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


form looking into the car; l ga
Snedsker rise up from his sest an
4 fire at one of the persons ahead @
me; 1 did not know Sneaker, no
did 7 exactly know who Wa shot;
was swept cut OF the car by the crowd
n | remained on the platform outside
L afterwards saw Snedaker'5 bod.
brought out and Smith staggered
fromsthe car; l was then first aWar'
that Smith had been shot.
. Mr.. Joseph W. Snedaker, brothe
OF DIR. Snedaker, was the next
Bradford G. Snedaker was aged sbou
%; born il New York, and was 6
resident of Utah two years; since July,
1880, he had one son here; l was st
: the back end OF the car; l was in
second seat from the end; the doctor
was tWe-Ihirds OF the way forward; |
cav q man come IN the front door
and walk towards him, my brother
at five or six feet from him he rose
up and fred, and the man fell; |
then saw the officers take my brother
in charge and take away the pistol;
by that tins 40 many stood between
US could see no more; in one or
one and half minutes | heard two
more shots and saw my brother
gaspiDg his last; this is about all l
know; | could see no denomination
by the individual man; could no! see
nis hands; learned since that his
name was Smith; about two minutes
before the shooting my brother said
to me, es l went forward, that had
better not stay around my seat, "as
| see the parties here, there may
be trouble"
Daniel Davidson: was on the way
this morning to my sheep ranch, on
White River, when l went to the
depot and went into the car and put
my baggage in the rear end OF the
car. DR.. SDedAker Was sitting two
or three seats from the front door Of
the car. l walked past him and put
away my baggage, and walked out;
there met with Smith and Hynd-
man; spoke to them and we went
into the car; when Smith came op-l
posite to him, Snedaker rose and shot
smith, and then levelled his pistol at
me; | never spoke to Snsdaker; |
told his brother never wanted hun
to come around my house; l heard
two shots shortly afterwards; did not
see who fired them; Smith tell and
caught by the seat; l next saw him
on the sidewalk; did not see him
draw his pistol; 1 heard no remarks
by Snedaker or Smith; l spoke 10
Smith on the platform; don't know
what said to him; we never spoke
of the difficulty with Suedaker.
William Calder, officer; Just as
the Southern train was called | heard
a shot fired inside the car; went in;
saw Smith lying on the floor, and
Snedaker with cooked revolver in
his hand, which l took from him
and arrested him; get him out of
the seat into the aisle; Davidson was
making demonstrations and rushing
towards the prisoner; | called gen.
Ilemsn to take charge of Davidson
till | could get oat of the car; during
this time Smith rose and fired two
shots into Snedaker while we were
passing out of the car; reached over
and took the pistol out of his hand; ,
be was standing when 1 took the ,
pistol out OF his hand; before this
Smith was lying on the floor, and 1 ,
he was dying; Snedaker /
had the pistol pointed at someone ,
when | took the pistol away from !
him; he was no: pointing in the d. ,
rection OF Smith; Davidson was going !
outside of the door in charge OF q
man, Livingston, when Smith fired;
heard no words from Smith or Snsd-
aker.
After the testimony was all in, the
ury, in few moments, returned the
verdict
TERRITORY OF UTAH,
COUNTY OF SALT LAKE.
An inquisition, holden at the City Hall
IN Salt Lake City, 10 the 5th Precinct of
Salt Lake County, Territory Of Q tab, on
he 9Th day Of September, A. D., 1880.
before George j. Taylor, Coroner Of said
upon the body of Bradford Q.
there lying dead, by the jurors
whose names are hereunto subscribed.
The said jurors upon their osths do say, |
hat he died at an, of September Sth,
1t the Utah Central K. r. Depot in Salt
Lake City. from the effects Of gunshot
wounds inflicted by Robt. 7. Smith; and
we furthermore say that the said Smith
was justified in inficting said wounds, as
be evidently acted in self-defense. {
In testimony whereof, the said jurors
nave hereunto sci their hands, the day
and year first above written.
WILLIAM MAYOR,
WILLIAM MCLAUGHLAS,
l.. A. ENSIGN,
Jurors.
Geo. J. TAYLOR,
Coroner.