The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-28

violence met the view Of the officers In the hallway OF
the third story the two servants lay weterng IN ther
blood one Of them being unconscious while the other
was tossing her in wild delirium, and uterng I'M
precautions upon the head Of the destroyer.
SUICIDE OF THE MURDERER.
But here the tide of human blood did not rest
In the back bedroom on this loor the author Of the
appalling tragedy lay gasping in the agones Of DEATH
In his hand firmly cnched three barrelled pistol,
with which had concluded the last act in the tragedy
by blowing his brains out He was still breathing when
the police arrived but in few seconds afterwards ne
uttered deep groan and then all was still as death Tho
murderer of his father mother and brother had gone to
his account and by his own hand. After the nds
crimnae slaughter Of the entire household already de-
scrbed Frank pulled of his boots and coat, and putting
a morning gown, proceeded to his own bedroom, and
there completed the work by offering up himself a
sacrifice.
HORROR OF THE NEIGHBoRs.
The neighbors in the adjoining houses alarmed by the
oft repeated cries Of MURDER hurried to the spot and in
few moments the house full of people, whose horror
at witnessing the scene was beyond description
Three members of the family alone escaped the
the wrath of the revengefu youth, namely Mary Eliza
beth and her sisters Jane and Catherine The escape Of
the former was most miraculous. Jane and Catherine
in the bedroom with their mother and as the
Deghbors passed into the the youngest one jumped
out of bed, and joyously exclaimed, "Tm not hurtn
number of medical promptly in attendance
and rendered valuable assistance the wounded From
one Of the doctors reporter got the following facts re-
lative to the condition Of the injured parties when
amned by the physicians
CONDITION OF THE WOUNDED.
Mr. Gouldy the father struck upon the left side of
The skull, in two places, the entering into the sub
stance Of the brain. large piece of bone, nearly
large as the palm Of ones hand detached by the
geon and with came portions of the substance Of the
BRAIN The wound partially closed, sufficient open
ing being left for the passage of fluids. The case is con
sdered hopeless. The patient wholly unconscious and
in all probability cannot recover.
Mrs. Gouldy, the mother, who is encnte, received
three wounds upon the head, two of which scalp
wounds, from to two inches in length The third
wound penetrated the substance of the brain about two
inches above the right Three small pieces Of bone
removed, and the wounds closed. In addition to
these she received two puncured blows upon her right
arm, causing conusons The patient complains of
pain from the wounds upon her than from those
her head Hopes entertained of her recovery
she is comparatively comfortable, but her condition is
tremey critical and her injuries very dangerous.
The boy Nathaniel received blow the right side Of
the head cutting the scalp for three inches and deach
ing large piece Of tie temporal bone, with portions Of
the pare,al bone several pieces Of which removed
His condition is also extremely critical. Consciousness,
however is perfect.
Charles the boy of FIVE, received blow about inch
and half from the medan line near the verex, which
communicated with the substance Of the brain. The
edges Of the wound brought together, and the
dtion of the patient is comfortable but dangerous
Joanna Murphy had cut four inches in length the
left pareta bonc acturng the SKULL the blade of the
penetrated the dura mater, causing derum There
is hope whatever Of her recovery Joanna is twenty
three years Of age and has been in the employment Of
Mr. Goudy for the last five years She conveyed TO
the New York Hospital yesterday, where she lies in
very low condition.
Elizabeth Carr, nurse, has three wounds the head
The main Of circular form TO the right occpita
bone and FIVE inches in diameter. Then there
scalp wounds the left side Of the head the parc
tai bone, and two similar wounds the right side Of the
head
\ APPEARANCE OF THE SUICIDE MURDERER.
Frank the murderer and suicide shot through the
Fright paricta bone, the ball entering little above and
behind the car and lodging the substance Of the brain
The aperture in the skull caused by the entrance Of the
bah was nearly two inches In diameter. From this
cavity tho brain oozed in largo quantities and mingled
with the blood upon the floor The deceased lay on his
pack with his feet towards the door and covered with
bro he was the spectacle presented most hor-
Dfibe one indeed.
EXCITEMENT IN THE SEIGHBoRHoop.
The excitement Of the neighbors intense. Thou.
sands nocked TO the Of the tragedy all anxious
gain admrance to the theatre of the bloody carnival
From midnight until daylight the next morning the in
habants continued TO throng the front Of the
house Inspector Curry Of the Twentieth precinct 20
lcc was carly in attendance, and with platoon Of
preserved order The most exaggerated accounts had
gone forth concerning the tragedy and all sorts of aes
tons were asked by the bystanders with view to learn
the true facts in the Every had his theory
of the cause and origin of the difficulty Some
attributed i TO insanity, some TO passion, some
to revenge, and others 10 despair, occasion.
cd by losses at gambling Tho wayward chsrac.
ter Of young Goudy well known 10 the neighbors
and not few Of them had personal cognance Of his
dutiful and cxtravagaut course Of life.