Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-01-20
CRIME AT COLONA.
c. L. Porter Killed by Poison
ing.
HIS WIFE NOW UNDER ARREST

Mics Carrie Dio-. tho Domestic. conf..s..
to . Nos. H,nious Proceeding by yrhsss
tbs Vie inns Life :. Slowly Ba, or.sa.,,,
BIotie1 os,.
Sheriff Qainn. Of Henry county.
aud Mrs. Emma Porter. who vas ar.
rested yesterday \; her home IN c..
Iona, on charge q poisoning her
husband. were guests At the uarpe-
house last night. Tuev lei, today
for Cambridge. where Mrs. Porter
viii be jailed awaiting tie disposi.
lion Of ner case by tie grand jarr.
Miss Carrie D.o5. who was en-.
ployed IS d0mes.ic a. the Por;er
house. Is being detained ~ the an.
thOri;ias ai Gtgcseo. and will also be
brought - the Herry county jail.
She was Mis-. ro-ictS Aecompliee IL
her scheme 90 dispose % her ar,d
husband without arousirg 81 picion.
.he prime object icing 10 secure .
$1,000 life insurance which he car.
ried. Porter died abou. tire. weeks
ago. supposedly from paralysis. He
lower extrcfnit..s lid been affected
Tor some lime. and the tiiiiction
GRADUALLY continued g grow worse
anil death. whose cold ha.sa Lad
heen waverirg zbsut hiri for weeks
through the cunning and h.niouf.
ress Il his unfsithfnl wifi. fnaiiy
relieved his suffering. A certificate
giving the cause ~ death a. psraiy-
SIS vas ilsuei hy re ai,sniins ply
.ician.
Mgrder will out. sn g. hes becn
tEuih!n.'y said. asd % vas not lo-v
before Ugly rumors were beiB- dis-
gussei - The huaTthstnnes 81 Col.
nua's homes. State. Attorney
Emory Graves ard sheriff pninn were
notified ard Immediately tot in 90
investigate. Carrie Don vas takea
a custciy by Sheriff Quinn yestrr.
day. Ito rrritei tie na-ir. .s he hai
been rightly Informed &, hsa CO.
Cured. 90 her. she ronld no, siand
% hear The horrible details told.
Carrie Dian csufs..s..
She broke Down before the sheriff
bad proceeded fac. aud confessed the
whole story. She said that In the
, irsl place Mrs. Porter. who j. about
Z ~ years ~ age. vas dissatisfied with
he c1'npanionship % her husband.
"ho Wrs about twenty wears her
srriCT; -h7 desired % divorce htrsrlf
: from the rural surrould.ng. o. the
lvi,!sre aud bic her. 10 o. the me.
.r3P0.is. where ibings are carried
+ On in 81 manner more in accord VITA
he. fancy. Miss Dion said Me-. Pr.
. Ter a-o wanted money. sud con-
. r.uitd that putting her husband out
~ tEs s4y would tcfy. 4 double
. purpose. ia that aisle from rie6irr
. GgEseI - las undesirable sompauiCt-
. snip she would O. ,urc 81 g1J l,fs "a.
sgraacc. So plan o! s'og poison
ing was decided upJn. A powder
VS. first put IN ur. Porici's
coffee aud tcs. This was set-
orai months ago. lie INN siia.siv
displayed the effects. . being very
bard Cor him 60 retain ATTY food on
his stomach. Then his limbs became
stin. Miss Dion SAWS that gt thi-
ianc:ur5 she aud Mrs. Porter
.la-e @ tea from ay paper and mixed
. with Garfield tea. which NJ. Por-
icr was in me habit % drinking r.
times. Inis hastered his death. but
tic EeEtt.ess women. not moved ~
has pinninr and suffering, kept 90 Civ
Ing him ias poison.
NTs. Porter. when confronted with
he facts eivulcCd ~ her acc0nrlirs.
denounced them - false. She We
placed under arrest. however. ana
'aken before Justice Macarthur q.
Gcnesco. who bound her over % ihr
circuit court o. q charge u murder.
iirs. Porter is q rouBd-.accd. rather
heavy set woman. She was dressed
"a black. Ar. Porter. before his
death RAJ q hotel - Co!5na.