Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-10-28

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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY IN NEW YORK.
A Whole Family Butchered by q Son.
One OF the most bloody and horrible tragedies
which ever took place in New York, was enacted
in West Thirtieth street on Tuesday night.
Francis A. Gouldv, young man twenty years
cd, literally butchered the family, undoubtedly
killing his father and one servant girl, inicting
injuries which may prove fatal to his ste p mother,
two brothers and another servant girl, and crown
ing the terrible crime with self murder
The family consisted Of Francis Gouldy, Jane
A, his second wife, three sons, Francis A the
homicide; Nathan, fourteen years old Charles
Wesley, five years old daughter, Mary Eliza,
fifteen two small children, two and four wears
old, and two servant girls, Elizabeth Carr and
Joanna Murphy.
1t appears that the Young man Francis had con.
tracted some habits which displeased his father.
He was out too late nights and wanted too much
money. His father refused to give him night
key, but would get up and let him in when he
came home Of nights, and, perhaps, rebuke him
FOR his unreasonable hours. II is stated, also,
that Frank, as he was called, on Tuesday took a
bank book from his fathers drawer, which the
old gentleman pronounced no better than stealing.
Whatever the provocation or cause, Frank
went home about ten O'Clock Tuesday night
The family had retired, with the exception of
the father, who was sitting in a front room on
tuc SeCoHU uOOI. his vile was In bed the
room adjoining in the rear, and the two small
children were in crib in the room with their
mother
Mrs Gouldy says that as Frank came in, she
was just retiring, and he said to her, 'sWhy,
mother, are you up YETI" eyes, Frank | am up
yet" was the reply. He then passed into the
room where MIR. Gouldy was, and she heard
some unpleasant words pass between the two
and finally heard a heavy fall on the floor She
had just got into bed, and thong ht to hereeIf ais
II possible Frank has struck his father!" and at
that moment Frank came into her room, partially
raised The netting from around the bed and dealt
her 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 she fell.
The murderer then passed through the hall
bedroom where his two brothers slept. They
mad bo.h gotten up, bearing the Noise and he
struck each murderous blow on the head with
the same Ratchet he had used upon his father
and mother He left them both PROSTATE and COW
cred with blood, and passed on to the stairs and
assembled to the third floor
The apartments on the third floor were occu-
pied by himself his sister Mary and the two
servants. The servants had heard the noise and
were in the hall Of the upper floor as he went up
stalls; ne lmmed Lately attacked them with the
same fatal Ratchet, prostrating each with ght.
ful blow upon the head.
Mary, hearing the struggle and screams of the
servants, opened the door, and looking out, saw
the girls covered with blood, but did not recog-
mise her brother. Believing it to be a burg lar
she locked her door and remained In her room
HAD she known it was her brother she would
have rushed out, In which case she would prob
ably have been murdered
After committing this series Of atrocious crimes,
IL Is believed the homicide went down stairs
pulled on his boots and coat, and donned slip
Pers and morning gown, in which costume he
returned to his room
But Mary, meantime, had not been idle. She
had raised her window and cried "murder,,,
ana omceTs Morehouse and Hull, of the Twen-
tieth ward police, who were standing on the
corner Of Ninth avenue and Thirty first street,
house.
They Immediately went to the house, but the
door was locked, which delayed their entrance
Tor some time but they succeeded with some
labor in forcing the door.
IL Is probable that frank heard them and found
that ne was detected. Be this as II NAV, before
they found him he took a three shooter which
wa h hssyiiy loaded and placing the muz1e to
right ear and passed out just over the left eve,
causing instantaneous death.
The alarm having been given, the neighoors
rushed to the spot, and beheld a scene Of blood
and horror too painful to describe.
The father lay upon the floor entirely uncon-
sclous, with his face and head batbed in blood
In the next room the mother lay helpless, and in
the hall bedroom the two boys were PROSTATE
ana one OF them senseless, and in the upper hall
the two servants lay also covered with blood
one OF them tossing her arms in delirium; while
the author OF the appalling tragedy lay lifeless
on the floor of his ow n room, still gTa,plng the
fatal pistol in his right hand.
The two small children and Mary were the
only ones unframed As the sffrighted neigh.
bors passed through the room in which the crib
was, the little girl, two years old, sprang no and
said Pleasantly, 81 am not hurt'
The carpets and furniture in every room
through which the murderer had passed were
stained with blood.
MIR. Gouldy, the father, was struck upon the
LETT side Of his skull, in two Places the axe enter
ing into the substance Of the brain. Mrs Gouldy
the step mother who Is enci.nte, rect lived three
wounds upon the head, two OF which were scalp
wounds, from one to two inches in length The
boy Nathan received blow on the right side of
the head, cutting up the scalp for three inches
and detachng large piece of the temporal bone
charlie, the boy Of five, received blow which
communicated with the substance of the brain
Joanna Murphy died Of her DjurieS next morning.
Elizabeth Carr was dangerously wounded, aud
probably cannot recover Indeed, the condition
OF all is extremely critical and il would not be
matter Of surprise If none Of them should re-
cover.
Mr.. Gouldyi s about fifty years Of age, formerly
lumber merchant, and had retired from bust
ness with an ample fortune.
Frank, the murderer, was awakened by the
revival last winter and joined the church on pro-
baton, or ION trial. AZ il is more generally |
called lie soon apparently lost all interest In |
religion. He is spoken Of by former AGO uantances
as +" good fellow " They say he was never re- |
garded as a bad young man, although he was |
rather wild
The Ratchet which he used In the execution Of
his murderOus designs is dull, and has the an. |
pearance of having been used for opening boxes. |
The knife Is an ugly weapon-a butcher knife |
with an inch aad a half blade, six inches long,
and four inch handle. Ii looks like new W. dpon,
and has lately been made very sharp.
The affair causes great excitement; and the /
scene Of the murder Is visited by thousands
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