The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-06-07
TELEGRAPEHIIC. EHIIC.
Judge Craig's Majority over
1000.
Examination of young Wal
worth who killed his
Father.
A Snowman wants to hire
John Modoc, Esq.
Cholera Excitement Aba
ting.
Death of the oldest Printer.
Denial that Eugenia had
appealed to France for
her Son.
Crime, Hanging, Etc, Etc.

that Craig is elected by a majority of at
least 1000.
NEW YORK, June 6.-During the in
quest over the remains of Mansfield T. !
Walworth, young Walworth appeared to
be the most unconcerned person present.
and as the story Of the murder was repeat
ed no sign of remorse at the deed or ter
ror as to his fate was visible in his coun-
tenance He smiled several times at mis-
takes made by witnesses.
In answer to question as to what he
had to say, if anything, to the charge, he
said Il am guilty Of no crime. / will
make statement Ny father treated my
mother very cruelty for years. Incensed
against his own father for putting his little
share Of the property in trust so that my
mother and family got something out of it.
my father kept writing letters to my moth
er, full of imprecations against his father
He wrote to her, among other things, /
will kill your boy, and defeat the id
scoundrel in his grave, and cut off his
d-d name for ever. He has also
threatened my mothers life about three
wears ago. He beat my mother cruelty.
| was not present but saw the marks.
When | heard this loaded a pistol be-
longing to a cousin Of mine and have ear
ried il since | supposed father was armed,
at least when he came 10 see Us. My
uncle, Clarence Walworth, has been as a
I father to US. He erecently proposed to take
me to Europe with him. | was troubled
about leaving my mother without protec-
/ ton. On Sunday last | wrote this to un-
cle, | must 90 and see my father, and
whether | could 60 t9 Europe or not would
] ~.
that | wanted to get reliable assurance that
he would not m0iest my mother during
my absence | had no intention to kill
/ him when he came to my room. l asked
him TO sit down. he did So. spoke u him
Of his conduct and said: Promise me you
viii neither shoot my mother nor insult
her nor any Of the family any further. He
answered, ii promise, but with look
which, to my mind, implied contempt and
the reverse of an intent TO keep the prom
Use He had just before put his hand to
his breast, as if to pull out pistol Am
unconscious of having fired more than
three times He closed on me rapidly; his
breast was upon me when | fired the last
time, Don't think he said anything the
whole interview but what | have stated
The prisoner was then taken TO the Tombs
TO await the action Of the grand jury.
John Noe, ex-Superintendent of the
Croton Aqueduct Department, and John
/, Rice, former time-keeper, were arrested
yesterday, charged with fraud on the city
treasury to the extent of 100000 Rob,
ert Rice is said to be party to the fraud
! but Is not yet arrested.
/ WASHINGTON, June 6.-Attorney Gen
eral Williams is preparing his opinion Of
the question concerning the Modocs. i
will be completed in two or three days
An enterprising individual writes to tn,
government from Tifin, Ohio, offering t,
pay 100000 for the privilege of exhibiting
Capt. Jack throughout the country durin.
the next sixty days The Snowman prom
ises to keep Jack securely, treat him vel
and return him to the government at th'
, end Of sixty days, provided he does no
commit suicide, in which case the govern
ment is to receive only 81 200 per day 70
the time he remains in the Snowman
hands alive. 1t Is proposed 10 pay $500
upon the delivery of Jack at Chicago an,
, the remainder at the close of two months
\ The President family and Gen Babcoc
y left to-day for Long Branch.
|. NASHVILLE, June 6.-There has bee
o NVuniNNl dDlS GAAlNGDitnA uCIC dAbui Illt It
ported cases of cholera Physicians sa
that the disease is sporadic cholera, an
not epidemic. The excitement is subsiC
}. ing.
e MEMPHIS, June 6.-There is but littl
} excitement in regard to cholera, thoug
! there is little if any decrease in mortalit
and physicians say thus far nearly ever
case which was promptly treated on th
first appearance of the disease has bee
successfully treated, though in some il
1 stances death has ensuedin fou1orfve houl
! The Appeal says out of 307 deaths sine
May I'd to date only % were reported &
! cholera by attending physicians
i LONDON, June Ga letter in tn
mornings papers from Pietre, former
q. private secretary to Emperor Napoleon, d
MES the authenticity of the appeal of tn
- ex-Empress to the French people publis
ed yesterday P. NJ.
SARATOGA, June 6.-The remains
Mansfield Tracy Walworth arrived he
this afternoon and were followed to Il
grave by large portion Of the relatives
the deceased residing here and others fro
abroad Mrs Walworth and her son, wit
; Clarence Walworth, occupied one of Il
carriages.
. KEENE. June 6.-Hon John H. Prentis
: the oldest printer and newspaper publis
I er in New England, and perhaps in Il
5 United States, died this afternoon, in t
4 Goth year of his age. He established t
t New Hampshire Sentinel in 1893, al
4 conducted it for 49 years.
o SAN Francisco, June 6.-Lieut A
q my, OF the Fifth Cavalry, was recent
, murdered by the Apaches, at San Carl
3 Arizona; They also undertook to kill tn,
Il agent, Major Larrabee, with spears. a
y fred forty shots at him.
Boston, June 6.-Dudlev. whose co
. plicity in the extensive mail roberries !
been announced, left for Pittsburg i,
evening in the custody of two off;ce
Mrs. Dudley left in the same train W
her husband
! WASHINGTON, June 6.-Tom Wnl
was hanged to-day in the Jail yard, for
murder of Rogerski. He appeared gu
Oh unooncerned and mounted the gallo
w with firm step, smiling meanwhile, III
the slack-up was adjusted. At ten n
utes past twelve the drop fell Life '
: 3 not extinct until a lapse of seventeen n
T. minutes his neck was not broken;
air, man being choked to death. There '
hg' about four hundred persons in the