New-York tribune., 1873-07-07
LOCAL MISCELLANY.
wALwoRTH SENTENCED


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The announcement that sentence wg 10 I've
oa..ed am Prank II walwofth fur the shooting ~ hia
,otn.r Mansfield Tracy waiwcrsh. at che sturicvant
Uou.e by Judge Davis in the Court OF over and tsfnl
ner AZ 1880 a. m last Saturday. sluaTted an eroo'"
ingy large crowd tmthcr but through tho oh"rH VI e
nlcers The court room was not ~ denseY packed Win
.,. =. \, nsa heeu during tho trial. Ati0s a. every
,i IN the courtroom was occupied. and few speota
TOR. were permitted to stand IN the back ai-ls o"i
there was no crowdng A. this hour 100 u" Pi'S"n''
was brought from the T0mhs by the Hh'"h' s'' n'
numerous relatives aud friends. VINO VIZ" WIN nm
during the trial. arrived. Tho conhH'' y" ~"
sides with the exception ~ Mr.. Beach we're pnh''u'
An their places and at f0Jga. M Judge Davis "alh''
hr,ssIv into tho court room and seatod himself on the
bench. Tho prisoner who had been In the ante ioom
with his friends was then summoned 20 the bha"u'f
where ho was followed by Dis relatives lie to"a hi'
aocu stoned seat his mother being on the nsh ana ns
little brother Tracy aud his sisters ocoupihF oh" '
the left He famed himself win his hat and While
half conemptuous smile ourled on hs iPs ghzed arouh'
the room With the same cool Indifference that has chaf
acisrized his conduct throughout tho trial
After the formal opening of the court by the cfiet
Distr let Attorner Phelps said May please the 'ou
the trial Of Prank n. Walworth has ended bY ihe n~
gent Jury rendering verdict Of mnrd'r 10 inc "'ou'
degree aud only remains for me To AK tha' 'he
Judgment OF the Court be pronounced upon num-
An oppressive silence followed. every eye being nHed
upon Mr. OCona m the rpoctation that he would nave
somethng ~ say; but ho did not move from ms scat
Mr. Sparks the clerk then sad; "Wal~orth' arise
The prisoner did he was hidden, standing
with his left hand thrust In tho breast
OF hls coat. and swinging hs hht care
les.ly m his right hand Ito looked calmy Of the
clerk who said. Frank n walworth. What have you
20 say why ho Judgment OF the Court should not be pro-
nonnocd against YOU according 10 lawW The youthful
criminal lifted his hand 10 his face drcw hs hngor.
some what ncryousy his forehead stfniften'a
himself aud slightly changed his position. All eyes
we're eagerly hred upon him, all thought that he was
about 20 speak hut not word escaped bis lps. There
he stood looking tho Judge In tho face with boidn"ss
which yorged on efrontorY Judge Davis. who was ap.
pareny doubt whether the prisoner intended % speak
or not waited half minute. ami then passed the
sentence NJ the Court, with tromor in hs voice aud
with a slow aud Impressive delivery.
walworth' ho said, '1 have never hoen called upon
In my life 80 perform more painful duty than thr oh.
vou nave had tbe brnent of counsel not surpassed Do
oauaed IN ability and learning aud ~ lnN selected
ntally by yourself you have been convicted gi
The crime Of murder IN the second deg,e lAs pan'h.
left TO the Court n - severe, bu a. tho Court deems
your friends aud your family, and consims you ior fe
TO the state Prison, from which you probably can nave
no hope of escape. unless possibly, 40 r1nc future dhY
tbrough Etpruiive ciemoncY. The evidence n your
case. my Judgment, fully Jusuhed the verdict Nhch
has boon rendered against you and have fearful 1ouut
that IL would have Justified verdict Of murder 10 me
frst degree for cannot eve what moyesyou coull
loaded coming 10 NcWY0rI, seeking an interview with
your father, aud almost immottriY shooting hn down
mined thai his lfe should BE- crnuated By y0r hand
nope. however, that tho searcher of n hear can pe
ceiye from your conduct chat wte not animated ~
that promoitluon aud dcberttou which ihe statute
now requires to constitute hn crime h th, ul-I u i
The duy am to perform Dr. rendered douul p'hlH pF
tho fact that yea uoiong 20 nmy houoi, ana S,'n
gushcd both Ia Tue aiy and military anna.' oi your
has been truly said by your COUNSEL Tor long mo the
chief equity Judge o. ths great STATE ana y, iell r.
virtues that adorn aud elevate man. second 90 none
who have attained 80 s lsn station n1u on t w.
other hand a gahliAtnef On lho h,,hei go, go,
iell nObly fighting for ms country on the hcid ol
battle and left rceord " which a his doscendants
may we'll be proud IL Is wth urf that ieel bonnu 20
express my that tlU memory Of those great aud
dstu gushcd ancestors should not have uartucd yon
from the commission OF such crime that " which
you cOnyicted Your poor mother bad indeed great
s1in Won also undoubtedly had great cause feel
only grlevod merely bat ashamed aud indignant ~ ne
flmly buL bad as he WAS you we're nos u hu the
dyeng6fo o. those Trenga le nad dsns no,hiE 70 ior
felt life 90 the laws of DIS country and least on
All he done anything % forfeit his life at the hands
OF hs own and eldest son Mhen iook BACK at h,' mo
Stew MN ] n ,nS M tIr @ tSat tb,t death mf have been
more horrDe than thousand deaths in any other form
& -, a. ueacefti nterylew 10 settle family dlfiedthe
invited a seat IN your room, and apparently almost
Instantly confronted Wild weapon Ot death in his
sons hands what thoughts must have rushed upon him
t that moment when he found that the person whom
ne expccted hal come 60 hun for the purposes OF a
peaceful arrangemeut--what terrible thoughts must
have rushed upon him When he received the loadcn
messenger Of death hts bosom nom the hands ~ hs
eldest BOY I -hudder when think VI a., and think
you ought 10 devote your whole fe To repentance such
as God only accept Tor 50 horrible a uoed Tue
sentence OF the Court IL that you De imprisoned In the
state Prison at sing sing at bard LABOR, Tor the fun
JSrm Of your natural hfe.
Neither the prisoner. his mother. Of hs rcla
tlons Tested tho slightest emotion curing this
pressiye scene. After the Judge had pronounced tho
last sentence Of his remarks, which deprived the para
eide OF liberty for life aud condemned him ~ degrading
toll there momentary silence. The young
then turned aud quietly shook hands with hts friends
who one by one departed with saddened hearts His
mother her boy 10 the last. alone remained with
him. and when Deputy Sheriff Shields took him from the
room she followed. Nalworth conducted the
Tombs, where he was placed in or the condemned
cells on the tier with sharkey and other murderers
for his ghbors IL Is understood that he will not be
taken TO Sing sing before Wednesday. Rumor has 1t
that at an early day Mr.. O'Conor Will make motion for
a new trial such further proceedings Will tend
shorten the length mitigate tho severity Of his
clients punishment. lie Will als0 move that Maworth
permitted % remain I'm the IOmDs until the question
raised shall have been decided
CAPRICES OF RUFFIANISM