The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-11-09
tfro,n the New York Her aid. ]

Terrible and Appalling Tragedy.
H4rdsr Jfost Foul aud Unsat.yai--A Ma
Of Horror saGssiRntioa Of a ,Wnole Fu
ay 6y Soa--A Father, Mother, Broth.
and Fsmats Donsessies Basehsred im Co
Blood 81
One OF the most horrible and bloody trap
dies ever e,se,ed, occurred az the dwelli,
house No. 2l9 West Thirteenth Street, on Tue
day night. A father, mother, two children al
Two iemnie domestics, we're bntchered hy
revengetul son, who subsequently retired to h
bedroom anl there ended his earthly career b
blowing his brains out with pistol The aboy
premises we:e occupied by a wealthy, retire
Lumber merchant, named Francis Gouldy.
Ihe famils consisted Of his wife Jane, b
sons, francis A, aged nineteen years; Nath.
mel, aged Twelve years; and Charles, aged 81
years; three daughters-Ma Elizabeth, age
sixteen year; Jane, aged Eve years; and Cath
arine, an infant; and TIVE domesties, nance
Joanna Murphy and Elizabeth Carr.
WHAT LID TO THE TRAGEDY.
II appears from what our reporters ceul,
learn, that the eldest boy, Francis A. Gouldy
was young man Of unsteady habits, and Otter
caused his father much annoyance in conse-
quenee OF his wild and extravasant course O
iiving. lie vas in the habit Of 8: ,ying out late
~ nights, coa.rary to the express desire of his
parents, AMI when hard pushed for money would
not scruple to use dishonest means to obtain
the same. About three months ago the father
deposited The sum Of $50 in one Of the saving,
Danks to The credit Of his son, with the under
Standing tha: it was not to be touched until the
son should into business. Being short of
FUNDS, young Gouldy extracted the bank book
from ms iath rs desk one night, and the fol-
loving day drew the sum of $40, with which
ne went on irolic. The breach of trust was
discovered b. the father. en- Tuesday, and when
she son came home about ten o'clock that night
es spoke to him about it.
oUARsFL BETwEEN FATHER AND son.
The youth endeavored to excuse himself bv
saying that the money belonged to him. Hia
father reprinianded him for his condust. but
the only reply he got was low, chucklinp
laugh, full OF meaning and 6endish wickedness
~ the sequel TOO truly proved. The family had
oil retired for the night when young Gouldy
same home. Mr.. Gou!dy, Sem, was waiting us
lor his son; when the latter ran. the door-bci
ne was sitting in the from. bedroom, on the sec
'nd foor, Ms. Gouldy being in bed in the
PACK room adjoining, After Frank" as he
VAS general, called, had Left bis father With
ne intention OF going up stairs to bee, the for
nsr informed his wife OF the resuls Of the con-
'ersatlon, and remarked that there was some
hing wrong about the laugh that Frank gave
'sns to when he took his departure Mr.. Goul
y continued to sit up in the front room, while
is wife returned to the rear bed room and
rent o bed.
[UkDER oTTRE TATHIR-MRs GouLDY ATTACHED
In about fifteen minutes after the occurrence
the conversation just related between Mr.. |
nd Mrs Gouiiy, the latter was alarmed by |
caring scn'ii. aud a heavy fall in the front |
oom Hastily Jamping out OF bed, to ascer-
Mn the cause OF the disturbance, she was met |
the doorway by her son Frank, who, with |
n uplifted axe, exclaimed, "Oh, mother! Oh. |
lake any reply, he struck her with the weap- |
. several blows on the head, telling her to the |
DOR.
sLAYING THk CHILDREN.
The demon then rushed ftom the room. and |
Ashed into the hall way, met his brothers.
athaniel anil Charles, who alarmed at the
oise, were already kIselins by the side oi the
rostra.e father Again the evil spirit took
III possession othis soul, and again the bloody
Re descended upon the heads OF his kindred
athsniel was frightfully cut about the head,
1T his brother Charles was not SO unfortunate,
he escaped with comparatively trifiing ia-
ry.
