New Orleans Republican., 1873-06-27
wALwORTH TRIAL.

The Trial Of the Parricide Going On
Witnesses Testify to his Amiable Dis
p0sitiOn-The Mother of the Boy Tells
her story.
New YORK, June 26.-Mrs. Ellen Hardin
Walworth being sworn, said-I am the
mother Of F. H. Walworth: was married
to M. T. Walworth in St. Peters Church,
Saratoga Springs, in 1852, on July -; in
the summer of 1861 ! ceased to live at
Saratoga and went to Kentucky, near
Louisville, my brother Lemuel going with
me, and all my children lived there
until 1867: nv husband did not 20 there
with me: lived in Kentucky three years
without seeing him; he did not remain in
Saratoga; when went away to Kentucky he
promised to meet me there where he went
to, / don't know; during the first winter he
was in Washington, and afterward in Sara
tOga; three years after, first went to Ken
lucky; my husband came to see me and re-
NAMED for about six weeks; l next saw
him in Saratoga the following summer. and
stayed there about week in December
following, at which time my husband was
with me. Frank being then in Louisville;
at the urgent request of Mansfield T. Wal
worth came to New York, to the house in
Twenty third street, all of my children
being with me. Mrs. Walworth continued,
saying: On the twenty-sixth Of January,
1871, the final separation took place, since
which time she had not seen her hus-
band: on the eighth of April, 1871, decree
of separation was pronounced; in July
the decree was modified to allow Mr..
WalwOrth to see his children once
a month: afterward l went to the old home
stead at Saratoga, and have remained there
ever since with my children; Mr.. WalwOrth
addressed me by letter very frequently az
ter our separation; after l left him my
Youngest child was born; being delicate
from its birth, it died in January, 1872; Mr..
WalwOrth never came near the house,
and never saw his youngest child; l did not
always receive his letters for the first two
or three months, did, but after that it was
only occasionally that ! received them;
some of the letters never reached me; there
was no male person in my house who could
protect me except my son; Clarence Wal
worth spoke TO me on the Thursday before
the occurrence about taking Prank with
him to Europe; told Frank of it; that eve
ming he seemed gratitied. but said he
should think about it; he gave a qualified
acquiescence to the proposal; on Friday
no went fishing with his younger brother to
Saratoga Lake; he returned about six in
the evening and retired early; on Satur-
day he was arranging his clothes, books
and other things, and went swinging in q
grove; on Sunday he slept until late.
Some young friends of his called in the
afternoon, and they went to walk
in the woods; he wrote letter on that
day, and asked me for some note paper
which l gave him; on Monday morning.
came down early and seeing Frank in the
hall said, "You are up early" he made some
casual reply and went out the front door;
/ thought he had gone to the springs and at
the breakfast table askedswhy he did not re-
turn; some one said he had gone away and
had left a message that if he was not back to
supper he would not be homo that day;
then went to his room and, on looking
around, found an empty envelope in the
handwriting OF NJ. T. Walworth; 1 imme-
diately telegraphed to Father WalwOrth
and to Judge Barbour, but could ascertain
nothing about him, and then believed he
had gone to Troy.
The envelope she found was produced.
1t was postmarked May 80.
A recess was here taken.
After recess Mrs. WalwOrth was again
put on the stand and identified document,
which proved to be the stipulation modify
ing the decree of divorce, signed by her,
and said she had the counterpart signed by
Walworth. While she lived with Mans
field 7. Walworth he always carried a
pistol.
The witness was then shown two letters
IRON tno OeccdSeu, ono on saturday, May
81, two days before the murder, and the
other Of August, 1872. The former was
sent inclosed in an envelope to Rev. c. E
Walworth in Albany. The letters were
offered in evidence. Mr.. Phelps said
he should object to tho letter dated
August. but not to the one Of May. The let
ter was then read. 1t ran as follows:
Zone o'clock in the morning, May 30.
''Prepare yourself for the inevitable.
am getting over my wasting fever. an
going to call on my children. My heart ie
starving for that caress. l shall see then
peacefully if can. but with a tragedy if
must: Keep Frank Wal worth out of my way
You have taught hip to hate me. Beware
tina: you do not rouse the frenzy
that is within me. want to see my child
rem. There is a reasonable way to lead M
now. l am going to see my children. l an
broken-hearted desperado. Save this let
ter for your lawyer and the courts, if you
please. God Is my lawyer now. not the re-
morseless. brutal god that Eliza Backu
and {. K. WalwOrth worship.
m. T. WALWORTU."