, 1877-12-03
A Murder of Peculiar Atrocity Re-
ported from Cleveland, O.
The Dying Victim lEnpiOres the
Forgiveness Of Her Muir
tlcrcr.
Nine Additional Bullets Thereupon
Fired into Her Expiring
Body.
Strange Coincidence Of Two Tragedies
In Montgomery, AIn., and
Norfolk, Ta.

DEMUSrAG'.
!sptctal bisoatch 10 Tas cAic1co 7ribinA.
CLEvBLANp, o., Dec. 1.-TWO ycara ngo to-
tnorruw morning William adm ct,mtnfttel the
most horrible triple murder known to tic GRIM
inal annals Of Ohio. THIS afternoon Charles
Mct'tt' thrilled tho city With horrible wife
murder. It seems that Ncti'll lived fur several
years past with MarY Porter as husband and
wife tu Athens and Columbus IN this Slate.
Finally sto tired ut him Tor ronc reason, and
left him, coming, about three weeks ago, to this
city. IlIlhcr he traced Aer, and, br various de-
cuyt, found cut yesterday her whereabouts.
Following her to a ealoon, they had lon9 talk.
In whteh he hcsuught her to Ro with
lin, antl she laughed ot him nr male Hight
answers 10 nil he wnul4 say. llo told her that
Il she would 70 with him to Fort Wayne hc
would get a iote Oh tho railroad, and work his
fingers oiF to support her. She told him slIe
would Eo nowhere With hin, mud only wanted
him 10 let her alone.
lie then threatened 10 kill her, saytng that
he l,al rather lose his life than luso lser but al
10 no purpuae. Finally, however, thcr made
Up sufficiently to stay together during the
night. 1u tho morning they had anothur talk,
and lie stayed arounu all day. Finally they lay
down upon Tie bed. Hers fOl1owa the prison.
cr'8 worls, "a gIrcn after tho arrcst to u re-.
porter:
~ tried to have her leave the place and 60
With the. She still refused; thcu talked vi
money matters, md when asked her how much
she hAd, she said she got bold uf lake mai,
last week, cut Of whom she got Sl5, with which
etie l,ad purchased dress. Ihla made tno scf:
| at heart 1t Vas more than cuuld stand, aud
determined to kill her. drew ny revolver,
aimed directly at her forehead as sllo lay otl the
bed beside INC, aud pulled tic trigger. The re-
port wns almost dcafcnIng; the powder flashed
! into my face.
~ rot up and sat on the edge Of tho bed. she
screamed and cried: Forgive nc, Charlie
/ DO not Kill mci' There were sir more charges
In my revolver, am! these quickly fired Mt her,
the balls ali taking elect lii her head aud right
check.
! "Dc.crmtnel to make sure thing OF is,-fo1
had made up my MUD 10 Kill hcr,-after this
snt down on chair anil removed the empty
cartridges and began to reload. l flied three uI
the chambers, aud, thinking that sufficient
to eud her, went lip to the bed,
whcrc she lay with her right arm upon her
bosom, md took hold Of her hand md turned
her nr,n aside 80 could eet goDt SPOT at hel
heart. Placing tho muxzlc close to her side,
pulled the trigger.
| "The fasl, 1et fire to her dress. placed my
laud upon 1t TO put It out, then fred tho othc'
two slluts In rati.a succession into hcr body, tht
dress again taking arc, which now con,munt'
Gated to tho tcdclothin.. easily put this out
aud then started to 70 down. lMct holnc mctl
coming up. told them what hal donc.'
| THU officer, WHEN he arrived, fuuni aicGll
outside tic house smoking cigar. lie Is per
fcrtly coo', complains lhat the bed Is not goot
| hn t,t}. Culh h.r,,a In