The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-04-30
Smith, College Girl
Slain.
Gid 4 Killed on The College
Campus.
miss Flsisn 1ardea HaA Brsksn Her
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Northaux lon. Mass. April 2es--fsn-
ragged because she had broken her en-
gagement with him and refused to re-
new II. Porter Smith. who was gradu-
ated from Dartmouth College last year.
today shot aud fatally. wounded Miss
Helen AVER Aiarden. senior In Smith
College. and then. turning the revolt
YER on himself. committed suicide. Miss
Marden died at the Dickinson Hospital.
to which she was removed. She 10 i
daughter OF Frank Marden. or So Bos-
ton Street. somervilIe.
Smith, whose home was In Chicago,
has been IN Northampton for weveral
followed Miss. Marcen and tried to
force his attentions on her. hut she re-
fused to have anything to do with him.
This forenoon whom the majority Of the
students Of Smith were at chapel Miss
Marden came out OF the students build-
ing. where she roomed. She had stayed
away from the chapel exercises. 1t lie
understood. because she feared she
would be further pursued BY Smith. on
the way there. She had gone only q
short diatRnce when she met Smith.
There wara no students nearby, and
It % not known that there was any
conversation between the two.
Suddenly workmen not far distant
heard q shot and q girl scream. Turn
Ing around they saw smith standing
beside the girl with q smoking revoi-
yer In his hand Before they could
reach the couple, they saw Smith raise
the revolver and Ore two more shots
at the girl. Miss Marden sank to the
Gle OF the weapon TO his head and fired,
falling dead beside the young woman.
Two bullets had entered Miss Mar
denis back near the neck and third
entered the head.
Miss Marden's sister Louise is mem
Der OF the Junior class At Smith, and
one OF her classmates II Smiths sis
ter. Miss Endeiine Smith.
Miss Louise MArden, sister Of the
slain girl. and amembsr Of the junios
class at smith college. said that In
her opinion Smlth was temporarily
erased at her sisters refusal TO marry
him. Miss Louise MHrden spoke in ihs
highest terna Of THE yorng man. It d
understood hero that saith had beer
ksunerins from d zlls break down
since his graduation last June.
her college ffiateA She was the sop
rano Aoioist az the college, giee club
and was a member OF the Phi Kappa
Psi Society.
A TraveIing salesnnan.
Chicago. April 2s.-Porter Smith
was travelling salesman for r. p.
Smith q Sons shoe manufacturers The
young mans father, j. N. Smith. W
to the time OF his death ten years ago
was a member Of the firm. The lat.
ter's two brothers. Edward d and J.
d. Smith. at present conduct the house
Porter returned from western
trip only three days ago" said Edward
E. smith today. I'VE thought he aae
again gone into that territory selling
shoes. That he was In the east no less
than the tragedy of today IL surpriss
to me. 1 know nothing Of the 70.
nance between him and Miss Marden.
..Porter's sister, .Emeiine.- is stu.
dent al Smith College. and telegraphet
us briefly this morning. The teio'
the fact of the shooting"
The young suicides widowed mother
lives at the Kenwood Hotel this city