The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-11
Mr.. PORTER'S LovEMAKING.
LACKING IN LISIT, mrs SONS WANT
MN DECLARED INSANE.

nined and respectable citizens OF this place
none has been held in higher esteem than
| Timothy IT, Porter who IL resisting in court
an application made by his sons. through
their guardian ad lltem. Schuyler Merritt
TO have him declared insane. lie was pointed
out as a m odel old gentleman. and he used to
carry himself with full realization OF the
| dignity OF the character He was tall and erect.
and his beard and hair we're quite white lie
was also reputed to be millionaire.
Now he Is n paralvuc. His sons say his mind
is gone. The principal proof they offer to that
effect is that he has been writing love letters
| to half dozen tnaidens which are couched in
tender and romantic phrases.
Mr. Porter says through his counsel. that II
any one can write love letters such as he has
written 1t Ia proof positive that such mans
mind must be very strong. He maintains that
his mind instead OF becoming i'm paired. Is re-
newing its youth
| Mr.. Porter lives in a line place called Bache-
| ley Lodge. about mile out OF Stamford. The
| sons who bring the suit are Louis. 10 years
| old Bacheley. II years old. and Kingsley. who
is considerably younger The elder boys are
students at Yale University. IL Is said in their
! behalf that their object Ia making the uprlica-
| ton was merely to protect their fathers prop
| erty which they say Is In jeopardy. and to have
| him taken care OF, because he cannot take care
| OF himself.
| II was in 1888 that Mr.. Porter suffered his
! first stroke OF paralysis. and in 1897 he had
| another. It is contended by the sons that the
| second stroke left him weak minded-a sui
| feror as they say. from ost-paralytic paresis.
1t is admitted that he has never recovered
from the stroke which affects tho entire
left side and that he does not speak
distinctly. 1t was testified in court that he
had also become careless In his dress after the
s.a, .t.oL,. .h,. no norsistan,lv ,rora nm
o ovST in the house and that his conduct at
table was not refined.
About two years ago Mr.. rortor's wife. who
was n daughter OF j. b. Hoyt. at one time
well.known leather merchant of New York, was
taken with pneumonia and died within three
days Some hours before her death codicil TO
who vas hsr hrothsr.in.iaw. was apnolntsd a
ter that msunds5stsndLns between the s1
Shortly after his wiie's death Mr.: for
.Es sse% os the axs Of young xomsn
rst there wI M ss ss aC. Ess.
S RTffg Whom he shortly asked to bseoms
an inmate OF his house as the goyerness OF his
Ms Sf
Miss Joanna krom. who was an aunt o., Mrs
Porter and who had lived with the family for
with Mr. Porter almost constantly. either
in the library :, or schoolroom,. or :. out
two. Miss Earle was telling Mr.. Porter about
con con in him as. she had never conaied in
any one before. Mr.. Porter answered to that |
touched a chord in his heart that would |
never cease to vibrate." -.
ters s ps stG in svidenes M Torter Was Wholly
wrapped up in Miss Earle. lie was writing
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The second son Blacheley. testified that |
il was his fathers custom to write out these |
letters In book which lie kept for !
before sending. Last summer BlacheIey got
this boob and copied many otthe letters. which
were read at the hearing The tlrst was let
ter to Miss Clark, who lives in stamford.
in 1t Mr.. Porter, said that since he had seen
Miss Clark he had been lingering between
life and DEATH" He referred TO an Internal
conspiracy" the object OF which was to
ruin MIN in character and fortune and thus
to live. and did not purpose TO please
the conspirntors by dying. lie aserred that
CLARK whose society he considered cheap at
800 an hour hs said that he enclosed the
est manner" ia addition to what Miss Clark
had told him Of her true loyal character"
wnf 9lWS: enough to make MAKE o hin fn In love
avowals OF affection for Miss Clark.
Il j. ALLEGED that Mr; Porter engaged himself
purporting to be q staten nt he m ade TO his
son Louis after sending the letter. In this he
says that he believes he might have become
Miss Clark's husband.
lie refer; to her as superb woman yen Of ilne
lie thinks that II Miss Clark had become the
mistress OF Blacheley Lodge she would have
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