Year: 1873

TIE DcaM Of Mansfield Tracy wa.


worM at the Hands Of His Son.


New YORK, June 3.


The particulars of the shooting Of
Mansfield Tracy Walworth this morning,
are as follows: Yesterday afternoon,
about o'clock, Frederick Ii. Walworth
arrived in this city from Saratoga and
put up at the Sturtevant House. lie was
assigned to room No. 2G7. After cleans
ing himself from the dust Of travel he
went out and proceeded to the house
where his father was boarding, in Fourth
avenue, two doors north Of Fifty-fourth
street. lie inquired for Mr., Walworth
and was informed that he was not at
home. He then left note which was at
terwards found in the pocket of the de-
ceased, and Of which the following is a
copy


Three o'clock, I want to try and set
tie some family matters. Call at Sturte
want house after an hour or two. If am
not there will leave word at the office.


"F. H. WALwoRTH


When Mr.. Walworth reached his house
he received the note which his son had
left, and this morning left the house
about o'clock to 60 and see him Al
6 :1j Mr.. Walworth entered the Sturte-
want house and inquired of the night
clerk for Frank Walworth The clerk
sent a bell boy up to his room with the
card of Mr.. Walworth, Sr, to ascertain
if the son would then see him. The boy
IL - n chow
the gentleman up Mr.. Walworth Sr,,
then went up stairs, and in about fifteen
or twenty minutes afterwards the sound
Of shots was heard coming from the
room by one of the chambcrmaids, who
ran down stairs and informed the clerk,
who Immediately sent out tor an officer,
but before he arrived Frank Nalworth
walked down stairs with his coat on his
arm, and stated to the clerk that he had
shot his father, and asked where the near
est police station was. After receiving
the desired information he went to the tel
egraph office and sent dispatch to his
uncle in Saratoga, telling him what he
had done, and asking him to break the
news as quietly as possible to his mother,
before she could hear Of it any other way.
He then proceeded to the Fifty sixth po-
lice station, and walking up to the clerk
stated to Sergeant Mullin, who was in
charge, that he had shot his father, who
was then lying dead in the Sturtcvant
house, at the same time handing over
his revolver which proved to be one Of
Colts six -barreled.


The sergeant examined the chambers
Of the revolver and found that four or
them had recently been emptied of their
contents lie then asked the young man
why he committed the murder, and the
answer was "famiy troubles.


He was then taken back and locked up
in one of the cells after which the sur
gcant went down TO the Sturtcvant house
to ascertain the truth or falsity OF the
statement made by the prisoner The
hotel clerk told him that it was true and
showed him TO the room where the body
of Mr. Walworth had been found lying
on the floor with pool Of blood about
his head.


Coroner Young soon arrived and made
an examination of the body, ilnding that
there were four bullet wounds, one IN the
left side and one in the right side OF the
chest; another in the left arm and yet
another in tho right side Of the face near
the ear. There are marks OF powder
near this, so that the weapon must have
been close to the flesh when discharged
The coroner then gave a permit for the
removal of the body, which was subse'
ouently taken to the mdertakers at No.
60, Carmine street


DR. Marsh will make post mortem e1'
omina,isn Of the body at the above place
70. morrow morning, and an inquest VIII