The sun., 1898-03-13
LETT WIFE AND Children
Calvin Porter Deserts His Family
But Gives no Reason.
WILL NOT LIVE WITH HER
She Comes From Philadelphia to This
Cuy and He Cicveriy Eludes
Hero Escaped in Il
Wagon.

Calvin Potter LETT his wife and three
children in Philadelphia. came to this
city and when found b. her lcf, for other
quarters .. y,
About six months ago Calvin Porter
left his wiic and three children ana
came to this city and applied ut 22'
French street fnr board.
OF course the boarding mistress think
ing him all right took him t" board.
Tile next day he started to- secure pc
sitiou and finally he Obtained one with
Galley Il Fitzgerald, il,sta lnent agency
house, where he worked till near Christ
mas.
| lie lett and has been working i"r Viii
liam Robinson, "i Il" same business.
ever since. He was always kn"wn to b.
straight in his bl s'nes> career and
seemed to m a good salesman.
! About three months ago he joined
! Union Church and this fact was pub
Iishel in the Union Herald, which is
printed bv the church every month.
one of these papers happened to reach
his wiic's eve and she Immediately came
To this city to find him, but the trip was
IN vain. .,
She returned to her people in Phila-
delphia, with whom she is living, and
about two weeks ago she received letter
from her husband, asking her to get u
divorce.
She did not answer this cpistlc by
letter but prepared to come and see hiln,
and Friday afternoon she arrived in this
ci,v and went to his boarding house.
She met Porter and held a conference
with him in the parlOr of the boarding
house for about three hours, but he
wonld not come to her terms nor she to
his.
Mrs, Porter left the house and went to
the Central Hotel and applied for \
nights lodging.
fhe clerk OF the hotel handed her the
register, but she kindly asked him t"
. sisn "Mrs. Porter for her, which he
did. but without naming her residence.
Mrs. Porter left the hotel early Yesterday
. morning and appeared, about 4 O'Clock,
in front Of the boarding hMIsr in which
. her husband was staying.
; When Mr.. Porter finished his break.
. ias, and appeared ut the front door to 81
. to Ills place Of business le saw his wife,
aud quickly went back.
~. waited around the EOuse for some
u time thinking she would leave, but si'e
u did mt, ami finally he went out ti's
l. hack door and gained entrance to Charles
+. Ih,novan's stables, which are but {;
II few doors below, and g"t him t." put
q. l,o,sc to IA delivery wagon.
t After tl,t. horse was hooked up iortel
j not I'm, laid down in the botu'm OF the
> wagon and one of tie stable men GOV
cri him over with blanket.
t liz was driven from the stable by one
= of the stable hands and passed by Mrs
}. pnrera,. .he stood on the pavement
II nearthr lru,%. waiting for her husband
II to come out.
Il The escaping man was taken t" TIT
wester, p,,ri OF Tie city where he got "l'
IS and the wagon returned
It lie was stpl, ut Maryland avenue ant
Z Monroe streets by one Of his friends yes
Z ter,lav morning at - and he told thu
: friend he was reed tu leave town, bil
yu,lt not explain tn him why.
II Yesterday the man who had desertc'
y Il family left town and it is thought tina
II he went to HlllimGr to engage ~ TN
II same |u,Siucs he has been occupied II
+, for the past sly mont, MS.
T. Mrs, Porter stayed around the hnus
til near noon Wien she returned t
y Philadelphia.
t, Three children arIcit dependent np"
!. the wife. ,
e Their ages are seven yc,rr+,th'cc years
it and fifteen months respectively and the
were taken and cared for by her parents
>, Mrs. Porter was in the hospital Whe
she received the letter from her hnsba,'
pr nnI 81 came I" this city as soon ~ sl'
a was able. .o.,,, ,,;,,
le She would like tn come to terms WI,
to l,er husband and live with nm out !
TO seems inclined MT T." q" 80 ana s"''
ole would not live with her.
re- re The Democrats Of New Castle will n
f.w 'iavs hold meeting here and pIacc
H% ;n nomination straight Democrsti
t;cket Tor The April election. The %,