Thursday poorning of which I am speaking; all the blinds were closed; I don’t remember about the curtains, but the windows the whole AR yp ty of a heuse shut up; 1 went up and rang the door bell; 1 rang steadily, as you would at a house in which no person had ‘risen; I rang it, perhaps, half a «dozen: times, then kicked the deor, and {went and got a stone and tossed it up to the front window; I threw it against the window of the reem in which my brother used to sleep, Mog Ag he might be sleeping; and when, not finding him, I took this ile and put it under EPg stoop, where lot ef coal, and 1 knew he would have there and get his coal; not getting an went away and went then I down to Mr. other houses; ve rapidly and went into an adjoining house; I re- member I took Of my cape cloak 80 as to pass ‘areas the potest Passed up over the scuttle and I found all Scuitles on the tops of the houses closed, with the exception of the ene on the house in which he lived; I hog) house next to the which my brother and that was open; I Satan, Coa, to the foet ef the garret a to open the door, hich locked; I it K the —_ pan my hand in and get the keys to unlock It; brace of weod aguinst the door; I nad seen through the upper 81 oem MY y wes netay A re Was there; I wel the lower floor, and the doors on shat; the back chamber door was locked, and then I went to the front chamber door and that was shut, but the door wasn’t locked; I opened that door and Tapidly through these Tooms, and they were in Perfect erder as any rooms Were ever made; the beds were made; I ¢an- not remember now that it occurred to me the pal fal order of that house: it was in absolute order in every respect; I then went m to the parlor oor and pasped sight ‘that floor; the doors were open there; I then went to the basement and opened the basement doo! then went into the kitchen; ithad the same arance of pertect order; I then went into tl ront room and opened the dining room door oS mtn Ua a we San 1m 10) was ; Terward and knelt by bim, and aa I did sol saw the ; Ieaw that he was dead; eit! oer thats te remember how, 1 mane fave ened the binds of one .of the windows; I t Out of the room, th the and ' Called mao in; unlocked mber thi ie /basement door, and I now basement door mi thoritige oF for rr for ie up and did pot pistol, and 1 saw the to my partner in ‘New York; thé Gown to the Coroners’ Office, » rpere, went to the Police Headquarters and told happenbd— ay pa im what nad ba pe D and they sent detectives le house, IN MURD) Bel th me to Alderman Rich! a—You say that you tho! he had been murdered; now, what facts imp: that upon you mind? Mr. irioh—There were two or three little tn- stances about the ym which T dis red; £ hts head about el 2 te 1 drove and finding pol inches or two feet’ trom the hear! ne, and with fect towards the window, ai hands ' by ‘his and feet apart; on his feet wore al ‘and they appeared Poting sat on bed Dest put epor his oer ettet 00) as ie} nn pul Ly fee! he wad dead, Yor the: ware not caught ‘ah the heels; ‘they were just ing on, Sconveyia the im. pression that they had been placed there; there was no sign Of & struggle; I felt before I left the room that THERE HAD BEEN NO ew vid and I sald so; I put my band Don ia forehead and found that it was-dold, and then I noticed that bis wateh and chain were gone; I then put hand upon his pocket and: found that his pocke' book was genc; Laiterwards discovered that his seal Ting Waa also’ gone; my Impression is that he was not 80 when I first felt of him as he was later in the day; each time I. went to the house I was driven there, and when I found my brother J don’t believe I was in the house more than two or three minutes before I called my driver and told him my brother was dead; I saw 4 FOOL OF BLOOD, about the size ef a man’s hand, on the hearth- stone, a little spot of blood @ little distance from that and considerable blood upon his boots, some of which had run through a piece of carpet under the beots and through the four; there was also a spot of blood on the mantel; I was in the nabit of going to the house frequently during the it month before the murder, but I seluom got here betore half-past cight o'clock in the morning; at night 1 was there about eight o'clock; on one occasion, I think, I saw @ Woman’s dress; think it ‘was some time in March I thought I saw @ woman's dreas; thought I heard the rustie ef a woman's ert when I entered the house; my brother Ba THERE WAS A WOMAN THERE, and asked me if I wanted tosee her and I sald no; he looked a little embarrassed at the time. Alderman Richardson questioned