The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-02-03

After carefully replacing the cloths on
his fathers face young Porter walked de-
lberately across the room and took a seat
alongside Of Coroner Dixon. When the in
quest was begun has conduct was such that
Coroner Dixon had TO put him into another
room until he was wanted.
Mrs. Porter's testimony YVES first taken.
She was confined to her bed by reason of
the shock, and the jury had TO go up
stairs TO listen to her story OF the killing.
It was as follows:
MRS. PoRTER's STORY.
"Mr. Porter came home last night at Z As
O'clock. did not see him when he came
IA. be came in easily, SO we could not hear
him at the front door. He took Off his over
coat and put it on the rack. His stick
dropped and made O slight noise NV
daughter was afraid and went to see what
1t was. She saw him on tip-toe going down
In the basement. He came up at 10
o'clock and into my room and commenced
cursiHR inc. / was sick in bed with grip
and was going to sleep. lie asked me why
the dining room was locked up
and cursed me. Then he began
beating on the pillow, where
lay, with his FIST, and said, 'Ill kill her.
THE FATAL QUARREL.
with that my daughter, sleeping in her
room, came aud said: Papa, mamma
had nothing 30 do with it, 1 locked the
diningroom' He said: IN pay you,' and
ran at her and slapped her In the face
twice. He knocked her down twice in bed
in her own room. With that David, my
son, came in. l couldn't tell what happened
until the pistol was fired. David came
from his room and took the pistol from the
drawer. Mr.. Porter followed David into
his room. was so excited l could not tell
what they said. He was going to whip
David in his room. knew nothing else until
the pistol was fred. l jumped from bed
and ran into that room. There I saw Reby
holding her fathers hand, standing ct his
back, with her arms around his neck, to
Keep MIR. Porter from shooting the pistol in
his hand. He had David on the floor with
bis knee on him and was choking him.
THE DEATH SHOTS.
II pulled them Off aud pushed Reby of, and
David jerked the pistol from Mr.. Porter
and ran in here and said: Mamma, I've got
the pistol Mr. Porter followed him and
they clinched and fell again, Reby follow.
ing to protect Dave. got the children off
and said: Papa. you come into my room ,
He said: Yes. mamma, III GOMEZ These
were the last words he spoke. Two other
shots were fred just about the door. l
know Dave got the pistol did not know
Mr. Porter was shot when he came into the
room with me. He sat In the chair and
died in ten minutes.
''Mr. Porter continued Mrs. Porter,
"was very drunk when he came home, and
couldn't walk up the steps straight Liquor
made a maniac OF him.
In answer TO question If her husband
had been In the habit of abusing her. Mrs.
Porter replied: Eyes, for the last six years,
but nobody knew but ourselves He slapped
me in the face last night. He was differ
ent man when not drinking
THE DAuGHTFI2iS TAIN
The evidence Of the daughter, Reby, was
as follows:
Papa came in at quarter to eight l
was talking to mamma and looked at the
clock. We wouldn't have known he had
come If he had not let his cane drop. |
went to the door to see who it was and saw
him going downstairs, walking through the
hall. Mother told me I was mistaken,
that he felt badly and had gone in the par
lor to lie down. l told her did not think
go, and would go down and fix sup
per and give out breakfast /
came down and did so. After
fixing supper on the table ! went in the
parlor to call him and he was not there.
Then / went hack upstairs and talked to
mamma little while. Then came down.
stairs. and my brother Davie asked me if |
wouldn't like to play game of chess.
told him did not know how, and he said
III show you how
LOOKED IN THE rARLoA
81 was playing with the cat and pans
came upstairs. couldn't tell what time il
was then. He opened the door and looked
IN, and, seeing Davie, shut the door and
hurried downstairs egain. Then l went
upstairs and talked to mamma, and came
back downstairs. / told Davie to 90 up.
stairs and stay with mamma, as she was
nervous. lie did so. l went up and was
reading OF the floor. About II or ~ O'Clock
said TO mamma, I'll go on to bed
When papa was under the influence OF
liquor he was generally quarrelsome, and ]
said TO mamma, Please don't say anything
tonight, mamma; you're SICK aud she
promised me she wouldn't. Ihad been in bed
some time, but had not gone to sleep when
be came upstairs. He commenced to quar-
rel as soon as he got in the room. He was
Iussing with mamma because he found the