Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-11-05


CsreaeY Hills held an incaest on the bsdy
n yeung Geuldy, the murderer and suicide,
vesserday afternoon. hrs. Gouldy, step
sas.her Of the deceased, was the first witness
She described the scene rs follows:
'Ihsard my husband fall, and linmedlaleiy
deceased rushed into my bed room with an
axe in his hand, exclaIming, 'Mother' Oh.
Mo,her!' / raised my hands as he approached
the bed, aud said, what is the matter,
Fr.uk7' Deceased took hold of my hand,
and struck me on the head with the axe, CUT
ding me severely; be then rushed out. My
nurse shortly ran into my room; she was
wounded, and almost covered with blood
which had flowed from her cu1s. / then
ran iAto my husbands room, and saw him
lyinn on the floor. wounded and insensiole;
my little son, Matte, fourteen years OF age,
was kneeling over his father, kissing nun;
Matte was also wounded in the head. J
saissd The window and called for help; some
Oersons came to the front door, and went
devn and let them in. In all, there were
ain Of us wounded"
Mr.. Shcwler keeps the oyster saloon in
which young Gouldy took refreshments pre-
gisus to The murder. He testified hat de-
ceased drank nothing in his place; ouly took
oysters; had no Ratchet in his hand as that
sins. A boy thirteen or fourteen ysars Of
sgs was with him.
With very little deIiberaiion, the jury rem
Asred . verdict of 'suicide by a pistol shot
wound inflicted by himself"
Il il said that Franks habits were very
irregular, and that his father had sometimes
ehastized him severely.
There is no marked change ia the eondt-
aisn Of the wounded parties to-day. Mr..
Gouidy partially recovered consciousness
xAis morning, asked what niled him, and re-
4uested to be removed to another bed. A
eumber Of physicians have examined him
and consider his case hopeless.
Mrs. GouiGy's condition is yet extremely
critical as is the boy Nathan's.
The rumor that one Of the servants died
nj the Hospital yesterday was Incorrect
Beth are alive, and hopes are entertained o.
3heir recovery.
A great crowd surrounds the premises, but
acne are admitted to the house, not even in
innate friends unless their s~ervices are nee-
dsd.
Young Gculdy is said to have been con
ss~itutionally vicious, and under the influence
Of the lower propensities. His head, a wit
aess states, was malformed, and somewhat
assembled the idiotic type of cronial devel'
spment. Moral and religious impression
were particularly evanescent. Hence il hat
Assn the constant annoyance Of The father
how TO restrain his conduct.
Stories differ as 10 the Ratchet employees
"a the work of butchery. Several person.
are confident that he was seen TO carry j
home with him wrapped in a paper. while
che testimony Of several of the family 10 tina
Il belonged to him, and was kept in an OLD
trunk in his room, with some rubbish. IL i
psssible that he had taken it out to get
sharpened for tho work OF death, but IA
act succeeded in that purpose.
One gentleman, speaking Of the viciou
dispositions Of Frank Gouldy. remarke
that he would not turn his mind to any use
full employment, thdth was "fast," and ths
If he had been the son OF a poor man b
would have been set dewn as 4 commo
leafsr.-New York Evening Post.