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Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.

"Ho, mug gin; no, mug-gln, from
forrin' sho-hore," is the way a Topeka
belle Marbles popular song.
Donaldson announces that the prepar-
ations for the transatlantic voyage in
the reconstructed balloon are nearly
completed and, provided the weather be
favorable, the next trial will be made
Saturday, Oct 4th.
The greatest gas we'll In the world is
located on the Campbell farm, about two
miles from Madoc City, Butler County,
Pennsylvania, It was struck abont three
weeks ago, and volume of gas has ever
since been pouring forth with tremen-
dous force. A futile attempt was made
to lower set of tools in the we'll, the
weight of which was $500 pounds, for
the gas forced them up and away from
the hole.
WOODEN NUTMEes Observation-Disclosures
can give Connecticut as many points as
the wooden nutmeg State may ask and
then beat her out of her boots. The
most ingeniously mean rascal yet heard
of has appeared in Androscoggin county.
He is farmer by occupation and has
! Just been detected in a decidedly greasy
swindle 1t appears that this fellow
borrowing an idea from the filters Of
gold coins, has taken Jumps Of talloW
and covered them with a coating of vel
low butter, and then taking the filled
} balls to market sold them to the traders
Last week his little trick was found GU
|. and he was punished as he deserved
Bangor Commercial.
A great reform is taking place among
, the employees of the Grand Trunk Rail
) way. Some time since, several of tn
! heads of departments on that road go
9 up pledges Of total abstinence from in
Q toxicating liquors, and having signe
8 themselves, circulated them among tn
Q men more Immediately under their in
Q Auence. The result is that alread
5 LAG of the employees have become al
: stainers, and it is believed that befor
long most of the men employed will vol
% UNFAIRLY sign the pledge. The movemer
. has received the emphatic approval Q
o the Governor General, and also Of Nj
g Bridges, the Managing Director, VII
5 has ordered that after the lst of Octobt
= = all intoxicating drinks shall be entlrel
% excluded from all refreshment room
20 along the line.
% This reformation IS the more markt
IS because it is a voluntary one. No pres
% e6 ure has been brought to bear from al
IS quarter, ard its effects cannot but pro
% % salutary among the men employed al
% their families.-The public safety is al
IS promoted by the movement. Railw
s5 travelling has in it sufficient elements
20 danger when the men who run and co
% troll trains are sober men.
20 1t is to be hoped that the examT
10 10 set by the Grand Trunk will be con-
Is gious, and that soon no road on tt
Is continent will employ any but sol
e L men in any position. -Staasteod Jo'
IS nal.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06

We, the Committee in class IL, re-
spectfully submit the following report:
Cheese, q good show, and all first class.
and those receiving no premiums must
not think hard as it was very difficult to
decide the matter. The show of June
butter was very light. There was a
goodly number of entries in fall butter,
and good butter. Wish we could grant
more premiums on same. Ball butter,
several entries, and all nice. Sugar
show, slim, but some of the best caked
the committe ever tasted, as the owner
will probably vouch for when he comes
for his pail Maple honey, good. Box
honey the committee propose to take
home, test the same and report at the
annual meeting.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06

We saw only one or two of these ami
mails Gin the pens,) and conclude they
each took premium The porcine star
is descendant apd nobody looks at a
hog nowadays; a few years ago when
pigs were worth from "a to $40, it was
quite al privilege to look at anything
that had bristles.
POULTRY.
Nobody that examined the coops il
which the large amount of hens. duck
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06

All of the varieties, Leicestershire,
South Downs and Cotswolds, were we'll
represented, and were excellent of their
kind. l. McNeal, d. o. Parlin, and H.
Baxter showed excellent Leicestershire
bucks. M. Beedle exhibited fine South
Down, and S. Nye very large Cots
void buck, with fine ewes and lambs
J. Underhill Of Charleston, filled pei
with splendid eve lambs,--showed a larg'
buck, and a superior buck lamb, all Lei
cesters. J. R. Thorp made good shoy
with grade Leicesters.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06

Five Leicester Eve lambs. Thomas Anderson. 800
ID T. S. UnderhilI 200
Five eve lambs Thomas Anderson 800
Best Cotswold Buck A. C. & F. P. 800
2d. S. Nye. Coventry. 200
Yearling buck, S Nye, 500
Buck lamb q 800
I'd 200
Best five Cotswold. ewes Nve 800
Best five Cotswold eve lambs s Nye 3.09
Best Southdown buck Arnold Salem 300
a,
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-10-06
Class Tenth-Swine.

