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Show Coroner" Verdict in theiuod-? theiuod-? jell uu. i? thr (iiodrieli inijiiesi the eoi-o-ner's jury returned the following verdict ver-dict : 'We find that the said Charles Goodrich came to his death by pistol shot wounds in the head indicted by Lizzie Lloyd King, alias Kate Stoddard, Stod-dard, with intent to cause death on he evening of the 20'.h oi'Tuorning of the lit si of March, ieo, m hi house in Dcgpaw street, Brooklyn, The jury accompanied their verdict witli some general remarks, asserting it to be their conviction that the coroner's jury ns an institution for the discovery of crime or detection of criminals has outlived the period of necessity or usefulness, ana to say its place could be cflectually supplied by sonic legally legal-ly designated criminal or health authorities, au-thorities, or both combined. The rMiicplsJuiy is' mot:e "likely tO ai'l in the escape of the jutnilcrer than to rc-r hiilt in discovery and dcleclion. It is also urged that while the present system sys-tem exists the body should be inspected inspect-ed by a coroner's jury soon as possi-1 ble after discovery, and the post mor- . tcin examination should follow, not! precede such inspection. In answer : to the usual questions from the coro- ( ner, the prisoner said her name was' Lizzie Lliyd King; that she was -ti ion.u Hf;ii;pinl tb,n in I'l-nv- ouih, lass.; Ihni she ka. a boiinet 1 maker; but she declined to say any- t thing in relation to the charge against her. She was taken to the jail by j the sheriff. |