, 1873-06-07

that tho Court not noroly granted tho docroo
but awarded tho custody of tlie chidron to tho
husband from any Interference wllatovor with
thom or with lor.
Attor tho divorce Mrs Wn1worth removed,
with llor children mud her notllor, to Saratoga,
worth homestead, tho uno Of wiliuh waB loft to
tho widow during hor lifetime by tho chancellor.
n1ra Walworth, tho younger, l'us received, slnco
hcr divorce, ono-haf Of tho annuity loft for tho
support Of her husbands family, ab00 annually,
and las supplemented llor incomo by tcaching
md by tatfng bonrders during tho summon
months: THUS. without any assistance from
1lo1 husband and tho fathor OF l,or chillron, Bho
has boon able to koop hor family together md
furnial t1ou1 moro decent support and better
means ct oducntion than tlloy wero rocoiving
before tho divorce
Since tho separation, II now appears, hrr.
Mansfield Walworth laa utterly dsregarded tho
injunction laid upon him in tho decree Of d.
vorco., Despite that injunction ho has takon
pains to aunoy and haraas them In every poss-
bio mannor, and especially to insult md worry
tho anolfouding mother and vito. T1iB he has
done by continually forcing communications Of
m Offensive, dtsgraceful, and frequently obscono
nature upon hor. When sho would rofuHe to ro-
writing 20 that s'ho should open thom n unwit- |
tingly. At other times 1lo would open eor-
roBpondenco with plausible protext Of seeking
o reconciliation, aud thon Immediately turn it
md inocency to hor Xii tits sho l endured nu; as
subneatvoly as possible, seeking to keep the ILL.,
ueago to herself. But tho unlappiness # cauBod
her revealed the cause, and led hor Oldest son to
torccpting his fathers letters at first and aubso-
gueutly by opening diroct correspondence linn
self with his father on tho subject, In which ho
bosought tho unnatural pnront to refrain from
annoying his mother; tho only result being di-
md aon: Tho 1loy. Father Walworth, tho
brother Of tho murdered nun, who ia now the
pastor OF 81; Mary'e Church IN Albany, con-
n samsr nVs T 4s ssoS neh,% aafs yaae the Fn
Walworth, to accompany him. Tho young man
replied, gratefully acknowledging the kind invi-
tation, and, aluaiug to the relations existing boz
twcon his father and mother, said ho contemplate
cd visiting New York worry soon to personally in-
torcodo with ha fathor In his mothers bohalf. IT
ho could succeed in Inducing Ills father to
ceaso troubling bis mother, 1e would DO glnd to
accept tho invitation otherwise 10 would boi
compelled to remain at home to- p1otoot hia
mother. Tho unhappy result OF the young mans
visit to Now York In now notorious.
It is no secret In tho Walworth family that Nr.
Mansfield Walworth habtunlly carried a pistol.
and was careful to keep it loaded and ready for
use. This faot Waa perfectly well known to tho
son Frank, and accordingly whon ho camo to j.
Nsw York to see his fathor in private on such
diangrceablo business he took caro- to arm him.
self that he might at least DO on m equal foot
Ing In that respect with tie man he wAs to en-
counter. This Is tho only evidence there ia that
the young man contemplated murder whom he
invited his father to the fatal interview. Tile
friends of the family dony TINT Lo sought tho
interview with q 1nurderouB intent, and insist
that ho WAS forced to tue crime in 8clf-defonse.
This they fcel confident will bo nlaao plain whom
tho dnpt1non Ct the murdered man md te
In the trial that must now bo had.
From tie Netu York Tribune, Juus4.
JUDGE DAnDouR's srATEafCNT.
nj
Tracy Walworth WAS communicated to Chief
Justice Barbour Of tho Superior Court, lo i'm
mediatoly adjourned tho Oourt-Trial Torn,
Part u.--whici lo was thon holding. 4 Tribune
reporter called at his residence, and obtained
statements essentially Us follows:
Judge Barbour was tho son Of sister OF
ea,a3,, ohaacellor y nWalworth md consequently,
counsel for tho wifo in tho divorce suit, and Ind
not takon sides in the long and bitter quarrel
which laa existed botwoon the wifo mud her
hnsbana. A divorce was obtained III hor fayor,
personal vio1snco, tic haaband having a stra,ai n
her, bitten ONO Of her fingers to tho bono, and
Thougl ho did did not taRo Sides In is; ti.o
es Of 10 the 0a aseoansd s' senor2 ent hS fe ea
sidos with tho wifo against tho husband,
including two brothers at Albany, ono Of WHOM,
WAS Roman Catholic Clergyman. The vito
waa daughter y, Of Gen. Aar 9t Ilnqs
he having especially distinguished himself al
Dnena Vista. Aftor Con. Harlin's death, his
wife was married to Chancellor Walwortl, being
his SECOND vito, 80 that tho deceased had mar
Walworth place at Saratoga was loft to tho
Chancollor'g second wife, aud her daughtor tho
deceaged's wife, oponed d boarding. school
nt ,1tor the n p,aeo; The murdered man'e
in the form Of threats, inaults annoying
references In tho public press, &c. Thus, ho llad
thIeatenod to taao house adjoining lis wife's
school, and to occupy il with mistress, to tho
inserted notice il tho Home Journal to tho fol-
lowing eioct. "TAero exists at Saratoga a
young ladies' school, named aftor the celebrated
author, Mansfield Tracy Walworth. It is kept by
worth has prosecuted tho Institution with rare
collection Of shells md fosails (thiugs which he
did not own)." These etfusioIis In print Ind q
certatn appearance Of docency, but were eithor
had also made tlreats Of yiolopco.
AS to tho lad. his uncle, the Roman Catholic
Clergyman, being. about to sail for Europe, had
offered to tako him with him. and tue boy lud
factorlly mattor in Now York. 1Io accordingly
camo to this city, and went to Ills fathor's resi-
dencc, but not finding him In, left noto asking
to BOO him at the 5lurtovant uouao. His father
6:oo q. M. yesterday, before, indcod, tho night
watch had been relieved Word was scnt to the
son that his father had arrived, and tho aon ask
cd to haye lin sont to Ills room. Tho sons pur-
pose Was to got tho father to promise not to
molost lis mother during lis abaonco. While
they wore talking together tho son saw his
father mako movement toward his pocket,
which lod him to snppoao that lis father was
drawing pistol, aud this soomed tho moro llko-
", since his fnthor Ind 30 ofton mada threats Of
violence. He accordingly drew q revolver,
which ho had loaded tor safoty In case Of IN
emergency, aud fired. His fathor continuing to
advance, he shot second umo !; and as he still
advanced and put his land on the boys shoul-
dor, ho fired tho third time. THIS, tho Judge /
sud, was the boys story, from which
It would apponr TINT 10 aotcd in aelf.do-
fonse. lle would acem to hayo thought, too,
that ho shot only throe ti1nes though Tho TO-
ports represented that there were four
THE AuTuons LIFE.
The deceascd sprang from ono OF tho Oldest
and boHt-known families In tho Unitod statpa,
His father, tho Into Chancellor Wnlwortl1, was
long known ~ tho hoad OF tho bonch md bar Of
this stnte, and was prominently identified with