PORTER, George
Porter, a poor white man, lived in Wood Coe, Ohio, where he eked out
a living by doing odd jobs for residents of the various hamlets along
the banks of the Maumee River. One of those for whom he had worked,
appeared on the dockets of the County Court. Richardson refused to
pay Porter for several Jobs that the handyman had perfromed and, af-
ter brooking over the injustice for some time, Porter went to the
Richardson home on the south Side of the river from vaterville, then
in Wood Coes and entered the dogtrot between the house where Richard~
Son, holding his grand daughter, was Sitting in the shade talking
with a neighbor, Porter shot and killed “ichardson but the child
and neighbor were unhurt, Porter fled but Surrendered voluntarily
three days later and was tried, convicted and Sentenced to die, He
letter dated June 13, 19775 from lyle Fletcher, Archivist, Wood County
Historical Society, Bowling Green, Ohio
PORTER, George
and neighbor were unhurt, Porter fled but surrendered voluntarily
three days later and was tried, convicted and sentenced to die, He
was hanged on the west slope of a ravine running along the south Side
of Fort Meigs on the Maumee River near Perrysburg on Nove 5y 1830,
letter dated June 13, 1977, from lyle Fletcher, Archivist, Wood County
Historical Society, Bowling Green, Ohio
PORTER, George
Porter, a poor white man, lived in Wood Co., Ohio, where he eked out
@ living by doing odd jobs for residents of the various hanlete al
the banks of the Maumee River. One of those for whom he hed worked,
Isaac Richardson, bore a bad quently
side
1830.
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