him in regard to the woman, Coroner—Alderman, I would not press these questions at the present time. Alderman—Very well. Evidence continued:—I did not notice that he had been snaven until Dr. Shepard called my attention vo it; we then found some shaving materials up stairs; I did not think he would have shaved himself at night, as he was not hurried for tine; he had these houses in his own name, but! hvuld a mertgage on them, and he ve me a deed to secure certain advances which had made te him; my brother’s life was not in- sured; I find in my diary that on the 7th of March I gave my. brother $20, and on Sunday, the oth of March, I gave him gsd mere to make it up an even $100; 1 do not think he had any aaa to make, nor do I know ef his paying a bill; HE WAS IN MY DEBT QUITE LARGELY, but I have had in my hands at one time three or four thousand dollars belenging to him; when I pe down through the house I saw nis ring of eys at the bedside; we found everything in order; pd oe Ale hl erfect erder about draw- ers; 1 found the cleset in the basement locked and the key ene; I found the closet in his roem lecked and the key gone; his coat and hat were in the Closet in the basement; I noticed that the clothing upon his body was absolutely clean; he had on a Ly paper collar and it did net have the appearance of ‘an hour’s wear; the shirt front was alittle massed; 1 think it was put om after he was dead; another thing I noticed—his face had been washed and his bair plastered back; there was-a clot of blood on tac sep. of his head which had not been washed off; I could not say whether the shutters were fastened or not, but I remember the catch was on the win- dow. JOHN B. RICHARDSON testified as follows:—(Likeness of Mr. Goodrich shown and identified); knew Mr. Goodrich, and last saw him alive about twe minutes to ten last Thursday night as he got off the car; I did not speak to bim, but I bowed and he returned the bow pleasantly; did net notice that he spoke to any person; 1 got in the car at the cor- ner of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues; I did net notice his dress; do not think it was raining at the time; he get of about Degraw street; I think some one got eff at Warren street; think, how- ever, it was a gentleman and lady. THE COACHMAN’S STATEMENT. Joseph Bradford, the colered coachman of W. W. Goodrick, correborated that gentleman’s testi- mony as to the visit to the house in Degraw ee on the eventful Friday morning, and the finding o! the bedy. The witmess stated that he had often seem Charles Goodrich at the house, the last occa- sion bet the Tuesday morning prior to the murder; but he never saw anybedy there with him. Bradford further said that he had noticed that the deceased carried a watch, with a black silk guard. At this peint the Coroner announced that the inquest would stand adjourned until Tuesday Morning at elever o'clock. THE M’SWEEGAN HOMICIDE OASE, Investigation Pestponed. Owing to the serious iJness in Centre Street Hos- pital of Mary McNamee, who stands suspected of inflicting fatal injuries upon Bridget McSweegan during a quarrel between them at their residence, in the miserable tenement house 48 Scammel street, more than two weeks ago, as heretofore fully published in the HeRacp, the investigation did not take place yesterday before Coroner Herr- man, according to previeus adjourninent. The case went over till next Monday, when it will be pro- ceeded with in case the prisoner McNamee will theh be abie to attend. SHOCKING DEATH IN HOBOKEN. A little boy, named Joseph Reynolds, met an un- timely end yesterday evening under most distress- ing circumstances. He was returning on horseback to his home, when three Germans in a wagon, geing in the opposite direction through Fourth street, drove close by the animal. One of the wagoners, as alleged, struck Reynolds’ horse with his whip, andthe animal, taking fright, dashed wildly to- wards the square. The bey was thrown off, but his feet becoming entangled in the harness he was dragged wita his head boundi — the road, His skull was terribly mangled, hen the horse came to @ stand the unfortunate youth was dead, and his remains were borne to the home of his heart-stricken parents in Shippenville. ANOTHER TEMPERANCE LECTURE. An inquest was held at Rye, Westchester county, yesterday on the remains ofa laborer named John Dolan, whose death was occasioned by falling off a bridge on the line of the New Haven Railroad. It appears that deceased left his home last Tues- day for the Lgl ace of voting ot the town election, and, having imbibed freely of whiskey di the Gay, endeavored to make his way back at nightfall and was not again seen alive. 