National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-08

Tho condemned young man after the eco
tence spoke TO bis mother, then shook hApde
with his &C unsel and acme OF his friends.
Then en- officer took him In charge, and cons
yeyed him to his quarters In the Tombs.
An INTERVIEW WITH cHARLns o'coNon.
with the case q Frank Wsiworth. Il &
stated, with considerable positivenesa, that
Mr.. o'Conor had arranged with the sheriH
for the delay Of few days In The removal Of
Frank Walvorth from the Tombs 10 tho
State prison. True to Its usual tendency this
rumor was enlarged a. IL gained currency,
and II was said that Governor Dir had prom.
ised an absolute pardon TO Frank Walworth.
To ascertain whether these astounding re-
ports bad any foundation Q reporter Of the
Herald called upon Mr.. O'Conof at his once,
In the Pacific Mall building, In Wall street,
and he found that there was pahulum OF
truth In what was said. but Il was Of an In
hnitesimal substance, as will be seen by the
report Of the following conversations
"Mr. OConor," said the reporter, 'there
10 paragraph In the evening papers stating
that In consequence OF your application TO
the sheriff to-day Frank walworth will be
detained ut che Tombs for some time, In
order that the result Of an application TO the
Governor for communication OF sentence might
/ be known"
| at Is not true, cir, Il Is not truc, answered
Mr.. O'Conor; but Il Ia true I did speak 70
the sheriff about Franks removal. thought
II possible he might be sent away even thai
afternoon, and wanted to know whether
there would not be delay Of q few days
did not receive any definite answer from tn,
sheriff, but j presume he will not send hin
away for few days. ] was only anxioul
that he should not be rushed away withou
his being seen by some Of his relatives ant
friends. The poor boy has had enough 4,
suffer. without having to suffer more unneccs
sarily."
"ithought that he appeared TO endure N,
trial well, and showed manly frmness in re
ceiylng the sentence this morning"
The world does not know" said Mr.
O'Conor, "what that boy and his famll,
have had to bear. The letters read In cour
were bad enough, but they are mild as com
pared with those could not read. I woui,
NOT dehle my mouth with uttcring the bias
phemy and indecency that the letters with
held contained. I thought ct one time o
handing one OF these letters to the Dlstric
Attorney, for the Judge and the Jury to sec
but we refrained from doing so on an afte
. consideration. still reitcrate what hAv
said before, that the badness Of that boy
father was only known to those who kne,
the father beat I did think Of putting !
|. some evidence that would more fully hav
shown this, but was confident that Judg
Davis would have excluded II"
, "Public opinion seems to have indorsc
, the verdict, Mr.. O'Conor Z"
"Yes; but I am certain that hud Fran
. shot his father In Saratoga Springs, and th
trial held there, the Jury would have a,
i quilted him. The character Of both faths
and son were well known there, and III
putting Of the father away would have Doe
/ regarded rs only that which was deserved
! "You manifested an intense interest In Ii
! course Of the trial."
, Yes. | was scarcely fitted to take II
4 part l did on that account. All my EN-,
4 tional nature was aroused. knew how mob
. q boy Frank was, and that his devotion
, his mother blinded him to every obligation
r 1t Is noble feeling, sir, and whatever ot
q calmer Judgments may Indicate there Is n
= man but must admire him for that"
G Gle has fallen upon hard times for h
: trial, Mr.. Conori"
n "Yes, the public sentiment was, Of cours
e outraged; a son had destroyed his own fathe
e We live In a busy, bustlng society, and v
II arc million people; We cannot make MD
a distinctions, and the lifo or the liberty vi
q demanded. Ono Of these had 10 give wa
and II has been given"
With the above reflections fresh upon 1
Is mind the reporter bid Mr.. 0'Conor good da