, 1869-11-09

1ecoaeeuon Of II: smna speaflnEt TO ne aeaof @ |
: a,dewt1t la,inx which created no!soj. nm |
sn.:h tpote % me- about . fainttnx spell ahe ha4 |
ae es
un1thd word paaa between them- Ars. smitn |
cane 10 The store Just before dark and Feralnsd |
q s1e I'd 1 s11 ia e aea1 6
iof p.if sae oo1shs ieefe Ieiofe. sue
stfa9 rp,s a.s 'ea sea 'tia Siset 'ses sss~, viii %
y t:te STRIPE. ThAt was the Inst time sAw her |
alve. aa1 her a Benion.s next morning. The
arranging tSe eod1 70. lie coma. ! changed inc |
clothes, putting on DIV clothes. sat was IN sce |
id pes C ro'ice M i sbe % narI * o. tae noss. Isf
4m.ned the CORPSE. did hear II the uue Of = /
asntse on the no,e, but 90 rot nok.ee It m1sen.
ton nh MIR. and Art Dicklnson. ! tpoke 10 III.
lneI!nsop, on Tn1r4dAg morning, about N in-
sass ta.a tnosSht shess ousat e ns aa Z, H.
before. ] sas present II the inquest could not
ray nj. ntckinkou waa foreman Of the 11fT. lie
sess on re s % rot .aynS
toms on Wednesday. beard Of her dro.nlhR Al
s.ns s0ef sea,s sa 01 @ss sish s IVA Ioes sas
then. Sometimes ! !M u Smiths t"o q
three times daJ. ! neTer dtcoyeied so1-
his hA:r win hi. head IL her lsp-1 saw him paas
hs MN around her waist II tho store oetort sneJ
TO the fuuer2L belong to Nj. Dek1nsou's
church. LOO not knov tnat the Cospnera tur.
went to the creek
rkT1xoSr or Rxv. c 4. DICKINSON.
G. n hehnson s.eorn, and e1antasd BY ". Bar.
~: Ersde u ERln. / Am pastoF Of the Con-
so snee 4ts 4 9esrs 70 i.ss IT M u y,
Tie Junction. .sod lived i osk r.ls, nd lie pass
AFt Af RRRf8 kH-
t1nAte.J bot fanll!aYtJ acquainted. Dopdae u
gonqu.n u ten miles and the Junction sveise
Milta. ! 1lnox these distances from hea1E1y only.
The Mtnstess meeting Nns held at ny ho1Ae on
Jure 10, smith auA hts wife were there. They
,ef. ny house bet.esn and To p n. was II
raid Ke'losg bal better reconsider hit decision
10 90 home. i don, kpo. .heTe Kellogg l.7ed
tten. II WIS tnmew where IN tue direction OF the
Jnteton- Kellogg houte was on Sm.ths waT
road, about hair nile rum the road I Wa1 1t
nebtonr the da! alter the accident vent with
Mis- Soathsolth- AZ ny houte Smith aatd be
no. waat 70 50 himself. was ., Dentons next
q Rtb1or't On Wednesday mornlnx III. and sirs.
fcent denftssed In splI.ta and phyaicauy psp4-
traied. lie seemed weak iEpu the exposure Of
tte Light before. stuaiued about an noor that
A1Nae%4 t0E tI1k AHV1Ultk. Htts
ticesl the water. the creek was full rapid. and
The wGer riley did not measure the depth
Of water. There was lutst.nctnesA on the lot ON
Of the cIeeE. The current MAS very swift went
back to BENTON = that afternoon. On TnurtdsT
vent there, Too ! conducted the tunerat exer-
s.;ss: asststed y Kes NJ: Leslie, Of AlRon9atn.
south~ or,h suggested 4 coroner.s inquest. The
nras nans mmsfs the made de-. ~, H.. "po yoa kaoT
ssousa' aon 'ea IN aqus:s ia '' VII % reaa,tea "
Law, AID went to Colonel W'lcoxs once 10 In
qu!Te. BE was out An inquest VAS called. Jus
act as foreman, and d!h 80. MI. Smith. Dz BuE-
MuRane, NJ. Benton and hts 500 George were ex-
Amined. The general character OF smith anonX
three yeats has been that he Wis a nan Of good
standing as 2 minister. md = man o. integrity.
~ general character prior to The accident Is III
cross e1ariatd s. Vi. xt.xne1: Smith and his
wife were at ny house that afternoon. Tho con-
serat'o1 alluded to va When be W. leaving ~. ny
o'clock. wcht TO bent0n's next dar, and Al .
