Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-06-13

Aut Ruin T1rFitiuts
Mansfield Tracy Walworth. who was
killed by his son. Frank z. Walworth. in
New York. TUESDAY, was the eldest son,
by the FIRST wife. Of the late Reuben Z.
MalwOrth. ex-Chancelior Of the State OF
New York. and cousin Of Chief Justice
Barbour. Of the New York Supreme Court.
lie was born in 1870 Eraduated at Union
College in 1879. Wa admitted 10 the bar,
but soon abandoned law Tor literature. His
FIRST novel. a." The Mission Of Death. was
published il 1853. and from that date ms
contributions TO the press were very numer-
ous-in fact. il is said that no American
novelist Of the present time mas written and
published more literary matter. As 10 the
vaiue Of Waiworth novels. il is suf5cient
10 say that they are Of the class 50 much
il vogue with the readers Of the New YORK
Leaoe-
Walworth wife Nelly Hardin, was the
daughter OF Mrs. Hardin. Of Illinois twidov
Of the famous Col. John j. Hardin who
became the second wife Of Chancellor
Nalworth. Shortly after the marriage Of
II. z Waiworth and Mis- Hardin. he be-
gan TO iLl-treat he-. and separation sub
sequentiy took place Mrs WalwdrtL. de-
elected by her husband. opened q school
az The Naiwurth mansion nj Saratoga ALr
Naiw0rth went % New York city.aud con
tiuued writinr 11r magazines anu Journals.
lie wrote letters % his wife. teeming with iu-
sult. one of them threatening o. breas un
her schoo. ty making charges against he-
characte- in Others Of the letters are
threats o. sho1- har and be- her son Prank
Young Wa.worth also received several OF .
these letter containing similar tnreats.
and al,l intercepted several letters written .
81. li, mother rr Walw0rtl 3 snort time .
ae.. A-- Wg.~-t. received q similar
letter frsu te- husband which her son
~lw ana read This letter repeated me
threat a. shooting herself AMI son. and
among other sentences contained the fo.-
lowing one You may be- certain tha.
sooner lr .ater D viii fllf. my promise
These letters e. maddeuei Young Frank
Ma-worrt tAat oa Monday morning la
packed his gali-a and left k- mother
house ia aLraI1-l. without bidding her or
bis sisters Eood-rg. lie went 90 New York.
met bis father DO O room az The sturteraHt
ii5a~e. Ileslay. and there shot u.l
What really Jransnirel Iu tho room 0n.v &
tae parrieida know The door had only
closed behind Wliw0-t-. s.. wneu ou- :
pi>t0l-shot- were heard III rapid succession /
A Inan occupying the room nezf q. Frank S
haiwo-th' room. heard the shots. an5 Z
jumping oat ofbsi. opened the door Of his C
room. lie sav Frank Waiwor-a. with v
pieaSiu, smile ou MS face. come out Of his
room, and, walking calmly through thec0-- o.
ridor, 60 down stair. The man opened the I
door of younr Waiwortd' s room and sras- 4
gerel back ~ Ho-r1-. for me nr-- object o
that met bis view was the body Of Wal o
worth lying IN a large pool Of blood Oh the
door, the central a-ura ola rhas-v scene.
iouug Naiworth IN hi- summer suit OF T
grey walled ieisure.y Or the telegram p
otaee and handed -he operator tie following n
despatch e.
>TUETETANT H0usE. New l11E 2
e. narlHi CHc1r0 ILL., n
nave Sh0t anC killed iather
FRANK i. NAIw0R-l
Before the operator could recover from A
hi- astonIsnmen-, young Waiworrh mad a.
reached the hotel ofhce counter. and bend OIL
ine orar. asked the clerk. .'Where B, the Sc
neare,t police station The cle-t Id
answered, The Iweury-ninth Preciuc. in 81
Inirtieth street, nea- Seventh avenue. " So
Frank NaiworL then answered. 81 nave pc
killed ny father IN my room. and am II
gong to surrender myself to the police NJ
De then walked out Of the hota. went -a ea
ae station and surrendered himself s4
1oung Naiworth was assigned room In 1T
he lombs IN d" Murderer Row His Ill
riends nave secured for him strong iersl on
ounse.. including Charlie. O'Con5r. ez- ar
district Attorney Garvin. ana ex-.Tu6rs til
ieaea. Ii is said thar me plea of INSANITY Nd
'lli be SET mp IN the priS1nc- behalf We ms
'lA probably wines repetition oftbe 90
lciieS used IN the case OF Foster and vi
toxic every argument thar viii tell viii
usel all the legal deiays possible viii ]
lnterposed the feeling Of the public the
l-i De appealed e. the name and fame co.
IAe dead man Will be covered wiki Car
lioquy and the character of pa-ricide Ric
Ill be painted IN the brightest color Tia
But the iact viii remain that II was @ re- Leg
cold-bioodel murder. f1- which pro
s murdered man 5 eonduct formed d. er- be
se or pa-iiatiou and il lisa bad year for and
lraerers, IN New York unf