The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-01
STORY OF DEAD MANS WIFE.
Mrs. Mary E. Haddock Gives Descrip-
ton Of the Encounter.

tlOn OF the Encounter.
! Mr.. Mary E. Haddock. the wife OF
the dead man was an eye witness "a
the fight between her husband and SON
in-law, George f. Porter. When her
little son came running home with the
intelligence that Porter lis trying 10
Kill ROsannah," as he expressed it, she
followed her husband over TO the
house, which is just across a lot that
separates the two humble homes
She came back home with Mr.. Had
dock after the fight had taken place. 1t
was while she was en- route downtown
10 the police headquarters that her
husband died, dropping dead in the
arms of her father. Robert Williams.
before she had reached the car line, a
few blocks away.
The heartbro<en wife and mother
told what she knew about the case as
she sat on the bed beside her husband.
Between sobs and means. and entrea
ties 10 her children who surrounded her
not 10 cry, and complaining Of pains in
her own heart. she told her tale. IL is
in substance, as follows:
Papa has just come home from
meeting, and had hardly taken his coat
off when John Lee came in and said
George was trying to Kill Rosa. a few
minutes before that. seeing a wagon
standing over at the house. 1 sent May
out to see what il was there for. Then
Robert went over. and was followed by
John Lee. Then John Lee came back
on q run. saying That George was try
ing to kill Rosa
papa had just taken of his coat
He went right over to the house. and l
followed him. Just as he got 70 the
door he stopped and looked in To see
what was the matter. The children
oil hoT
lamp at Rosa. Before my husband had
a chance 10 go into the house George
saw him. He rushed towards him, and,
grabbing papas head in his hands, he
threw him down in the stand in front
OF the door. Papa fell face downward
his chest striking on the edge of the
platform, or stand. in front of the
door.
Just as quickly as l could, ] jumped
on Porter and held him while papa got
up. When he had gotten on his feet
papa asked Rosa TO come home. She
came out Of the house. and she and
started across the lot. the children fol-
lowing US. Behind them was papa,
George and his brother,
when we got 70 the house George
wanted TO come in, but papa struck at
him once or twice: / can't tell exactly
how many times, saying that he could
not enter. ttOca lldu lDl SOlltu TO the
house: she was at that time standing
a little ways from IL. All of A sudden
she tainted. Her husband picked her
1p and placed her in the wagon. which
TO Houston George said he
was going 10 take her TO his mothers,
and they drove of.
"A few minutes later I went over TO
Rosa's house 20 see if she was there.
She was not home. While / was there
)ne Of my children. / don't remember
lOw who il was, came running in, say
ng:
oh. mama, come; papa is awfully
sick
When got back to my own home
he said TO me:
oh, mama. don't worry, am get
ing better.
My husband was complaining Of a /
,ain in his chest. where he had had one /
,nce before I said TO him:
Papa. 5 your pain getting bettcr% I
md he said Yes
Then I went downtown to get the I
police. When ] got back papa was ,
lead. They told me that ne dropped !
lead in fathers arms a couple Of min I
ties after ! left the house. That is
vervthinr I knoW about il -