The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1858-11-03
Horrible Murder and Suicide.

massacre occurred III est oOth StrCCi--
two persons we're killed and five wounded
it is supposed MORALLY. The victims
are the family OF Francis Gouldy, lumber
merchant, consisting of himself and wife
two sons two daughters and 2 servant girls.
The sons respectively 0 and II. The
murderer was the eldest son Of Mr.. Goul-
dy. lie has committed suicide. His
motive is supposed to have been revenge,
he having been detected some weeks ago
in the act Of robbing his father to a large
amount.
Later, young Gouldy returned home
about eleven o'clock loborrg under dclir-
ium proceeding to the cellar he got the
axe and then went to his fathers chamber
beating in his skull by several blows from
the axe. The father cannot live. Mrs.
Gouldy hearing the cries of her husband
rushed from another room to his assistance
but was in turn attacked by her Infatuated
son and very badly wounded. The broth
er l3 years old and the other IA were
next attacked receiving several blows from
the axe A married sister with her baby
in her arms was the next victim. She
managed to escape without being serious
ly injured. Two servant girls who rushed
into the hall were next attacked and so
horribly butchered it is feared neither will
live. Both were sent to the Hospital.
The assassin finally went to his own cham
Der, where, locking himself in he blew out
his brains with a pistol. The Gonldy
family were highly respectable. Mr.. G.,
is an officer in the 30th Street Methodist
church, and well known in the commu-
nifty.
Later, Francis A. Golding, the MUIR
derer, was about l9 years of age, and was
dissipated young man. he was let in
last night by his father and Immediately
went to his bed room in the Sd story, and
took off his coat and boots, then seizing a
Ratchet which he had kept in his room he
crept down stairs. The father had Just
got into bed, when the son entered the
room unnoticed and split his skull. Mrs.
Gouldy received the next attack her skull
being fractured and face bruised fright.
fully,
--LATEST. The body Of the young man
was taken away from the house on We'd
nesday night, and carried to the underta-
ker's in Eighth avenue yesterday morning.
The body was placed in plain coffin
carried to Greenwood Cemetery, and
buried in the family lot. The impression
has been made by some reports that have
been circulated that Frank had been lead
ing dissolute life for several years, but
such is not the case. He was always an
erratic and somewhat singular boy, but in
no way dissipated till within the last six
months. Since he left the store in Plat
street, he has fallen into bad company, land
has been out very late nights. There is
no evidence to show that he was in the
habit of drinking.
Mr.. Gouldy was still alive last night
but there is scarcely any hope oc his re-
covery. His wounds were dressed yester-
day, and appeared very WELL He has at
times lucid intervals, when he recognizes
his friends and seems to be conscious of
his situation he appears to be perfectly
resigned, and talks of y" going home to his
Savior" These intervals are, however,
very short his mind soon wanders, and
he becomes unconscious.
Mrs. Gouldy is doing very well, and I'M
less some new difficulties should arise, the
chances are that she will recover
Matte the oldest boy, is very low in
deed the physicians consider his case the
most hopeless of the four at the house.
His skull is very badly cut and broken in,
and it is almost impossible that he can re-
cover. He talks a great deal, is very
cheerful, and bears all his suffering most
heroically. While the surgeons were saw
ing out piece of his skull, Matte never
Ainched, but kept cheering and encoura-
ging his mother, who sat by in great dis
tress.
Charles case grows more serious in
stead OF better, he appears dull and stupid
and almost unconscious. He has a very
severe cut in the side of his head, breaking
in the skull in such way that the sur
geons cannot well examine it. Though
there is hope there is scarcely any expec-
tation that he will recover.
Johanna Murphy, who is at the Hos
pital, is alive, but probably will not live
many hours. She is much deranged all
the while, and appears to be sinking.
Elizabeth Carr, the other girl, is quite
comfortable, and will probably get well.
The house in Thirtieth street has been
besieged by great crowd of persons near
ly blocking up the street, all anxious to
get into the house and see the wounded.
The FAMILY.-The family was COM
posed of Mr.. and Mrs Gouldy, Francis
aged 10; Mary Eliza, about 49, Nathan
iel, about Ia; Charles, 7 or 8; Jane
years old and on infant of two years,
named Katy, and two servant girls, named
Johanna Murphy and Elizabeth Carr.
Mr.. Gouldy is about so years of age.
He is trustee in the Methodist Church,
of which the Rev. Mr.. Crawford, the man
who was shot at in his pulpit by an insane
man week ago last Sunday evening, is
pastor. He was formerly lumber mer-
chant, and had retired from business with
an ample fortune. He was esteemed by
his church as an exemplary Christian, and
by all who knew him, as an upright and
honorable citizen.
Mrs. Gouldy is the second wife of her
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