New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-04
NEW YORK.

Building Association of Cabinetmakers
Swindled-COlOnel Fisk's Widow Goes
to Law-ElectiOn Mt the Cotton Ex.
change-Walworth.t the Author. Muir.
dered by his S0n-Fanlily Unpleasant.
ness the Cause Of the Crime-Knights
TempIar Arranging to Receive the
Body of the late Minister Orr-Firemen
Injured by Falling WaIls-NacdOnald,
the English Forger.
New YORK, June 3-The Building Asso-
citation of Cabinetmakers will sue the Off
GERS for palming on them heavily mort
gagged property. The swindle reaches
nearly $500,000.
James Fisk's widow has commenced a
new suit against the Union Pacific railroad
and Credit Mobilier, and against Governor
Dix and George Opdyke and others.
The following have been elected officers
of the Cotton Exchange:
President, Arthur B. Graves; treasurer,
j. Miller.
Tracy Mansfield Walworth. we'll known
as the author of 'Hotspur," Lulu" ''War.
wick Delaplaine" and Beverly" was shot
and killed this morning by his son, youth
of nineteen years. Mr.. Walworth arrived
in this city Monday to attend the annual
communication of tue Grand Lodge of
Masons of New York, which commences
this afternoon.
TIE killing of Mansfield Tracy Walworth
by his his son, this morning, created pro
found sensation, owing to the distinguished
social relations of the family. The deceased
was the son of the late Chancellor Wal
worth, and the we'll 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 living
at Saratoga.
His son Frank came on from Saratoga
Yesterday to shoot him; he called at hif
fathers boardinghouse last night, in Fourth
avenue; not finding him he left note, ask
ing him to call at the Sturtevant House thii
morning and see him. The father called a
the hotel where the son was stopping and
went up stairs.
In about fifteen or twenty minutes after
ward several shots were heard coming from
| the room by one of the chambermads, wht
ran down stairs and informed the clerk
| The clerk Immediately sent out for an 9th
| GER but before he arrived Frank WalwOrtl
walked down stairs with his coat On hi
| arm and stated to the clerk that he haC
shot his father, and asked where the near
| est police station was.
| After receiving decided information, h
| went to the telegraph Office and sent dis
patch to his uncle in Saratoga, telling hin
| what he had done, and asking him to breal
the news as gently as possible to hi
mother, before she should hear Of it in an.
other way. He then proceeded to the Thir
| tleth street police station, and walking vi
to the desk, stated to the sergeant in charg
tha he had shot his father, who was thel
| lying dead in the Sturtevant House, at th'
same time handing over his revolver
which proved to be one of Colts five bar
I relied.
| DR.. Marsh made an examination of tn
| body and found there were four bullet
| wounds one in each breast, one on the righ
| side of the face, the ball lodging in tn,
| brain, the fourth in the right arm, break
| ing it.
The following is the prisoners story, a
| told to the coroner in answer to question
| put by that gentleman:
| l reside with my mother in Saratoga, m,
father having parted from her some year
| ago; my father was an author and | have
been studying law. l think my father i
| about forty one years old, but do not know
where he was born. My father has no
| lived with my mother since we left herr
| three years ago but he has repeatedly
sent US threatening and insulting letters
1t is only short time ago since he threat
ened to shoot my mother and myself.
shot him because of this. Not long ago
met him in the street in Saratoga and
then told him, if he did not keep ava
from US, or if he insulted my mother an
more l would shoot him. told him tina
there we're bounds which l would no
allow any man to 90 beyond with impunity
and especially when my mother was beinI
insulted.
i went to his house yesterday and left
note for him to call on me, which he di
this morning. When he came to my rool
l drew out my revolver and told him
promise that he would not threaten or il
suit us any more, which he promised
Shortly afterward we began speaking o
family matters, and he used some very in