The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-01


night at his residence. 525 North Sew
NTH West street. Porter was latei
rrested by Sergeant Hempel and OF
dcer Give. The exact cause OF Had
docks death cannot be ascertained I'M
III post-mortem examination is held
Alarmed by his daughters cries foi
help. Haddock rushed over to her resi-
dence. which is but a short distance
from his own. and found her bleeding
from a cash in her forehead.
Standing near by. with n SHATTERED
guitar in his hand. stood George Por-
ter. the woman's husband.
"Oh. papa. George hit me with the
lamp" cried the girl. as her father en-
tered.
In an instant Haddock. who has but
one arm struck his son-in-law in the
face and a moment later the men
clinched
Porter seized his father-m-law by
TIE neck and after striking him sew
eral times, threw him violently TO the
floor.
As the men went down. Mrs Had
dock came into the house and. Selling
Porter by the head. dragged him away
from her husband. The two men then
separated. and Haddock returned to
his house. Porter carried his half
fainting wife to an express wagon on
the outside and, placing her on the
seat. drove away.
Immediately after the fight Haddock
complained Of pains in his neck and
chest and lay down on the bed. About
forty minutes later he expired. with
his head resting in his fathers arms
and with some OF mis- children working
Ii
n consciousness.
Porter droEe Immediately to the home
OF his mother on Second North be-
tween Fourth and Fifth West streets.
Shortly afterWard he was arrested and
placed in the city jail
Trouble Ever Since Marriage.
About eighteen months ago George
=. Porter. a young railroad man. mar
ried Miss ROsanna Haddock.
daughter Of Benjamin r. Haddock who
FOR many years has been constable in
the Third precinct of salt Lake City.
From the beginning the young couple
had trouble with the girls parents
Haddock did not like his son -in-Iaw.
and before Porter had been married
many months he and his father-in-law
ceased spea king. Living near BY. the
parties had occasional family quarreIs
but no serious trouble happened until
the affair Of last evening.
short time ago Porter lost his DO
Eition with the Oregon Short Line and
decided to move 10 Ogden. where he
had been promised employment with
the Southern Pacific company. Last
week the couple packed their house
hold furniture and intended to leave
for Ogden last night
Shortly after . o'clock last evening
Porter called at his house with an ey-
press wagon for the purpose of re-
moving his furniture to the depot to
be shipped 10 Ogden. He went inside
and a moment later was joined by his
wife. who stood IN the doorway of her
fathers house and saw Porter drive IN. !
rs she went into the room where her
husband was standing. Porter. who
seemed TO be partially under the in
nuence of liquor. said
Rose, you haven't treated me right .
nave always tried 20 be a man. bur
on haven't given me a square deal,
As he spoke he seized guitar that
lay close at hand and broke il over (
me COOK stove He then started to 4
oreak up the furniture, and. sccordin1 ,
10 the statement of Mrs Haddock 4
seized glass lamp and HURLED IT ar.
MS wife. striking her on the forehead |
and cutting a deep cash.
Father Hastens to Rescue.
BENJAMIN Haddock. the girls father. I
heard the disturbance and hurried over
10 the house. accompanied by his wife
As he entered he saw his daughter
bleeding from the wound on Der head I
and Porter standing nearby with the
shattered guitar stin in his hand.
Haddock rushed TO where his son-in-
lew stood and struck him i'm the face
VIZ his fist. The men closed in. strug-
flH and moment later fen to the
Eoor. with Haddock underneath Mrs
Haddock separated the mon and told
ner husband 10 return TO his house
which he did
Porter dragged his wife. who had
tainted from fright. 10 the wagon. and
after placing her in the vehicle. drove
% the home of his mother. near Fourth
West, on Second North street.
Mrs. Haddock went to the nearest
telephone. which IS several blocks dis
ant. and summoned the police She
home. and after waiting a few
minutes dressed herself ana took a car
I'D town 10 get an officer.
Labor in Vain to Save Life. T.
Haddock complained Of being III
shortly after returning 20 his home.
De walked the floor for a few minutes
md then lay down on the bed. Shortly
afterwards he relapsed into uncon-
ciousness. HIS aged father placed his
lead in his lap and rubbed his face !
md hands vigorously I'm hopes Of re- ,
toring HE senses Taddock'g little
hildTen worked over their fathers
iody, rubbing his chest and limbs and
'laeing hot applications near his heart.
Their efforts were Of no avail. how {
Yer. and Haddock expired within an
our after the struggle.
Mrs. Haddoc6 was absent when her J
husband died. but returned shortly aft
rwards, and was nearly Frustrated
With grief
Officers Find Porter With Wife.
Sergeant Hempel and officer Give G
lad reached the scene by this time ana Y
left in search of Porter. :
io was located at his mothers home
where he and his wife had retired.
. When the officers told Porter to dress
himself and accompany them 10 the
gation, his wife burst into tears and
headed with the policemen 10 leave
'orter with her. She nearly went into
ysterics az times and her condition
'as such that the officers dared not in !
orm her Of her fathers death
Porter was not told thar Haddock /
-as dead until he was about TO be
'cked up at the city Jail. He received