Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-05
rURTHER DETAILS OF THE VOL.
WORTH MURDER.
sketch of the AntecedentS Of the Muir.
dered Man. asi7.s
appearance of the Cholera in Memphis
Deadheads stopped on Western Roads
Exhibition of Tobacco at 81. Louis,
NEW YORK.
The woIworth Murder.

NEW YoRI, June frank Wolwortb,
who shot his father is in cell No. sixty
seven. -.trgE rFff-sE.x1g
Mrs Wolworth telegraphed to ex-Judge
Beach, "See my son, Frank III. Wolworth,
at once, and attend to his case, ssA
Beach subsequently had consultation
with his Giant.
sketch OF Mrs. woiworth,
A resident of Saratoga says: "Mrs VOL
worth, wife of the man who was killed
Yesterday by his son, was a Miss Nelly
Hardin, daughter of Colonel Hardin of
Kentucky, who was killed in the battle of
Buena Vista. After the death of Colonel
Hardin, his wife went to Chancellor VOL
worth, the father of the murdered man, to
settle some contest about the estate of the
late Colonel Hardin. 1t ended by the
Chancellor marrying the widow.
This naturally brought the daughter
Nelly and Mansfield Tracey Woolworth
constantly together, and the result was,
that they We're married. In the course of
years, Wolworth began indulgings habitu-
ally in intoXication, and became
Brutal i'm Treatment
to his wife, and on some occasions struck
her. This treatment continued until the
outbreak of the late war; when VOL
worth, through his father, obtained a po-
sition in the State Department at Wash
ington, and his ways were improved. 1t
was soon discovered that VOL worth was
using the means his position furnished
him with, to give
secret Information
10 the Confederate authorities of what was
Transporting in the North.
He was arrested and sent to the old Capt.
tOl prison, but was released through the in
fiuence of his father and allowed to go to
Saratoga, where he made report TO the
authorities every day till the close of the
war. In the meantime his father died,
leaving nothing to the son or daughter-in-
law, and the former resumed his old habits.
His conduct at length became sset
UnbearabIe ra1f
and Mrs. Wolworth left him and shortly
after procured divorce. She obtained a
position as clerk in the Treasury Depart
ment at Washington, where she remained
for two years and then went to Saratoga
and opened a young ladies' seminary. 1t
was while she was there that she began to
to receive letters from Wolworth, threaten
ne and insulting her and making
Outrageous Charges
against her. 1t was these letters which
caused the son to leave his home and COM
nit the horrible act. st. sgf
One of the doctors who attended on the
murdered man said that when he went up
stairs to the room he found Mr.. Wolworth
was not yet dead. He was SOB
Lying on the Floor *
with his head on the carpet and gasping.
His pulse gave one or two pulsationS when
the doctor took his hand and then stopped
completely. $500
Blood was gushing from the wound in
his left breast and from his arm. He died
in about quarter of minute after the
Doctor went into the room. He was short
says that young Wolworth when he was
brought into the room reported q.
The Conversation. aciii go
Between himself and his father as follows:
Wolworth, the son while standing before
his father, said: "You have again written
letters to my mother, threatening both
her life and my own? Will you solemnly
promise, never to make such threats
again?"
His father said-'I do solemnIy make that
promise ?''
Son.-"You have also repeated the insult
made to my mother. Do you promise to
never use insulting language to my mother
again 2"
Edther.-"I do make such a PROMISE
The son. drawing the revolver and point
ing 1t at his father, said: "You have made
that promise before, and I do not believe
you. You will never have the opportunity
of doing so again." and then the firing
took place without amoment's interval OF
hesitation.
Insane, of Course.
The defense for young Wolwortb, who
Shot his father will be insanity -.