The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-04

and assessed damages at one thousand eight
hundred aud elghty.1ve dollars and eighty.
six cents, with interest from December 10th,
1872, till paid. a bill Of exceptions will be
fled tomorrow morning, and the case will
be taken to the Court of Appeals.
Parricidc I'm New York-A Youth OF
Nineteen Muir d crs his Father
sketch OF the Deceased.
New YORK. June 3.-Mr. NJ. T.. Watworth.
of Albany, was murdered in this CT this
morning by his son, youth of Nineteen
wears of age. The murder has created pro-
found sensation owing to the distinguished
social relations of the family. The deceased
was son of the late Chancellor WaiWorth,
one Of the most distinguished citizens Of
this State, and man identiied with the
great Temperance, Tract, and Bible Societies.
The brother of the deceased is a popular
and eloquent mission preacher Of the
PauIists. The family is largely identified
| with the most prominent interests in this
State, in the judiciary and in the church,
and in education and literature, and they
have wide and influential connections.
Mr.. Waworth was born in Albany in 1880,
and was consequently forty-three years of
age. He was educated for the legal profess
| sion, and after being admitted to the bar, as
sisted his father for short time in bis ofi'e
at Albany, but the profession becoming dis
tasteful be soon turned his attention to litera-
| ture. He married early, and the result of that
union was two daughters, between twelve
and fourteen years of age, and son, by
| whose hand he lost his life this morning.
| He has been separated from his wife for some
years, and that lady Is now keeping semi
nary for young ladies on the estates of the
late Chancellor Walworth. at Saratoga
Springs, where she is living in elegant
style.
Mr.. Waworth'scontribut to the lite
nature of the day are embodied in five
lworks-"Rotspur," "Luller," "Dela-
plaine," " Warwick" and Beverly"
The deceased arrived in this city yester-
day tMonday) to attend the annual eommu-
nication of the Grand Lodge of Masons Of
the State of New York, which commences
this afternoon.
[Second Dispatch.l
PARTICULARS or THE CRIME-DELIBERATE COOL.
NESS OF THE MURDERER.
New YORK, June 3.-Since Mr.. WalWorth
separated from his wife he has lived in this
city, the remainder Of the family living ut
| Saratoga. His son Frank came on from
| Saratoga yesterday to shoot him. He called
| at his fathers clearinghouse last night, on
| Fourth avenue, but not finding him he left
| note asking his father to call at the Sturte-
| want House this morning and see him. The
| father called at the hotel where the
son was stopping, and Went up stairs.
| In about fifteen or twenty minutes
afterwards several shots were heard coming
from the room by one of the chambermaids.
who ran 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 to the clerk that be had shot his
father, and asked where the nearest police
station was. After receiving the desired in.
formation be went to the telegraph office
and sent of dispatch to bis uncle
in Saratoga, telling him what he had done,
and asking him to break the news to his |
mother us gently as possible before she |
should hear of it in any other way. He then |
proceeded to the Thirtieth-Street police STA
ton, and, walking up to the desk. stated to
the sergeant in charge that he had shot his |
father, who was then lying dead in the Stur-
tevant House, at the same time handing over
his revolver, which proved to be one OF
Colts five-barrelled
DR.. Marsh made an examination of the |
body, aud found there were four bullet |
wounds, one in each breast, one in the right |
side of the face, the ball lodging in the brain,
the fourth in the right arm, breaking it.
THE PARTICLES STATEMENT.
The following is the prisoners story as |
told TO the coroner in answer to questions |
l., tI,ot uontlarnan
II reside with my mother in Saratoga |
my father having parted from her some
years ago. My father is an author, and I
have been studying law. think my father |
is about forty years old, but don't know |
where he was born. Ny father has not |
lived with my mother since we left here, |
three years ago but he has repeatedly |
sent us threatening and insulting letters. |
1t is only q short time ago since he |
threatened to shoot my mother and |
myself. I shot him because Of this.
Not long ago met him in the street, |
in Saratoga, and then told him that if he |
did not keep away from us, or insulted my
mother more, I would shoot him. l told |
him that there were bounds which would /
not allow any man to go beyond with im-
punity, especially when my mother was
being insulted. went to his house yestel-
day and LETT note for him to call Oh me;
which he did this morning. When he came |
to my room | drew out revolver and told |
him to promise me that he would not threat
en- or insult us any more; which he prom
ised. Shortly after we began speaking |
on family matters, and he used some very |
insulting language, and put his band
in his pocket as though to draw pistol,
when shot him. He then came towards /
me, and fired three other shots at him.
When fired the lust shot at him he had me |
by the collar / only regret this on account
of the effect it will have on my family. /
would like Judge Barbour to know of this,
as he was interested in the case before"
The Doctor did not find any pistol in the
pocket of the deceased, but found the note
which he received from his son, of which the
following is copy:
"Three o. C1ock.--I want to try and settle
some family matters. Call at the Sturtevant
House after an hour or two. If am not
there will leave word at the office.
[Signed] IF. II. WALwoRTH."
Coroner Young committed the murderer
to the ToOmbs until such time as the inquest
takes place.
SARATOGA, June 3.-Frank Walworth,
who shot his father in New York city |
to-day. left here yesterday morning without
his mother of his intention. Mrs.
Walworth has to-day received number of
threatening letters from her hate husband.
1t is supposed young Walworth had inter-
cepted similar letters from his father, as she
has found in her sons room two empty en-
yelopes to her own address since he left
home. She thinks her son had also received