Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1873-06-11

want House, after an hour or two If am
not there, | will leave word at the Office.
Signed, f. II. WoLwoRTH.
Coroner Young committed the murderer
to the Toombs until such time as the in
quest takes place.
The woIworth Murder.
NEW Your, June 4.-Frank Wolworth,
who shot his father is in cell No. sixty
seven.
Mrs Wolworth telegraphed to ex-Judge
Beach, "See my son, Frank II. WOlwOrth
at once, and attend to his CASE
Beach subsequently had a consultation
with his cliant.
sketch OF Mrs. wOIwOrIh.
A resident of Saratoga says: "Mrs VOL.
worth, wife of the man who was killed
yesterday by his son, was q Miss Nelly
Hardin, daughter of Colonel Hardin of
Kentucky, who was killed i'm 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 10y the
Chancellor marrying the widow.
This naturally brought the daughter
Nelly and Mansfield Tracey Woolworth
constantly together, and the result was,
that they were married. In the course of
years, Wolworth began indulgings habitu-
ally in intoxication, and became
Brutal in 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 WOlworth was
using the means his position furnished
him with, to give
secret Information
to the Confederate authorities of what was
transporting in the North.
He was arrested and sent to the old Capt.
toll prison, but was released through the in
fiuence of his father and allowed to go to
Saratoga where he made a 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 oldhabits.
His conduct at length became
Unbeatable
and Mrs. Woiworth left him and shortly
after procured q divorce. She obtained
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
ing 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.
One of the doctors who attended on the
murdered man said that when he wentup
stairs to the room he found Mr.. Wolworth
was not yet dead. He was
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.
Blood was gushing from the wound in
his left breast and from his arm. He died
| in about quarter of a minute after the
Doctor went into the room. He was short
| ly after placed upon a bed. The Doctor
! says that young Wolworth when he was
| brought into the room reported
The Conversation.
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 ?n
His father said-"I do solemnly make thai
| promise"
SOn.-"You have also repeated the insul
made TO my mother. Do you promise t.
never use insulting language TO my mothel
again."
Fdther.-"I do make such PROMISE
The son, drawing the revolver and point
ing it at his father, said: "You have made
that promise before, and do not believe
you. You will never have the opportunit,
of doing so again." and then the firinl
took place without amoment's interval O
hesitation.
The defense for young Wolworth, VIII,
shot his father, will be insanity.