▁j ury ' s ▁ind ict ment ▁from ▁the ▁in quest : ▁ ▁A ▁synd ic ated ▁report ▁in ▁the ▁O sw ego ▁Daily ▁Times ▁of ▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 0 ▁indicates ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁as yl um , ▁King ▁had ▁composed ▁a ▁curious ▁letter : ▁ ▁King ▁was ▁critic izing ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁" l un acy ▁law " ▁author izing ▁that ▁those ▁ind icted ▁for ▁a ▁crime , ▁but ▁not ▁conv icted , ▁be ▁sent ▁to ▁an ▁ins ane ▁as yl um . ▁She ▁considered ▁this ▁an ▁ex ▁post ▁fact o ▁law . ▁The ▁letter ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Al on zo ▁B . ▁Corn ell , ▁the ▁Governor ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁After math ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁residents ▁were ▁concerned ▁about ▁" the ▁un ple asant ▁associations " ▁of ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁their ▁street ▁to ▁the ▁murder , ▁that ▁within ▁days ▁they ▁had ▁pet ition ed ▁to ▁change ▁it ▁to ▁" Lin coln ▁Place ", ▁in ▁honor ▁of ▁Abraham ▁Lincoln . ▁The ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁street , ▁between ▁Fif th ▁Avenue ▁and ▁Six th ▁Avenue , ▁was ▁changed ▁from ▁D eg raw ▁Street ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁Place ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁April ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁by ▁the ▁Brook lyn ▁Common ▁Council . ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁east ward ▁segment , ▁to ▁Pro spect ▁Park , ▁was ▁also ▁renamed ▁to ▁Lincoln ▁Place . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁Good rich ' s ▁father ▁file d ▁a ▁law