Glass Tenth-Swine.
White Chester Boar, H. o. Whitcher, Barton, 200
g j 6 w G Cochrane, Albany,3.
Class EIeven-Butter, Cheese, Sugar, Honey
Best Ball Butter, j Oliver, Charleston, 200
I'd, Bryant, Irasburgh, LOO
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
PAkkICIUE.
Tie Author of "Warwick" Shot
Dead by His Son in the
Sturteyant House.
The Demon Of Domestic Unhappiness
the Cause Of the Crime.
TERRIBLE DETAILS OF THE TRAGEDY
History Of the Family Troubles Of Mansfield
Tracy WalwOrth and His Wife.
MURDER FOR A MOTHERS HONOR.
Young Walworth Says that the Deed Was
Done lii DeienCc Against Sldnuer
and Personal Danger.
STORY OF A MISERABLE MARRIAGE
How Two Beings Who Loved Grew
Gradually to Hate Each Other.
THE CONFESSION TO THE CORONER.
Statements Of Various Persons Who
Were Near the Fatal Scene.
The Doctor, the Hotel Clerk and the Ser
wants Tell Their Stories.
INTENSE FEELING IN THE CITY.
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The Doctor, the Hotel Clerk and the Ser
wants Tell Their Stories.
INTENSE FEELING IN THE CITY.
Sketch Of the Literary Life of
Mansfield Tracy Walworth.
INTERVIEWS WITH HIS PUBLISHERS
The News at the Home Of the
WalwOrths i'm Saratoga.

or all the crimes that shock the souls OF men none
has ever been held in greater adherence than par
ricide, which is by all odds the most complete and
terrible inversion not alone Of human nature, but
Of brute instinct. To conceive that the offspring
should become the slayer Of the parent Is fearful
under any circumstances, but when the offence is
committed with intent and knowledge, even with
elaboration, its enormity is intensified thousand
fold. 1t was crime punished by the ancents with
awful rigor and held in the deepest detestation
and, according to NEUROLOGICAL record, the Gull
prits were delivered up to the torments Of
the Furtes. Edipus slew his father Laius
ms they CHANGED to meet in the way, while the son
was joufneying to Phocis and the avenging Fates
followed him thereafter with misfortune. disgrace,
remorse ana cruel tortures to his death. Orestes,
too, the lson Of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra,
slew his mother to avenge the death OF his father
at her hands, and to blot out her aduterous shame,
and he likewise was tormented by the Furfes,
though afterward purified by the people Of Argos.
In all ages the offence, considered in proportion
TO the aggregates Of murders, has been compare
lively rare, and in the majority Of these instances
the deed has usually been the result OF
anger, accident or mental alteration. In
many years there has not been, in this country
at least any very remarkable instance OF a
murder Of father BY his son or daughter and even
matricide, which ranks In the same category
though 1t may, from the natural tenderness with
which motherhood is regarded be considered still
more hein0us ACTS Of comparatively much more
frequent occurrence. There have been in the city
OF New York. within the past seven or eight
years, some three or four cases of matricde,
score OF uxorcides, several fratricides and hun
ireds OF homlcides, and not parricide-at least
none that have been determined to be such. At
last, however, this rare and revolving form OF
tragedy is added to the list OF local murders, and
there appears to be no form or excess OF crime
with which the great metropolis is not to be made
familiar.
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WHAT THE PRISONERS COUNSEL
SAY.

