The Van Buren press., 1873-06-10

be held the latter part Of this week. The
prisoner will remain at the station house
till after the inquest, and should YER
diet be rendered against him, will be sent
to the tombs lie is but nineteen years
Of age, and treats the affair very lightly,
expressing no regret for the murder, ex-
ceptng for the terrible distress that it
will occasion his mother and family. DR.
Marsh did not find any pistol in the
pockets of the deceased, but found the
note left for him by his son in his breast
pocket.
At the time of his death, Mr. Wal
worth, Sr., was publishing a serial story
in the New York Weekly and had anoth-
er novel in the press.
Chief Justice Barbour OF the Supreme
court on hearing ofthe death of Mr.. Wal
worth, adjourned the court which he was
holding, the deceased being his nephew.
The following is the story of this dis
tressing tragedy as told by the prisoner
reside with my mother in Saratoga,
n. Y, father having parted from her sew
eral years ago My father is an author
and l have been studying law. | think
my father is about forty years old, but
do not know where he was born. My
father has not lived with mother since we
left here three years ago, but he has re-
peatcdly sent us threatening and insult
ing Letters, 1t is only short time since
he threatened to shoot my mother and
myself. | shot him because of this. Not
long ago met him at Saratoga, and then
told him that if he did not keep away
from us, or insulted my mother any more
| would shoot him. told him that there
were bounds which l would not allow
any man to 60 hey ond with impunity,
and especially when my mother was be-
ing insuted | went to his house yes
terday and left note for him to call on
me, which he did this morning. When
he came in the room ! drew revolver
and told him to promise me he would not
threaten or insult us any more, which he
promised Shortly afterward we began
speaking on family matter, and he used
some very insulting language and put his
hand in his pocket as though to draw out
Il pistol, when shot him. He then came
towards me and fred three other shots
at him, When l fred the last shot at
him he had me by the collar. | only re-
grct this on account of the effect it will
have on my family. l would like Judge
Barbour to know this, las lie was interested
in the case before.
Mr.. Walworth Sr., was born in Alba
ny, 1880 He was educated for the legal
profession and after being admitted to
the bar, assisted his father for short
time in his Office at Albany, but the pro
fession becoming dstasteful, he soon
turned his attention to literature. He
married some years ago acd the result OF
that union was two daughters, now be-
tween twelve and fourteen years and the
son by whom he lost his life, He has
been separated from his wife for some
years and that lady is now keeping an
excellent seminary for young ladies on
the estate of the late chancellor at Sara
toga Springs, where she is living in ele-
giant yle. Mr.. Walworths contrbu
tons to the literature of the day are en-
bodied in five novels, Hot Spur, Lulu,
Warwick, Delaplaine and Beverly
The Tribune furnishes the following
Mrs. Walworth, n little more than
three years ago, instituted proceedings
for divorce and eventually obtained n
bill of separation on the ground Of cruel
treatment on the part of her husband
She received the sympathy and support
of the relatives of herself and husband
and all the friends who were eonversant
with the facts of the case. Since her sep
aration from him, Walworth has annoyed
her in various ways, principally by writ
ing her abusive letters and occasionally
threatening her life; he has also reflect
ed upon her character, it is said, in an in
direct way in one Of his works Of ic-
ton.
Mrs Walworth was daughter Of Gen.
Hardin, of Illinois, military man or
prominence in the Mexican war, he hav-
ing especially distinguished himself at
Buena Vista