Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-05

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ty-fourth street, he asked if he was at
home. The servant who opened the
door said that Mr. Walworth was out
walking.
II will leave note for him, then, if
YOU please" said the son, and he was
shown into the parlor. He wrote the
following note:
THREE O'CLOCK.
| want to try and settle some family
matters. Cali at the Sturtevant House
in an hour or two. If | am not there
| will leave word at the office.
FRANK II. WALwoRTH.
The envelope was directed 'M. T.
| Walworth, present.
Young Walworth did not leave the
hotel on Tuesday evening, evidently ex-
pecting his father to call on him, as he
| told the clerk in the office that he eX-
pected a gentleman to call, and to him
up stairs to his room. The gentleman
| did not come, and young Walworth did
not go to bed, but Sat up in his room, as
his bed was undisturbed yesterday morn
| ing.
FATHER MEETS THE 60N-THE SHOOTING.
At fifteen minutes past six o'clock
yesterday morning, Mansfield Tracy
Walworth came to the Sturtevant House
and asked .to see Mr.. Frank Fl. Wal
worth The clerk on duty in the office
at first demurred, saying the hour was
very early Walworth, in reply, said
sob, he will see me, and writing his
name on a card, asked the clerk to send
it to send it to Mr.. Frank Walworth's
room The bell boy who brought the
card up, returned. saying that Mr.. w.
requested that the gentleman be shown
up to his room. In another moment
Walworth entered the room and faced
his fate.
What really transpired in the room
but one man knOws-the man now calm
ly consulting with his counsel in the
Tombs. The door had only closed be-
hind Walworth, senior, when four pis-
toll shots were heard in rapid succession.
John Harrison, the night Waterman,
and Charles M. DooIittlc, the steward of
the hotel, who were on the first floor,
heard them, and ran up stairs Josiah
Moorehead, q merchant occupying room
266, next to Frank Walworth's ROOM
heard the shots, and, jumping out of
bed, opened the door of his room. He
saw Frank WalwoIth, with a pleasant
smile on his face, come out of his room
and walking calmly through the corridor,
go down stairs. Mr.. Moorehead opened
the door of young Walworths room,
and staggered back with horror, for the
first object that met his view was the
body of Walworth lying in large pool
of blood on the floor, the central figure
of CHASTITY scene.
Young Walworth, in his summer suit
of glay, walked leisurely to the tele-
graph office and handed the operator the
following dispatch;
STURTEyANT HOUSE, New York.
j. Hardin, Chicago Ill.,, -
have shot and killed father.
FRANK H. WALwORTH.
Before the operator could recover
from his establishment, young Walworth
had reached the hotel Office counter, and
bending over, asked the clerk, "Where
is the nearest police station ?" The clerk
answered, "The Twenty-ninth Pre-
cinct, in Thirtieth street, near Seventh
avenue" Frank Walworth then an
swered-''I have killed my father in my
room, and | am going to surrender my
self to the police" He then walked out
of the hotel. As he passed into Broad
way, Harrison, Doolittle and Moorehead
came rushing into the office from up
stairs and announced the murder.
The hotel was crowded with guests,
over one hundred delegates to the annu-
al communication of the Grand Lodge
T. & A. NJ of the State of New York,
being resident in the hotel The great
est excitement prevailed, and the clerks
and officials of the hotel at once locked
| up Frank Walworth's room, shut out
the hideous sight within it from the GU
riOus and excited guests who throng-
ed the corridor.
THE CORONER TAKES CHARGE OF THE
BODY.
/ Coroner Young at once proceeded to
the Sturtevant House and took charge
of the body. The scene in the room
was very terrible Mr. Mansfield Wal
worth was a man of fine stature and
portly build, with delicate features, oval
face, light mustache, blue eyes, dark
brown hair, and high forehead-a man
Of striking appearance. He lay partial
.
stand near the window of the room and
his feet toward the door. He was neat
ly and elegantly dressed in dark broad
cloth coat and vest and lavender trow-
sers, dress shirt, white tie and plain gold
studs. On the carpet was found the
card which he had written in the Office
of the hotel. 1t was all Crumpled up,
where young Walworth, on receiving it,
had crushed it in his hand, and thrown
it down on the floor. There We're four
wounds found on the body, three of
which were fatal One shot broke the
right arm, one entered just below the
right nipple of the breast, another at the
left nipple, and the fourth and last
crashed into the skull at the right ear,
and entered the brain. There were pow
der marks surrounding the surface of
the last wound. The letter written by
young Walworth on Monday, and left
at his fathers house, was found in the
inside breast pocket of Mr.. Walworth's
coat. 1t had been pierced by the ball
which. entered his right breast, and was
covered with blood. Looking at the
room, but one impression could be torn
ed as to the murder. Young Walworth,
on the entrance OF his father, allowed
him to sit down in the chair at the win
dow. The chair was overturned and
broken. He then put his back to the
door, drew his revolver, and in the alter
cation which followed, began the firing.
The first shot broke the right arm, the
next two entered Mr.. Walworths breast
then a slight pause; Mr.. Walworth, ST.,
staggered forward and caught his son by
the shoulder; then the last shot was
fired, and Walworth fell. Young Wal
worth, putting his pistol in his pocket,
and taking his hat from the bureau left
the room, and went ont to surrender
himself.-Neao Ydrk Times, Wednesday
From the Albany tOr Register.l
The White rIodoc Chief.
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