The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1880-09-11
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the sd shooting snrsy 10 that city On
Wednesday morning za;
OSE SIDE 90 TIE STONY.
DIR. shedaker Is dead and eaRnOt
speak; but fortunately there are many
10 whom he has told in detail the pr
~ticulars Of his relations with the family
Of Mr.. Davidson. Nj. Davidson, while
weighed down with terrible tragedy,
has yet told a part Of the story which he
believes is the truth and which led 70
the meeting Of yesterday. He and Mr..
South are warm friends, and very
naturally the low condition Of his
friend has rendered hInI incapable OF
thinking Of else Than the fearful results
Of the meeting at the depot. From him
and friends se have succeeded, how
ever, in procuring what may be consid-
errd an authentic and correct account
Of the affair rs viewed by the friends Of
Smith. In the morning all sorts of
rumors were current AS Othe Gauss OF
the shooting. and one Of them ascribed
IL to
WOMAN.
This proves TO be correct.
Much as it Is TO be regretted and limo
cent As she Is Of any intent 10 cause
trouble. the cause Of the affair Is Miss
Agnes Davidson. the daughter Of Mr..
Davidson, and the afianced OF Mr..
Smith. Il would be y thing TO be de-
sired II the poor girls name could be
kept out Of the public prints, but 1t is
impossible TO see how this can be done.
She was engaged 10 be married TO Smith
in a short time. and this fact will ex-
plain how he came TO mix up In the
affair. Agnes story, rs told by Mr..
Davidson, Is rs follows:
She was shortly TO marry Mr.. smith,
and before doing 50 told him this: DIR.
Snedaker has been u family physician,
and ! trusted him because lie was an
aged man and n nan Of family. Some
time since he called me up TO his Office,
saying that j must take some medicine.
| went, and In his Office he drugged
me and then ravished me. OF course |
was innocent, but | thought you ought
to know before ! married you.
Soon after this Miss Agnes received
n note, which must in time be pub
lished, from the doctor, Of a most in
sulting character. She handed 1t to
her lover Mt the p~ostofice and he read
1t. Soon after he left the p~ostoGice and
moved for Main street. On the wasatch
corner he met the sender. DIR. Sneda-
ker stretched out his hand to shake
with Smith, but the latter refused to
exchange amenities, saying,
"No sir; you ought to diel"
"Why, what's the matter nowp" was
the answering reply.
''Is this your writing2'h asked Smith,
al the same time exhibiting the note.
well, I believe l copied It," wa the
response.
With this Smith
SLAPPED THE DOCTOR
in the face, ut the same time calling
him hard m He also told him
that he must leave the city within
forty-eight hours or he would kill him
on sight. All this occurred sometime
last week.
Mr.. Davidson says that the note sent
by the doctor is most insulting, and he
assures US that DIR. Snedaker had been
guilty Of ravishing his daughter, using
drugs TO accomplish his ends.
It is also claimed by the daughter
that after the ravishing DIR. Snedaker
threatened TO kill her IL she ever told
any person, TO kill her and her father IL
she ever told him, and finally to kill
her II she was ever seen in company
with any man; that she belonged to
him and he proposed to hold her. She
says, or her father says she says, that
she was thus intimidated and fearing
the doctor would carry out his threats,
neglected speaking OF the affair, till a
few weeks ago. On the other hand
there Ia
DIFFERENT VERSION
given by the friends of the doctor. "a
was up In his office the other day. - said
a man whose worlds rs good as gold,
land he was crying over the affair like
n child. He told me all about the af-