The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-05
DEATH on VI. y. WALWORTlg.
Further Particulars
THE NEWS At SARATOGA.

We give further particulars of the death
of Mansfield Tracy Walworth, in New
York, which we CLEAN from the ,Sa,utogian
of Wednesday
AT about eleven o'clock Tuesday, Mr.
James H. Brcsln received from Hugh J.
DENIM, of the Sturlcvant House, the fol
lowing dispatch:
New York. June 3.
j. II. BREsLIN -
Mansfield 7. Walwortl was shot three
times, and killed, in his room at the Stur-
tcvant House this morning.at seven o'clock
by his son Frank HrGm.
AT one o'clock p. M, the following dis
patch, in answer to an inquiry as to the
truth of the report, and confirming the
above, was received
New YoRK, June 3.
b. +. JupsoN -
Yes. He shot him dead in his Frank 50
room, this morning. lie fired three shots.
Frank has given himself up.
II. j. DESNIN.
The report of the shooting spread like
wild-fire. crowd gathered about the
telegraph offices, and excited comments
were made ON the affair The news was
conveyed to Mrs. Walworth by Gen. w.
Is. French and ID. f. Richie. The heroic
woman was with her family and her school
IN the old WalwOrth mansion on Broad
way, and was almost overwhelmed with
emotion when the sad tidings were dis
closed But, for the sake of her children.
and sustained by her own firmncss, she sue
ceedcd in REFRESHING her grief 1t appears
that NJ. 7. Walworth, from whom Mrs.
Walworth received decree of divorce
some two years since, has been in the habit
OF writing the most violent. thrcateningand
outrageous letters to Mrs Walworth. and
also to other persons here in Saratoga.
These letters annoyed Mrs. Walworth be-
You'd measure. and young Frank, who has
been most loyal and devoted to his mother.
has, as often us he could, intercepted his
fathers letters, and has had some cores
pondence with his father toward whom he
entertained the utmost repugnancc. At
one time last winter NJ. +. Walworth was
in town and young Walworlh told his father
That he must not come near the house.
There is no doubt that NJ. Il. Walworth be-
havcd in the most inhuman manner toward
his family, and treated his wife and chill
dren like brute before Mrs. Walworth
procured her decree of separation. All of
W. l. alWortn own relatives condemned
nm, ana sized and sympathlzcd wholly
Nun lhc ag9riGVcu Wlie and mother, These
.ac's WcIe iuiiy proved IN court at the time
tiie ulVorcc was given, and the character of
the letters sent by Walworth to his former
wife will be set forth at the proper time
Mrs. Walworth had no intimation what
ever of the recent tragedy further than
,hls ; On M9haay shc found mat frank,
If hn C i "nt ' hnn o NV ,no h 1S MA" tao
back that nicht On ooinr to his room
Mrs. Walworth found II couple of empty
envelopes lying on the table, addressed to
her son in NJ. r. Walworths handwriting,
but found no clue as to whittier he had
gone We learn, however, that yesterday
morning young Walworth told Mr.. w.
Barbour, his confidential friend. that he
was going to Troy lie said nothing how
ever, about going to New York, and until
the news of the shooting came his where
abouts was unknown to his mother or
friends here. Frank Hardin WalwortE is
about twenty years of age. He is the old
est of a family of six children, and since
his mothers divorce has remained constant
ly with her. fearing that violence might be
inflicted on her at the hands of his father
lie was quiet, retiring young man, but
had appeared for several days to be absent
minded and distracted as though some
great grief were preying on his mind We
know nothing of the particulars of the
shooting, whether the son or the father was
the aggrcssor. We only know that ter
rlblc tragedy has fallen-that Mansfield
Tracy Walworth, whether deserving death
or not, has fallen by the hand of his son.
The following editorial appears in the
So,ut,ojo, of Wodnosdov opt;t,o1 uo VOL
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WIZ" ',"so'9
we give our readers and tellow-citizens
sad news to-day. a family whose name is
honorcd and respected like that of few 9th
crs in our midst is suddenly plunged in the
deepest distress. MansiieldT. Walworth is
slain by the hand OF his son. we shrink
from revealing the painful domestic history
of which this terrible tragedy is the awful
climax. Mansfield Tracy Walworth was
the son OF Chancellor Walworth. His wife
was the daughter of Gen. Hardin, of the L.
5. Army. Their union came to be unhappy
-, II II 4,
wears AGO Mrs Wolworth received 81 deere,