When In court yesterday morning Mr.. william A.
Beach received a telegram from Saratoga asking
him to take the case OF Mr.. Frank II. Walworth in
charge, and await the arrival OF his mother Mrs.
Ellen Harden Walworth, who was to have arrived
in town last evening AS he was engaged at the
time he sent bis son, Mr.. Miles Beach, to see the
young man.
HERALD reporter called on Mr.. Miles Beach at
his residence, 81 West Fiftythird street, to obtain
from MIN the prisoners story. Mr.. Beach said that
he had said little or nothing OF the affair." and that
he merely went there to tell him that his folks knew
Of the occurrence, and had asked him to defend
him. He also told young Walworth that his people
were coming down from Saratoga Springs, and
would IN all probability see him IN the morning.
He did not think IL proper to speak at any length
as to details TO his client, satisfying himself with
IMPOSING STRICT SILENCE
Ex District Attorney Garvin who has also been
retained for the prisoner, was called upon. Mr..
Garvin was well acquainted with the Walworths;
he had met Mrs. Walworth several times. and from
his own experience and hearsay he knew her to
be an estimable lady. He knew the Chancellor,
and was on intimate terms with him. His acquaint-
ance with Mansfield Tracy Walworth was slight,
and he never had, TO his knowledge, seen his son
before yesterday. Mr.. Garvin said he had sort OF
general idea that Walworth treated his wife in
SHAMEFUL MANNER,
but not knowing him In his family relations he could
say nothing positive about 10. He had heard from
several Intimate friends OF the family that his con-
duct towards his wife was scandalous and brutal.
love all the children had Tor the mother especially
Frank, whose devotion was something extraord-
nary In young man. Frank, even before the
father and mother were separated, used to notice
his mothers detection, and on many occasions
tried 70 conciiate his parents, but 1t s said his
father looked upon his kindly Offices as pieces OF
unparalleled impudence, and rudely rebufIed him,
suggesting that ne attend to his books and let his
fathers business alone. This course OF treatment
was not likely TO inspire confidence In the son, and
his mothers kind words were all that could heal
THE CRUEL WOUNDS
his father had inflicted. Young Walworth had
few friends outside OF his family; his mind was
centred on his mother. and the end OF his life
seemed TO be TO 'l the void in her existence caused
by his father's harsh treatment Mrs. Walworth
obtained divorce from her husband about two
years ago, and the custody OF the children was
awarded to her. The charges on which she gained
the SUIT was harsh treatment. myriad Of wit
nesses proved the charges, and many for the de-
fence were compelled to acknowledge that Wal
worth's conduct was anything other than kind.
Mr.. Garvin said that Mr.. Wawortb's brother, gen
tleman VI high culture. who resides In Troy,
thought that his conduct was not at all becoming
gentleman or q father.
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THE TRAGEDY.

