The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-09-10


effects OF which be died at 9.I5 OF
Wednesday evening; he had but on
wound on bis body, about three
inches below the left nipple, piercing
tie cartilage of the tenth rib, on tht
left SIDE; the ball passed through
both walls of the stomach and lodged
between the eleventh and Twelfth
dorsal vertibrae of the backbone; the
cause of bis death was internal hem
orrhsge. The ball striking the car
ulage OF the backbone, stunned him.
when he fell after being shot. and
from which be recovered. He was
IS years OF age, AID a native of Scot
land.
The jury after a very few minutes
consultation, rendered the following
verdict:
TERRITORY OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE,
An inquisition, holden at the St.
/ Msry's Hospital, Salt Lake City, in the
Fifth Precinct Of Salt Lake County,
! Territory of Utah, on the 9th day Of Sep
TENDER, A. D. 1880, before George j..
/ TAYLOR, coroner of said county, upon the
body of Robert T. Smith, there lying
dead. by the jurors whose names are
hereunto subscribed.
The said jurors upon thei- oAths do
say, that he died at 9. 10 p m, September
Sth, st st. Mary's Hospital, in Salt Lake
CITY, from the effects Of a gunshot
wound inflicted by Bradford g. Sned-
LII
Railroad, at the Utah Central Depot, in
Salt Lake City, at am, September
Stb, 1880.
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
have hereunto set their hands the day
and year first above written.
WILLIAM MAYOR.
CHARLES LIVINGSTON,
CEAs. Il. WILCKEN,
Jurors.
GEORGE J. TAYLOR,
Coroner.
THE FUNERALS.
Unless some differen! arrangement
is made, the funeral over the remains
of Captain Smith will take place at
o'clock this afternoon under the
auspicies Of the Knights Templar
Commandery and from tie Mssonic
Hall. He will be buried with full
honors, and bis very many friends
will turn out and pay theirlast respects
to the remains. Smith had, so far as
is known, no relatives in this country.
During the day DR.. B. O. Sneda-
ker's body remained at his residence
on Third South street, where it had
been taken on Wednesday afternoon,
after the inquest was over, and was
visited by friends. He was a member
D. the Odd Fellows society, and will
be buried under its auspicies and with
its full honors. His funeral will take
place at 10 O'Clock this morning from
his late residence, and there his
friends will pay their last respects.
THE STATEMENTS.
The Inward cauge OF this terrible
affair still remains mystery, and 1t
was on the statements Of the friends
Of each party, IS published, that dis
cussion turned on Thursday. A
HERALD representative visited a
number OF members OF the Knights
Templar Commandery to obtain in
formation OF the letters DR.. Snedsker
is said to have written to Miss David
son, and which she is reported to have
handed to Smith. Finally, Mr.. Lowe,
eminent commander, stated that
they had all been place in the vault,
and had not been opened. He was
asked for them that they might be
published, when he said if the Com
msDdery deemed it advisable to do
50 to exonernte Smith, they would be
published. The reporter remarked
that there was a great disparity IN the
statements, and either DR.. Snedaker
or Captain Smith was at fault; both
we're men of public reputation
and had characters which should be
sustained before the public. There
wss still diversity Of opinion on this
subject which these letters or papers
could, according 20 statements, set at
RESI-; and if DR.. Snedsker bad really
written what Is attributed to him, II
Justice 70 Captain Smith the letters
should be given the public; If they
are not of an insulting character i
would be doing a gross wropg to DR..
tSuedaker's friends to withhold them
| Mr.. Lowe stated that, if the friends o.
DR.. snedaker should persist in theil
allegations, not only would these
letters be published, but otheEI
received from Kentucky, touching OF
the doctors character there; but IN
/ less 1t became necessity in order t
defend Smith or the Davidson family
they would be kept secret. =.
The friends of DR.. Suedaker retail
lstill their original belief that til
charges against the doctor are entlrel
Ifslse. Regarding the statement MAD
by Mr.. Davidson that be advance
1.-The doctor money to give him star
when he came here, they make
nosiiive denial of It's accuracy an!
advance proof in support OF thel
lssser,ion. Prior to the coming her
LOT DR.. Snedaker, Morris J. snedakei
Rad narrowed the sum of $345 iron
Mr.. Davidson, giving his note Tor i
and Mr. John Taylor and MI
Atwood went on the note with hin
This note was due and unpaid vine
, the doctor came here, and he TOOK
lup. giving his own note and pawn
one rortion OF it subsequently J
/, money. and rendering servo
: for the other part. The docu
: nver IS they state borrow'
money on bis own accoui
from Davidson. Regarding the star
! ment made by Davidson that spe
. aker sent one of his brothers 20 III
: ont what the trouble was, the frlen'
i lof the deceased doctor say 1t Is isls
: and account for it in this way; !
!, The time the doctor took up L
n brothers. note, Morris thought II %
i been paid in full, and did not kne
r that the doctor had given his note
4 the remaining amount. Inns nU
II wa, made out and brought TO u
) doctor By one Of the Davidson famii
R The doctor merely looked to see II q