The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1873-06-10
a Domestic Tragedy.
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NEW YoRE. Tuesday. June 8.
Frank H. Walwprt,. aged ID years,
shot and killed his father, Mansfield j..
Walworth. ia the Slurdevant house 10
this city, between g aud 7 o'clock, this
morning. The murdered man, who was
q son Of Chancellor Walworih, separated
from his wife, three years ago, since
which time he has been residing in this
city, the remainder Of the family living
at Saratoga. His son Frank came on
from Saratoga, yesterday, and called at
his fathers clearinghouse is Fourth av-
euuc, last night, but, not finding him
there, left Il note asking him to call at the
Sturtevant house, this morning, and see
him. The father called at the hotel at
6 o'clock, this morning, and Immediately
went up to his sons room. Twenty min.
utes afterward, several shots were heard
coming from the room by one ofthe cham
ber.maids, who ran down stairs and in
formed the clerk. He Immediately sent
out for an officer, but before he arrived
Frank Walworth walked down stairs
with his coat on his arm stated to the
clerk that he had shot his father. and
asked where the nearest police station
was. After receiving the desired inform
alton, he went to the telegraph Office, aud
sent a dispatch to his Saratoga Friends,
telling what he had done, and asking them
to break tho news as gently as possible to
his mother before she could hear Of it in
any other way. lie then proceeded to
the thirtieth street police station, and,
I walking up to the desk, stated to the
3 Sergeant Mullin, who was in charge, that
} he had shot his father, who was then ~
ing dead in the Sturtevant hous, at the
same time handing over his revolver
which proved to be one of Colts ive-bar
= relied. DR.. Marsh made an examination
a of the body, and found that there wer'
c four bullet wounds, one in each breast
, one Oh the right side of the face, the bal
r lodging in the brain, and the fourth i
I the right arm, breaking it. The coroue
! then gave a permit for the removal OF III
o body, which was subsequently taken t
u the undertaker's at 60 Carmlne street.
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The following is the murderers story
d as told to the coroner's jury
u | reside with my mother in Saratog.
my father having parted from her som
years ago. My father is an author, and
J. have been studying law. | think fatht
Is is about Al years old, but do not kuo
'e where he was born. My father has d.
s. lived with ny mother since we left hei
three years ago, but he has repeated
IA sent us threatening and insulting letter
ID 1t is only a short time ago since !
n threatened to shoot my mother an myscI
| shot him because of this. Not loi
ago | met him on II street in Saratog
aud | then told him that, if he did Il
t. keep away from us, or insulted my mot
IN err any moro | would shoot him. | to
pc him that there were bounds which
would not allow any man to go beyoi
ut with IMMUNITY, especially when my mot
CT -wqs, being ilpsUtea. ] went to b
to call on me, which he did this mornin
in When he came into the room, | drew o
it my revolver and told him to promise l
that he would not threaten OF insult
is. any more, which he promised. Short
lily afterward W began speaking OF FAM
ed matters, and he used some very INSULT
language, but he put his hand IN |
no pocket. a. # to draw out a pistol, when
ce shot him lie then came towards me q
us | fired three other shots at him. VII
ry | fred the last sho, he had mo by t
he collar. / ouly regret this on account
to the effect it will have on my family.
Is would like Judge Barbour to know til
~ as he was interested in the case before
Coroner Young committed the murd,
IN CIR to the tombs.