, 1873-07-06
foung Walwortlr, tho Parricido
hdjutlged to lmprisoa-
ouElcnt for Life.
Judge Davis Touching Address.
to The Prisoner.
The Criminal Accepts the Sit
uation Unmoved.

New Yonw, July G.-Frhnl II. Na1worth, who
shot bIs fathos, ard was convicted OF murder III
tho socond dcgree, was sentenced this morning
tp i,unrfaonmet,t for lifo. Walworth wns nttcnd-
ol II, court by la mother, his brot}1crB md
slstors, at,t1 number Of ro]ntiyoa and friondH.
Hts counHo1 except Mr.. Boaoh, were presont,
Mr O'Conur sitting beside tho young criminal.
Walworlh presented tho domoanor which char
actcrized him throughout tho triaf, apparently
wlol!y ingensible Of the position Which ho oc-
cupcy IN the estimation Of tho great body Of
tho uooplc, lie heard nnmovod his aon-
tonco 10 tho State Prison Tor life,
and at tho cloao retired from tho court
room, accompanied by his mother and tho sher-
tloavoring to induce tho Sheriff to allow Wal
worth to ro1nnIa in tho Tombs, in tho horo tfat
pardon from tho Governor may save him IRON
tho State Prison.
tlle evidence, iii luis opinion, justified tho yer
dict, and lle waH not surp but it wona hnyo 5nsi-
ti1ot1 verdict of murder IN tho first Degree o.
thoughlo could understand tho motivcn which
siey tassi id. M Ho Ehoa 1 eo,,tiauod: rio duty
to perform il rendered douh'y painful by tho
fnct TINT you belong to u family honored
md distinguished, both IN tho civil
9 Yor ptSx gaxs4 snn"'o On Of tho 30't ono 'ons si
n long timo tho Chicf Equity Judge Of This
groat Stale, and ho loft record FOR purity and
Integrity, md for all tho private Ttrtuea That
ndoFn mud o1ovato tho 1nap, second to mono WHO
hare attained 80 high slation. and your grand
father on your mothers Hilo foil nubly fighting
for his country on tho field Of battle, and loft
! record OF which all his descendants may well DO
| proud. 1t in with grief that fcol hound to OK
% 1,ress my sorrow that tho memory OF those great
ancestors should not hnvoreBtrninod yon from tho
commission Of sr1ch crltno az TINT Of which yo,
| aro convicted. Your poor uothor had indeed
cause to regret her relations to the T.! father
gront causc to feel not aggrio'od merely, hui
ashamed md indignant. At TIC long co,lrHe oi
outrngos toward hor and hio family; but, ba'l u
ho was, you wcro not to DO tho ayonger Of those
lfo, oven to the Lawn Of hiB country, and loas
OF MI had ho done anything to forfeit his lifo a.
tho inuds Of lia own and eldest Eon. Whom
look back upon TINT moment, WHOM you con
stitntcd yourself hia oxccutioner md sle" hin
in that room with no ono present but your
selves, I cnnlot but feel that thas dcael
n1ugt hayo beon to him moro horrible
than II tlloueand deaths in M.
ott,er form. Called by you to s1aI son'
ful iutorviow to uottlo family linfcultioa; inyitet
to seat in your room. ardapparontly almost IN
stanty confronted witt. a weapon OF death IN 1iis
own soi'a hands. What thonghts must h"v'
rushed On him ut tlsat 1nomo1't when he ioll'.t
that tho person whom lie expected had come t
him Tor tho purpose Of peaceful arrangements
bad como to kill him. What thoughtn-wha
terrible thonghts-must havo rushed upon hin
| whon ho recoiScd the loadonmesecngoro Of death il
His bosom, from tho hauds of ilis oldest boy. :,
sAufder when think Of it, ana thtnk yo1 ougli
to devote your whololife to ropontauce All do
only Gun accept for so torriblo decd.
Walwortl,, on Ills way to tho Ton,bs after sen
tonce, said II nm glad did not lavo to Of,
dura tho long lecture lhad anticipated Judge Davi
would inhict upou me. / thoroughly tnlerstan
my position, mid did not doBro any. instruction
in rotation thereto simply wish time TO q!
range my AFFAIRS and shall tl'en submit myHel
to lily fato with all tue equaninlty | cau cor
mall."
Upon being taken to tho cell lie parted ccel
: fully with tho Deputy Sheriff, saying that hi
.was case which ho thoroughly understood, br
did not blame the world for not understanding.