Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1850-11-23
tFtom me New York Expresl
AWFUL MURDER ron MONEY IN NEW
YORK.

n FdfhcT Ralied, and Two of his Sons Dread.
fully end Probably Fatally Stabbed.
AN awful murder was committed this morn
ing under the following circumstances. A
German, an acquaintance of his couniryman
who kept beer house and at Q o'clock FRI
day morning got up and stabbed the keeper
and two sons in bed, killing the father instant.
~, and wounding one of the sons badly that
his life Is despaired of. The other son may
recover. The bodies were all taken 10 the
Third Ward Police Station. The murderer
knew that the keeper had 500 dollars in his
house, which is supposed to account for the
act
The murderer got out Of back window,
and jumped over the fence into deep area,
which however was so deep that he could not
get out, and he was taken there this morn
ing.
FURTHER PARTICULARS.
Never perhaps, has more diabolical, will
ful and deliberate murder been perpetraed
than the one we are about TO record, which
occurred at O'Clock this morning at the
house No. 81 Dey street, occupied by
Belgian named Charles Maria Rousseau and
his family, who have lived there but short
time. During their sojourn at that place,
they have occasionally been visited by one of
their counlrymen named Henry Carnal, who
of late had asceitained that his friends had
nearly $3.50 in ready money laid away for
future use, which it seems he had determin-
ed TO use desperate means if necessary 10 OBJ.
tain.
Last evening, shortly before 9 ocok, Car
nal arrived from Newark, N. j., and being
poor and having in view the money in ques-
,ion, he applied TO his benefactors for supper
and nights lodging. The elder Rousseau
objected TO his staying all night but his two
sons Louis and Charles consented, and said
that Carnal might sleep in the room with
them, and for that purpose laid mattress on
the floor on which he was to sleep. All things
being ready, the two brothers above mention.
ell and the murderer entered at about 81 o.
clock, all of whom lay quietly until O'Clock
this morning, when Carnal cautiously arose,
took from private pocket huge dirk knife
and stabbed Louis in the abdomen inflicting
an awful wound through which the entrails
proiruded in an instant.
The cries of the wounded man aroused his
brother Charles who was struck in the neck
and side with the weapon, through which
wounds the blood flowed in torrents. The
father and younger sou, who were sleeping
in another room jumped out of bed, seized a
bundle of knives and spoons, which were tied
together, and went to The room of his sons
Immediately on entering which he came ia
contract with the fiend Carnal, who stabbed
him in the neck, severng the jugular vein.-
The three wounded persons then fed TO the
street and gave the alarm, after which the
old gentleman tainted from loss of blood sunk
on the pavement, where, in few moments
he was found by officer Mccullough, perfect.
ly dead, his head supported in the lap of one
OF his sons, while over his dead body stood the
other son, whose affections for their murdered
parent, Notwithstanding their own awful con-
uiboii, SouStldlutu lHeHl nOl 10 leaVe MIN
alone.
DR.. Munson Jones, residing at No. l4s
Chambers, street, was at once called, and
came promptly TO the dreadful scene. He
dressed the wounds Of the two young men,
and rendered every assistance in his powe,
10 alleviate their sufTerings. He thinks thei
recovery next to impossibity. After every
thing possible was done for the sufferers, thew
with their lamented parent, were conveyed
TO the Sd Ward Station House, when Captain
Hopkins made every exerion 10 aid the suf
ferers.
The awful wretch who perpetrated the
crime was not discovered until daylight
when he was found arrested & by the above.
named officer, in the rear yard of MIR. An.
drews, No. AZ Dey street.
Coroner Geer was called 10 hold an inoues
on the body of the deceased, who is &c YEAR
OF age. The testimony in the main is al
above stated. Verdict not yet rendered.
DRY FEET.