red ▁that ▁King ▁must ▁res ide ▁in ▁Brook lyn . ▁ ▁At ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁police ▁were ▁ret ic ent ▁with ▁the ▁media , ▁not ▁yet ▁having ▁as cert ained ▁the ▁identity ▁of ▁the ▁woman . ▁The ▁police ▁had , ▁to ▁their ▁embar rass ment , ▁mistaken ly ▁arrested ▁Luc ette ▁Mey ers ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁investigation . ▁ ▁Meanwhile , ▁detect ives ▁were ▁continu ing ▁their ▁search ▁for ▁Ros co e , ▁who ▁was ▁now ▁also ▁considered ▁a ▁myth ▁in ▁some ▁circles , ▁and ▁had ▁sum mon ed ▁Dr . ▁Re uben ▁Smith ▁and ▁Charles ▁Green ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁station . ▁Smith ▁and ▁Green ▁were ▁friends ▁of ▁Charles ▁Good rich , ▁and ▁had ▁met ▁King ▁during ▁her ▁relationship ▁with ▁Good rich . ▁This ▁would ▁allow ▁the ▁police ▁to ▁identify ▁the ▁woman ▁in ▁j ail ▁as ▁St odd ard , ▁whom ▁they ▁knew ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁Amy ▁G . ▁letters . ▁ ▁Ident ification ▁Her ▁identity ▁was ▁in cont ro vert ibly ▁confirmed ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁July ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁and ▁King ▁conf essed ▁to ▁being ▁Kate ▁St odd ard ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Good rich . ▁She ▁also ▁admitted ▁that ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁board ing ▁at ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁wid ow ▁Ann ▁Taylor , ▁at ▁ 1 2 7 ▁High ▁Street ▁in ▁Brook lyn , ▁a ▁three - story ▁brick ▁house ▁near ▁Jay ▁Street . ▁Taylor ' s ▁daughter ▁Anna ▁Knight ▁would ▁later ▁test ify ▁at ▁the ▁in quest , ▁indicating ▁that