Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-29
AN ATLANTA ROMANCE.
Why Mr.. Porte Ran -4tvGy 1citIt AIlOth
Mans Wife and Children.

Why Mr.. Porte Ran Array 1cith another
Mans Wife and Children.
A sensational and romantic case has
just been brought to light, says the New
York Times, on the issuing of a warrant by
Governor Stephens on the requisition Of
the governor of South Carolina for the
arrest of II. G. Porte. About twelve years
ago Porte moved from Marion county
S. c., and settled near Palmetto, this state.
He was accompanied by woman who was
supposed to be his wife, and by two boys
presumed to be their children. He proved
to be man of industry, and won
the good opinion of his neighbors.
who refused to believe in his guilt
when the sheriff arrived with warrant for
his arrest on charge of kidnapping and
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Porte was taken to Fairburn, where, with
out reserve, he made the
following statement: He and a
man named Smith and woman
with whom he had been living were raised
in the SEINE neighborhood, and when they
were young Porte and Smith were rivals
for the young woman's affections, but by
Misrepresentation Smith alienated her
from Porte and married her. A short
time thereafter Porte married, and the
two families settled near each other and
lived several years as neighbors. Porte
and his wife lived happily together until
she died. Smith and his
wife did not live so happily, fire.
quent disturbances occurring be-
tween them, in which Smith often beat her
umercifully. The death of his wife caused
the old flame for his former sweetheart to
burn afresh in Ports breast, and he sym
pathized with her on her cruel treatment
received at the hands of her husband.
She knew that Porte still entertained
kindly feelings for her, and frequently
importuned him to take her away to some
strange place, avowing that she still loved
him and expressing penitence for the way
she treated him in marrying Smith. He
refused to be anything more than a SYM
pathizing friend on account of the friendly
relations that had existed between Smith
and himself. Smith had been prosperous
in business until he became dissipated
when he got financially embarrassed, and
reposed confidence in his friend Porte,
and asked him to assist him in saving part
of his property from his creditors.
He had turned over some cot
ton to Porte to sell for him
in his own name. Porte sold it and took
the proceeds, 5000, to deliver 30 him.
When he arrived Smith was just leaving
the the house, and on going in Porte found
Mrs. Smith PROSTATE on the floor bleeding
from wounds received from her husband.
He helped her up and washed the blood
from her face, paid the money to her for
her husband, and started to leave, when
she chung to him and begged him to take
her with him and flee to some distant
country, promising to live with him if he
would do so. Yielding to her request Porte
took Mrs. Smith and her two children and
eloped into Georgia, where they have lived
in undisturbed happiness for twelve years.
Smith, having learned of their whereabouts,
made proposition to Porte that if he
would return the children, furniture and
the 5000 he would compromise the case.
The grand jury, however, will have some