Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1873-07-12

SCENE IN CoURT-TRoUBLEs or NEWSPAPER
MEN-Two NOTED CASES VERY DIFFERENT IN
THEIR RESULTs-JoTTINGs.
New York, July Q, 1873.
From our Special Correspondent.
WALwoRTH SENTENCED.-1hc announcement
that sentence was to be passed on Frank H.
Walworth for the shooting of his father, Mans
field Tracy Walworth, at the Sturtcvant House,
by Judge Davis, in the Court OF Oyer and Ter
miner, at 1890 a. m, last Saturday, attracted
an exceedingly large crowd thither, but through
the efforts of the officers, the Court room was not
as denscly packed with people as it had been dur
ing the trial. The counsel on both sides, with
the exception of the Bench, were punctualy in
their places, and and at 1880 Il. IN, Judge Davis
walked briskly into the Court rooh, and seated
himself on the bench. The prisoner was sum-
moncd to the chambers, where he was followed
by his relatives. He took his accustomed seat,
famed himself with his hat, and while half
contemptuous smile curled his lips, gazed
around the room with the same cool indifference
that characterized his conduct throughout the
the trial. Sentence was then moved for, and
Judge Davis delivered it with n tremor in his
voice, and with slow and impressive delivery.
The following is the conclusion of the Judges
remarks and sentence
"Whcn look back at that moment when you
constituted yourself the eXecutioner of your fa-
thcr, and slew him in that room with no one pre-
sent but yourselves, cannot but feel that that
death must have been more horrible than thou
sand deaths in any other form Called by you
to your presence apparently for the purpose of a
peaceful interview to settle family dtlcllties-
invited to n seat in your room, and apparently
almost instantly confronted with weapon of
/ death in his own sons hands, wha; thoughts
must have rushed upon him ut that moment,
when he found that the person whom he expect
cd had come to him for the purpose of "A peace
Z full arrangcmenL-what terrible thoughts must
have rushed upon bin when he received the lea
den messenger of death in his bosom from the
hands of his eldest boy! | shudder when think
of it, and think you ought to devote your whole
! life to repentance, such God only can give, ac
/ cept for SO horrible deed. The sentence of the
Court Is that you be imprisoned in the State pri-
son ut t.Sing Sng Mt lard labor, for the full term
of your natural life."
/ Neither the prisoner, his mother, nor any Of
his relatives manifested the slightest emotion
/ during this impressive scenc. After the Judge
had pronounced the last sentence of his remarks,
| which deprived the parIacide OF his liberty for
life, and condemned him to degrading toll, there
was "A momcntary silence. The young man turn
cd, shook hands with his friends, who, one by
one, departed with saddcned hearts. His mo-
ther, true to her boy to the last, alone remained
with him, and when Deputy Sheriff Shields took
| him from the room she followed. Walworth
/ was conducted to the tombs, where he was place
( ed iu one of the condemned cells on the lower
tier, with Sharkey and other murderers for
his neighbors. 1t is understood that he will not
be sent TO Sing Sing before Wednesday.
TROUBLES OF NEWSPAPER MEN.-some months
ing through Philadelphia on II charge of libel,
/ preferred by W. IL. Kemble, whose addition,
Division and Silence" letter has been so often the
introduction m the columns OF the Sun, 10 home
thrusts and vigorous paragraphs on personal and
political honesty. Dana preferred not TO stand a
trial in II State whose laws gave him no Oppor-
tunity for defending himself, so he gave bonds
and failed to appear Recently he was served
with IA warrant on the same charge, but was not
put under bonds-was allowed To 90 on his pa
7 rnl,. ha inS bR "a
hearing. Dana's course has made the SUm sell
enough copies to afford To forfeit the $4,000 in
Philadelphia. Another striking Instance Of the
same kind occurred In this city recently. great
company, rich, powerful and prosperous, who Sc
management was composed of the first business
men of the city, against whose personal and CON-
mercial integrity no words of suspicion had ever
been spoken, suddenly found itself assailed In the
most savage aud determined manner. Pr'nter's
ink was called into requisition by the assailants,
and all sorts of charges were made against its
officials - their corruption aud yenality were
standard themes for libel writers, aud Legsla-
tive interference was called for as against the
chief representative of the company, who had
locked up libeller. Meantime the war ragged
vigorously, and the paper pellets of slander and
detracton flew thick and fast. Recently this
company had its annual election for ofhcers, and
there occurred one of the most striking lessons
ever given to those who make libeling profes-
sion and blackmaing fine art. IL had been
said and sung that these officials only kept In
power through proxies collected by their legion
of agents and when voting day came, but one
proxy was voted on, and the entire body of old
officials we're reelected with the exception OF
two who had resigned previous 10 the election.
This noticeable occurrence grew quite as much
out of the violent abuse to which the Mutual
Life Insurance Company has been subjected us
to any other cause, as all the attacks have re-
suited in bas been the showing up of the libeers,
rs the officials of the company who were attack
ee showed clean hands, and hence their re-elec'
tion. People, however, should have clean hands
and clean conscience who hold sixty millions OF
dollars reserve fund for their associates, and we
may be assured that the eighty-odd thousand
members who are interested will not feel az
greved that out of all this scandal SO good a
thing has been SO well done.
JoITISGs.-.The various Lodges of Orangemen
have deeided 10 parade on the l2th inst. 1t IL
believed that there will be about 1000 men In the
line, ...
~ The death of an unusually large number oi
i, children from cholera morbus and other diseases,
aggrayating and chiefly superindueed by the in-
tense heat OF the past week, has increased lhe
mortality record to $50 against 475 for the pre-
yous week. i- <aJl. ~ rl..!i1
The third series of Times picnics was enjoyed