Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1869-07-29

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY on STATEN
ISLAND

ISLAND 44@
an Iatoric1ted and Insane Shoemaker
Cuts n LtttLe GIFTS 1hroat, and then
His Onn.
Those who have passed up the street
leading from the ferry landing in Tomp-
kinsville, Staten Island. may remember
large, three-story, brown stone-front
house, the first story of which is a shoe
store, standing at the head of that street,
and fronting the landing. This store
belongs to Mr.. Cornelius Harring-
ton, and in the building that gem
tleman resides with his family
For the past ten months he has had in
his employ a jpurn-yman shoemaker,
named Garrett Roache, aged AZ years,
widower. who lived with the family.
Roach was. as rule, very industrious,
and was esteemed am excellent workman.
He had, however. an unfortunate habit of
getting on "A spree. on which occasions be
would be under the influence of liquor
for week or more at a time. and would
frequently have attacks OF dettTsusgl ire
lnens. resulting from bi- IDtoAlcatlon.
Mr. Harrington several times Threatened
10 discharge him tor this reason, but as
the unfortunate man promised TO quit Dis
irregu lar habits, be still retained him IN
employ. About ten days ago 1t was no.
ticed that Ro4che was again drinking 10
excess, but a he was quiet in hir de-
meanor the discovery excited no undue
comment On Monday Ia was at work
all day. and appeared u have quit drink
ing. In the evening. however, be drank
excessively, and went 10 his room IN
state Of decided inrbriety- About sik
o'clock yesterday morning he Knocked ri
the door of Mr.. Harrington's sleeping
room-an unusual proceedIngon has part
and on that gentleman's asking what he
wanted. replied Il thought would lei you
know that did not sleep well Last night
Mr. Harrington remarked 10 him that be
looked pale and sickly, but that be would
probably get better during the day. and
went down TO open his store, Eoache go
ing up again 70 the room wherein he
worked, on the third floor. liz appears
that he there took from biz bench d very
ksen-edged shoemaker knife. hnd coming
down stairs again entered the room adj
Joining Mr.. Huntington. which was the
sleeping apartment Of that gentleman
two daughters. one OF whom. Emma. was
aged -, and her sister about , years
Emma WAS clothing herself when be came
IN, and appears 10 have b.en az that mo
ment engaged in Iaeing one of her sho.s
Without moments parley, kpacie seized
her, threw her upon the bed ana dew iil'-
knife across her throat. ssyerIng isle caro-
| rid artery, windpipe and all al one stroke
iaflIcting a gha-ty wound, extending
4 from ear to ear. Emma gave one slight
scream aud Immediately expired. Her
! little sister, who was pnt Ira a terrible
\ fright, crept under the bed when the
madman first entered, and had managed
I TO escape thence down stairs ia a moment
afterward. where she told her father that
ROache was numbering Emma. Mr..
4 ii arlington immediately rushed up 70
the room. and was driven almost
insane by the appalling sight which met
+ his viex-bi- dead ehild lying on the bed,
covered with blood yet npwln-s from tie
wound in her throat. The neigbbors
were Immediately alarmed. and a search
wac Instituted for the murderer II seems
that Immediately after enaciing the ter
ribls tragedy koache went 10 las own
room. where. standing before a looking
glass. be drew the knife across has own
throat, INJECTING wound from which be
died in a lew minutes; tor when = gentle
man who was passing by when the alarm
z was gwen tuAsltA lit i''N7S 49,
stair. IN search OF him, the man wAs
found lying On the floor. jast in the act 81
expiring. A scattering Of blood On The
looking-glas-. and the appearance 81 po"i
4 of blood on the floor Immediately under
meath, show that the suicidal act wa- eOm-
mitted with dellberatiOu and determine
ton. while the Nretched man was looking
in the mirror
fs1f
double tragedy beggars description. and
the. wild iamrIlsa tions 81 the parents OF
the victim OF the murGer Ter suicide we're
! heart rending. The murdered girl was a
beautiful and exceedingly bright .chlld
aud was greatly petred by all the neigh
bors The horrible event ha- cast a gloom
over the whole yill8ge. which, ha- never
. before known such dirrtni occurrences
Mr. james Harcanrf, the Coroner, impa-
: ueled "a jury yesterday morning. ~hn, al
ter hearing Mr.. Harrington testimony.
+, returned a verdict a. 20 tie death of each
e OF the parties in accord tICc with the facts
r above narrated.
Reaches body wa- Immediately remov-
ed Ia the vault in the toNn 10 await dis
position by his fiiend-. The obsrquies of
z his unfortunate victim tbuk place on
! Thursday. knarhe l. aid 10 have been
{ when sober. qaIte uuubfru-iye man, and
and to haze alAay. manifested special
regard for Mr. Harrington children.