The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-09

+ and that Snedaker had said he be
" lieved be copied it, Thereupon Smltl
d had slapped 5nedsker in the lace an
4 told him to leave the town. Whel
Y asked where the letter wss or Iha
| had become of At. ne said lie did no
!; know. Smith had not spoken TO hin
}; about it, he said, but had told bis sis
; ter and daughter Of what he had done
] in regard TO Snedaker.
g The reporter called his attention tC
the rumors about the city on the sub
r ject, first to tba. in which it was
stated that DR.. Snedsker had spoken
{ of spiriiualism 10 her, and caused bel
/ to act as g medium, and that he had
secured her seduction; and then to
the one which said that che had gone
10 his Office tor medicine, and that
while there be had put her into a
trance or drugged her. and then had
outraged her. He said his sister
knew what the girl had said, and the
reporter asked if the sister would be
willing to communicate her informa-
ton. Mr.. Davidson said he would
see, and proceeded into the hospital
and talked to his sitter for q long
time. Finally he returned and said,
at ia all true"
Reporter-Which, that be seduced
her or drugged her while in his office?
Davidson-She complained of being
i'll and he told her to come to hisefice
and he would prescribe FOR her. She
did so, and he then took advantage of
her. When she recovered, he ssid:
NOW my life and reputation are in
your hands, and if you ever tell any
one l will kill you, aud viii kill your
father. II l ever see you in company
with any one else, l will kill him."
and he has attempted the girls life.
Mr.. Ds vidsen seemed very much
confused mentally, and acted in some
respects ike one who was dszed; he
reiterated many things and was
vehement in denounoing DR..
Snedaker, whom be said be had
helped. 1t was q knowledge Of this
which led Smith to slap Snedaker
in the face, when the latter met him
and offered to shake hands, and which
made him warn Sneaker to leave
the city. There were some conflicting
points in the statement, which as be-
fore stated, was made in a rather con.
fused manner as though Mr.. David.
son were in considerable mental
trouble.
THE GNFDAKFR VERSION
Among other rumors on this un-
fortunate affair was one that DR.. |
Snedaker had informed several per-
cons ofthe foundation for the difficulty
he and Smith had had some days
ago. Investigation did not bear cut
this statement, but bis relatives and
most intimate friends were sp-
preached on the subject, and from
them it was ascertsiDed that diff.
Guilty Of some nature existed between
him and the Davidson family. and
that Captain Smith had taken the
matter up. His brother, Jos. w.
Sneaker, made a statement sub
as follows: On Tuesday
night DR.. Snedaker informed his
brother that he would accompany
him to Cottonwood IN the morning,
having two objects in view-one to get
away from the trouble for a few days,
and another TO enjoy a few days
release from labor. They got on the
cars at the White House corner and
when on the train tCCk g.. ats IN
the rear end of the smoking
car. He observed that the doctor
Kept a pretty steady look at the
platform and shortly after he 60. up
and moved to 8 seat in the front end,
sId continued his watch. At that
lime Mr.. Joseph Snedsker hEd no
dea that he expected to see anybody
Dr. had any apprehension of trouble.
When the doctor had been seated q
few moments in his last seat, his
brother recollscting something he
wished 10 say to him, walked to
where he was and spoke to him.
The doctor then told him be had
better not sit beside him, az the
parties he had referred 10 in q pre- {
Vious conversation OF Tuesday morn
ing were there and trouble might
ensue. Still having no apprehensions, .
hir. Joseph returned 10 his seat. At
that time be knew none Of the parties.
A few minutes later he cav man
enter the front of the car and look I
straight at mis- brother; he had sn
earnest look On his face, as though
be meant to do Eomething; be next
saw the doctor rise and FIRE. and the
man fell. Joseph w. Snedaker had
been away out OF town for some days,
last Saturday. On Tuesday
going up to the office after
bl eakta5t, the doctor told his brother
that be anticipated some trouble with
family named Davidson; that they
owed him money, and seemed in
olined to shirk payment by alleging
that he had taken undue liberties in
the family. He also remarked that
= party named Smith bad taken up
The trouble, end few days previous
bad met him, insulted him and
warned MIN to leave town in forty
eight hours- The doctor told
llIn lis boo AhosAAGhoA
suit for the recovery of the
money, and that be would not
leave town, but would be pre-
pared to defend himself. His son,
who 10 here, states that q couple of
months since his father asked him If
he had made any remark about him
self 1.-THE doctor) and Mics Agnes
Davidson. The son answered that he
had noi, and the doctor sisted that
some one must have done so, as Miss
Davidson bad ceased to speak to him,
and be would like to find out who it
was. The doctor then told his con be
was sorry anything had arisen, as he
would dislike to lose the friendship OF
Mr.. Davidson, which he regarded
higher than that of any man 10 SAT-
Lake.
Regarding the statement that DR.. |
Snedaker had sent one II his brothers |
to Davidson to find cut Why be had
forbidden the doctor the house, Mr..
Jos. W. Snedaker states that 1t was |