Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1873-06-11
PARRICIDE,


killed his father, Mansfield T. Wal
worth, in the Sturtevant House, this
morning. The deceased was an author
and boarded in the Sturtevant House,
away from his family.
Domestic trouble is assigned as the
cause of the tragedy.
Young Walworth, who lives at
Saratoga, directly after the shooting
went to the Twenty-ninth Precinct
Police Station and surrendered.
| Frank 81. Walworth, who shot his
father in the Sturtevant House this
morning, tells the following story con-
cerning the shooting and the cause
which led thereto
reside with my mother, in Sarato-
ga, N. Y, my father having parted
from her some years ago. My father
is an author, and | have been studying
law. think my father IL about Al
years old, but do not know where he
was born.
My father has not lived with my
mother since we left here, three years
ago, Ibut 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
that if he did not keep away from US,
or insulted my mother any more,
would shoot him. [ told him that
there were bounds which | would not
allow any man to SO beyond with i'm
punlty, and especially when my mother
was being iusulted. | went to his
house yesterday and left note for him
to call on me, which he did this morn
ing
When he came to the room | drew
out revolver aud told him to promis
me that he would not threaten or in
suit US any more, which he promised
Shortly atterward We began speaking
on family matters, and he used some
very ins ulting language, and put his
hand in his pocket as though to draw
out pistol, when shot him. He
then came toward me. When [ fired
three other shots at him. When [
fred the last shot at him, he had me
by the collar.
[ onl ly regret this on account of the
effect that it will have on my family.
[ would like Judge Barbour to know
this, as he was interested in the case
before.
Dr. Marsh did not find any pistol
in the pocket Of the deceased, but found
the note which had been left for him
by his son in his breast-pocked. The
fJllowing is copy Of the note:
20 o'clock-I want to try and settle
some family matters. Call at the
Sturtevant House, after an hour or
two. If | am rot there, l will leave
word at the Office. F. II. WALwoRrH."
Coroner Young committed the MUIR
derer to the Tombs Prison until such
time as the inquest takes place.
New YORK, June 3.-When Justice
Barbour was informed of the death of
Mr. Walworth he Immediately adjourn
ed his court, the gentleman being his
nephew.
Mr.. Walworth arrived in this CITY
on Monday, to attend communica-
ton Of the Grand Lodge of the Mason
10 fraternity of the State of New York,
which opens here to-day.
Mr.. Walworth was son of the late
Chancellor Walworth, one of the most
distinguished citizens of this State, and
a man Unidentified with the great
temperance, tract and Bible societies.
The Chancellor died in 1867, ged 80
years. A brother of the deceased is a
popular and eloquent mission preacher
of the Paulists, whose religious house
is in Fifty-ninth street, west of Cen
trail Park. The family have been
largely identified with most of the
prominent interests in this State in the
judiciary, in the churh: in education
and Fin literature, and have wide and
influential connections.
Mr.. Walworth was born in Albany,
in 1880. He was educated for the
legal profession, and, after being ad-
mitted to the Bar, assisted hi, father
for short time in his office at Albany,
but his profession becoming distasteful,
he soon turned his attention to litera-
ture. He was married some years ago,
and the result of that union was two
daughters, who are now between IL
and IA years of age, and the son by
whom he lost his life. He has been
separated from his wife for some years,
and that lady is now keeping an excel
lent seminary for young ladies on the
estate Of the late Chancellor Walworth,
at Saratoga Springs, where she is living
in elegant style.
Mr.. Walworth's contributions to the
literature of the day are embodied in