New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-04

Some Of his romances were widely read but lone OF
them are likely TO have permanent fame. He has writ
ten a large number Of sketches. His more pretntious
| works are warwick" Lulu" "Hotspur," Storm
| elin," "Delapaine," Beverly" and he has also q
| new novel in press At tho time Of his death he was
writing for The Yeu York Weekly serial story entitled
Married in Mask" He has also written nuuDer Of
stories for other papers OF this character Ht had
scarcely attained TO his majority when he mar
ried Miss Hardin. daughter OF Gen. Eardin
and Chancellor walworth's second wife. For a
| time they lived happily; but Walvorth pos
sessed an unhappy disposition and this was aggravated
by excuses which he began 70 indulge. While nder
the influence Of liquor he &C times very violent and
even went so far as 70 wife and chdrenR
and two daughters having been born 70 them Iartly
through the love he bore for his wife, for whom he at
one time entertained o sincere affection, and purity
through the intervention Of frendB he induced for
time to lay aside his evil he became nem-
Der Of the Roman Catholic Church. and for time ed a
better life. He promised in the strongest terms re-
form and seemed TO possess strength OF mind sufficient
TO carry out his good resolutions. He soon, low-
ever. broke through these, and resumed his
course OF dissipation. he was, at all times, nan
OF violent passoss and when under the influence
was al til3es absolutely brutal He many occasions
sauted his wife, and even threatened to make way With
her. Friends many occasions interfered and en-
deavored for sake OF the wife AMI children to pre-
serve peace. bat without avail Whenever he was
under the influence Of liquor he uncomfortable and
his wife and children the first to feel his resent
ment II is the universal testimony OF all acquainted
with tho family that the vile bore with her
husbands excuses and abuses az long as
there was any possibility Of doing 80.
Not until the lives OF herself and children
were In positive peril by reason OF his acts when
drunk did the wife finally leave him She is described
as a woman OF the most exalted virtue, OF an even
temper and disposition. and possesses the friend
ship ana esteem Of large circle OF friends In this city
and at Saratoga. The relatives OF her husband have
uniformly taken part tho estrdngement between
herself and husband
Morris Phillips OF The Home Journal who was a friend
Of the deceased. and TO whom Warwick" dedl-
Gated made statements essentially ~ follows: Tie
deceased was born about the year 1890, probably n
Albany and was son OF ex-Chancellor Walworth. He
was educated for the legal profession and after being
admitted 20 the bar practced IN his fathers Office. H
soon however began his attention TO literature
and did bis first writing for The Home Journal Then
followed the publication Of his different novels" Lulu,"
Holspur" "StOrmclif" Warwick" "Delapaine."
and Beverly" Warwick" prqoably his most
successful work. and t from the publication OF this
that his popularity writer dated story entitled
Married in Mask" which ia beng published in
The Re,o- York Weekly, was from his pen, and
the publishers OF that paper have another
story which has not yet been named also,
by the same writer. His domestic life very IN
happy and he had separated from his wife long
time His two daughters, aged from Il 49, we're Nv
ing with the mother The informant had not heard the
deceased mention his In Of his novels tho de-
ceased himself the hero and had set forth his
troubles 70 extent in the story. lie residing
in Oats on Fourthavc two north Of Fifty fourth
St. Just previous TO his death.
The statement that the deceased member OF the
Masonic fraternity is denied.