Mansfield Tracy Walworth, well known gen.
tleman OF talent and position was yesterday
killed by his son, Frank H. Walworth. The circum-
stances OF the murder so horrible, appalling
that they scarcely seem credible Killed by his
own soni by the being who ought to have cher
ished and loved him beyond any one on earth by
the child to whom he gave life The father lies
dead in pool OF blood. The son walks cooly to the
police station and says, II want to give myself up,
as have shot my father.'
Frank H. Walworth arrived in this city on Mon
day afternoon from Saratoga. He is but very
young man. He is tall and slim, with large blue
eyes that are very frank and winning, a smooth
lace, fair complexion, light whiskers and refined
features. No one to look at him would have
thought that he could commit SO terrible crime.
He smiled pleasantly as
HE STEPPED UP TO THE DESK
In the once OF the Sturtevant House and asked the
clerk-"Have you roomf"
ayes, sir,n the clerk replied.
He registered his name, and was shown up 10
mis- room. No. 267, which Is the third noor in the
rear wing OF the hotel. He was pale and seemed
tired. He sat down on the bed and unused awhile
Then he rose and paced the room with rapid
strides. He passed his hand through his hair and
was apparently plunged in deep thought. What
was he thinking of or the murder OF hts father.
OF his own fate amer he would have committed the
fearful deeda
There was a settled resolution on his face when
he walked out. He went to the house where his
father was boarding, In Fourth avenue near Fifty
fourth street. He was not at home, the servant
girl said, in answer to Franks inquiries.
'.Well, give him this note when he comes in,' the
young man said, Twill you, please ~
This was the nofe:-
81 want to try and settle some family matters
Cai AZ the Sturtevant House after an hour OF two.
II am not there will leave word at the Office.
''F. ii. MALW0RTH.u
1ne servant girl promised 10 give the note to Mr..
"alworth, and he lett He went back to the hotel,
asked when they would have supper, and con-
yersed for short while with one OF the clerks He
ate some supper and returned to hts ROOM He
locked Inc door so as to remain nndistnrbed and
lay down on the bed. He thought OF all the misery
IN his nmy, Of the separation of his parents ofhis
fathers conduct, OF his mothers suerings, and be-
came heavy ut heart indeed. Then he rose ana
took Colts revolver out Of hs pocket. lie held it
against the light lie took out the chamber ana
looked at IL steadily.
III ~ surc.r he said, 'it never faiis.''
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which had mingled with the soap into kind OF
rothy ioain. Az the murdered mans mead
rested on the carpet he having apparently stag
was a large quantity OF blood probably several
quarts. which had run through the carpet for
space OF about two feet In diameter. A towel also
lay on the floor, saturated with the dead mans
blood Above, on the wall. was small, new inden-
t9re about the SIZE OF pea, where, evidently, one
OF the balls had struck. This ball has not been
found, however. Along the carpet over which tha
dead man was carried to the bed there were spots
OF blood on the carpet The sheets had been re-
moved from the bed, but with this exception, all
was as IL had been when the murder was COM
mitted. The hat OF the murdered man IA silk one
and remarkably Target still hung on the hat rack.
Otherwise there was nothing IN the room TO excite
surprise attention. In the remaining portion OF
1t all was quiet and undisturbed.
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A. Door to the room where the murder took place.
Is. The washstand. where the murdered en-
deavored TO steady himself
c. Spot where he stood when the fatal shots fred
ID. Place where he FELL with his head resting in pool
OF blood.
E. Hat rack, where walworth hung his hat on enter
ing
F. The bed where the murdered man was placed i'm
mediately after death.
q. Stove.
II. Window
l. Spot where the stood when he shot his father.
j. Hallway.
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EXCITEMENT IN THE CITY.

The story OF the walworth tragedy, as soon as IL
became generally known yesterday afternoon,
created the most intense excitement. Since the
day OF the Fisk murder indeed no such excitement
has been seen IN this city over any single event.
The evening papers with their meagrc details were
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-04
wALwCRTH'S LAST EVENING.

MaDsheld Tracy Wawortb spent his last evening
AZ usual with friends In FiitythIrd street, between
Lexington and Third avenues. lie was In the habit
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WaIworth,s Publishers.

Carleton Co. were the publishers OF Mansfield
Tracy Walworths books. A reporter called IN
yesterday TO obtain any particulars they might
know. The partner IN the house alone was
In. lie said that Mr.. walworth called
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in very seldom, NOT once In months,
and that he never spoke Of e,s domestic
trouble in his family, but as Re never spoke OF u
they never did. The circulation OF his books had
not SO
hts last book, "The Lives Of the Six Chancellors"
and did not believe that Il was ready, or any part
who was lair IN his dealings and apparently well TO
do.
Interview with Mr.. Perry.
reporter saw Mr.. Perry, one OF the editors OF
the Home Journal. This gentleman said that Mr.
Waworth had written some sketches at one time
continuously for their paper, but had not done any
writing Tor them since last year. Mr.. Perry
said the murdered man was at the time OF his
death, engaged on a story for the Neap
York Weekly, which was not concluded. As far as
family troubles were concerned, MI Perry said that
Mr.. Walworth did not say much outside He had
not spoken to him about them to any extent He
knew ne had quarrel with his wife, and that they
were separated, but further than this he knew
little. He had never met the son, but heard that
was OF quiet disposition, and apparently a well
meaning man. He did not know that there was
any open ieS ID n The Iamy.in fact ANYTHING
this: lie always heard Of Mrs. Wslworth as most
Judge Barbour's Emotion.
The venerable Judge Barbour was holding
court In the Superior Court, No. 2 when one Of
the counsel stepped up TO him and informed him OF
the killing OF Mansfield Tracy walworth by his son.
Judge Barbour Immediately gave way to an emo
tion he could not control. He leaned his head on
the desk for few moments and then said, "Gentle-
men, we will adjourn the Court for to-day" and
he then tottered down the steps, SO that he had
to be helped out OF the court room. He then i'm
medlately took coach, and going In search OF ex-
District Attorney Garvin, went In his company to
the Sturtevant House, where he asked FOR the
"boy.n When told that he was prisoner at the
Twentyninth precinct station house he asked
where 1t was, and Immediately repaired there,
where he and Judge Garvin had long conference
with the young man.
Judge BarbOurs wife Is cousin OF Mansfield
Tracy Waworth. He was very intimate and In
constant intercourse with all the family, and knew
their feuds and looked upon them In the light OF
his dearest friends.
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At about ten O'CLOCK the undertaker's wagon,
from Senior Benedict's, In Carmne street. drove
up TO the door Of the hotel. The large ice conn
was then taken up stairs and the body was speedily
placed in 1t just, az 1t was. The whole thing did
not take more than fifteen minutes, when the box,
with Its dead freight, was again placed in the
wagon which rapidly drove away.
When In the undertakers establishment IL was
disr0bed and washed and placed In preserving
coffin to await the disposition which the family
may choose to make OF IL. IL now lies In the back
room OF the store white and stark; but the process
OF decomposition was said by the doctors who saw
IL to have already set in, owing to the fact that
the dead man had been strong and healthy and In
the iull vigOr OF life In sncn the juices OF
the body dccompos almost Immediately.
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The Clerks Statement.

