The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-06-28
NEW YORK.
The waIworth Trial.

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prisoner, as on previous days was sur.
rounded by his relatives. The argument
was continued by the counsel on the
admission as evidence of letter Of the
deceased dated August 13, 1872, but
Judge Davis decided that he would ad
NIT only such portions as contained
threats, and counsel for the defence
excepted 10 the ruling.
Charles oConner then read admit
ted portions of the letter from the de-
ceased, when the district attorney with
drew his objections and the whole let
ter was read. 1t is addressed to Mrs.
Walworth, and opens with command
to listen to the terrible words it COM
tained, for they will show her how
keenly aud fiercely the writer feels the
humiliation OF Rheuben ID. Walworth,
He then traduces in the grossest terms
the m emory OF his father, and assails
vilely his brother and sister and wife,
and in awful language, threatens, In
case his wife will not see that he has
something for his entire life, to kill
Frank and Tracy, snd wipe out the
name OF Walworth forever.
Mrs. Walworth was placed on the stand
and testified: she resided at Saratoga.
In 1861, they broke up house and came
to New York. Counsel Tor the defence
questioned her regarding the cause OF
breaking up house and coming to New
York, intending to show that she was
compelled to do 30 by the act of her
husband, but the prosecutor objected.
Mrs. Walworth said the prisoner was
subject to fits of abstraction but not oil
anger. She identified the letters produ-
ced TO her at Saratoga as her husbands
handwriting; she thought che had re-
ceived only one or two of them. One
letter contained powder, cap and ball
another contained caps alone. She was
shown a revolver and identifedit it as one
! presented to Clarence Walworth, and
by him given to Mansfield. The pistol
with which Frank shot the deceased,
was given Frank by Mr.. Adams OF But
falo, and the witness admitted that
Frank sometimes carried it in his pock.
ct. A long discussion took place be-
tween the counsel as to it's admisslbility
Of the letters sent by deceased to Mrs,
Walworth. The District Attorney was
finally allowed to read them.
woodhuIl and Clanin.
In the U. S. District Court, to-day,
Judge Blotchford decided that the in
dictment against Woodruff and Clahn,
for circulating and mailing obscens lit
erature, could not hold under the act oi
1872, and therefore dismissed the pris'
oners after lengthy review.
Arrest of Ringites.
James II. IpgersoIl and ex-senator
Michael Morton were arrested to-day
under the late ring indictment. They
gave the neccary bail and were released.
wrestling Match.
An international wrestling match
was arranged here to-day between Jnoi
McMahon, OF this city, and Thoms
Copeland Of Canada. They are 20
wrestle at New York, in July, forsoOo
in gold, and the champiouspp OF
America. McMahon is now Champion
of America, while Copeland the re-
coguized champion OF Canads
The Dana Libel SIT.
In the suit of AlexandeI Sheppard
Vice President Of the Bard OF Public
Works of the Di,tric.' Of Columbia,
against Charles A. 'anns, Editor Of
the Sun, Commissicler Davenport, on
anplicatiou of the ounsel for the COM
piainant, GRANTEE an order Tor the
rom mitment of Dana, and for his re-
moyal to the Dstricto OF Columbla, where
tho case ia tooe tried. Davenport re-
fnsed to fix ,he bail saying he had no
authority, and the counsel and Dana
immediady went before the United
States Detrict Judge.
Archbishop McCloskey has had
confsence with a number Of leading
Catiolcs of this city, on the necessity
n,religious services in connection with
ocular education, aud the urgency there
vas for establishing day schools in such
parishes as might be able to sustain
them. Any cooperation desired by the
Archbishop in the accomplishment OF
his project was promised by those at the
conference.
n,nodIess DueI,
II. W. Gray, OF the firm of Gray d
Avery, stock brokers, and John A.
Helksher, son Of an extensive coal deal
er, both described as society men, and
the latter in addition "lady's man.
have returned from Canada, where, 1t
seems, they actually exchanged shots
in a duel growing out OF, it is said. do
mestic iuielichy in the family OF the
former. Both retired from the field un-
wounded. Another meeting is repre-
sented as advisable.
The Itaiian Slavery Question.
An address was sent to President
Grant and Governor Dix by italian born
citizens expressing the belief that come
prompt and efectusl remedy is abso-
lately necessary to put down the lnia,
nous traffic in Italian children, carried
On between Italy and America, and
asLed that certain laws may be framed
to that end.
The Will of Horace Clark.
The will OF H.F. Clark has been filed
in the Surrogate's Office. He leaves to
his wife all his property at RockaWay'
Long Island, aud the family residence
snd sppurtenances in this city, the re-
msipder of the real and personal estate
not otherwise ordered being given 10 Dis
wife and daughter in equal shares;
Fifty thousand dollars are bequeatnea1