Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-11-03

uFulenu0uN luIce upon the mead OF his
aged mother, fracturing the skull and lac.
Grating her face most frightfully. This
iend in humane shape then entered the
room where his two Younger bro hers were
sleeping, and struck each of them a blow
with the hatch It still reeking with the
blood If his parents The brothers we're
knocked insensible at the first blow, and
the are likely to die from their injuries.
The murderar then came TO room ocCu-
pied by the two servant girls, and served
them in like manner. Two of his sisters,
one girl 10 years Of age, ald the other
a child 2l months old, were in an Dther
room, and on account of not leaving II
their lives were saved, or the desperate
either overlooked them or preferred to
let them live. After deal ng all the dead.
ly blows in his power, the murderer ran
up to his own TO nm az i'm, and placing -
revolver to his head Just above the right
ear, blew his brains out. The report of
the pistol, and an alarm made by some
one, attracted the attention of Officers Hill
and Morehouse, of the Goth precinct. then
on duty in the neighborhood, and they
fastened to the spot Finding the front
door barred and bolted, they were tenn.
pOrarily delayed, bat ing satisfied from
the cries and groans they heard issuing
from different parts Of the house, the o1r
was burst open A horrible and sckcning
sight was then pre- iented to the officials,
as in the various rooms lay the bleeding
and fully iusensible victims The officers
managed to learn who the perpetraror Of
the bloody work was and then went to the
room OF young iouldy, whom they found
stretched on thhe floor in the agonies Of
heath Beside him was pool of blood
and the pistol with which he had shot
himself, also the fatal hatchet and largo
carving nife whic, apparently had not
been used. Capt. Curry was immediately
info med Of this most horrible affair, and
went with posse Of officers to the house
Of Mr. fOuldy. Physicians were called 20
attend the victims, and every thing posi-
bic was done by the police and citizens TO
mitigate the suffering VI the unfortunate
people. The doctors in max ng examine.
tons found that Mr.. Gouidy had con-
pound fracture of the skull, and his dast
son, n ID some II years Of age was injured
IN the same nlnner. Large pieces OF the
skull were taken from each head, and 1t
seems totally impos bic for either father
or son to survive. even for short time
Mrs G0uldy seems to be in less dan gerous
condition, though her recoye Y is con,id-
cred cxtrmely doubtful. 1t is possible
that the Youngest boy, who was struck
with the hatchet, may recover but his
life is in great peril. Nv advice of the
physicians the two servant girls were re-
moved to Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
1t is thought that they will recover. The
causes which led to tn terrible siIlir have
not vt been satisfactorily ascertained, al
though, according to rumor, the murderer
was highly incensed at his father fo' hav-
ing undertaken to reprove him. 1t was
umorcd this Wednesday morning that
youn Gouldy had to zen his fathers bank
book without his authority or his consent.
and drawing money from the bank had
used it for his private purposes. The
young man among other vices, was in the
habit of staying out late at nights, and bis
father thinking he was not in the best of
company or acquiring habits which would
rebound to his credit, reproved him gent
ly, and requested that he should come
home earlier an 60 to bed at respectable
hour. M. Gouldv was highly respecta-
ble and wealthy citizen, he bein1 a retired
hardware merchant. His son, the author
of the bloody work, and whose act has
cast such gloom over the family relations
and the community, generally, was en-
gagged in a hardware store other in Platt
street or maiden Lane. He was inclined
to be a fast young man, and withal is said
to have been possessed Of a revengeful and
malicious disposition. Coroner Hill was
notified, and will hold an inquest on the
body of the murderer. 1t is charitable to
believe that the young man was quite de-
ranged at the time of committing the aw-
FIJI deed. and for the sake of humanity it
is hoped that such was the case The af-
fair caused the greatest exciteme1t in the
upper part of the city whea it became
known.