Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-04
APPALLING PARRIOIDE.
A New York Author Shot down by
His Son.
Family Troubles the Cause.
The Parties All Highly Connected
The Victim a Son of an Eminent
Chancellor.
The parricids Only 10 Years Old.
The Parricfde's story.

at Saratoga, directly after the shooting, went
to the 29th Precinct police stat on and sur
rendered.
The Parricfde's story.
He tells the following story concerning the
shooting and the cause which led thereto;
II reside with my mother IN Saratoga, thy
father having parted from her several years
ago. Ny father is an author. and l. have
been studying law.~-EssssIllK ny father is
about forty-one years old, but do not know
where he was born. My father has not
lived with my mother silc9. we left here
three years ago, but he has repeatedly sent
us threatening and insulting notes. It is
only short time ago sinGe he threatened to
shoot my Mother and myself shot him
because of this. Not long ago l met him
in the street in Saratoga, and then told
him that if he did not ke p away from us,
or insulted nay mother any more, would
shoot him. l told him that there were
bounds which | would not allow any man
to go beyond with impunity, and especially
when my mother was being insulted. l
sent to his house yesterday aud left note
for him to call on me, which
he did this morning. When he came in the
room | drew out 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
matters, and he used some very insulting
language and put his hand in his pocket as
though to draw out pistol, when l shot
him. He then came toward me and fired
three other shots at him. When | fred
the last shot at him be had me by the col
lar. only regret this on account of the
effect it will have on my family. | would
like Judge Barbour to know this, as he was
interested ia the case before"
DR.. Marsh did not find any pistol in the
pockets of the deceased, but foun the note
left for him by bis son in his breast pocket.
The following is copy of
The Note:
"THREE O'CLoCK.-I want to try and
settle some family matters. Call at the
Sturtevant House after an hour or two. II
l am not there | will leave word at the
o:ice. F. 81. WALWoRTH."
When Chief Justice Barbour was in-
formed of the death of Mr.. Wslworth he
Immediately adjourned his court, the gen.
tleman being his nephew. Walworth
arrived in the city Monday to attend the
Communication of the Grand Lodge of the
Masonic Fraternity of the State of New
\ ork, which opens to-day.
Character, Connections ana Pursuits
of the Deceased.
Mr.. Walworth was a son of the late
Chancellor Walworth, one of the most dis
tipguished citizens of this State, and man
identified with the great temperance, Tract
and Bible Societies. The Chancellor died
in 1867 at the age of eighty. A brother OF
the deceased is popular and eloquent mis-
sion preacher Of the Paulists, whose relig-
iasIs haus.s - fn Hfty-u41ath street, west o1
the Central park. The family have been
largely identified with the most prominent
interests in this State in the judic ary, in
the church and in education and literature,
and have wide and influential connections.
Mr.. Wal worth was born in Albany in 1873 o.
He was educated for legal profession, and
after being admitted to the bar assisted his
father for a short time in his office at Al
bany, but The profession becoming dis
tasteful, he soon turned his attention to
literature. Walworth married some years
ago, and the result of that union is two
daughters now between twelve and four.
teen years, and the soA 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 Wal
worth at Saratoga Springs, where she is
living in elegant style. Mr.. WalWorth's
contributions to the literature of the day
are embodied in five novels-Hot Spur.
Lulu, Warwick, Delaplaine and Beverly.
Fuller Details.
The particulars of the shooting Of Mans
Fl Id Tracy Walworth this forenoon are as
follows: Yesterday afternoon about three
O'Clock Frank 81. Walworth arrived 10 this
city from Saratoga and put up 3; the Stur-
tevant House. He was assigned to room
267. After cleansing himself from the dust
of travel be went out and proceeded to the
house where his father was boarding, in
4th avenue, two doors north of 54th street..
He inquired for Mr.. Walworth and was in
formed be was not at home. He then left
q note asking bis father to call at the Stur-
tevant House and see him, as he wanted to
settle up some family ma tiers. When Mr.
Walworth reached his house he received
the note which his son had left, and this
morning left the house about six o'clock to
go and see him. A 6:15 Walworth entered
the Sturtevant House and inquired of the
night clerk for Frank Walworth. The
clerk seat the bell boy up to his room with
the card of Mr.. Walworth Sr., to ascertain
If the son would then see him. The boy
soon returned with the answer
ssShow the Gentleman Up.''
Walworth, Sr., then went up and in
about fifteen or twenty minutes after, the
sound of shots was heard coming from the
g . 10 II, ,bov
down stairs and informed the clerk. The
clerk Immediately sent out for an officer but
before he arrived Frank Walworth walked
down stairs with his coat on his arm, and
stated 70 the clerk that he had shot his
ia ther, and asked where the nearest police
station was. After receiving the desired
information he
Went to the Telegraph Office
and sent dispatch to bis uncle in Saratoga
telling what he had done, asking him tC
break the news as gently as possible to his
mother before she could hear Off any other
| way. He then proceeded to the 56th street
police station and walking up to the desk
stated to the sergeant who was in charge
that he had shot his father who was then
| lying dead in the Sturtovsnt House, at the
same time handing over his revolver which
proved to be one of Colts six barrelled. The
| Sergeant examined the chambers of the re
volver and found that four of them had re
Gently been emptied. He then asked the
! young man why he committed the murder
| and his answer was G
IA s'Family Troubles"
"A He was then taken back and locked ul
IN one of the cells, after which the serge an
Iwent down to the Sturtevant House to as
ertain the truth or fslsity of the statement
aade by the prisoner. The hotel clerk tol
lin that it was true, and showed him th'
rom where the body of the senior Wal
, with had been found lying on the floor
; wiha pool of blood about his head. Cor
ono oung soon arrived and made an
Examination of the Body,
and ound there were four bullet Wounds-
a wofld in the left side and one 10 the righ
side fthe chest, another in the left arm
and vt another IN the right side of tht
face, ear the ear. There are marks o
powde near this, SO that the weapon mus
= have bea close to the flesh when it wa
dischared. The coroner then gave per
NIT for Aelre oval of the body, which wal
: subsequatly taken to the undertaker's, a
: 60 Carm& street. DR.. Marsh will max
a post mdem examination of the body a
the aboveVlsee tomorrow morning, AM
a the iBquestFlll be held the latter part O