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

different from his c0uree to mix ther
with his professional duties. In vie
OF the fact that DR.. Snedaker and hi
brother, snd Captain Smith and Nj
Hyndman went to the depC
on the street together, couple
with the assertion that Smit
threatened to take his life if h
did not leave in forty-eight hours, j
is thought by his friends, that thu
doctor anticipated trouble; and whel
Davidson entered the car. then passes
out and spoke to Smith, and thel
turned and commenced coming il
again. they believe the doctor pre-
sumed, in view of the facts previously
stated, that they intended carrying
out the threat. and he therefore tool
such advantage as he could.
THE MEN.
DR.. B G Snedaker was born il
New York in 1920, and was in tht
61st year OF his age. The create
part of his life he has resided il
Lexington, Ky, which he has slwAy:
considered his home. Two years ago
last July he came to Salt Lake anC
located here permanently, since
which time he has been a succe stu
physician, bis practice increasing
constantly. He had established him.
self as one Of our leading practitioners
and has made many irienfs by bis
genial, pleasant and accommodating
manner and course, and will be
missed greatly by many. He was a
man of integrity, and though holding
peculiar views on religious subjects,
was always justly liberal and truly
conservative. He had been here once
or twice before be made it his home,
coming on account of jll-bealth.
Morris SnedAker, of the Ninth Ward
was his older, and Jos. W., who was
with when shot, was his younger
brother. He has here also a sister
and other relatives. His wife and
daugh ter left here for Lexington, KY,
on Monday, q week ago. the day on
which he had his first difficulty with
Smith, and he had just returned from
Ogden, where he had taken them,
when sccosted by Smith. He has
also son here. young man, in the
employ OF Walker Bros. While an
old man, be was still active, and
had many useful years
before him. His funeral will take
place from his late residence at 10
o'clock on Friday morning. His wife
has been telegraphed the particulars,
but is not expected to return. The
loctor Was quiet, cool and determined
and the last man in the world one
would have looked for to get into
iuch terrible difficulty.
Captain r. Z. Smith died at 9.15
asst night. From 4 O'Clock he had
'een unconscious, and passed away
quietly as though sleeping. His death |
vas caused by internal hemorrhage,
md it was known from the fret he
'ould not survive, the wound being
aorial. Miss Agnes Davidson, to
Vhom be is said to have been be-
and through whom the diff
ultY occurred, remained with him
Until his demise. There was some
ak C! a post norton examin-
ton, bat whether it will
axe place is not known
t this late writing. He made no
tstement. but during the day be
and spoke to friends, of
7hom he mas host in this city and
erritory; it is also stated that he
nade vii, in which he gave all be
.sd to Daniel Davidson. Capt. Z.
;. Smith was about As years OF age, o
ood sized, rather stout, neat, intel
ectusl man. He was q native OF
but early came to this
and is generally believed to
ave been q 49sr. Many years ago
e was in British Columbia, where
70 hsld prominent place in society,
sing for several terms a member of
be legislature. and also gold COM
missioner. ae was held in high
ateem there, as he has been wher.
yer he has resided. For years he
as been prominent mining man
4 the west, aud came here some nine
ears ago, and has followed the same
ursuits, those OF a mining man and
lerchant, that he did elsewhere.
Ie was a man OF excellent business
and had smassed
cry comfortable fortune; he possessed
God judgment, was honest and up
light in q remarkable degree, and
lill be missed by many warm and
ttached friends. He was a Knight
'emplar, and his funeral, which will
e conducted under the auspices of
be commanderY, is expected to take
lace on Friday. He was cool and
rave, and the last man in the world
me would have looked for to get into
UGH terrible difficulty.
THE MYSTERY.
No statement could be secured |
Is to the day on which the
,lleged outrage upon Miss David
on by DR.. Snedgker took place;
lor has anything definite in
egard to the matter come to light.
The statements made BY DR.. |
,nedaker's relatives and friends
brow no light on the true inward
less of the difficulty which he spoke Of
Is existing between himself and the
and 1t is possible that
III that ever will be is now known !
~ the public. That either DR.. !
;nedAker or Captain Smith bad any |
dea of their impending fate on
Wednesday morning, or that either
calculated upon the occurrence Of
uch dire event, as did |
ranspire canno. be inferred /.
rom the facts that have been |
but two useful. intelligent,
bright and brave-for both died like
,rage men-gentlemen. have come
% an untimely and an unnatural end;
md look at it any way you will, it
must seem that the terrible affair was
he result Of a misconception on the
DIT. OF both.