Mr.. Barratt enc OF the clerks at the Sturtevant
House, spoke as f0llows:-
am acquainted with young Mr.. walworth. He
came here yesterday afternoon and registered
himself on the botter. He wrote with firm, even
hand and did not appear to be at all nervous. /
gave MIN room 267 on the third moor. He then
went out and returned to dinner. He asked for
his key early In the evening and then went up
stairs. ] noticed nothing peculiar in his way OF
acnng, but thought he looked the same as usual
He was calm and collected and spoke on Indifferent
topics any ordinary man will do who is IN posses
sion OF all his faculties. was duty In the morn
ing when Mr.. Walworth, Sr., came in and sent mp
his card. Nothing led me TO think anything was
wrong until Mr.. WalwOrk, the son, came walking
down stairs and came up to the desk. He said,
cOolly:-
II have shot my father |"
"What ~ exclaimed "You don't mean that ~
ayes, mean 10. | have shot him, and want
you to send for a policeman
lie then said something more about family
trouble, that did not understand, and called a
hall boy up and told HIM TO 90 and get policeman.
He did so, and came back with one few moments
after. In the meantime told the doctor TO go up
TO the room, while Mr.. Walworth stood by the desk
saying nothing, but waiting patiently. When the
policeman came In he again said he had shot his
father and wanted 10 give himself up. The police
man then invited him to accompany him to the
station house, which he did.
glance at the entry OF the name on the blotter
proved what the clerk had SAID. "Frank II. Val
worth" was written on the page bold, free hand,
and showed not the slightest nervousness In the
writer when II was traced on the book.
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Diagram OF the Room where the MUIR
derouook Place. ts

me room 267 IL somewhat small one about
nine by twenty. Its furniture consists Of wash
stand, bed, chair, stove and looking glass; In the
spot mentioned as q is the dead man. The mur-
dered man stood with his back to the wall and in
corner between the head OF the bed and the
washstand Here there was no exit no escape pos
sible for hm. The SIN stood before him and in
front OF tue door, having pushed his father up to-
wards the wall and perhaps afraid that he might
escape by the door. The marble top OF the wash
stand was covered with clotted blood the muir
dered man having leaned upon It while his iifebIood
was eDbinR away Ihere was also u quantity OF
doubt from the wound In his arm. But more sinpI,-
lar than this, there was also quantity OF blood on
the opposite side Of the washstand, about three
Ieet away, where IL had apparently spurted, some
being concealed on the surface OF the
liquid condition under a glass on The further
siJe Of the waslstand. The soap dish was
haIl iu OF blood. as was also the toothbrush aish