Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-08-11
Walworthl Free.
Arrival Of His Mother at
Auburn with His 4 a'arslOn.
History Of tho lWalworth Family md the
Story of tho Tragedy for which ! ung
Walworlll was Imprisoned. a n"".i'l.'

Waworlll was Imprisoned. A ,''., mr.
ALBANY, N. Y, Aug. 2.
/ Frank Walwo"th, who has been
confined in the State prison at -Au-
burn under alifc sent ence for mur-
der inithc second degree for shooting
his father in1S73, was pardoncl by
the Governor Yesterday. On his trial
one Of the pleas Of the defense was
insanity; and reports from The prison
indicate tina he has been insane since
his imprisonment, even if lie was not
Mt the time Of the shooting. IIo wns
sent first to the prison ut Sing Sing,
and was afterwards transferred to
Auburn, where lie has been under
medical treatment. i.
4 ARRIVAL OF. HIS MOTHER.
AUDuRN, N u, August l, 1850
p. m.-Mrs. Walworth arrived here
this evening with her sons pardon,
and the rarty, consisting Of mother,
Frank and the younger brother, left
on the 1:45 train for Saratoga. Not
withstanding the lalcness Of the hour
u crowd gathered at the depot to see
them off.
TILE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Mansfield Tracy Walworlh, the
novelist, and the son of late Chan
ccllor, was shot and killed ut the
oturtevant house early on the morn
ing Of June 3, 1873. The incentiv Q
to the crime was the desire on the
part OF the son to avengc wrongs done
his mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Waiwort th
who was Hiss Har'lin,,o Kcntucky
were long residents of New York.
hut their domestic life was marrcd by
continual differences from sh ortly
after their malriagcuutil 1870, when
! scraraii':n was decided upon, Mrs.
Walw orth went to Saratoga with her
children, leaving her husband III New
York. a year laler she succeeded
III obtaining Il full divorce, with some.
thing Of an income. Her husband
after This divorce wrote to her letters
OF Ihc mot cruel description, up.
brildlng her in The coarsest terms and
threatening her in various ways.
\ onng Frank Walworth was brought
up in the atmosphere Of domestic
trouble, and, MS was natural, warmly
cspouscd his mother's cause, and
more than once as he grew to mans
estate confronted his father and
ordered him to discontinue these in
suits. On Monday, the I'd Of June,
young Walworth left Saratoga, say
'ng he was going to New York to ar
range some family matters. He
reached the city .ins the afternoon,
engaged q room at the Sturtevant
house, sending the following note a
few minutes after arrival to his father
who was boarding al house on
Fourth avenue, near Fifty-fourth
street.
3 o'cl.ock:-I want to try and set
tie some family matters. Call at the
Sturtevant house after nm hour or so.
II am not there / will leave word
at the office. i. II. WALworru.
Tie letter was sent by messenger,
wEo reported That Mr.. Walworth was
not At home. Frank then went to his
room and locked himself in. At G:3O
III the morn ps, Alr. Walworth, ST.. :,
called at the Office Of the Sturte> ant
house, and when tile 'boll boy tpok up
his card lie found Frank fully dress
cd. lie said to the boy. "Show
him up; all right" The bcll.bov
ril"ted Mr.; Walwortln upstairs; and
on opening the door saw young Wal
worth sitting in a chair by the win,
dow. Mr.. Walworth entered, the
door was closed, and what happened
altc,we,d is only known from The
admission made by Frank after lis
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