The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-09-05
A wolrAN,s REVENGE.
! Daughter-in-Law of an Ex-Governo
Strikes the Downward Path.
Louisville euurfer-JolrnaI

DauShter-1n-Law OF an Ex-Governor
Strikes the Downward Path.
Louisville eaRTier-JoIrnaI
Mrs. Matte Porter, Paducah,n was the mod
est-looking autograph placed the register of
one OF the Louisville hotels few days ago, by
young lady whose general bearing although
not OF a backward tendency. was as modest as
her name BEING alone. finely dressed and Of a
brunette style of beauty which rarely fails to
attract in this land Of love and ehivaIry
she did not lack attention from either the
male or female guests, and always rewarded the
former with an expressive smile from u large
black liquid eye that never failed to send the
receiver into that ecstatic culver about which
the poet raves. An excursion and lunch up the
river, buggy rides, and a visit to the only ex-
position every evening with some chivalrie slave
helped to enliVen the first few days of what
Mrs Porter said was her pleasantest visit to
dear old Louisville
Matters went ON thus for nearly q week, when
finally it began to be whispered that something
was loose; that Mrs. Porter did not get home
from the exposition as early as she might-in
fact on two or three occasions she had not got
back at all until the next morning. This com
ing to the ears of the lady, she Immediately
packed her trunk and left the hotel paying her
bill and telling no one where she intended going
his occurred Saturday.
there was nothing remarkable to a casual
observer in this veryday occurrence, but to
the abnormally developed sensation bump on a
reporters head good item became visible and
resolution to hunt up the brunette with the
liquid black eyes was made. After numerous
visits of inquiry, high and low the seareher was
rewarded, and the searched for was found in a
gaudlly furnished par4or, whose heavy curtains,
rich chandeliers, pictures of doubtful caliber and
superabuhdance of French mirrors betokened
too plainly the character of the house,
You are a reporter, and the first question you
will ask is how came to this place, was the
salutation
The man with the abnormally developed bump
admitted the correctness of the surmise, and as
starter for the beauty with the liquid eyes.
asked who she was.
my name is Matte Clayton Porter, and am
the wife of Woodward Porter, Of Fairfield. Ill,
who is the son of Ex-Governor Porter, of that
State. | was born and raised at Princeton. KY,
and my parents are now living, comparatively
wealthy I married Woodward Porter iii
june, 1882, and moved 10 Fairfield We
lived happily together until after little child
was born and died when my husband began to
spend his nights away from home He was in
business and doing we'll Our home was pleas
ant one, and l did everything could to keep
him there, but failed Finally | tried to make
him jealous by leaving mysterious notes lying
around but he paid no attention. At last
could stand his neglect no longer, and made up
my mind to run away from him. This
did last July. went to Padueah stop
ping at the Richmond House, where Z
remained about month. then came to this
city, and took rooms at the Louisville Hotel
where was treated very nicely by everybody.
left there Saturday and came to this house,
because | did not care what became of me and
I want my husband to be sorry. That's all can
say
Mrs Porter looked to be about twenty two
years old, is brunette, with large, expressive
black eyes and heavy suit of hair. Her face is
almost childish in its innocence, while her ac-
tons are those of young girl. Her parents,
she says are both living at Princeton and she
has relatives who are we'll to-do in Paducah.