Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1858-11-06
Horrible Murders In New YOrk.-Sui.
eide OF the Murderer!
New YORK, Oct.

NEW YORK, Oct. 27.
A hOrrld massacre occurred in West Both
street-two persons were murdered and five
wounded, 1t is supposed MORALLY. The VIC
TINS are the family of Francis Goulding, ESQ.
lumber merchant, consisting of himself and
wife, two sons, two daughters, and a servant
girl. The sons aged respectively nine
and twelve are already dead and the wife
is dying; the others cannot recover. The
murderer is the eldest son of Mr. G. He has
committed suicide. His motive is said to have
been revenge, he having been detected some
weeks ago in the act of robbing his father of
a large amount
SECOND DEsPATCH.-YOung Goulding re-
turned home about II o'clock, labOring under
dellrium and proceeding to the cellar got an
axe and went to his fathers chamber, hitting
him on his skull several blows from the axe
he can't live. Mrs. G. hearing the cries of her
husband rushed from her room to his asss-
ance and was in turn attacked by her infuri
ated son and badly wounded The brothers.
one IL years old and the other IA, were next
attacked, receiving several blows from the
axe the eldest won't live A married sister
with her baby In her arms was the next VIC
tim, but she managed to escape with serious
INJURY. Two servant girls who rushed into
the hall were next attacked and were so hor-
rlbly bufchered that it is feared neither will
live; both were sent to the hospital. The as
sassin finally went to his own chamber and
locking himself in, blew out his brains with
pistol. The GOulding family were highly
respectable. Mr. G. was an officer in the
30th street Methodist Church and was well
known in the community.
THIRD DEsPATCH.-Francis A. Goulding.
the murderer, is about 10 years of age and is
dlssipated young man he was let in last
night by his father, and Immediately went to
his bedroom III the third story and took of
his coat and boots, then taking hatchet
which he had kept in his room he crept down
stairs. The father had just got into bed
when the son entered unnoticed and split his
| skull open; he is now reported dead Mrs.
u. received the next attack, her skull being
fractured. 1t does not appear that either OF
the parents uttered scream sufficiently loud
to alarm the other members of the family.
Two young brothers were next attacked, and
are likely to die. The two servant girls were
next severely injured. The two youngest
sisters having their door locked escaped iniu-
ry. Young GOuldings suicide was the first
matter which attracted the attention of the
police, who broke into the house and ascer-
tanned the state of affairs. Physicians were
called and everything done to allay the stuff
erings of the victims. The eldest boy has a
compound fracture of the skull Mrs. G's
injuries are less dangerous, but her recovery
is doubtful The servant girls were less in
jured than any of the others.
LATEsT.-The young murderer's stepmoth-
er is able to converse and states that as Frank
came in she was just retiring, and he said to
her "Why mother are you up YETI" Eyes,
Frank" was the reply, IL am up yet" He
then passed into the room where his father
was and then she heard some unpleasant words
pass between them, and finally heard heavy
fall Oh the floor. She had Just got into bed
and thought to herself, as it possible that
Frank has struck his father" and that mo-
ment Frank came into her room, partially
raised the netting aroung the bed and dealt
her a heavy blow on the head with a Ratchet
she screamed and sprang up and he repeated
the blow twice when she fell heavily to the
floor, breaking down the netting as she fell.
Hopes are entertained of her recovery,
as she is comfortable, but her condition is
extremely critical and her injuries very dan
gerous.
johanna Murphey, one of the servants, is
suffering the greatest agony. One side of
her face is paralzed; when she was brought
to the hospital she was speechless; she is
now delirious, and the chances of her living
are very slight.
The case of Elizabeth Carr, the other servant
was not considered dangerous. She says that
when she got to the second floor, she saw Frank
with Ratchet in his hand striking his mother
and johanna, both of whom fell Elizabeth
wrested 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
followed her and said "Give me the hatchet,
Lizzie; | do not wish to kill you, l only wish
to escape" He then wrenched it from her.
gave her three blows on the head, and left her
dead, as he supposed