The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1858-11-04


81 am net hurt
/ The carpets and furniture iu every
room through which the murderer had
passed. were stained with blood.
DIR. John G. Sewall, 234 West 30tb
street, was callod in, with some other ply
sicians, whose names We did not learO-
He examined the wounds, and this morn
ing kindly furnished our reporter with
verbal statement of the several cases, as
follows:
Mr.. Gouldy, the father, was struck up
on the left side of his skull, in two places,
the axe entering into the substance of the
brain. A latge piece of bone, nearly as
large as the palm of ones hand, was de-
tached by the surgeon, and with it came
portions of the substance of the BRAIN
The wound was partially closed, a sufi-
cient opening being left for the passage
of fluids. The case is considered hope
less. The patient is wholly unconscious,
and iu all probability cannot recover.
Mrs. Gou!dy. the mother, who is enci
eate, received three wounds upon the head,
two of which were scalp wounds, from one
to two inches in length. The third wound
penetrated the substance of the brain, a.
bout two inches above the right ear
Three small pieces of bone were removed,
and the wounds closed. In addition to
these, she received two punctured blows
upon ber right arm, causing severe con-
tusions. The patient complains Of more
pain from the wounds upon her arms than
from those on her head. Hopes are en-
tertained of her recovery, as she is COM
paratively comfortable, but her condition
is extremely critical, and her injuries ye-
ry dangerous.
The boy Nathan received blow on
the right side of the head, cutting up the
scalp for three inches, and detachiDg a
large piece of the temporal bone, with
portions Of the parietal bone, several pie
ces of which were rem owed. His coudi-
ton is also extremely critical. Conscious
ness, however. is perfect.
Charlie, the boy of FIVE, received blow
about an inch and half from the medi-
an liHe near the vertex, which commuDi-
Gated with the substance of the BRAIN
The edge of the wound were brought to-
gether, and the condition of t6e patient
is comfortable but dangerous.
The servants were taken to the Hospit-
al Immediately, in a csrriage, where Jo-
anna Murphy died Of her injuries this
morning.
The girl, Elizabeth Carr, was danger
ously wounded, and probably cannot re-
cover.
Indeed the condition of all the victims
of this unnatural crime is extremely crit
ical, and it would not be matter of sur
prise if none of them should recover
When Frank, the homicide shot him
self the ball entered about two inches a.
bove the right ear, making frighful
wound, and fracturing the skull in vari-
Gus directions. From the wounds the
brains flowed freely and lodged on the
floor, mingled with clotted blood.
Mr. Gouldy is about fifty years of age.
He is trustee in the Methodist Church,
of which Mr.. Crawford, the man who was
shot at in his pulpit by an insane man a
week ago last Sunday evening is pastor.
He was formerly lumber merchant, and
had retired from business with an ample
fortune. He was esteemed by bis church
as an exemplary Christian, and by all
who knew him as an upright honorable
citizen. His wife and daugter, We be-
lieve, are also members of the same
church.
Frank, the murderer, was awakened by
the revival last winter, and joined the
church on probation, or ION trial, as it
is more generally called. Bot he soon
apparently lost all interest in religion, aud
returned to the habits which his father
hoped he had renounced forever. 1t is
said his father has urged him to attend
family prayer in the evening but that be
has of late refused to do so. He bad
been placed in lawyers Office, but, not
liking the profession, had been taken "a
way, and situation procured for him in
hardware store. Captaia Curry, of the
Twentieth Precinct, states that he was
we'll acquainted with him, and had him
with himself in a real estate Office, in the
lower part of town, some years ogo, just
before he had decided to choose mercan-
tile pursuits. The young man had not
acquired bad habits at the time, and is
said to have been free from the use of in
toxicatinng drink. 1t appears, however.
that for some time past he had been ac-
customed to stay from home late at night,
which had been the source of much ap-
prehension in the family. His father bad,
repeatedly admonished and chided him,
assuring him that he would destroy his
character, and rain his future prospects,
by such Irregularities There being DO
amend ment Of bis conduct, the father as
sured him that it could not be tolerated;
that he must become steady and regular
Rumors came at length to his parents
that Francis had been seen at disreputa
bic places, and in improper company
This reused the old gentlemans temper,
and be began to contemplate more deel-
ded action. He had fearful alteration
with his son, who left the house, morose
and sulky, muttering vengeance. No re-
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