The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-07-03
The WaiWorth Murder Trial,


York at the date of this writing. A jury
was procured without difficulty. The
killing was proven by the brief examina-
ton OF few persons connected with the
hotel. 1t is evident that the defence is to
be insanity and self defence. Mrs. Wal
worth testified at length, mainly to her
sons eccentric conduct, and the cruelties
of her husband. Some letters written by
the deceased to his wife were put into the
case, and it was in evidence that these
had been seen by Frank. The following
is specimen of the letters
MAY, 3O-7 O'Clock A. NJ.
Prepare yourself for the inevitable. I am
getting over my wasting fever, and shall be out
OF my room in few days. | am going to call
upon my children; my heart is starving for
their caresses. Make the interview when
come just as easy and pleasant as possible. l
cannot stay from them much longer | will see
them peaceably if can, or with tragedy if I
must. Their little faces haunt me, as they are
mine. Popish cruelty must bend to the demand
OF fathers heart, or WawOrths name goes
out in blood. Keep Frank Walworth out of
my way. You have taught him to hate me, and
his presence or obstruction in any way will
only excite fatal evaporation. | want to see
my little girls and come away peaceably. Be-
ware that you do not in any way arouse the
frenzy which you have known to exist since
you left me. There is reasonable way to deal
with me. | shall have my rights under that
decree with no further legal delay or expense.
nave conceded promptly every right to you I'M
der that decree, aud now am going to see my
children and you shall not bring them up to
nate their loving father. Eliza Backus has
written to me that you will do 1t if you can
sha shoot you am ,,sys m1f u thasa a
for have nothing further to live for. Do right,
do right am hrosd au e es u %
Save this letter for lawyers and courts, if you
morseiess, brutal cod that y"1 an and u" Elna
backus ana I. "; WalWorth worship, but the
you ,uat Piahteu IoVe ior my niue girls IN my
ntai = aiiu tlial FAYE ~ the peret tigef, hti.
W. you Wrelch tnat kept me TWO years rom
lhe littie hanus ana hearts that love me- -FOUR
o ~ 1house WAS NY PoNerty anu iuislorluhes,
1houiu my cnliareh refuse 10 speak TO me IN
lnt stIttlS ol Saratoga, L snail say 10 myself
she Is teaching them all to hate broken-hearted
lalher. All y lost ana tragedy must come
Wnen know from tne conuuct OF my little
girls that you nave taught them 10 nate me, mat
moment TWO pistol shots Will ring ABOUT mat
mousse one Staying YOU the otler myself.
Know that you nave no personal lear, no more
liith nave. out we DOM must ole. when that
discovery reaches my Dram mat you nave
eslrahge'' my Young children from me, YOU
shtli not nave your lie. IT my little girls do
not love me, then my hte IS valueless, and
snail dle win "A ieehng OF luxury and rest. But
YOU VIII nave 70 attend me 70 the spirit land
me uod OF Justce demands II, but II YOU do
right under that decree all may be well. But
now my heart Is agonlZed tor my little children
II you mad common sense you would know
now 70 appreciate the danger.
tSigheU MANSFIELD L. WALWORTH.
Some of the letters refer TO the will of
Dbl IT VEL,
heupeH T. WaiWorth, by Whlcn the de-
ceased was LETT only a norton of the
property, and that in the trusteeShlp OF
HE h,otbar Of tbis bo COWS
ii' Wis A0 80
hn, Sow' mllen iaFn i1, showing Inat am
trying year by year to see how much of that
properly you can get our Oh me ny tnreaIs OF
or by any other means; if YOU doubt and will
entire e betha ~ ba intennd n no ior hnn
mark what will be the finality of my vengeance
81 nitaha bafore and Is no i,s 'h1e NE
and, 50 help me the demons who wait upon the
yengef, viii when strnped bv l vo ' of nv
property and you mean il at last,-plunge, my