The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-04
DOMESTIC TROUBLE THECAUsE
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Mansfield Tracy Waworth, the we'll
known author of Saratoga Springs, was
murdered in New York Tuesday morning
by his son, lad of nineteen years of age
The Associated Press telegram gives the
following particulars of the palricide:
New YORK, June 3, 10 NJ.
At g. o'clock this morning Frank ii.
Walwolth, aged nineteen years, shot and
killed his father, Mansfield 7. Walworth,
in the Sturtevnnt House in this city. The
deceased was an author and boarded at the
Sturtevant House. He did not live with
his family, and domestic trouble was the
cause of the tragedy. Young Walworth,
who lives at Saratoga, directly after the
shooting went to the Twcnty-ninth pre-
cinct police station and surrendered him
self
The murdered man was born in Sara
toga forty-five or fifty years ago. He was
a son of the late Chancellor Walworth by
the Chancellor's first wife. After the death
of Mrs. Walworth, the Chancellor was
married to the widow of Gen Hardin, of
Kentucky, and this union was followed by
the marriage of Mansfield to Mrs. IIardin's
daughter nearly twenty-five years ago.
The novelist was man of considerable
talent, but was cursed with an unbearable
temper and unbridled passions. Several
years since Mrs. Walworth, who now re-
sides at Saratoga, and who is most esti-
mable lady, was compelled to separate her
self from her husband. She had recourse
to separation as a last resort to save her
self from personal violence, but when the
step was once taken she refused to return
to her husband. Mr.. Walworth frequently
visited Saratoga, and threatened to kill the
lady if she did not return to him. His
career for the past few years has been
marked by excuses and RIGHTEOUSNESS. 1t
is believed in this city by those acquainted
with the family that the deceased had met
his son while under the influence of stimu
lants, and that he assaulted the young man,
when the latter to protect himself discharg-
ed the pistol.
This supposition is not carried out by the
statement in Il later dispatch that Frank
iourneyed from Saratoga to New York for
the express purpose of killing his father.
Young Frank is highly spoken of by gentle
men who have been intimately acquainted
with the family for years.
Mr.. Walworth has some reputation as
novel writer. A serial story from his pen
is now being printed in one of the New
York weekly story papers. Some years
since he wrote novel, in which the late
Henry Burden received uncomplimentary
mention. The Walworth family is among
the most distinguished in this vicinity.
Father Walworth of the Albany Cathedral
is Il brother of the murdered man.
A later dispatch from New York gives
fuller particulars of the murder:
He separated from his wife three years
ago, since which time he has been residing
in this city, the remainder of the family
! living at Saratoga. His son Frank came on
! from Saratoga yesterday to shoot him. He
called at his fathers boarding house last
night in Fourth avenue, and not finding
him he left a note asking him to call at the
Sturtcyant House this morning and see
him. The father called at O'Clock and
proceeded to his sons room. Twenty min
utes afterwards several shots were heard
coming from the room by one of the cham
bermaids, who ran down stairs and inform
ed the clerk. He Immediately sent out lor
an officer, but before he arrived Frank
Walworth walked down stairs with his coat
on his arm, and stated to the clerk that he
had shot his father, and asked where the
nearest police station was. After receiv-
ing the desired information he went to the
telegraph Office and sent off a dispatch to
his uncle in Saratoga, telling what he had
done and asking him to break the news as
gently as possible to his mother before she
heard of it in any other way. lie then pro-
ceeded to the Thirteenth street police sta
ton, and walking up to the desk stated to
Sergeant Mullin, who was in charge, that
he had shot his father, who was then lying
dead in the Sturteyant House, at the same
time handing over his revolver, which
proved to be one of Colt five shooters. DIR.
March made an examination of the body
and found that there were four bullet
wounds, one in each breast, one on the right
side of the face, the ball lodging in the brain
and the fourth in the right arm, breaking it.
The Coroner then gave a permit for the re-
moyal of the body, which was subsequently
taken to the unkertakers at 50 Carmint
street.
The following is the murderer's story a.
he told it to Coroner Young: " | reside
with my mother in Saratoga, my father
having parted from her some years ago
My father was an author, and have beer
studying law. | think father was abou
forty-one years old, but do not know where
he was born. He has not lived with my
mother since we left here three years ago