Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-12

called and the prisoner walked away
with him; there was no arrest ; the |
prisoner simply walked away with the |
officer: Walworth was as cool and col |
lected as he appears now he walked to
the office door and walked back again,
and told him if he wanted to send a
dispatch he could send it by the district
telegraph | then went round to Thir-
ty-first street for DIR. Flemming | did
not see the prisoner at the hotel when l
returned.
William III. Ames, a.bell-man at the
Sturtevant House, saw Frank WalWorth
register his name on Monday afternoon
he looked as if he had been travelling, /
and was assigned a room the. witness
saw the prisoner in the Office several
times Monday afternoon on Tuesday
morning tall, good-looking man called
at the hotel, and Mr.. Barrett, the cash
Ter, gave the witness a card to carry to
No. 267 he went to the room and
knocked, but at first received no answer,
finally the door was opened, and MIR.
Frank Walworth told the witness to in
form the visitor that he was not quite
dressed; the bell rang a second time, and
the witness was asked to show the per-
son calling into the room; the prisoner
did not appear to be in the least excited,
and was sitting by the window with his
| hat and overcoat on; Mr.. Walworth,
| ST., was also calm and self-possesseG in
in appearance short time after the
prisoner came down stairs looking very
much excited, and spoke hastily to the
| clerk witness was sent for an officer by
! Mr. Barrett, but could not find one; on
his return Mr. Walworth's son was talk
| ing with an officer and another person
when Mr.. Walworth, Sr., and the wit
ness went to room No. 267 the former
acted as though he considered the pres
ence of the witness not needed, and he
left.
Mr., II. G. Barrett, the cashier at the
Sturtevant House, testified that he has
held that position about year; he had
been acquainted with Mr.. Walworth,
4 ST., and had known Frank Walworth
I about two years; on Monday afternoon,
about three o'clock, the prisoner regis
tered his name and said he had Just ar
rived on the train; he asked fol-. room
and his dinner. but. did not make any
inquiries regarding his fathers wherea-
bouts; during the afternoon the prisoner
went out of the hotel and returned
about seven o'clock in the evening; the
witness took supper with young Wal
worth at eight o'clock, but the CONVEX
sation was upon several matters, and
nothing was introduced bearing on the
/ trouble with his father. The witness
concluded as follows: When Frank Wal
worth came down stairs he came up to
me and said, ''Hooper, | have shot my
father, and | want policeman" | said,
''Do you mean to say you have. shot
! ] L L., ii
have shot him four times" he then said,
'sSend and get policeman as quick as
you CAM" he was not excited at the
: time; he assigned no reason for doing
/ it; l wrote a telegram for him and re-
I ceived his money for board; the tele-
gram was addressed G. Walworth, Alba
ny, dated from the Sturtevant Hotel; it
ran. Il have shot father-look after
: mother" he remained in the house until
an officer came; understood that Frank
d wanted to give himself up: in fact, he
! appeared anxious to do so.
Sergeant Mullen, of the Twenty ninth
t Precinct, deposed to searching the cloth.
g ing of Mr.. Walworth, Sr.; there was III
pistol in his pockets. -.
Sergeant Heating depOsed that on the
; morning of June3 the prisoner CAME
E into the station house, and said he haC
2 shot his father, and wished to deliver
himself up he sent an officer TO make
, INQUIRIES Mr. Walworth, after the Of
ficer left, pulled out the pistol shown
and. handing tito witness, said: ''Iha
=. is the pistol | shot him with; you has
< better take it = asked him if he baC
6 killed him; he said, ''He must be dead
!, for he as very close on to me the las
time | shot him4" at the same time h
n showed me the back of his right hand
e which was blackened with powder;
understood him to say he had fired three
shots: asked him why he did it, anC
only reason he could give was that hi
father and mother had not lived togethe
for some time previous, and that In
:. father had at one time threatened t.
shoot her: witness asked him how Ion!
il was since he had seen his father be
V fore the shooting, and he said mo
! since last fall :" / asked him if he hat
Y anv trouble with his father that morn
t ing before shooting him he replied
NO" on being searched a knife wa
:. taken from him; he said, Are yol
Il afraid will commit suicide? If so yol
e are mistaken - when he was taken to
:. cell he wrote the following telegram
e ''M. d. Hardin, 1862 La Sale street, Chi
r cago. | shot father this morn. +. II
d Walworth.'
h The case was then given to the jury
e who, after o few minutes deliberation, II
d the course of which the prisoner chatte,
) with his counsel, returned with the tol
, lowing verdict That Mansfield T. Wal
: worth came to his death from shock AM
Q internal hemorrhage, the result OF ps
/ toll shot wound in the chest, said plsto
j OF ha hnnhG
>. Frank II. Walworth, at the Sturteyan
h House, Broadway, New York, on Tues
> day morning, June 3D., 1878.
= The following questions were thel
3 asked tbs prisoner, who stood up appa
V rently the most uncnnperned person y
p the room, and spoke in clear voice Il
d which not the slightest tremOr was per
d ceptible
r. EsWhat is your Nance?
r. Crank Hardin Walworth."
1t GLOW old are your"
'sNineteen years old.
a s'Where were you born r
le Saratoga.
N ''Where do you live
g Saratoga"
se s'What is your occupation !!
l. Il have no regular occupation"
re 'sHave you anything to say, and /
r. so, what, relative TO the charge preferre
i; against you?
er 81 am guilty of no crime"
Here there was pause, during whic
le the prisoner had whispered consults
ID ton with his counsel, which ended j
h his thrusting his hand into his breas
" pocket, and drawing forth sheet 0
a. foolscap, which he unfolded and addre'
k. sing the coroner, said Il desire.
n make a statement. Permission haVln
e, been given, young. Walworth kept n
1r seat and read clearly and distinctly th
r. following
Or II am guilty of no crimes my fathe
ne treated my mother very cruelty &c
is years incensed against his own fathe
to for putting his share of the propert
e. in trust so thrt my mother and the fan
ly lily got something out of it, my fathe
a kent writing letters to my mother full