Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-06-05

pulous nicely and was conspicuous In his
hospitality to his made friends and acquaint-
| ances at clubs and restaurants. Thus he ex-
pended all his income on himself to the al
most total neglect Of his family. Mrs. Wal
worth, senior, being member of the family,
was enabled from her own resources to sup
ply some of the more apparent necessities of
her daughter and grand children otherwise
their wants went unsupplied. Mrs. Mans
field Walworth submitted meekly. Thus
matters continued, growing daily worse, un-
til between two and three years ago, when
the eldest Mrs. Walworth felt compelled to
interfere, which she did by an appeal to the
blood relatives of her daughters husband.
These relations advised family council,
which was held, when upon the advice of all,
including Rev. Father Clarence Walworth,
Mansfields own brother, a separation was
recommended. General Martin d. Hardin,
U. S. A., a brother of Mrs. Mansfield Wal
worth, then stationed at Buffalo. came to
New York to aid her in her extremity, and he
personally escorted her with her children,
| from the residence of her husband to that of
| Judge Barbour, a near relative Of the Wal
worth family, who cheerfully threw his doors
open to furnish her and her children an asy-
lum. When she left her husbands residence
Mrs. Walworth bore upon her body the marks
OF the i'll usage she had received. Proceed
Is
| the progress of which evidence of the hus-
bands outrageous treatment was so clear that
the court not only merely granted the decree
but awarded the custody Of the children to
the mother, and especially enjoined the de-
linquent husband from any interference
whatever with them or with her After the
divorce Mrs. Walworth removed with her
| children and her mother to Saratoga, where
they have since resided in the old Walworth
l. 10 rs, oh, lafk 81,
widow durnh her lifetime by the chancellor.
Mrs. Walwor,h the younger has received
since her divorce ohe-half of the annuity left
| for the support OF her husbands family, and
| has supplemented her income by teaching
and by taking boarders during the summer
months. Since the separation, it now sp-
pears, Mr.. Mansfield Walworth has utterly
| dsregarded the injunction laid upon him in
| the decree Of divorce. Despite that injunc-
| ton, hc has taken pains to annoy and harass
| them in every possible manner, and especial
~ 10 insult and worry the unofeDding wife
! aud mother This he has done by continual:
~ forcing communications of an offensive,
disgrace.ul ara frequently obscene nature up
| on her.
| All this she endured as submissvely as
possible, seeking to keep the ill-usage to her
self; hu. tee unhappiness it caused her re-
vealed itself, a1ld led her eldest son to inter-
| fere in her hchadf. Ans he dld by intercept
ing his fathers letters at first, and subse-
quently by opening a direct correspondence
himself with his father on the subject, IN
which he hesought him to refrain from an
noying his mother. The only result was
division Of the abusive treatment between the
mother and son. The Rev. Father Walworth
now the pastor of St. Mary's Church in
Albany. contemplating journey to Europe
during the coming summer, invited his
nephew. young Frank Walworth, to accom-
pany him. The young man replied that he
| contemplated visiting New York very soon
to personally intercede with his father in his
J mothers behalf. If he could succeed in in
ducing his father to cease troubling his moth
er he would be glad to accept the invitation;
otherwise he would be compelled to remain
| at home to protect his mother. The unhap-
py result of the young mans visit to New
York is now notorious. The friends Of the
family deny that he sought the interview with
| a murderous intent, and insist that he was
forced to the crime in selfdefence. This,
| they feel confident, will be made plain when
| the disposition of the murdered man and the
circumstances of the meeting are brought out
in the trial.