Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-11-03
The New York Tragedy.

The accounts concerning the Gouldy family,
this afternoon. are more favorable. The father 10
much better and talked more nationally this morn.
ing than he has done since the sad Occurrences. -
Being somewhat feverish and thirsty, he reouir-
ed some drink and gave minute directions as to
the manner in which a silver ice pitcher, which
he required. should be made. His right arm and
the right aide Of his faco are paralyxed, the eff
fects Of course. Of the wound in the brnin.-
doctors differ" is an old and true saying On
Friday ono Of the physicians in attendaDce was
reported to have said that should Mr.. Gouldy ever
recover it would be to awake to a state ofhorcless
idocy; to-day another physician informed our re-
porter that there are no such fears entertained no
doubt injury TO the brain will affect the mind
moro or less but that Mr.. Gouldy's mind will
become 80 far affected 10 cause u total loss of
reason, there are no grounds To suppose. The
doctor says that regards the prospects, Of sa-
wing his life "the hour of danger has not vet arri.
we'd"
Mrs. Gouldyis recovering fast and there are
now great hopes entertained Of ultimately saving
the boy Nathaniel, who was reported rs being We
ry low on Friday. Little Charley is progressing
fast towards recovery. The sutures were renloy-
ed this morning, and great discharge came from
the wound, which relieved him very much. In
fact the whols family are reported to be nlI going
On comfortably.
The servant girls are attended by DR.. Hooker,
in whose charge they are to be better cared for
The doctor says that the reports in some Of the
morning papers, to the effect TINT Johanna Muir
ply is sinking fast" not correct; that on the
contrary, she il better, and while he will not,
while she is in her present. condition. say that she
will recover, he has yet great hopes
Another theory OF the murder was preached
this morning. 1tappears that some time previous
to the committal Of the decd, the young parricide
had been reading some glowing accounts Of Fra
ger River and its golden treasures, and that he
mentioned to few friends his determination to go
there; that ho accordingly applied to his father
for money topay expenses Of the voyage, whc!,
the latter refused, when he exclaimed, in an EN-
phntic and excited tone, "I'll have it," On this
account, it is supposed that no intended to muir
der the whole family, and after wounding himself
give tho alarm, when no would relate some story
about the house having been entered by burglars
and the family murdered. and then rs there would
be no other heir. he would come in for the proper
ty. But not being able to execute his purpose nv
no wished, he blew his own brains out
His cowar1y habits when IL boy spoken Of by
several boys considerably younger and smaller
than himself who often insuted him with npu-
nifty, snatchng away his marbles, &c, he acting
the part Of non-rcsistant. While Mt sea- the
captain with whom he sailed. and who is snd to
be his uncle says he was very lnzy and was kept
To his station only by rigid adherence to the rules
Of the ship. "Were it not" says one of his ply
sicians that he had the knife carefully sharpen
ed, the pistol loaded to the muzzlc and the hat III
ct concealed in his room, | should have snid TINT
his acts that nnfortuna to light were the result
of n sudden fit Of insanity .-Erpress. Of Saturday
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