8 poy ‘Was not discovered until yesterday morning. ‘verdict was rendered in accordance with the above facts, Deveased was about forty years of age, and leaves a family. THE LOUISIANA TROUBLES. Report of the Citizens’ Committee. The Committee of Two Hundred, sent to Wash- ington to protest against the Kellogg usurpa tion, have made a report, filling several col- ‘umna of the New Orleans press, It concludes with the following recommendations :— We recommend that a permament committee of sev- enty mem! wit wer to collect @ which the Com- it maladministration under which the State groai the Federal of this Beate and of the city of New Orien whereby roperty: hee been eure, its value dimin- shed, confidence destroyed and persons impoverished that angen be ited to f all ihe Rates this Unlon and to e recommend that the co-operation and ommen: 00. jon other committees, who are chai to prom ang eoulmerenrezenens, be solicited. fe recommend hp of the people, of this State be organized to accomplish reform in our State adininistra- tion and to Romero economy, retrenchment and ee y > official gen gra tag aa eta gl |}, eneouri is for theti JE jod. or Pasir Juprovement, gman al pred nee of Jadiciary, t counsel in the dealings tow: m. ‘8 recommend ‘ne Fencrvation ofa temperate, mode- rate and sedate de part at our pedple, 80 ‘that we may show to the world that the Inherent force the occasion of ‘and strength of our population is equal to in the maintaining ourselves inious: government imposed by nattrpe once and travd, ording to the report ofa over whom we tee Ig no Bees or control. audi which we had no THE STATE CAPITAL, ‘A-Chartér Day.in Each Branch of Tho City Charter in tho Senate and tho Brooklyn Charter in the Hous, fy PEITY TWADDLE IN THE SENATE. | *: A Party Effort to Force ’the’ An- Both Bills the Special Or- ders for Tuesday. ALBANY, Marolt 28, 1873, ‘The Senate mitt, according ¢o adjournment, at ten o'clock this morning—an hour sovearly that at its arrival here was nobody in the gallery and hardly @ quorum present to hear prayers. Tho interval for neatly an hour was taken up by ‘the ordinary buiincss of tho occasion, and ‘by the time the special order—the Oharter—was ready, Ahe Senators were getting into their seats and a respectable company had gathered in the lobbies, Among the latter were the biande beanties of the Castom House, Messrs. Murphy and Bliss, and the brunette of the Health Board, Mr. Davenport, WANT 70 GO. HOME. Senator Woodin, when the special order was called, sald that a number of Senators were absent from their. seats, many, doubtless, exhausted by. the warm debate of last night. To-day being Fri- day, most of us want to go home, and none of us feel like continuing an exhapstive and heating discussion on this twenty-seventh section, when ‘we are waiting for the train to go to our homes, I propose, therefore, Mr. Chairman, that the ‘twenty-seventh section be passed over until next ‘week, and that we devote the few hours of to-day to the discussion of other sections not so likely to got us into a hurtful discussion. 18 IT THE LOBBY ? Senator D. P. Wood thought this was a very novel proposition and he opposed it. The twenty- seventh section was fresh in the minds of Senators and there could be no reason why the Senate should Dot continue its discussiow’ to a conclusion ‘Bat there may be a reason for wanting delay elsewhere, There ts a strong outside pressure environing this capital which requires delay to bring its forces fully to bear upon Senators whom it may hope to influ- ence, and the Senate owe it to themselves to dis- pose of this section now. Whether delay is for the purpose of gaining time to influence Senators or Rot it will be interpreted so outside, and it were best all round that the discussion upon this section be continued. NEGLIGENCE EXPOSED. Senator Woodin said the Senator from the Twenty-second (Wood) could not have heard nis Teason for proposing the postponement of the sec- tion. It was because of the absence of a number of Senators who wish to be heard on this section. Senator JounsoN—There are twenty-seven Sena- tors here. WOODIN DOESN'T CARE ABOUT PRESSURE. Senator Woopin—I am unconscious of any out- side pressure. There is none upon me, There are men here from New York who have a right to be here, men on both sides of this question, Iam glad to see all of them, glad to hear the Judgment of these men on both sides of the question, but I do not consider that pressure. Icare nothing for the interpretation that the outside world