The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-04

Claimed 10 nave portrayed himself anu " ino,
slanderng her, he has been writing letters OF a
vile character to her. Some of these letters
came to theihands of her son,who left here sud-
denly last evening, without notice to his mother
The son has always maintained high reputa-
ton here.
At the Sturtevant House, the room in which
Tue smoothing occurred, No. PSI, is on what is
called the second floor. 1t is small apartment
neatly furnished. The furniture consists of a
PED, washstand, couple chairs and table On
the hanging rack was black stove pipe hat
with mourning band, which was worn by the
murdered man. and was found lying on the
floor when the room was entered after the
shooting. The marble top of the waShstand
was covered with clotted blood A towel soaked
In blood was on the floor at the foot of the bed
near the washstand, and there was great stain
GU the carpet. The murdered man was found
lying on the floor at the foot of the bed, one
arm bent underneath his head and presented
CHASTITY spectacle.
Mr.. Leland, proprietor of the hotel, states;
AT about half-past six O'Clock, the Waterman
came to my room and said man had been
shot in room 267. asked if he was dead He
said no; be was still breathing. J told him to
send for Drs. Childs and milford. and dressing
hastily went to the room. found Mr. Wal
worth lying upon the floor. DR.. Childs DR..
Fleming, and a boarder and myself then lifted
him to the bed
The boy who took Mr. Waworth's card up to
his son, made the following statement: II was
told to take the genteman's card up. I went
to the room and called young Waworth twice
he DID not answer at first, so Iopened the door.
He said, say that am not dressed yet;I hav'n
got up. went down stairs to the gentleman
and told him that Mr.. Walworth would be
down in few minutes. Soon AFTER the bell of
NO. 26a rang, went up and Mr.. Walworth
SAID, tell the gentleman to walk up I did
50, and went up with him When opened the
door, young Walworth was sitting in full dless
with his bat on, near the window. L showed
the gentleman in. He looked very much dis
pleased, and as l went out, closed the door be-
hind me. Before had got down stairs, the
bell OF 26S rang furiously two or three times.
Then young Walworth came down stairs He
looked cool and collected. He told me to find
an officer, and stood by the door looking up and
not see one. He said, "Why don't you 90 to the
station house. then?'' Shortly afterward he
went to the station house himself.
Judge Garvin has been retained as counsel
for young Wa'worth, and told the reporters af-
ter he came from the cell in the station house.
that he thought it best for Walworth not to say
anything.
Chief Justice Barbour of the Superior Court,
is relative OF the parrclde, and adjourned his
court to-day, on hearing of the murder.
The following is the murderer's story as told
the coroner's jury:
II reside with my mother in Saratoga, my
father having parted from her some years ago.
MY rather IS an author, and have been study
Ing law. | think father is about forty-ane
years old, but do not know where he was born
My father has not lived with my mother since
we lett here, three years ago, but he has re-
Peatedly sent threatening and insulting letters
II IS only short time ago since he threatened
to shoot my mother and myself. | shot him
because of this. Not long ago l met him on
the street in Saratoga, and l then told him
that if he did not keep away from us or
molssted my + %qther thar any ibor more would
which would not allow any man to go be-
yond with impunity, especially when my
mother was being insulted. went to his house
yesterday, left note for him to call on me- W hich
he did this morning. When he came into nv
room drew out revolver and told him to
| promise me that he would not threaten or in
suit us any more, which he promised. Shortly
afterwards we began speaking on family mat
tiers and he used some very insulting language
and put his hand to his pocket as though to
draw out pistol when shot him. He then
came towards me an l fired three other shots
at him. When l fred the last shot he had me
by the collar. | only regret this on account of
the effect it will have on my family. l would
like Judge Barbour to know this as he was in
terested in the case before.
Various Matters.
Three burglars and highwaymau were ar
cested this morning on 9th avenue.
Gen, Dix and staff reviewed the first divi-
siou of militia, some 5000 men, lat Union Square
to-day.
samuel Meyer, well known oil merchant,
dropped dead to-day
Seven hundred graduates of the public
schools are to be examined for admission to the
! normal colleges, to be fitted for teachers.
Three hundred and fifty natives of Ports
mouth, N. H., have concluded to visit their ma
tive town on the 4th of July, taking u regiment
al band with them.
John BOtt was convicted in the United States
Court to-day, of sending illegal medicine
through the mails.
| Twenty yachts have entered for the regatta,
on next Thursday, of the New York Yacht
| Club
| An unknown laboring man threw his en-
| ployer, Frederick j. Kast, into pile of stone
| and also struck him with shovel blade in
| hictlng fatal injuries, to-day in Brooklyn.
| Kast's skull is broken.
| 1t is stated that the proxies by which Kins-
ley re-elecls himself and others on the directory
of the Brooklyn Bridge Co, were those of
| Tweed, Sweeney aud Connolly.
A Washington dlsnatch says it's expected
| that strong effort will be made to have the
| Modoc Indians treated as prisoners of war. The
Herald calls for the summary hanging of all
| of them.
Arthur B. Graves has been elected President
| of the Cotton Exchange.
Nice Wen.
| ALBANY, June 2-Several incendiary fires
| have lately occurred in the village of Amster-
| dam, supposed by persons who demanded Ii
censes to sell liquor and who have threatened to
| burn the place. Bronson's broom mandatory
was partially burnt on Friday. Loss $4,000.
| On Sunday night a freight house filed with
| baled hay was also burned.