Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-06-04
A FATHER MURDERED.
Fatal Result Of a Family Quarrel.
A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF New YORK SHOT
DEAD.
New YoRK, JUNE 3.

NEW YORK, JUNE 3.
At6:45 A. NJ to-day, Frank Wolworth, aged
nineteen, boarding at the Stuatevant House,
had a quarrel about money matters with MS
father, Mansfield Tracy WalwOrth, and shot
him dead with a revolver. After committing
the deed, tho paricide gave himself inta custo-
dy of police.
Mansfield T. Walwortb, who was shot to-day
by his son, belongs to one OF the nrst tamilles
of this State, and was at one time Grand Mas
ter of Masons OF New York State. He posses
sed high literary abilities, and has supplied
weekly press with infinite number OF feW-
sions and light reading matter. On Monday
Walforth uuarrelled with his wife and made
threat of killing her. When his sou heard OF
the quarrel and threat, he sought his father
and followed him from Saratoga to New York.
Meeting of the father and son was arranged
4 to take place at the Sturtevant House, oStensi-
bly, to settle family matters.
THE MURDERERs STORY.
The following is the prisoner story as told
to the Coroner in answer to questions put by
that gentleman:
father having parted from her some years
ago My father is an author, and have been
studying law. l think my father was about
forty-One years old, but do not know where
he was born. My father has not lived with
my mother since We left three years ago, but
he has repeatedly sent US threatening and in
sulting letters. 1t Is only short time since
( he threatened to shoot my mother and myself.
4 shot him because of this. Not long ago l
met him In the street in Saratoga, and then
told him that IL he did not keep away ron
us. or insulted my mother any more, l would
{ slOOt him. / told him that there were bounds
E which would not allow any man TO go De-
yOnd with impunity, especially when my
mother was being insulted. / went tohis house
Yesterday, and left note for him to call on
me, which he did this morning.
THE FATAL INTETYIEw.
When he came in the room drew out my
Revolver and told him to promise me that he
would not threaten or insult us any more,
which he promised. Shortly afterwards we
began speaking on family matters, and he
hsed some very insulting language and put
his hand in his pocket as though to draw q
pistol, when shot HIN. He then came tow
ards me when fred three other shots at him
When fired the last shot at him he had me
by the collar only regret this on account o.
the effect it viii have on my family. IWOuld
like Judge Barbour tO'know this, as he wa
Interested in the case before.
THE THREATENING LETTERS TO THE MOTHER
A despatch from Saratoga says "Franl
left that place yesterday morning without in
forming his mother of bis Intention. Mrs
NalWOrth has lately received number o
threatening letters from her late husband. i
Is supposed that young WalWOrth has inter
CApted similar letters to her from his father
as she has found in her sons room two empty
envelopes to her own address since he lef
home. The mother thinks her son had ais
received threatening letters from Ills father
Mrs. WalwOrth was divorced from her hus
band about two years ago.
THE CAHEER or THE DECEASED.
The murder OF Mr.. WalwOrth by bis sol
has created q profound sensation, owing d
the distinguished social relations OF the family
The deceased was q SON Of the late Chancollo
WalWOrth-one Of the most distinguished cit
zens Of this State, and q man identified witt
the great temperance, tract, aud Bible Socie
ties. The Chancellor died In 1867, aged 8
wears. A brother Of the deceased is pOpula
Ind eloquent mission preacher Of the Paulistl
THE family has been Identified with the mos
prominent interests in this State, In the judl
eiary, the church, and In education and litera
lure, and they have a wide, influential cor
hectiOn.