Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-01
THE CRIMINAL OALLENDiR.
The walworth Trisl-TestimOnY OF
Mrs. RalWOrfh,

Mrs. WalwOTthA
/ New YORK, June 30.-The Walwortt
| trial was resumed this P. NJ, the missing
,uryman having arrived. Mrs. Walwortf
| took the stand, and after objection which
was overruled, by the District Attorney
| who said her testimony should be confined
1 to acts of insanity, she testified she wa:
| made aware of acts of violence Of deceased
| In the summer of 1865. Mrs. Walworth
continued, saying that in the summer OF
1865 she had one evening returned home
! and was met by Walworth with looks Of
fury. Their previous intercoure had beer
quite friendly, but be seized her by the arm
and dragged her into room, saying he
would teach her not to leave him alone Of
an evening, and almost tore her clothes of
her back. In 1869, he arose in the middle
of the night from his bed aud began swear.
ipg loudly at bis sister, and acted in very
violent manner Another time he caught
her fingers in bis teeth and bit them severe
~. BE had suddenly, in the night time,
shook her until she had tainted. These fits
came on without any apparent cause.
To Mr.. Phelps--Only one occasion had
these fits of his Immediately succeeded their
quarrels.
Mr.. O'Conor said he had another batch
of letters which be wished to submit to the
District Attorney and Court but did not
re to read to the jury as he did not think
they would make difference In this case,
one Of them was such as could not be read
openly in court.
Testimony OF Samuel Hardin.
Samuel Hardin, of Louisville, KY, BROTH
er OF Mrs. Walworth, testified to the amiabil-
ity and good character of Frank Walworth.
Testimony Of Gen. MADDEN.
Gen. Martin B. Haddne was next sworn.
He testified that in 1871 when be was stop.
ping at the Hoffman house one morning
ABOUT 4 o'clock while he was yet asleep de-
ceasedlh had come into his room; witness was
not then fully recovered from the effects of
Lis wounds and diseases contracted in the
army; when he came in the deceased began
to call for his wife; witness got up snd pro-
ceeded to dress himself and left the room
closing it after him. Walworth followed
and pointed q pistol at him; several
persons coming up he was taken away by
policeman; did not know Frank as well as
brother die; but from acquaintance | had
with him | knew him TO be good boy.
To Mr.. Phelps witness again described
the scene at the Hoffman House, saying it
was about Mrs. WalWorth applying for a
divorce.
- At his request no complaint was, made
against Walworth. Witness had re-
ceived several letters from the deceased, all
of which he had burned excep5 the one
read on Friday. He had also received
from him something TO blow him up in the
shape of powder and balls.
Testimony of c. L. Pond.
G. L. Pond said he was a student of
Union College, Schenectady; was an intl-
mate friend of the prisoner for the last year
and a half; he had noticed great change
in bis manner and he became morose and
moody; prisoner, Wally Barbour, lis cousin
and wituess had in April last started for
walk; they had gone but a short distanca
when prisoner suddenly attacked him and
threw him down; upon asking what he
meant Frank made no answer, did not
even look at the questioner, and soou after
wanted him to take tea with him; he never
made any allusion Of his strange conduct,
and acted as if he was Lot aware what be
had done; witness was with him on the
Sunday previous to the sht oting, when he
acted as it he was sick.
Considerable additional testimony was
given as to the singular conduct OF the
prisoner.
Adjourned.
Killed by the Husband of His Victim.
CHICAGO, June 30.-At Desmo,nes
Iowa, Saturday night, Nelson Yard shot and
instantly killed Jackson James, who he al
leges had repeatedly outraged his wife.
Mrs. Yard also fred a SHOT at James
with revolver, but missed. ard and his
wife surrendered voluntarily to the au-
thOrities and are both in Jail.
Murdered His Wife.
CHICAGO, June 30.--A farmer named
Wendolin Werndle, living two miles from
Dalton, on the Illinois Central railroad, six
teen miles from Chicago, is under srrest for
supposed murder of his wife. He says she
got up on Sunday night TO drive some cows
out of the garden and not. returning he
went in search of her, being unable TO find
her in the dark, went to bed, and at day
light cot up and found her lying dead on
the prairie 80 yards from the house. His
story is not believed by the neighbors and
held to await the coroner's verdict.