, 1873-06-12

somo Of tho Cl.1IscA Which Led to the
E'onrfu1 Tragedy.
spssta' Disuatrh to The Chicago Tribune.
NEw YonK, Juno 11.-A Saratoga special gives
tho following account Of the cauaes Which led ia
tho Walworth parrcido:
Manshold Traoy Wniworth was thrown into
tho society Of bis atcp-sistors, after hls
fathers marriage to tho widow Of Col.
Harden, and without tho idea occurring to
their seniors thnt they would ever dream
Of being anything nearer to ono another than
brother and sintor nlrs. Walworth was atrict
Catholic, and the marriage betEee1i tho young
people would have boen oxtromo]y dlstastoful to
hor, since. in tho views Of tho Churolns, this re-
lationBhip by har now marriage was such rs to
forbid the forming Of closor ttoa; but the young
regulations, and cared littlo for aught
snYo thonlnolyos, and SO grew to lovo
each other strongy,-,so dooply, indeed, TINT the
passion aftor while obecurod their roason.
othor. and took up tho TTolation Of man aud vic.
a fcw briof months Of wild happiness followed.
Aa was inevitable, the secret exposed itself,
whom tho botrothed wife was evidently about to
become mothor: 1llon . accne Of recrim-
ination followed. Tho young couple mado the
o1cuse that they had promised themselves
eolenn words of agreement between themselves
aa man and vito, and that this agreement, &C.
thon but ono roco,lrso left, and that was to make
tho boat Of an unhappy passion, and unite them
by formal ceremony Of the church. 10 this
choorfll assont WAS givon, and it waa accord
ingly done. Tho marriage that hnd become
necesasy wna formally aolemntzod, and thrca
months afterward Frank II. Walworth WAS born.
As might DO expected, when tho passion cooled
the couple looked upon cach other with ohanged
eyes, and each como to think that their
choice would havo boon different had they
not boon thrown together in COM
mon household. Hence 1t happened that
they quarrelod, and finally separated. Each
was jealous Of tho othor, and oach despiael tho
other for youthful weakness and indscretion.
Lettors passed between them, containing recrina-
ination aud some of their strange mibsiyca
came into tho possession Of the youig parricidc.
Ta,lnts npon his mother nngored him, md there
Ia roaaon to bcliovo TINT lie totally maundor-
stood tho reflections mado on tho subject Of his
| own illogitimacy. Io thought his fathor reflect
| el on hls mothers chassity after marriag..
Fired with fnlso clivalry, he did not stopto quea-
tion his mother, and tic mother Ind naturally
concealed her wcaknesa from her son. It waa
! enough for him that slur had been cast upon
hor namo and hin own. He took hts fathers life,
md thereby published Ills mothers early fraiity
| to tho world. Her bnBs friends 1ament this mora
bitterly than tho murdcl for which her son is
impriaouoa
The correspondent snyR This Btorr is freely
eanvassed by all residents Of Saratoga, whe1o
/ the marriage caused groat scandal at the time.
It accords with what know about the history
Of the Walworth family."
Frank H. Wafworth 'sas arraigned in the Court
OF Oyer and Termlnor to-day on tho, charge Of
his counsel, Judge Garyin, MOT guilty." Tho
counaol for the defense arc to arrange with the
District-Attornoy for the day Of the trial, which
| will Join about two woolss.