The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-27
NEW YORK.


The Walworth Trial-Interesting Testi-
naony of the Mother.
NEW YORK, June 26.-The Walworth trial
continued to-day. The fast testimony of in
terest was that of the parricides mother, Mrs.
Ellen Hardin Walworth, who testified: 1 am
ried to NJ. F. Walworth in st. Peters Church,
Saratoga Springs, July 39th, 1852, and resided
at the Chancellnr's House which NV mother
now owns; lived there till the summer of 1861.
Inc witness then gave the names and ages of
her children-the being seven in all, three dead.
The youngest was born in June, 1871,
Mrs WalwOrth then continued SAVING. Tn
the summer OF 1861, L ceased to live at Saratoga
and went to Kentucky, near Louisville, my
brother Daniel going with me and all my child
go there with me and lived in Kentucky three
years without seeing him. He did not remain
In Saratoga. When / went to Kentucky he
promised to meet me there. Where he went to
90 not know. During the first winter he was
in Washington and afterwards in SARATOGA. T
had country place three miles from Louisville
Dy means OF which l supported my family, The
chancellor visited me there, and three wears aft.
ter nTst went there my husband came to see
hi T ;m s Iemaned about six weeks next saw
stald then about a week. In December follow
ing, saw him in New York at a boarding
house in Madison Avenue. 1 came to New
YORK TO ma employment, but not succeeding
"Sho' w " duu SECURED an dDDOlQt-
ment under the government. I then gathered
my chlldren around me and put Frank at col
lege in Georgetown. was is months a gov
eminent clerk. during which time my husband
was with his brother Clarence at Albany
When was discharged owing to a change in
politics. | went to Saratoga to the family man
sion, and opened boarding house and remain
ed there till October, 1869, during portion of
which time my husband was with me.
She proceeded to give an account of her wan
dAr i, har. nIN.
separation, Jan: 2Gth. 1871. Jan. 9th, a suit
was commenced for limited divorce, and in
the April following decree of separation was
pronounced. On the 31st of July following,
decree was modified to allow Mr. Walworth to
see his children once a month.
Mrs. Walworth then proceeded to testify about
Frank previous to the murder, and his leaving
Saratoga. She said On Monday morning. /
came down early, and seeing Frank in the hall
said, You are up early" He made some casu-
al reply and went out the front door, thought
he had gone to the spring. At the breakfast
table asked why he did not return. Some
one said he had gone away, and left message
that if he was not back to supper. he would not
be home thaHday. then went to his room and
looking around, found an empty envelope in the
ly telegraphed to Father Walworth and to
Judge Barbour, but could ascertain nothing
about him, and then believed he had gone to
Troy. The envelope she found was produced
1t was post marked May 80. She supported
herself aud children entirely by her own exer-
tions, with the exception Of about $3.50 received
from the Walworth estate While she lived
with M. 7. Walworth he always carried pis-
toll.
A pistol being produced, she said it originally
belonged to Mr. Adams who is now dead, and
which was given by Mrs. Adams to Frank. to
take care Of some time in 1870, since which
time he has had charge of it. Mr. O'Conor
then attempted to ask question designed to
show thar NJ. 7. Walworth usually arose very
late, and that his appearing at mis- sons room
at the St9rtevant House so early in the morn
ing, was for a special purpose. The question
was ruled out. The witness resumed The
way first found my husbands letters had
been kept from me was that Frank gave me
large package of his fathers letters, few
months after the separation, under my promise
not to read them. Since that Tuesday, have
found large numbers of the letters in Franks
secretary. ! knew he was advised to keep
them from me. A few reached me. (Soveral
letters were here shown her one by one). This
letter have seen before. ] knew Frank saw
it. 1t must have been received in August 1872.
This letter and the one Frank wrote to bis
uncle were then read by Mr.. OConnor The
letter is as follows:
Saratoga, N. Y. Sunday, 1S73.-Dear Uncle:
Mother told me of the invation you extended
me to accompany you to Europe. Having only
recently any desire to 60 to Europe, the invita-
ton was particularly acceptable and as would |
have to leave her soon any way, to attend the
Albany law school, told her ION her inaimat-
ing that you wished an answer in the morning) |
that she might say that would like to go. | |
am of the opinion that it would be neither safe
nor wise to have her unprotected against faith |
er's acts In fact dot think her situation is |
by any means safe one as it is. 1 enclose a |
letter from father to her which received yes
DAY. am going down to New York in the |
to try to see him, and, may add, ]
without informing mother for she would feel