Los Angeles herald., 1910-11-06
PORTER, REPORTED
MISSING, IS 0. K
Family Alarmed Over kilograms
Regarding Prominent An
geIeno in Seattle

After Forest e. Porter, scion of a
prominent pioneer family of Southern
California, former cashier of the South
Side bank who is said to have squan-
dered 5000 900 in the laststwo years, had
been reported as missing from his quar-
ters in the Seattle Athletic club under
circumstances that alarmed his friends
regarding his safety, a telegram was
received by his brother, Sumner Por-
ter, saying the alleged missing man was
all right.
The reassuring message was received
by Sumner Porter soon after he had
dispatched a message to Seattle, which
read:
"Spare no expense in hunt and run
ming down clues regarding possible sui
eide"
At 1 o'clock this morning Sumner
Porter's anxiety was relieved by the
receipt of the following brief message
from r. J. owens, who had previously
sent the word to Porter's family here
that the man had disappeared:
Everything o. K"
RESIGNED FROM LOCAL BANK
Porter, who is married and has two
beautiful children, left his family In
their pretty home at 2917 South Nor
mandie avenue shortly after his reslg-
nation as cashier from the South Side
bank, September 1, and is said to
have gone to Seattle in company with
a woman with whom he was infat-
uated. He registered at the Seattle
Athletic club and spent money law
ishly, although it was believed by his
friends and family in Los Angeles
that he was in straitened circum-
stances.
According to the information received
in Los Angeles, in payment of bill in
Seattle Porter gave check on the
South Side bank in Los Angeles which
was returned marked mo funds" Por-
ter went to his club Friday night
shortly after his check had been re-
turned to him, and discarding a neat
business suit put on an old one, pulled
a cap over his eyes and thrusting a re-
volVer which he kept in his dresser In
his pocket, left the club.
A note addressed to a woman with
whom he had been seen in Seattle, in
which he told her a check which had
been issued on a Los Angeles bank
had been returned to him and that 1t
was the last time that he would turn
a trick of that kind" is said to have
been left. II am going on long jJur-
ney," the note said.
Porter's wife and two little sons,
s and ii years old, respectively, who
have been staying at the home of
Captain r. l.. Cresse Redfield and
Walnut hill, since Porter left them,
left the Cresse home last night for
the house of Sumner Porter who lives
at TWenty-first street and Gramercy
place. The receipt of a telegram last
night by Porter's friends in Los An
geles apprised Mrs. Porter of the
whereabouts of her husband during. the
weeks that he had been away.
The telegram received by Porter's
friends here last night signed by
WenJ reads:
Forest mysteriously disappeared last
night. Left papers, also note saying
life misspent Left personal effects eX
cept revolver. Have notified police
Advise next move"
Sumner Porter, Forests brother, said
last night that the estate left his
brother did not amount to 100000, and
that he did not believe his brother had
spent that much money in two years.
Porter is said to have had financial
difficulties prior to his resignation, two
months ago, from the South Side bank
Just before it's consolidation with the
Traders bank. Newman Essick, one
of the officials of the Traders bank
who was a director in the South Side
bank before it's consolidation with the
latter concern, said last night that he
would not like to say Porter resigned
because of financial troubles
The Porters own the property at 2917
South Normandie avenue, where they
have lived for three years. They are
well known socially.
Porter is reported by his friends in
Seattle to have been in Tacoma. Por-
ter, his friends say, was indignant
when he learned that the police had
been asked to look for him for fear
he would take his life.
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