The morning news., 1892-02-02
Three Shots Fired.
YOUNG PORTER SUMMONS A Ply
SlClAN and THEN WALKS TO
THE BARRACKS
Story Of the Tragedy


old son, David Porter, Jr., at o'clock this
morning, at his home, No. sc Charlton
street.
Three shots were fired, only one of which
wes fatal, the others making grazed wounds
on the right side Of the throat and on
the left ear. The fatal shot entered
the right breast. The wouuded man lived
sixteen minutes.
AS soon as young Porter finished firing
his pistol he ran out and notified several
neighbors what had happened and then
hastened to Dr. Stones residence and asked
him to go to his father. He then crossed
the street ana surrendered himself at the
barracks to Sergt. Baughn.
DIR. Stone reached the house about five
minutes before Porter died, but he could do
nothing, as the fatal bullet had cut the big
artery near the heart
CAUSE OF THE SHOOTING.
Family troubles were the cause of the
tragedy. Porter went home shortly before
- O'Clock under the influence Of liquor and
in a morOse mood. His wife chided him for
his conduct. and he became enraged.
Jumping TO his feet he made az attack
upon her. She screamed aud her daughter
Reby rushed to her mothers side
and asked her father TO desist. About this
time young Porter dashed into the room
and seeing his father in the act of striking
his mother and sister, the boy lost control
of himself. He ran to bureau where a
loaded No. % 7-shooter was kept, and pull
ing it out of the drawer he fired at
his father. The bullet struck the edge Of
his left ear and drew blood.
The father then turned his attention to
his son and in the struggle which followed
the other two shots were fired. After he
received the death shot, the wounded man
staggered into an adjoining room and
fell into a rockingham. where he
died He did not speak after
the bullet entered his breast. Several gem
tlemen who lived in the neighborhood went
to the house as soon as the patrcide told
them of his crime, and were with the
wounded man when he died.
IN THE CoRoNER's HANDS.
Coroner Dixon was notified and
he went to the house and examined
the dead mans wounds. Mrs. Porter
was too excited by the tragedy
to tell much of story aud the coroner post
poned the inquest until this morning.
When young Porter presented himself at
the barracks sally port and remarked to
Officer Scully: II wish to surrender as 1
have shot my father" he was SO cool and
collected that the officer thought
he was either joking or labor
ing under an hallucination. He hesitated
for moment aud then began to question
the boy.
"Show me into the office, please, said
young Porter, land will surrender TO the
sergeant"
Officer Soully took him into the office,
and. as they got in the light, he saw blood
on the boys face.
Walking coolly up to the railing around
the office desk. behind which Sergt. Baughn
was sitting, Porter pulled pistol from his
pocket and handing it over, remarked:
Sergeant, I've shot my father, David
Porter, bere's the pistol. wish to surren-
der"
Sergt. Baughn heard his story Of the
crime and then ordered him locked up.
THE PATRICIDE's STORY.
A MORNING News reporter was at the
barracks few minutes after the boy sur
rendered and talked TO him through the
bars of his cell. He did not then know
that his father was dead and seemed very
anxious to hear about his condition. He
was cool and didn't seem to realize that
be had committed terrible
crime. His fathers blood was
smeared over the left side of his face, down
the cheek from the eye to the chin and
across the nose.
81 have nothing to communicate for pub
lication," he said. in answer to request
that he tell his story of the affair. ut is
the result of a combination Of family trou-
bles, which, if spoken about, will involve
my InOIu6T auO blSGeT, anu i QOnG care to
bring them into any more trouble than |
can help"
EFinally, after considerable persuasion
young Porter told the story Of the shoot
ing. leaving out the immediate causes which
led up to it.
"The pistol with which 1 shot my father. -
said he, chad not been used for ten years
and had been lying nearly all that time in
the drawer from where took it.
l knew that it contained two empty
shells and five bullets. When took it out
l was within about five feet from my father.
When l fred the first shot at him. did it
more to intimidate him than anything
else.
STRUGGLE FOR THE PISTOL
"He turned to me quick with the remark:
I'l show you how to use a pistol
again, David an1 began a strug-
gle with me for its possession.
Being powerful physically he threw me
TO the floor. While we were on the floor
struggling, one moment my finger on the
trigger and the next his, the second
shot was fred. He kept repeating his re-