The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-04
NEW YORK.


NEW YORK.
A Son Murders his Father.
NRw YORK, June 3.-At $40 a. M
to-day, Frank Walworth. aged l9
boarding at the Sturtevant House, hsc
a quarrel with his father, MANSFIELD
Tracy Walwortb, and shot him deat
with a revolver. After committing th'
deed he gave himself into custody
Mansfield T. Walworth belonged to one
o. the fret families of this city, and was
at one time Grand Master Of Masons
OF New York State. He possessed high
literary abilities, and has supplied the
weekly press with q large amount OF
light reading matter. On Monday Wal
worth quarreled with his wife, and
made threats OF killing her. When bis
SON heard of the quarrel and threat, he
sought him out and followed him from,
Saratoga to New York, where he found
him, and a meeting OF father and son
was arranged 10 take place at the Stur-
tevant House, ostensibly to settle FAM
lily matters.
The meeting took place early this
morning in the cons room in the hotel.
All was quiet. when suddenly four pis-
tol shots were heard in quick success
sion. Young Walworth then walked
down stairs briskly out on Broadway,
when be enquired of an officer for the
nearest station house and on reaching
it he said, Il have shot my father, and
have come to surrender myself" He
was locked up. Mr.. Walworth's body
wac found lying on the floor OF bis
some room. Death was instantaneous.
He was shot through the heart and
in the right arm and in the abdomen.
LATER.
Frank Walworth, who killed his
father at the Sturtvant House this morn.
ing, stated to the Coroner that the cause
OF the shooting originated from repeat
ed insulting letters sent by his father to
his mother. At his request his father
called on him this morning at the ho-
tel, where he was temporarily staying
and after some conversation, the father
used insulting language and made a
move as though to draw pistol, when
he shot him. His father then came
towards him when he fred three more
shots. Young Walworth states that
when be fred the last shot his father
had him by the collar. He says he
only regrets the occurrence on account
of the effect it will have on his family.
Mrs. Walworth was divorced from
her husband about two years ago. The
prisoner who is about twenty years OF
age, manilests but little concern re-
garding the issue OF the affair, and
maintains an Indifferent air apparently
born up by a sense Of right. He is, by
the advice oil his counsel, very uncom-
municative and refuses to say anything
IN reference to the murder. In reply
to question by Police Captain Bur-
den, he said: Father threatened to
shoot mother and me and l thought it
beet that he should die" The parricide
was communicated to Judge Barbour.
ia the Supreme Court to-day. As the
Judge is q relation OF Walworth's he
was very much affected and had to be
led cut OF court. The court was then
adjourned.
Woodruff and Clahin.
The case OF Woodruff and Claflin
came up in Oyer and Terminer to-day
the sffidavits of Tennie and Victoria
were read asking for the postpouement
Of the case Ia consequence Of the alb
sence of material witnesses. The post
ponement was granted aud the case set
down for the 10th inst.
Fire.
At the fire in the carp entershop No.
40 Elm street, at 1880 a. m. to-day,
q wall fell burying Martin Wslch, fore
man Of engine company No. 80, and
and Edward Wilhelm, foreman OF ~
aud a number OF other fremen were In
iured but it il not known whether ia
tally.
CoIlIsion at Sen.
Soon after 2 o'clock this morning
while the French steamship. Vile Dill
Havre, from Havre, was making hel
ray up to port, she ran into the British
bark, Cusaco. The Captain ofthe ship
rushed on deck. He saved the greater
portion Of the papers, but with the ex-
cep,iou of a few triaing articles Of
wearing apparel, nothing was saved
from the wreck. The Curaco was 3OU
tons burden, worth about $4,000, and
was insured in different companies to
nearly her inll value. Her cargo con.
sisted of woods, skins and coffee, valued
at about $50, 0,00Q all lost.
At a meeting OF COMMANDERS OF Free
Mssons this morning. . committee was
appointed to make preparations for the
the reception OF the remslns OF Hon
James L. Orr, which are expected to
arrive here from Ct Petersburg mex
Monday. ~
The entries for the race OF the he"
York watch club, which takes place ot
Thursday next, were closed this morn,
ing. An exciting contest is anticipated
and extensive arrangements have oeen
psde for the race.
Jay Gould
Left this morsipg Tor the west. d.
wa, very reticent ss to the object Of hl
visit.
The Eng lish forser. :.
Judges Woodruff and Blstchford' II
sa elaborate opinion have dismisse'
the wsi.s Of bsbess corpus and csrtso ,
rsri in the case pf George NeDons'0