may put upon. our delay. This proposition never came from anybody outside the Senate chamber. It may be voted down. Ido not care, but I will not be intimidated by a sus- picion ofoutside interpretation. If I were so I ‘would be unworthy a seat on this floor, and if the Senator from the Twenty-second acts from that motive then it is he who ls under pressure. Out- side interpretatien is the pressure that frightens him. I hope the Senate will accept my motion. WOOD VERY TOUGH. Senator James Wood thought the matter of out- side pressure was a mistake. He had known nothing of it. To be sure, he resided in a private boarding house, where he was not very accessible, but with him the stronger the outside pressure be- came the firmer became his resistance, and he wey kd was the case with the Senator from cond. ANOTHER KIND OF WOOD. Mr. D. P. Woop—The reason urged by the Sena- tor from the Twenty-flith for a postponement is not the true one. Every Senator is in his seat except one. The Senator's excuse is & mistake. Not one Senator is absent who asks to be excused. He says he fecls no pres- sure. Trueenough, The pressure is put where it ia needed, Hercules put his shoulder to the wheel that was in the rut, not the one that was on the hard, firm ground. The Senator of the Twenty-fifth would certainly feel no pressure, but 1 have felt ressure. I have resisted, and am able to resist. jut there are Senators about here who are differently constituted and be mere yield- ing. The Senator from the enty-fifth ' says the member who yiclds to outside pressure or pul lic opinion is unworthy o1 a seat here. If members here had regarded public opinion more careluily they would now rest more comfortabiy in their seats, and when they return home would not have 80 many unpleasant things te explain. A WEAK MAN DRRINED. Senator Woodin denied that he disregarded or defied public sentiment. He had not said as much. He had said that Senators shonid not be influenced by suspicion of what may be the outside interpre- tation of their actions, and thata man who is so is at least a weak man. UL PRESSURE ON TIEMANN. Several ir Senators made their little speeches on the question, among them Tiemann, who said that the pressure on him was awful. The whole city was pressing on him, except a small portion in the lower part of the city called the Custom House, and he wanted to go home to get rid of it. He moved the bill be progressed and MADE THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR TURSDAY MORNING, to remain a special order thenceforward until dis- sed of. ‘his was finally acceded to, and the erate returned to the ordinary business, BILLS INTRODUCED, Among the bills introduced was one b; Tiemann repealing the law eying riority to pro- ceedings in which the city of New York is plaintift or defendant, and one relative to markets, which ives the care of Franklin, Gouverneur and the Sighteenth ward markets into the hands of the Superintendent of Markets. A STATEN ISLAND FERRY, Senator Cock introduced a bill for the establish- ment of two ferries from Staten Island—one to Perth Ambey and the other to New York city, to be bailt by the Staten Island Railroad Com- any, Another bill was introduced by Senator bertson permitting the rector, church wardens, &c., of Grace church, to held land wnereon to es- tablish a home for trained nurses, tree reading room, &¢, Senator THR USURY BILL of Senator Winslow was killed on its third reading by the following vote :— MB ag had yon ete, gd Graham, Lowey Herd, Robertson, Scoresby, Tiemann, Wagner, Weismann, Nays—Messrs, Adams, pened, Rosh, Dek RTD WOT i McGowan, jen, Perry, DP. RECONSIDERED AND TABLED, The vote was reconsidered on motion of Senator Weoaia and the motion laid on the table by 18 BILLS PASSED. The bills to amend the act to incor ite the New York Bria, pany; in relation to the 6 incorporate the New ms County Bridge Company (the amine the prisons of New ‘The Bi er Street ments, as din ond by 19 te 3. pasuod ty 106 A \t deal of the members were all passed. vay. Dil, with amend. , Was reported, ion is expressed among the wanton attack le by paper on Senator den, his in the Senate last night. ‘Mr. iden 1s ersally recognized as one of the honest and intelligent members of the Legis- THR BROOKLYN CHARTER. Assembly Mr. Worth, from the select tion, the ositan et ton, wit ores. a rel Iution that the Comittee of the Whole be dis- from the further consideration of the bill, ‘and that the bill be ordered to a third reading. we, tbe ead oN a, wen . ol that the manor | the mittee were told it the m: would make the charter just as they