THE ASSAULT ON TIRE DoMESrIos.
Leaving his father, mother and two brothers
ostrAte and seltering IN their blood, the mur,
'rer ascended to the third floor, where his sis
r. Mary Eliz beth, and the servants, Joanna
urphy aud E,izabeth Carr, slept. Here Frank
countered the two domestics, who alarmed
the cries OF hrs. Gouldy, were about rushing
'"n stairs, when they we're confronted by the
urderer. The girls endeavored TO esca pc from
e Jury OF the young man, but in vain. he
Il daf bar, - II.
ant, they, too, were among the number Of his
ctinS.
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.
W hi.a the ssrsants were being killed, NARY
izabeth, the sister of the youth, opened her
droom door aad beheld the terrible spectacle.
sinking that there were burglars in the house,
q that her brother was endeayoring to pre-.
1t the household from violence, she hastily
treated, and locking her door, anxiously
'ated the resalt. II was a fortunate thing
: her that sis did moi know the real state Of
airs, for had she not thought there were
eves in the dwelling she would mos, assured
have rushed out OF her room and received
r death blow at the hands OF her brother !
THE POLICE GET THE ALARM.
After recover ring from the shock produced by
messing the bloody scene in the hallway,
Try ran to her window and cried out "Mur-
=" Murder" SO Justify that the attention
policemen Hall and Norehouse, of the Twsn-
tn precinct police, who we're standing on the
rner Of Mint avenue and Thirty .nrst street,
re attracted to the spot. On coming up to
!, house the police were again saluted with
} cry of ''Murdsr!" "Hslp!" They endeav.
ID to gain atmittance BY opening the hall !
or, but finding that it was locked they were !,
ced to burst 1t open. On entering the dwell. .
u and cen Iuw fhn n bnrrihia Snac
lie was presented to their yiss.
HLosDy SPECTACLE. ,
Mrs. Gouldy was stAndiag on the stairway in
night-clothes, covered from head to foot .
h gore, while her husband lay upon the bed
I'm floor entirely unconscious, with his face ]
head bathed in blood. In the hallway, =
Sc beside their fathers bedroom door, lays !;
boys Nathaniel aud Charles, the former in 4
sible and apparently dead, and the latter, to i
appearances. in little better condition
rther on, another scene Of bloodshed and vo- 3
ce met the view Of the officers. In the hall. =
y OF the third story the two servants lay
ltering in their blood, one of them beng un. !
,sci0us, who the other. was tossing her
rs in wild delrium. and uttering impreca-
us upon the head Of the destroyer. 4
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER. I
But even here the tide. Of human blood did Il
rest, IN tie Oack bedroom, on this HoOr |
author oil the appalling tragedy lay ggsping
the agOnies of death. In his hand vas Hrmly
lched thre e-barrcled pistol, with which be {
concluded the last act in the tragedy by
wing his brains out. He was still breathing !
en- the police arrived, but in a few seconds l.
arwards he uttered deep groan, and then
was still as death. The murderer of his ia. v
r, mother and brother had gone to bis last k
cunt, and by bis owp hand After the ndis t
inmate slaughter o! the entire household, as n
sady descr; bed, Frank pulled off his boots and v
t, and putting on morning gown, proceed h
to his own bedroom, and there completed p
work by Offering up himself as a sacrifice.
HORROR or THE sEIGHBoRs
The neighbcrs of the adjoining houses, alarm.
by the OFT repeated cries Of murder, hurried !,
the spot, and in few moments the house
J full OF people, whose horror at Witnessing >
scene was beyond description. Three mem {
= OF the family alone escaped the wrath Of :
revengetal youth. namely, Mary Elizabeth, h
her two sisters, Jane and Catherine The A
ape OF the former was most miraculous. a
le and Catherine we're in the same ned room !
h their mother, aud as the ncighbors passed Il
0 the room the youngest one jumped ont of 5
!, and joyously exclaimed I'm not hurt a
lumber OF medical men were promptly in at i
dance and rendered yalrat.e assistance TO :
wounded.