Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-04

PaRRICIDE In NEW YORK CITY.
Tracy WoIwerth Shot by His Own Son,
Particulars Of the Bloody Tragedy.
Capt. Jack and His Braves surrender.
The End Of an Unfortunate Campaign.
The Kickapoo Expedition Approved.
NEW YORK.
New Suit Against she Credit Mobile

ras NEW YORK.
New Suit, Against she Credit Mobfifer.
New YORK, J une 3.-Aurthur r. Graves,
President of the Cotton Exchange, Treas
urer Miller and James Fisk's widow, have
commenced new suit against the Union
Pacific railroad and Credit Mobilier, Gov.
Dix, Geo. Opdyke and others.
New YORK, June 3.-The Building AS
ISOLATION of Cabinet Makers have sued
their officers for palming off on them heav-
reaches nearly half q million dollars.
A youth, aged 10 years, shot and killed
his father, who did not live with his own
family.
Murder Of Prominent Citizen by his Own
Son.
The murder of Mr.. Wolworth by his son
created profound sensation among the
distinguished social relations of the family
of the deceased. He was the son of the late
Chancellor Wolworth, one of the most
distinguished citizens of this State and a
man identified with the great Temperance,
Tract and Bible Societies. The Chancel-
lor died in the sixty-seventh year of his
age. The brother of the deceased is pop
ular and eloquent Mission preacher of the
Paulists, the family being largely iden-
this State, in the Judiciary. in the Church
and in education, in literature, and they
have a wide and influential connection.
Mr.. Wolworth was borne in Albany in
, 1880, and was consequently in the 43d year
of his age. He was educated for the legal
q profession and after being admitted to the
bar, assisted his father for short time in
his office at Albany, but his profession be-
coming distasteful, he soon turned his at
tention to literature. He married some
years ago and the result of that union is
two daughters, now between II and IA
years and son by whom he lost his life
this morning.
He has been separated from his wife for
some years and that lady is now keeping a
seminary for young ladies on the estate of
the late Chancellor Wolworth, at Saratoga
Springs, where she is living in elegant
style.
erature of the day, are embodied in five
works: Hotspur, LULU, Warwick, Della
pance and Beverly.
Mr.. Wolworth arrived in this city on
Monday to attend the annual communi ca
ton of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the
State of New York, which commences this
afternoon.
Particulars OF the Murder.
Tracy Wolworth, who was killed by his
son this morning, was son of Chancellor
Wolworth, and the well known author
He separated from his wife three years ago,
since which time he has been residing in
this city, the remainder of the family Iv-
ing at Saratoga. His son, Frank, came on
from Saratoga yesterday to shoot him. He
called at his fathers boarding house, on
Fourth Avenue, last night, and notfinding
him he left note, asking him to call at
the Sturtevant 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 cham
bermaids, who ran down stairs and told
the clerk.
The clerk Immediately sent out for an
officer, but before he arrived Frank VOL
worth walked down staires with his coat
on his arm and stated to the clerk that he
had
Shot His Father
and asked where the nearest police station
was. After receiving the desired informa-
ton he went to the telegraph office and
sent off a dispatch to his uncle in Saratoga,
stating to him what he had done and ask
ing him to
b E. -a Break the News
as gently as possible to his mother before
she should hear of 1t in any way. He
then proceeded to Thirtieth street police
station, 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 Sturtevant 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
and found there were four bullet wounds,
one in each breast, one on the right side of
the face, the ball lodging in the brain, and the
fourth in the right arm breaking it.
The following is the prisoners story as
told to the ,coroner, in answer to questions
put by that gentleman reside with my
mother in Saratoga, nay father having
parted from her some years ago. My
father is author and 1 have been study
ing law. l think my father is obout Al
born. My father has not lived with INV
mother since we left here three wears ago,
but he has repeatedly sent us
Threatening and Insulting Letter.
tits only ashort time ago since he threat
ened TO shoot my mother and myself nd
1 shot him because of this.
Not long ago met him on the street i'm
Saratoga and 1 told him that if he did not
keep away from us or insulted my mother
any more, would shoot him. told him
that there were bounds which would not
allow any man to 60 beyond with impuni-
ty, and especially when my mother was
being insulted. / went to his house yes
terday and left note for him to call on
me. which he did this morning. When he
lame osn TO my room, drew out my revolver
tbree Uaa him to promise that he would not
nroI, ;sa OF Insult US any more, which he
noa dhsea. Shortly afterward we began
sesn ae'ns On family matters and he used