, 1873-06-28
THE WAL WORTH PARR[CIDE,

Second Oay's Proceedings in tho Trial
OF Frank n. MISUNDERSTANDING ony
Of tho Prisoners motlaor--moro Let.
from tho Dccenscd.
NEw YonK, Jt,no 27.-Tho Walworth tr1al was re-
stunned today before crowded courtroom. Many
WOMEN, young aud old present. and tho prisoner
aa On tho previous days. was surrounded by his rea
tiyea. Argument was continued by tie counsel as to
tic admission evidence Of the ctter OF tho cceasod
dated August Is. t872 but Judge Davis decided that
be would admit only such portions Of It aa con-
,ansd thfoats The counsel for the defence excepted
Charles o'couor then read and admitted portions
Of tho loter from tho deceased, whom tho District At
tornoy withdrew bis objections md tho whole letor
wss read. It Ia addressed to Mrs. WawoEth and opona
With command to listen to tho terrlble words CON
tho writer feels the humiliation Of Rouben H. Wal
wozth VIII Ho then ttsduces in the torms tho
so.y srs ygS 2, ns fh9r asss vley b. brother and
ior hie eatiro Hfo lii Frank X and nd Tsaey ana
portion Of tho letter was charactertzed IN special
manner ey obsee9tty and blAsnhemy. When tho rcad-
aod that sho once screamed for holp whom her nus
n thst5 ss99om aging p 9aet fathsr" u fensined
frothed Il :tho mouth, nd thon Temsinel porfocy ely
liar paroxyamH soizcd him subsequently, and once,
when tho witness showed him a brutse On )]er arm
mado by tho deceased, he acted in very peculiar
After roccss, Mrs. walworth continued her teat,-
mony: She sud TINT when Frank waa or years old
occaslona he received Injuries on baseball ground
and complained Of his head for sotno months after.
wards. This closed hlrs. Walwortlis examination.
Utlcr witnesses Woro examined, but nothing noW
number Of 1ot.ers from tho deceased to hls wife
were read by Mr. OConor, among them the following
which hna been rcferre to the which e1ciiod
Frank:
UHpEn FIFTH AVENUE uoTE1, )
Iaston 70 these terrible words They vii ehow you
Rouben L. wawo1th W and whst seot the e ..
scendans Of King h1alcol viii do when a1l had been
taken from him. Reuben 2. Walworth always hated
waa high-splrited, md would speak out their
thonehta lie always liked bringing hypoorites ike
would toady 10 his favortto yankees. Hence from
my n cradle ho prosecuted nc, and headed me of
aim In ANYTHING, because wonld not whine 10 him
about hia favorites. Everything that I ever vrung
Sa pas e af s
not emit mo from his T' altogether was that ho
life Hs knew that nobody oise would, but he has
placing mo il tao hm!Iiasins position ct bons nnaaf
ncither ambition nor heart. From his grave
he shouts at me and saya,: "Ha, ha, YOU
HUfu A4HA$a pfUQu 1uu ulBH hfT1tGut OUT DY
have put In your Rtde thorn for Life. You hayo no
dignity undor it, md It will ating you to your grave.
Tho only ones Of my name who hayo any dignity under
my Will arc your Sous Frank and Tracey, who will bear
my name to po6terisy. tNow Ellen Hardin, knowing
that am helpless under that will ron Will persist ID
trying BY year to seolow much of TINT trust prop
crty yon get out Of threats OF law by por-
aonal b1andshnanta to my Trustees BY any other
means II you doubt and will not that ought to
hhvo something for my entiro lfe, whether he
intended 1ne to or uot then mark what will
30 tho finale Of my vengeance upon TINT dead ecoun-
drel dog, who has mado pitiabo before men and
before you. Will, and so help mo tho dornons who
whit upon tho pcrBocuted, and proud spirited, and re-
Vcngofu will, when stripped by you Of n,y property
and you mean it, at last plunge my dagger into Frank
and Tracey'1 heirt, and out Of tho Walworth nan,o
forever Cd d-n him /! He has elevated tho1n and
degraded me- md you gtoat over 1t. have not oae
single firm right under hia will This you believe
md this has been tho cnuao Of your desplsiug and
abandoning ne, With cold, calm pur-
roao yo9 contemplate my eventual beg
gary and humiliation. I will kill your
boy, and defeat the id acoundrul In his grave and
cut or hta id namc forever. Now you Just perse-
cute about that properly and keep this thorn alive
In my heart and by tho eternal God will kill thcm
aud yon too. Now you hurt my property any further
you Cd DID infamous b-h, and I will gut your
boys as we'll you. Tho d-d d-d dead Villain
ahnnt rob of vito and children, and property. ri
can't hnyo anything, III have revenge. God d-n you
haye lost already everything which makes life toll
erablc.
Thla cttor has signature and addressed to Mr.
Elton II. Walworth, Saratoga Springs, N. Y.
Adjourned til1 Monday.