Goodman, Robert

Abstract In June of 1906, George Cohen (1883-?) shot and killed Robert Goodman, husband of his sister Lizzie. According to newspaper reports, Goodman was physically abusive to Lizzie and "ruined" her by ostensibly forcing her into prostitution (Goodman owned a "resort" at 1958 Market Street, and it is said that his wife Lizzie was an "inmate"). George Cohen suffered from tuberculosis, and after months of arguing with Goodman, shot him four times after Goodman beat Lizzie particularly harshly. Cohen's...