Daily globe., 1879-04-22
EARRYNIORE'S VERSION.

Il Different account of the Murder Of Por-
ter, the Actor, BY q Teaccs R,sfian.
Mr. Maurice Barrymore, the actor who
was wounded at Marshall, Texas, by the
rufiian Currie, on the night when Ben G. Por-
ter was killed, reached Philadelphia on
Wednesday last. Mr.. Barrymore gives an
account Of the shooting which differs in many
respects from these which have been pub
lished, and which, if possible, shows Currie
in worse light. Mr.. Barrymore prefaces
his story by telling how Miss Cum ming, Mr.
Porter, and himself came to be in the restau-
rant where the tragedy occurred. After the
play in Marshall was over, while the company
was waiting in the hotel for the train
which would not be due until 2 o'clock, Mr.. :
Barrymore and Miss Cunmins, desiring to
have some coffee, called upon Porter to make
some in a private cooking apparatus he al
| ways carried with him. No; he didn't feel
like going to the trouble, and asked if there
wasn't some place where they could get it al-
| ready made. Yes, the landlord said, they
could get it at the restaurant at the railroad
station, only q hundred yards or so distant.
So the three walked down to the station and
seated themselves on high stools at the eat
ing bar, and called for coffee. Mr..
Barrymore drank his cupfull, and then
went back to the hotel to look
after the baggage, Mr.. Porter and Miss
Cummins, concluding to have little lunch,
remaining in the restaurant. While Mr..
Barrymore was gone, Currie came in and
seated himself near Miss Cummins, and be-
gan to make himself very offensive. When
ever Porter ordered e dish, Currie would
echo the order in a loud and insulting man
nor. Ne attention WAS paid to him; and
after amusing himself in this way for a
while, he went into the bar in an adjoining
room. Mr. Barrymore returning after an
absence of about five minutes, Miss Cum-
minis was telling him how the ruffian had
behaved. Currie again entered the room,
and, approaching Porter, began pouring
out voiley of oaths and obscenity. Porter
told him that he wanted to have moth ing to
do with him and reminded him that there
was q lady present.
"a hell of lady she isr' replied the
|, ruffian.
"she is lady and under our protection"
said both gents at once, when Mr.. Barry
more spoke, saying to Porter they did not
want to have anything to do with Currie.
The bully turned to him and said, s.Per-
4 haps you'd like to take it up?" 'I'm not
PARTICULAR replied Barrymore, 'but I'm un-
. armed. $50 am l." said Currie. 'Haven't
you pistol?" "No.'' "Will you swear that
you have not?'' eyes, "Then take of
your coat,'' said the actor,'' who learned the
, manly art of lf-defense in his college days
!. = in England.
!, = No sooner had Barrymore thrown off his
q coat than Currie drew two revolvers, one ii
u each hand, and lev9led them at his unarmeG
9 antagonist. Even then Barrymore did no.
> believe he would fire, but thought he mean,
, to frighten him by fourishirg his weapons
The actor put up his hands in the boxing
attitude, when the ruffian fired, the ball
striking Barrymore in the muscle of the lefi
% arm, above the elbow, and lodging near tn
e ekin,. under the shoulder blade. His frs
thought was to seize spittooD, but ther
was not one in the room, and even the stool
. that they had been sitting on were fastened
Q down. He rushed into the bar-room il
search of loose chair, or anything that h'
could hurl at the assassin, without success
o and, as he re-entered the room Currie fire,
% at him again, but missed.
p This all took place in much less time thar
9 it takes to tell it. Porter and Miss Cum
u minis then moved toward the door leedin,
- y out onto the platform. AS they reached tn
u door Porter and Barrymore faced about, ant
that instant Currie, who was still standin,
in the middle of the room, fred the sho
N from which poor Porter died forty minute
o. afterWard. Carrie passed ont at side dOOl
- and was arrested two hours after.
~ Mr.. Barrymr re says that if the shootin
40 had occured in the daytime, Cur.ie woul
u. surely have been lynched before he had eve
. reached the Jail.
~ ~ There is not the least sympathy for hi,
40 IN the community. He has been terror t
G. peaceable citizens. he always went heavil
armed, sometimes having four revolver
two of which he carried in his sleeves, read
1e to drop into his hands on the instant. q
to is said to have murdered seven men an
20 three women.
aa T. Barrymore thinks he will recover I'll
use of his hand in few weeks, and hope
,a to be able to attend Currie's trial in Jun
ae Sickness Of the Philadelphia Ptnafore.
sc The North Broad street company has hi
.a q severe attack of illness lately. Lau
sit Joyce has just resumed her part of Butte
nd cup after a fortnight's absence. Euge,
be Clark. of the Hess and Parepa Rosa troup
who sang Capt! Corcoran, had dislocated b
arm by fall, but continued to act until i
- had to give up, and is now dangerously
Nv in New York. Miss Montejo Josephine
az has had a fortnight's vacation on account
illness. Lang (Ralph Rackstraw) is conine
fo had bu oavo~o colI that cattlcd h