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n* ua* commuifu suiciua. him motive is Mill 1*1 hftVA iHtftl refflIJfM, lie IlSVlng Ih'CP detected Milne Week ago in the art of rol*-bing his tether t** u large amountYoung I building n-turned home about II o'clock, laboring moler delerium, and pro-ree ling to tlie cellar, got an axe and went to Ium father'* chandier, hitting him on Mm •kull several Muwm with the axe. The father cannot l.ve. Mr*. Goulding hearing the cry of her husliand, ru*h«-d from her room to his assist sore. and wuh in turn at-lucked by her Infuriated snn.at.d wa* badly hurt , the brother.one !3 year* old and the other 14. were next attacked, receiving several blows from the axe; the el drat wont live; a married Mister with her baby in her arm*, wa* the next victim, but she managed to escape with serious injury; two servant girls who had rushed into the hall were next attacked, ami were so horribly butchered that it Is frar*-d neither will live, both were sent to the hospital. The aaa*ssin finally went to bis own chamlier and locking himself iu, blew out hia brains with a pistol.The floiildirig family was highly reports l»!e. Mr. 0. was an officer in the Thirtieth street Methodist tburch.and well known in the community.Francis Moulding, the murderer, ia about 19 years of ageand i- a desperate ynonr man. lie «4* let In last night by his father and immediately went to his hed-rcom in the third story .and took off his coat and hoots, then seiie I a hatchet which he had k*pt in his room, he er*pt down stairs. Tha father had just got into l*ed when the son entered the room, unt oil* ed.and split h'B skull open, he is now reported dead ; Mra. G. received tha naxt attack, her skuil being fractured It does not appear that either ol the |iarenU uttered a scream sufficiently loud to alarm Ike other members of the family. Two young brothers were next attacked, and ara likely to die; the two servant girls were next severely injured; tha two youngest sisters having their door locked esesped injury.Young (ioulding’s suicide waa tha first matter which attracted tha attention of tha police, who broke in tha houe«| and ascertained tha vtate of affairs.Physicians were called and everything possible done to allay tha sufferings of tha victims.The eldest boy baa a compound fracture of the skuiL Mra lt;b-ulding's injuries ara lees dangerous.but her recovery saeros very doubtful The servaat girls were leas in jurad than aay oa# of tha others.Iows*the republkaan candidate la tha 7th fonfreaelocal District, decllnaa la favov at Briggs, tha Amariaan candidate.The steamship Africa sailed to-day for Liverpool, with 84 passengers and 400,000 dollars la specieThe Times’ Washington correspondent telegraphs a rumor that Gor. Floyd will re-eral Black.Mr. Dallas has written a letter to tha Prea-ident, that he will return home la tha spring and Mr. Clay has been sailed home fromPeru.Mr. Preston decllnaa the Mlmion to Spain after haring intimated hia aeeeptanaa.The Government has chartered a Mora
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Daily Iowa State Democrat
Davenport, Iowa, US
Thu, Oct 28, 1858
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