wanted, Mr. Jacobs, we paving, nD know fot Brooklyn, that it would be n non-part! in fe fit, But the action ot com- \ Gultiee adowed tuat tt wad to be & ouetisan cbarver, ee whioh, ir willing to taxe ajority nere are ing to me Fespouaibanefes ear he had nothing to say. 10M 13 THE DIFFIOULTY. Mr, worth, that there was adisagreoment in th committee concerning anuex: but the other ay Committee or anes, proposed by the kiya CONCERNING THB VOTE THE TOW! Mr, Burns 1 7 Mr, Burne ineuitea A hn Btieat ‘Gommistoe’ had the House, referred A vote of tne people of the connie towns an Oe The Chai Tuled ‘hat the ir that bill having been re- ferred to the committee for consideratio Tight to make any amendments, mithads AND AN OUTRAGE. / Mr. Jacobs Nn wok the floor, “after: refer. ring to the importance of this bat poets to ‘the Hedi Scotch, raat oe ul gome ta bas. . here... ask ti isdn casa Mt the look - ee lee i out ob thtes towns ' THE OOMMIPTSR-OF- ONS HUNDRE! wk etait hee nagar oats a with ¢he fond thas thelr suggestions mad pted, Mr. Jacobs. re that recommendat i Ttined pia be hundred pee been reji ria ana towns without tholreonsene: wad one A PARTY VERSUS THE PEOPLE. Husted said he would, not vote for the bill unless the pepple could be allowed to vote on the question, Mr. Worth sald that the republi would be held responsible for this charters eek tae party should have she privilege of making it. the beat they knew how. A SUBSTITUTE BY WAY.OF, TEST, Mr, Roche reviewed the bit ob eoking to severm wed lor the bill ugGre ris. He moved to substitu by the Comnfittee @ House the oharter pr of One Hundred, He would do this to test the con- stancy of she malority, Mr. Pi defended x Psyc rat , e ron gener ou ni 3 it ‘hole, feet nd aiming tha It rab le TpoKe te effect at some length, ‘MADE THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR TUESDAY, lor that time. edit ing these towns as & great public necessity, and it being the case, he insisted that these towns >| eala not ve aliowed-to interpose any obstacle Mr, Jacobs again submitted it to the House whether THIS ANNEXATION PROPOSITION should be incorporated in this bill without a hear. ing given to him and his constituents, There was a provision in this bill which struck down.one of vhe county advertising papers, and that paper a republican journal—the Brooklyn Untun. He wanted to know why this was done, and he wanted this bill debated for the purpose of learning why such amendments were put in the bill, We are told that this was to be a non-partisan charter, and he wanted to see how and in what way it was non- partisan, Now, his 1. party journal in Brooklyn ‘Was in fayor of this bill, and that accounted for ite attack upon him last evening, That paper was in favor of the bill; his party in Brooklyn was in favor ofit; but he was here, the representative o1 those poor farmers, and it was his auty to demanda hearing. Will you. he asked, give it to me or not? Under the operation of tne previous question, Mr. Jacobs’ motion to make the matter the special or- der for next Tuesday was carried—61 to 31. ZOOLOGIOAL MONOPOLY, Mr. Deering introduced a bill construing certain, acts of the Legislature relative to Parks in New York city, which prohibits the establishment of zoological gardens in any park except the Central Park, AN UPTOWN RAILROAD, Also by Mr, Deering a bill authorizing a railroad tm the upper part of New York city, and making incor- poreiens Isaac M. Walton, Rufus H. McHarg, Richard . Hill, George White and others. The route com- mences at Manhattan street and North River; runs to St. Nicholas avenue; thence to 110th street; thence to the East River. It also runs through Second avenue, Eighty-sixth street, Fifty-ninth street, Lexington avenue and Forty-second street. BLEECKER STREBT RAILROAD, ‘The bill ee | the Bleecker Street and Fal- ton Ferry kail Company to exvend their tracks was passed. THE SEWARD MEMORIAL ORATION, The Adams oration on the late Mr. Seward hat been set down for berg April 18, at eleven o'clock\A, M., at the North Reformed church, in this city. Mr. Seward’s oration on Adams was deliv- ered im the same church. SUFFRAGE FOR TAX-PAYING WOMEN. Mr. Prince, Chairman of the Judiciary Committes of the Assembly, will report, as instructed by the resolution of the House, the proposition to amend the constitution so as to grant suffrage to women holding property to the amount of $260, LOOKING AFTER. THE CANAL BOARD. State Treasurer Rains states is intention to re view still further the acts of the State Engineer and Canal Commissioners, and says that every vote cast by him inthe