The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-11-06
Horrible Tragedy in New York.

One Of the most unnatural tragedies that
We remember 10 have ever read Was enacted
IN 3Oth Street New York, lat week on Tues.
day night The son of respectable man NJ.
tempted 10 Kill his iatlcrs family entire.
The instrument used Was Ratchet. Francis
\, GouldcN, the murderer, was about nine
teen years Of age, and dissipated young
man
The family consisted Of Francis Gouldcy,
Jane \, Gouldry, his second wilc-lhrcc sous.
Francis A. the homicide Nathan. fourteen
wears old Charles Wesley. i've years old
u daughter, Mary Eliza, fifteen ycars old two
small children, two aud four years old, aud
two servant girls named Elizabeth Carr aud
Joanna Murphy.
\ appear, that the habits Of the Young
man Francis duplrased his father he wa,
out nights, aud wanted roomuch money His
father refused to allow him night kcy but
would get zap and let him in when he came
home late nights, aud rehuhe him for his I'M
scasonahe hours. II j. stated, also, that
Frank yesterday took bank book from his
fathers drawer, which the old gentleman
pronounced TO better than stealing
Last ughtFrank came homo at ten o'clock
The family had retired with the exception Of
the father, who was sitting in front room
on the second floor. His wife WAS in bed IN
room adjoining, in the rear, aud the two
small children we're in crib in the room with
their mothel.
Mrs. Gouldey saws that a. Frank came in
she was just retiring, aud he said to her.
"Nhy mother, are you up yet Pc "lcs.
Frank was the reply 81 am up vet" lie
-thcn passed into the room whore Mr. Coal
dcy was, and she heard some unpleasant
words pass between the two. and finally heard
ho'a y ieii ~ tiic floor. She had-iust rot
into bed, and thought to hcrsclC-is Il posi-
Bile Frank has struck his father? and AT that
thought Frank came into her room, partially
raised the netting from around her bed, and
dealt her heavy blow on the head with u
Ratchet She screamed and sprung M, and
he repeated the blow twice, when she frll
heavily TO the floor breaking down the net
ting as she fell. The murderer then nesscd
through the hall bedroom, where his two
brothers slept Ihoy had both got up, hear
ing tho noise, and he struck each murder
Gus blow on the head. lie LEFT them both
PROSTATE and covered with blood. ana passed
on TO the stairs and assembled To the third
floor The apartments on the third floor
were occupied 10y himself his sister Mary,
and two serv ants. The servants had heard
the noise, and were in the hall Of the-upper
floor Us he wen, up Stairs. lie Immediately
attacked them prostrating each with fright
iul blow upon the head. Mary hearing the
struggle and screams of the servants, crened
her door, and looking out, saw the girls cover
ed with blood but did not recognize her
brother. Believing il 90 be a burglar. she
locked her door and remained in her room.
Hud she known it was her brother she would
have rushed out, in which case che would
probably have been murdered
After committing this series Of atrocious
crimes it is believed the homicide went down
stairs, pulled off his boots and coat, and
donnsd slippers and morning gown, in which
costume he returned to his room and com
mitted suicide with three bNrreled pistol !
Only one barrel was discharged the other
two were heavily loaded when the weapon
WIS found. As drawer of the bureau in his /
room was open, it is believed TINT he took
the pistol out amer entering his room for the 7
last time. His sister says he has had a PTS !
tol for several years
The ball entered above ,he right car, and .
passed out just over the leit eve, causing in
Simultaneous death.
The alarm having been given, the ncighbors /
rushed to the spot, and bcheld a scene of (
blood and horror too painful to describe ,
The father lay upon the floor entirely uncon-
scious, with his face and head bathed in blood |
In the next room the mother lay helpless.
and in the hall bedroom the two boys were
PROSTATE, and one of them senselcss, and in ,
the upper hall the two servants lny also
covered with blood one of them tossing her
arms in delrium; while the author of the
appalling tragedy lay lifclcss on the Ao-- ~s
his own room, still grasping the fatal pistol
in his right hand.
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