The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-05
T1IE 1Ew-YoRK PARHIczDE.
THE MOTHER SECURES COUNSEL FOR HER
SOMA BRIEF FAMILY HIsToRY--A Ro-
M.Nuc MARRIAa E-BRUTAL TREAT
MrNT AND SEPARATION, &C.

Nrw YORK, June 4.-FTanR WaiWoTsn,
who shot his father yesterday, Is conbneu
In cell No. 81, In the Tombs. Mrs. Walwof,h
last evening telegrupbed to ex-Judee beach,
"see my son Frank II. Walworth az once,
and attend to bis case" Judge Beach SUP
sequently had a consultation with bis cllent.
A resident Of Saratoga says mrs. Hai"ortn
was Miss Nellie Hardin.
DAUGHTER OF COLONEL HARDIN, OF KENTUCKY,
who was killed at the battle of Buena vista.
fer the death of the colonel, his wife went to
Chancellor Waiworth, the father of the muir.
deret, man, to settle some contest about the
estate of the late colonel, and the matter
ended by the Chancellor marrying the
widow. This naturally brought the daugh.
ter Nellie and Mansfield Tracy Waworth
constantly together, and the result was they
were married. In the course Of years Wal
worth began INDUCING habitualIy in intoxi'
cation, and
BECAME BRUTAL IN THE TREATMENT OF HIS WIFE
and on some occasions struck her. This
treatment continued unit! the outbreak OIL
the war, when Walworth, through bis father,
obtained position In the State Department
at Washington.
1t was soon discovered that Walworth was
using the means his position furnished him
with to give
SECRET INFORMATION TO THE CONFEDERATE
Authorities
of what was transporting in the North. lie
was arrested and sent to the. Old Capitol
prison, but was released through the lntiu'
ence of bis father, and allowed to go to Sara
toga, where he made report to the authori.
ties every day till the close of the war. In
the mean time his father died. leaving no.
thing to his son or daughter. in-laW, and the
former resumed his old habits.
His conduct at length became unbeanble,
and Mrs. Walworth left him, and shortly
afterwards
PROCURED A DIVORCE FROM HIM.
She obtained position as clerk in the
Treasury Department in Washington, where
she remained for two years, and then went
to Saratoga and opened young ladies' semi
nary. 1t was while there that she began to
receive letters from Walworth threatening
and Insulting her, and making outrageous
charges against her, and it was these letters
which caused the son to leave his home and
COMMIT THE HORRIBLE ACT.
One of the doctors who attended on the
murdered man said that when he went up
stairs to the room he found that Mr.. Wal
worth was not yet dead He was lying on
the floor with his head on the carpet, and
gasping. His pulse gave one or two pulsa-
tons when the doctor took his arm in his
hand, and then stopped completely. Blood
was gushing from the wound IN the lett
breast and from bis arm. He died in about
quarter OF minute after the doctor ell
tered the room. He was shortly after placed
upon bed.
Another Version Of the Parrieide's
Statement.
The doctor says that young Walworth,
when brought into the room, reported the
conversation between himself and his father
as follows:
The son, standing before his father: "You
have agaiu written letters to my mother
threatening both her life and my own. Will
you solemnly promise never to make such
threats again."
Father Il do make that promise"
Son: You have also repeated the insult
made to my mother. Do you promise never
to use insulting language to my mother
AGAIN."
Father 81 do make such u promise"
Son drawing the pistol and pointing at
his father): You made that promise before,
and do not believe you. You shall never
have the opportunity of doing so again"
Then the firing took place without mo-
ment's interval Of hesitation.
The defence in the case will be plea of
insanity