The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-11-04

the churchon ptob atioh, but soOlirelapsedI
and Of late hSd rufased his fathers request
to attend family prayers, and was dropped
from the church. The slightest opposition
would throw him into an ungovernable
passion.
The Times says that phrenologically con,
sidered, Frank had bad head, the FORE
head retreated, almost like the plaster head
of idiots, while the baser passion was large
ly developed; he was said to be utterly
devoid of self.restraint. Mr.. G., the day
after, twice became sufficiently conscious 70
ask where he was, and who had hurt him
1t is said he cannot live. Yet, only one. the
servant girl, is dead, but all are in critical
situation. The nurse woman states:
She heard screams Of "murder, murder"
which proceeded from Mr.. and Mrs. Gouldy's
room. She and Joanna hurried on their
dresses as quickly as possible, and Joanna
went down stairs before her. On getting to
The second floor she saw Frank with hatch.
ct in his hand, striking his mother and joan
the hatchet from the murderer and ran into
her room, in the third story, but could not
fasten the door for want of bolt. He fol.
lowed her and said, Give me the hatchet, do
not wish to kill you, only wish to escape"
He then wrenched it from her, and gave her
three blows on the head, and then left her
for dead, as he supposed. About minute
or DO afterwards, she heard the report of a
a pistol, and thinking it was fired at her she
ran down stuirs, and out OF the front door,
and crossed the street, when she met gen.
tleman and lady to whom she said, "Help
help ! Oh, my God !! Frank is numbering
the whole family, rouse the neighbors ~
The New York Express states that the
condition Of the injured on Wednesday night
was as follows: ...
Mr.. Gouldy still breathes, but his life is
despaired of. He is evidently delirious.-
Through the day he wished to know what
was the matter with him, and what had been
done. He said he wished to die, and want
ed his friends told that he was going to Je-
sus. He would occasionally exclaim: "Oh,
don't kill me !" Don't kill me !''
The lives of the two boys Charles, aged
six years, and Nathaniel, aged fourteen
years-are still considered in danger. The
doctor, early in the evening removed piece
of the fractured bone from Nathanel's
skull.
1t is understood that Mrs. Goudy is on
the eve of accouchment, which renders her
situation more critical than it would other.
wise be.
Up to late hour of the night, the street
in front of the house in which the victims
lie, was crowded with inquisitve men, wo.
men and children, who were anxious to learn
all the particulars. They collected togeth-
er in cliques of twenty or more and told the
most outrageous stories, all kinds of which
were ahoat. No one was admitted to the
house, and an officer was stationed on the
sidewalk to keep the crowd quiet.
The Tribune says: '.
The house has been beseiged all day by
persons, many of whom are women, who have
the most dcpraved and morbid curiosity to
see bloody scene. One man, very respect.
ably dressed, came to the house with his
whole family, among them little girl not
more than ten years Of age, and he was very
much disappointed because he could not get
in and let his little daughter see the wound
ed PERSONS - Cleveland Herald.