The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-10-30

ALlAHr, Oct.
IT. Anep;eau General Committee kes4|
nouin1Dd John d. Hviagston, q Alb0ykI
ter Osalress, in plass y jonas Snsas WITH
lis. Dow, the RepahlieI candidate n The
tn Bisaeioi, declines ii 9nvor Of Briggs, TIA
American candidate.
MApIsoH, Ind, Dot. 27.--At the trial to-day
. Uolunbus, Ind, Of tho suit, Shrewsbury
and Price against Nswherter, verdict Was
rendered for the former for $4,000, when
the latter drew pistol and shot himself
through the heart and died instantly.
New YoHK, OF. 27.--A horrid massacre
occurred In West 30th street; two persons
were murdered, and I've wounded, Il = esp-
posed mortally. The victims arc the family
Of Francis Goulding, Esq, lumber merchant,
consisting Of himself and vito, two sons, two
daughters and . servant girl. The aons,
aged respectively nine and twelve, arc already
dead, and the wife is dying. The others can
not recover. The murderer 10 tho eldest son
of Mr.. g. He has committed suicide. His
motive is said TO have been revenge, hs hay
ing been detected some weeks ago in the act
Of robbing his father to q considerable
amount.
Isecond dispatch.]
Young Goulding returned home about IL
o'clock, laboring under deliriunl tremens, and
proceeding to the cellar got an axe and went
% bio fathers chamber, hitting him on bis
skull several blows from the axe. He can't
live. Mrss g. hearing tho cries OF her hus-
band rubbed from her room TO his assistance,
and Was In torn attacked BY her Infatuated
son, and was badly wounded. The brothers,
one Is years old and the other IA, were next
STACKED, receiving several blows from the
axe. The Oldest Won't live.
Amarried sister, with her baby in her arms,
was the next victim, but she managed to es-
cape without serious injury. Two servant
girls, who had rushed into tho hall, were next
attacked, and we're 20 horribly butchered that
II is feared neither will live. Both were sent
to the hospital. The assassin finally went to
his own chamber, and looking himself in,
blew out his brains. The Goulding family
vas highly respected. Mr.. g. was m officer
known in the community.
Third dispatch.l
Francis A. Goulding, the murderer, ID about
10 years Of age and 10 dissipated young
man. lie was let in last night BY his father,
and Immediately vent 70 his bed room in the
Sd story and todk on his coat and boots
.
his room, he crcpt down stairs. The father
unnotioed and split his skull open. He IL
next attack, her skull being fractured. X
does not appear that either Of the parents ut
tered scream sufficiently loud to alarm the
brothers were next attacked, and are likely
10 It.a ha &Sra wsr1a -
vexssy injured. The t~o youngest sisters
having their door looked escaped injury.
Young Goulding's suicide was the FIRST mat.
ter which attracted the attention Of the po-
lice, who broke in the house and ascertained
| the state OF affairs. Physicians were called
and every thing done to allay tho suffsrings
Of the victims. The eldest boy has com.
pound fracture OF the skull. Mrs. G.'s iniu.
ries are less dangerous, but her recovery very
doubtful. The servant girls, were less in
jured than any of the others.
Fourth dispatoh.1
Mrs. Goulding, the young murderer's ster
mother, is able to converse and states that a,
Frank came in she was just retiring, and he
said to her, "Why, mother, are you up yet. :
"Yes, Franz, . was the reply, 81 am up yet
| He then passed into the room where Mr.. q
was, aud then she heard some unpleasant
words pass between them, and finally heart
a heavy fall ons1he aoor. She had just go
into bed and thought TO herself, sis it posi-
BILE that Frank has struck his father" and a
that moment Frank came into her room, par
| tally raised the netting from AROUND the be.
and dealt her a heavy blow % th1 head witt
a Ratchet. She screamed and sprang up
lie repeated the blow twls, when she fei
heavily to tho floor, breaking down the net
| ting as she fell. Hopes are entertained o
her recovery, ~ she 10 comparatively DOM
Portable, but her condition is extremely crit
ioal, and her injuries are very dangerous.
/ Johanna Murphy, one OF the servants, j
suffering the greatest agony. One side 0
her face is psralyssd. When she was brough
into the hospital she was speechless. She i
now delirious and the chances of her livinI
very slight.
4 Elizabeth Carr, the other servant, was no
considered dangerous. She says that whel
she got to the second floor she saw Franz
with Ratchet in his hand striking his mothe
and Johanna, both Of whom fell. ElizAbet
wrested the Ratchet from the murderer AM
ran into her room, in the third story, bu
could not fastsn the door for want Of bolt
He followed her and said "Give me tn
Ratchet, Lizzie, do not wish TO kill you,
only wish to escape" He then wrenched
from herand gave her three blows on til
head, and then left her dead as he supposed
Foreign lsems.
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