Canal Board has been based upon the strong representation of the Engincer and Commissioners and was but a mere formal ap- proval of plans and estimates without any expres- sion as to the nevessity of the work, which was wholly under the contro! of the Engineer and Com. ue Vedder sustained the proposition for annex- missioners. SEVENTH AVENUE PAVEMENT. + 2 Comptroller Green’s Reply to the Scnate Resolution. Inreply to the Senate resolution Comptroller Green has sent @ communication to the Senate giving—first, a copy of the contracts fur the pave- ment, dated February 23, 1870, made between the city and Joseph A. Monheimer; second, a certifi. cate endorsed by the contract commissioners, Messrs, Josiah Sutherland and H.C. Van Vorst, that they are satisfied that no fraud has been perpetrated in relation to said contract; third, acopy of the testimony taken before the said Contract Commissioners; fourth, a certified copy of the transcript of the judginent of the Supreme Court, by which it appears that the nime of the attorney in’ the case was Daniel Seymour; that the amount of the judgment is $133,138, of which sum $116,146 was principal and $16,350 interest, and $141 costs; fifth, a copy of a letter from Hon. E, Delafield Smith, Corporation Cean- Sel, relative: to the ore of this judgment; sixth, the reply of the Corporation Counsel, dated February 15, 1873, im which he says:—'‘l am satis- fled, after very thorough inquiry and examination, that further litigation would be utterly hopeless, and result in nothing but cost and expense to the city—we have no alternative but to close the litigation and pay the judgment; seventh, a further letter from the Cor- poration Counsel, dated February 27, 1873, in which he says:—‘I have examined the case of Monheimer upon every possibile suggestion of de- fence, and 1 am clear we have nothing to support further resistance to the judgment and I am con- strained to advise its payment at once, to avoid useless litigation and expense to the city 3” alsoa reply stating that the case was tried before Judge W, C. Barrett, The city was represented on the the trial by David J, Dean, aad the plaintiif by John H. ‘ahan and Gratz Nathan, The action was commenced September 18, 1871. The present Comptreller has made no payments on the contract since he came into oftice. THE LAW ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, There was a meeting of the Law Alumni Assock ation of the University of New York last evening at the Library ef the University, Washington square, The Executive Committee reported in favor of giving two prizes at the approaching commencement exercises of the Senior Class—one of $50 for the best oral examination, and one ot $50 we! Ll sg written examination. The report ‘was adopt The committe of which Mr. Henry was chair- man reported in favor of appropriating $100 for the purpose of hiring Association Hall for the com- mencement exercises, which are expected to take place 16. This was also adopted, Professor Jaques made an address advocating an appropriatien of a sum got less than three hun- ted anak fifty dellars fer prizes during the coming ar, and proposed that $200 be given for the best te ¥, $100 for the second best and $76 for the third best. The CHAIRMAN thought that the best test of legal acquirements was to be found in proficiency in oral examinations rather than In essays, which might be written by an outside party. The subject was placed in the hands of the Executive Committee, AN EASY WAY OF QUASHING AN INDIOT- MENT, Battmors, Md., March 28, 1873. In the Criminal Court in this city yesterday, in the case of the State vs. Joun F, Green, indicted for the embezzlement and larceny of $1,600, the case being removed from an adjoining county to this city for trial, the defendant's counsel de- nt, on the ground that the Word” erwadentiy’s Wa teed in the indictment for int was argued at length ‘numeroas authorities cited on botn sides, "fhe defendant's counsel cited acts of the British Parlia- ment in force in Maryland, requiring all indict. ments to be in the ih language, and con- tended that the word used was unknown to thé neuAge @ that it was not a clerical error. Tune AS hor ab his’ views at ae th, He sus tained the de! eT and quashed the indictment FIRE IN OANAL STREET. A fire broke out last night In the attic of the ‘three story brick house, 358 Canal street, that nged & damage of $2,000. The place was occu- ed by J. Herzburg, cap-maker, whose stock waa wed to the extent of $1,000—instred. The iding is a portion of the Lorillard estate, aud was damaged (9 the amount of $1.000—insured.