O'Clock on Thursday. The funeral services were
held a II o'clock. Don't know when tne so!nse
LETT BentonF It went TO E!gtn hI train. left Ben
toms little before II O'Clock. ! an not positive
= 10 the plecisc time in any Of these cases- The
c0roneI's Jury wa1 empanelled about 10 O'Clock.
we're held. S4rt1e Durrttt summoned thoee ii
tie house to eerse on the Jury, ] acted: 20 did
ar; ben.on: e. 9,orgs e., Il H., Bsa;on 15d Dr.: Bu5lia-
stona. Church, and Mr. Todd. Of the church At
eunsss S,s AF d Huofss sb: Of s'qaan Tsqss
! msnofactnrer at CarrrnseTs1le, belonging il
ne Congregational Church, and a. Ross, rno
3 ~ e 'hs rse es e
!! Jury. Msas son.hwoetn suggested ha.lnR
IL inquest: We took The tessanon1; d d
ne ne'essm' sosS Il ". e q r. ,as s'ndSa IT,
Inc bldge ii O'Clock mex. mornina; noticed
IN M Rffaff5
did not mca.ure It thss morning.
| Redirect: 1Fememper IN association meeting
~ On ae 1s 1ues5
/ held there; that ~as the only one attended and
csosat4amsnation rs.umtd: There might have
| teen, and not KNOW OF It.
cR Eh ssorn ad e arsa : f. H,e,.n
! ness. met Smith 1rst IN 1850, when be was !
student n Wheaton had conversation wltd
Smith, prior to TIC acc1lent. about Insurance.
Hc*ITrKK" n cnCKr,
Mr. joal5u. 1obtect to any evidence foreign tc
| nj. Whcaton. We want to show ,ha. Smith
made no teczci Of the insurance.
Mr.. JoeJtn. Ton have.
~: WheaLon. Il sc can stop this "cs1tte.s =
ton that the prisoner did not make ii public,
There IL no overt net proven III this c&ae, and tnt
rtoteetton arc isytpE TO Eroup n1mber Of cir.
Sam1ts1ees 1 a9a!ast The pFisoner one Of which II
/
! Nj. Joslyu said they had found tnss Smith dc.
Lied the insurance TO cert ain parties and they had
that he said nothing to them about II, that vas
The csiierce was admitted rl,ncss.
! lie spole to me on OF About JANUARY II. in Mr.,
Smith study II the Junc,ioD. xhile vas vsi:inV
at the train; he sad he had then policies On IN
WE, and m accident on himself. I hatl 4 conyer.
md the question thus was u to the collecting Of
| them. -
ct+*ezamintd by Nr. :Jo.lyn vas pastor or a
a1d went to insut1uR i did not tell Smith to keen
the Insurance. quiet ior lear Of talk. Something
~ ~ ssid IPon shat sah!ecs saia something
Redirect: Ar. srl!th HaId he had hetn advtsesl
not TO take immediate steps, md advised MIN 10
Lake immediate BtepA
cr'tAsezdMtnatioa Ftsunsed: ! lid not aay ad.
Stsetl Smith to keep It quiet
WHAT xR. hkNTok rKsr1F11p
Ea.TE: reaide with ny brother, Know smith,
tst Hite. nav them ns nv bsnther's in septcm.
them there again % tho 18th OF june dld not
20 10 ihe creek Alter lhe3 had recovered The BODY
saw NJ Smith after coming hack 70 mo house.
"All Rnne," exhausted lle feu ron the buggy
u getting oaL 1auiatcd him lato the house aud
M Sosass 81 se1s ~ Ms s
SATURDAY before: q tns g. days pfeesasas s ~
rfeeea!ns The sceident it raaea lie crsss ssGas raS.
Through black. mucky *oiL 4 1rnals shower raises
the creek on secoant Of 20 many Eprinxs being
around II The foath tank u hlly. l saw the
creek .ne urosn,nR alter tho aeadens il wa
then high between tho brdgc and the
fence the current Il rapid THIS water va
"filed ur" The fence waa composed Of Two
poleA and Z Ntse- The body, l bclievn VA
brought 10 the house IN tho wagon, nereF
dtose TIC hossc before the AoeiGent The uext
day drove him 10 Eetn. fhe horse il very
restless when getting tn snd ont OF tie buxgJ,
especially tnto the buggy. The horse would tak6
| 4 sudden start In Z particular direction