Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1873-06-21
SHEPHERDSTOWN JEFFERSON COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA. SATURDAY, JU
A Father Murdered By His Son.

In the pious, God-tearing city OF New
York, they have been blessed with 4
new sensation murder. Last week the
son of Mr. Walworth, an author of
some celebrity, invited his father to
meet him at his room in the hotel he
was stopping at, and after filially acting
as his contessor, proceeded to slay him,
putting four balls through the body OF
his father, so that he might not sin any
more in the flesh. The New York pa
pers give this account of the parricide /:
He invited his father to his death, and
took care to punctually keep the ap-
pointment. The father and son met in
one of he looms OF the Sturetyant
House. What took place there we have
no means of knowing, beyond what the
son himself states No earthly eye saw
the terrible deed except that of the mur-
derer. He gives the last conversation
as follows, as reported to-day:
Walworth, the son standing before
his father.-"You have again written
letters to my mother, threatening her
life and my own. Will YOU solemnly
promise never to make such threats Il
gain ?"
Walworth, the father.-''I do make
the promise"
Walworth, the sOn.-"You have also
repeated the insult made to my mother.
Do you to promise never to use insult
ing language to my mother again 2
Walworth, the father.-"I do make
such promise"
Walworth, the son, drawing lis re
volver, and pointing it at his father
you have made that promise before,
and l do not believe you. You shall
never have the opportunity OF doing so
again,
Then he shot him. -Four times did
he fire, so that there should be no mis-
take. Satisfied on this point, he inquir-
ed the way to the nearest police station
and gave himself up. In the meanwhile
the father lay gasping on the carpet IN
the room where he was shot, one bal
through his left breast, and one in his
right: one arm broken, and the fourth
ball in his head. Yet he still lived when
the physician arrived, and his pulse gave
one or two conyulsive throbs and then
stopped. AS 4 social crime, this Of young
Walworth has seldom had its parallel.
TIE PRISONERS STORY.
l reside with my mother in Saratoga,
my father having parted from her sevc-
raj years ago. My father is an author
and | have been studying law. think
my father is about forty-one years old,
but do not know where he was born.
My father has not lived with my mo-
ther since we left here three years ago,
but he has repeatedly sent us threaten
ing and insulting letters. 1t is only 4
short time ago, since he threatened 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 there were bounds which would
not allow any man to 90 beyond with
impunity, especially when my mother
was being insulted / went to his house
yesterday and left note for him to call
on me, which he did this morning.
When he came into the room | drew
out revolver and told him to promise
me that he would not threaten or insult
lis any more, which he promised. Short
" afterwards we began speaking on
family matters, and he used some very
insulting language, and put his hand in
his pocket as though to draw pistol,
when / shot him. He then came to-
wards me and | fired three other shots
at him. When / fired the last shot at
him he had me by the collar only
regret this on account of the effect 1t
will have on my family.
The doctor did not find any pistol in
the pockets OF deceased, but found the
note left for him by his son in his breast
pocket. The following is copy OF the
note:
.Threc o'clock | want to try and set
tie some family matters. Call at the
Sturtcvant House after an hour or two.
If | am not there / will leave word at
the office. f. ii. WALwoR1H.
The Young man left home without in
forming his mother. Mrs. Walworth
received several threatening letters from
her late husband, from whom she was
divorced two years ago, and suppoSes
that her son intercepted some of them,
as two empty envelopes addressed to her
were found in his room.
Mrs. Walworth, the mother OF the
lad. visited him at the Tombs on the
following day, Wednesday, in company
with Judge Barbour, cousin OF the de
ceased. While the scene was affecting
it was not marked it is said. by the dis
plav of extraordinary emotions.
Charles O'Conor, the distinguished
advocate, understood to be retained for
the defense. had an interview with the
prisoner. The defense Of young Wal
worth, will be insanity.
TIE PRoDUCTIoS OF TIN.-The i'm