Orangeburg news and times. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1875-1877, 1877-08-11
ALBANY. NJ .Aur. .

ST ALBANY, N. y, Aug. 2.
/ Frank Walwo"th, who has been
confined i'll the State prison at Au-
burn under a"liic sen. enee for mur-
der in tic second degree for shooting
his father in.1S73, was purdonc.l by
the Governor Yesterday On his Trial
one Of the pleas Of the defense was
insanity; and reports from the prison
indicate that he has been insane since
his imprisonment, evon if he was not
Mt the time Of the shooting. I[o was
sent first to the prison ut Sing Sing,
and was afterwards transferred to
Auburn, where he has been under.
medical treatment. t...
ARRIVAL OF HIS MOTHER
AUBURN, n. a., August 1, 1850
p. m.-N1rs. Wnlworth arrived here
this evening with her sons pardon,
and the rarty, consisting Of mother
Frank and the younger brother, left
on the l1:45 train for Saratoga. Not
withstanding the latcncss Of the hour
a crowd gathered at the depot to see
them off.
lfIE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY.
Man field Tracy Walworth, the
novelist, and the son of late Chan
cclor, was shot and killed ut the
91urtevant house early on tile morn
ing Of June 3, 1873. Tie incentive
to the crime was the desire on the
part OF the son to avengc wrongs done
his mother. Mr.. and Mrs. WaIworth
who was Hiss Hardin ,,of KcntucSy
were long residents Of New York.
but their domestic life was nlarrcd by
continual differences from 81, ortIy
after their marriage until 1870, when
4 separation was decided upon, Mrs.
Nalworlh went 10 Saratoga with her
child rcn, leaving her husband in New
ork. ~ year later she succeeded
III obtain;nga Il full divorce, with some.
thing Of an income. Her husband
after This divorce wrote to her letters
OF The most cruel description, up.
brnIdlny her in The coarsest terms and
threatening her i'll various ways.
\ loumg Frank Walworth was brought
up III the atmosphere Of domestic
trouble, and, as was natural, warmly
espouscd his mothers cause, and
more than once ms lie grew to mans
estate confronted his fnther and
ordered him To discontinue these in
suits. On Monday, til I'd Of June,
young Wnlworth left Saratoga, saw
ny he was going to New York to ar
range some family matters. He
reached the city yin the afternoon,
engaged q room at the Sturtevant
house, sending the following note a
few minutes after arrival to his father.
who was boarding at house on
Fourth avenue, near Fifty-fourth
street.
d" o'clock.-I want to Try and set
tie some family matters. Call ut the
Sturtcvant house after an hour or so.
II am not there I will leave word
at the Office. j. II. WALwonTH.
The letter vas sent BY II MESSENGER,
who reported that Mr.. WaIworth wa<
moi At home. Frank then went to his
room and locked himself in. At $50
in the morn ne NIr. Walworth, ST.,
called at the Office Of the Sturte, ant
house, and WHOM tile bell boy took up
his card lie found Frank fully dress.
ed. lie said to the boy: ".Slow
him up; all right" The bcll.boy
riloted Mr.. Walwortll upstairs; and
on opening the door saw young Wal
worth sitting in q. chair by the win,
dow. Mr.. Wulworth entered, the
door was closed, and what happened
aitclws,d is only known from The
admission made by Frank after his
arrest. The room \ walss' Il o,jily,. and
narrow one, and had but one chair.
Frank says that he offered his father
the chair, and rs he passed hial to
take It he walked to the door us if to
sit on The bed, and then p'acing his
buck nruinst the door. drew Il live.