Year: 1873

shield and protector TO them; For reason we are
not alowed 10 produce this evidence, but the family
was driven forth. and the mother taxes , her
Ave nltle children and goes TO Kentucky
where she could male protector in the person OF
her brother aud there che becomes through her own
| e1ertons a farmer, raising her little Grops ana
ahus norias s"" Of ak wears. Mansfield WaIworth
also departed from Saratoga about the same utoe;
but he made no appearance among that family and
these Young children For tho next three years he
saw him once, aud very seldom In the tnree SUI
reason Is that he did not come not allowed 70
show you any reason why he did not Ont the Iaot
| there Well now you have this little boy Frank. the
| pet OF his grandfather for the hrst seven even
growing up the protector OF his mother You see nun
aferward, whom his mother to Washington ana be
comes clerk In office in Washington supported Out
OF his mothers means During the first seven years OF
his life there little II any Intercourse between ms
parents, and exceedingly little had FRANK WIn me a,s
father until the year 1869 and 1870 when he witnessed
the violence and cruelty OF his father toward his mother
UNWORTHY FATHER


Now gentlemen. you have heard OF that mans SINS
and YOU heard his conduct detailed, and yOn can
| Judge OF the terrible impression made upon Franks
youthful mind by his fathers cruelty to his mother.
From that time forward he knew his father only as


naby wicked prosecutor OF his mother; and FROM the
! time when driven forth in the world IRON tne
known father during all this time. down to the last
| dreadful meeting this little boy never knew Mansfield
walworth his father in The capacity Of father and
there is in point OF fact scrap evidence all this
case that the father addressed ~ hlm kind and
tender word from the hour OF his BIRTH or that he ever
took him 10 place OF amusement, TO church, Sunday
| school, or that he ever exhibited one single mark OF
| parental affection or regard OF any KIND Of these
sbOminable letters will speak byandhy and OF his
desire to OF his children and will show yon
that this desire on MS part wac mere pretence ana
| upon an equality with his bsrbarous conduct Among
the letters s distinct announcement III many words
that for the precious dollar, patry petty Income
from his fathers estate that he willing 10 sell his
children That " his confession and It is evident that
he set very small value upon the children at all events
There s also, gentlemen thls fact: That while @ the
pS Of Frank towards ns aaer SPousR
before you under the head OF paricidal in


@ s hnye as s1S f and 1 that e s re
from biz any recognition, or anything that could nave
child which constitutes the sole reason OF the shudde,
and shock we received when tho parent had
attention to the facts and 1 ask you to
consider in all earnestness and good faith
absence through his life and st the time OF this occur
Why it is said that he stood in the relation Of
cred consideration TO the child, and by the mandate OF
Almighty God TO treat 1t with reverence and respect;
employment OF violence for the defence OF his
mother and against the person OF hIs father he sinnod
terribly against humanity ana against divine law. But
his father violated the fourth commandment which In,
prevented young Frank from bOnorng him. The com
mand Is as strong one to the mother as
know that II there can be any difference in The heart OF
man-and there is a sort Of difeTenCe-hOw much more
true dear and earnest Is the affection OF boy for the
beloved mother who bore hun, Tor the beloved mother
who nursed him, and for the beloved mother who
attended him during all this sickness.





Now let us look fO moment at his conduct and char
acser in connection with this extraordinary case. In
the place. you heard his remarks against the
ChefJustce. who the highest OF all judges in
the halcyOn days and in purity and fidelity in tho ad
ninistraton of Justice when the mpeachment of Judges
was unknown, and when judges who enriched them
selves by their offices were also unknown. Chancellor
Walworth the head OF the family was ned for
learning and ability. and fo- all the virtues comes
before you as the great patriarch 10 TINS unhappy
family presentation turn TO his children and to his





against any one OF them up 70 the present tune. IL
mpiety and wickedness. 10 the scandal OF the whole
family had centered Ia his son, Mansfield Tracy Wal.
Won have seen by his acts the OF man he was.
The exact opposite to hIs ignoble nature, and
threats. HIc is the pure lady who is brought
before You this most deeply interesting action TO pre-
sent narrative to YOU and she has met this terrible
trial with all the delicacy woman OF her nature could
summon and amidst oil her trials and troubles, she
has evidently lived for the good OF her children She
raised and supported them by her labors. while this
fortunate man rendered them assistance whatever.
ae aSe 1s sSS Sss sT5uss them up in health and
given them every opportunity, that they iag might
She never cherished. IN any way, any evi, i
herself the faults Of the father were never mentioned
except on two or three special occasions. during
people have commented upon unfav6taby. While pur
sued by the demons OF the law and while persecuted by
this action against her boy she has bad no tenr to she'd
While this trial lasts and YOU hod IN your hanns
the fortunes and prosperity OF the whole WalwoEth
thoughts
svely and she has no tears to shed She Is firm ana
steady and while the battle has lasted sue has proved
herself heroine. II bring into this case tat dread
full sentence which will strip her dear ltte children OF
their only protector she will she'd even then no tears
II YOU however, render verdict OF not guilty aud re-
store her son TO her. You Will then her shed tears
The poor boy himself has been commented upon Tor te
manner In which he has conducted himself IN court IL
has been said that he has acted with sor o 0ouhes
but / soy that is untrue, and that tho acts
Of some other persons here III court may nave
been attributed TO him. all that have found in him
is calm and decided manner He has told no lasch0od
been given here in evidence, 1t viii be presented 10
by and BY, after the Judge has charged you aud You
until you decided on the fate OF this youth ana
you will then have an opportunity TO consider the


trust you Will believe every word OF it and nputo 10
him no wrong motive IN making the statement


Mr. OConur proceeded IN an exhaustive manner 20 re-
view all the various details OF the evidence given IN the
case, and in commenting upon the crlnina law n NeM,
COMMISSION OF criminal acts. quoted exten-
siyeiv from Tnomns AGninas, Prof. Haven. Jeremy
During the reading Of these extracts Mt OCOnOr was
NOT consider the extracts eXpOundng the law of the
me WAS perfectly willing to receive the Law from the
Court but desired 10 retain his right 10 read the
extracts and make all necessary comments upon theu
In referring to term parricde which had been applied
70 the prisoner Mr.. o'Conor said This young man was
almost crucined by the use OF the word pirTacide Dc
In applying tins word parricide 10 the prisoner,
commented upon the fact that the ancient
6rime agrs,aH' Of pSrricide It was deemed
10 be a stu that could not be committed III tne
hight OF Heaven. lie may have told you that greater
orator m wears ago proclaimed that the Greeks had
against parrcide, because they ielt that no snch
ofense could have been committed; but thlnh there
is very little applicability in either what the
Persian or the Greek orator spoke In TINS regard Pdrl
eide was unstable by the laws OF Rome, and II Will De
fouud that many noted have occurred IN her
early history. Vrnius 1t Will be remembered, slew
lhe shonorer Of his daughter, Appers Claudius She
was more dear 20 him than anything on tins earth
and If she could not be pure and ohaste be
preferred to deliver her from disDcnor. There again
was Brutus, who slew Cesar. and we are told Dy the
learned Judge OF those that Brutus, though he
slew the father Of his country, which would nave
made him parrcide, was more parrlcide
from his own great virtues than par
ricde in any other great sense. for IL brought


min down unon himself and all friends. Orestes n