The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-11-04
Horrible Murders in New York!
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER
New YORK, Oct. 81.

NEW DIRK, Oct. ~.
A horrid massacre occurred in West
30th street--two persons were murdered
and five wounded, it is supposed mortal
ly. The victims are the family of Fran
els Goulding, Esq, lumber merchant,
consisting of himself and wife, two sons,
two daug hters, and servant girL The
sons aged respectively and IL are al
ready dead and the wife is dying the
others cannot recover. The murderer is
the eldest son of Mr.. G. He has com
mitted suicide. His motive is said to be
revenge, he having been detected some
weeks agoin the act of robbing his faith
err OF large amount. rs i, sgjit, .tatI
SECOND DIsPATcH.-Young .Goulding
returned home about eleven o'clock, Ia
boring under de!irium and proceeding to
the cellar got an axe and went to his IA
theirs chamber, hitting him on his skull
several blows from the axe he can't live.
Mrs. G. hearing the cries of her husband
rushed from her room to his assistance
and was in turn attacked by her infuria-
ted son and badly wounded. The broth
ers. one l3 years old and the other Ia,
were next attacked, receiving several
blows from the axe the eldest won'tlive.
A married sister with her baby in her
arms was the next victim, but she mana
ged to escape with serious injury. Two
servant girls who rushed into the hall
were next attacked and were so horribly
butchered that it is feared neither will
live both were sent to the hospital
The assassin finally went to his own
chamber, and loo king himself in, blew
out his brains with apistol. The Could
ing family were highly respectable Mr..
G. was an officer in the 3Oth st. Metho-
dist Church and was known in the com
munity.
THIRD Observation-Disclosures "A. Gould
ing the murderer, is about 10 years of
age and is a dissipatcd young man he
was let in last night by his father and i'm
mediately went to his bedroom in the
third story and took off his coat and
boots. then taking a Ratchet which he
had kept in his room he crept down
stairs. The. father had just got into bed
when the son entered unnoticed and split
his skull open he is now reported dead
Mrs. G. received the next attack, her
skull being fractured. j IL does not ap-
pear that either of the parents uttered a
scream sufficiently loud to alarm the 9TH
err members of the family. Two young
brothers were attacked, and are likely to
die. The two servant girls were next Sc
verely injured. The two youngest sis
ters having their door locked escaped in
jury. Young Goulding's suicide was
the first matter which attracted the at
tention of the police, who broke into the
house and ascertained the state of affairs
Physicians were called and everything
done to allay the sufferings ofthe victims.
The eldest boy has a compound fracture
of the skull Mrs, G's injuries we're less
dangerous, but her recovery is doubtful
The servant girls were less injured than
any of the others. ml
LATEsT.-The young murdercr's step
mother is able to converse and states
that as Frank came in she was just retir-
ing, and he said to her. why mother
are you up yet p Yes, Frank was the
reply, Il am up yet He then passed
into the room where his father was, and
then she heard some unpleasant words
pass between them, and finally heard a
heavy fall on the floor She had Just
got into bed and thought to herself, is
itpossible that Frank has struck his ia
ther,' and that moment Frank came into
her room, partially raised the netting
around the bed and dealt her heavy
blow on the head with the Ratchet she
screamed and sprang up and he repeated
the blow twice when she fell heavily to
the floor, breaking down the netting as
she fell.
Hopes are entertained Of her recovery,
as she is comfortable, her condition is
extremely critical and her injuries very
dangerous. se <.ia''
johanna Murphy, one of the servants,
is suffering the greatest agony.y-One
side of her face is paralyzed when she
was brought to the hospital she was
speechless see is now delirious, and the
chances of her living very slight
The case of Elizabeth Carr, the other
servant, was not considered dangerous.
She says that when she got to the second
floor, she saw Frank with Ratchet in
his hand striking his mother and johanna,
both of whom fell. Elizabeth wrested
the Ratchet from the murderer aud ran
into her room in the third story, but
could not fasten the door, for want of
bolt. He followed her and said .Give
me the hatchet, Lizzie do not wish to
kill You, 1 only wish to escape He
then wrenched it from her, gave her three
blows on the Dead and left hen dead, as
he, supposed. ii aer
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