Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-21
The SmlIh-LeOuard AnafT-The Hus.
haRnsa Abatement.

compel or permit him to sacrifice his posi-
tioD, or if they believe him guilty his resig-
uztion should not have been accepted.
The SmIIb-LsOnard AGafr-The Hus.
bands statement.
the New York IiBsss of Monday, says:
Mr.. Clarence II. Smith, hush and of the lady
who was shot at No. AZ East Ninsteeuth
street on Friday BY Helyn Leonard, was at
the Buckingham Hotel yesterday in consul
Ialion with his lawyer, Mr.. George w. Van
slyek. He was more disposed to talk about
the circumstances which preceded the at
tempt 10 assassiuate lis vile than ne had
been on Saturday. He said that he could
not be injured in his business or socially 10
the slightest degree by the stories told by the
prisoner. He had had terrible experience,
he sald, during the past thirty-six hours.
Sitting down 10 dinner, he was handed a
message summoniDg him, on a % after of life
or death and affecting his wife, TO the Office
of DR.. Blondei, whom ne did not know.
Only those who have passed through such
trials can Judge OF his anguish when ne found
mis- wife wounded and learned how and by
whom she was treacherousiy shot. He had
TO decide Instantly what to do. He knew
OF the girl Leonard and OF what she was
capable. She had intruded herself on his
vie and showed that she believed herself in
the posses ion of scand alous secrets which
affected her, and in an interview with him
she had psraded her pretended knowledge
and talked in a manner that led him TO infer
Iha. che was either demented or an adven-
turess. She had been allowed to leave DIR.
BloDdePs office 80 til at Mrs. Smith nigh. not
De annoyed by a scsne, but she left her pistol
behind her There was nothing extraordi-
nsry 10 this, as both DR.. Phelps and DR..
BIondel knew that she would not run away
from New York. Mr.. Smith decided to
brave the scaudalous tongue of Helyn and
the public, started the police machinery,
and hunted for her with the detectives. She
would have been found that night had she
not passed by the name OF Harrington at
Mrs. Gales. Mr.. Smith is in a prosperous
business that has been established forty
years, and his position as a merchant, he
say-, can be readily ascartsined. As 10 his
social position, this is the fret time that he
can remember that any member OF his fam
lily has been before the public in doubtful
attitude. His wife came from one of the
most honorable aud best-known families in
the country. The vilest and most cruel of
the stories told BY the wretched girl
now in the Jefferson Market Police
Court prison is met with the simple
statement that she is the mother of
son and daughter, and has for years
been an invalid, 20 that at times she had to
be carried to and from her bed. She has
never, since Mr.. Smith married her, and
ntver, 80 far IS he knows, received any pres
ent from Patrick CAllaghsn, who ia now in
Europe and has been there for more than
five months. Calisghau knew his wife's
family when she was girl. Mr.. Smith did
not know him until two years ago, when bis
wife and her mother met him in the street,
gnd he was very DESTROYS OF talking over old
times They invited him TO call at Mr..
Smiths. He called, received another invi-
tatiop, and was entertained. He went
twice 10 the opera with members of Mr..
Smiths family, Mr.. Smith being OF the party.
Then he wrote Mrs. Smith note, which she
showed 10 her husband. 1t was request for
her conpsBy at the opera. He received in
reply a letter informing him that Mrs. Smith
did not go 10 places of amusement unless
her husband wss with those who accompanied
her. Mr.. Smith considered it his duty TO
make inquiry in regard TO Callaghan. He
discovered, he ssys, that he was q miserable,
bosstful old rOle, who had broken up several
families, was fond OF psradIDg his
oonquests, and addicted to Injurious
tattie about persons whose houses he visited.
Mr.. Smith, after consulting his wife, in
formed Cailaghan that he must cease TO visit
his house. This was six months before Cal
lsghsn ever saw Helyn, and Mr. Smith has
not seen him since. Mr. Smith does not
know or care how many letters from Mrs
Smith Callaghan may have received. He
hrs probably seTeIa al polite ard friendly notes
in relation to place where Mr.. Smith and
his family pas the spring and summer, and
where Gallagher wished 10 60, on the plea
that he WAS alone and wished to BE- with
trie.-ds. Mr. Smith could only theorize in
resard 10 Helyn Lsonsrd's act. Judging
Csllsghan from the stories told about him, it
| is probable that when he possessed her-Mr.
Smith dogs not believe that he betrayed her
he RECALLED snd dazzled her with many
I stories Of his copquests, snd, piqUed at the
congo gwen him by the Smiths, added Mr..
| Smith to the lIst and fortified his Infamous
| claim by exhibiting her innocent epis ties,
which he had carefully preserved. He may
have seen in Hslyn's jealousy weapon to
i use against Mr.. Smith, and have wrought
| her undisciplined and irresponsible tempera-
| ment up to a pitch of hatred and revenge
| which would have the mastery of her on
| such an occasion az the episode in De. Blon-
| del's office. Mr.. Smith thinks, however, that
| this is a very charitable view of Helyn's
act. She did in;rude on Mrs. Smith and
| make insnuatons which made that lady i'll
| for several days, but she obtained admis-
sion to Mrs. Smiths apartment by following
| on the heels of a servant and entering with
i out invitation permission. Mrs. Smith
heard her story OF betrayal by Callaghan-
| he was then ia Europe-and her sympathy
| led her to excuse what the woman had said
| about her, as she believed her TO be wrought
| up 10 such pitch as to be entirely irrespon-
| sible. She wrote TO Mr.. Smith urging him 10
sec her, SIS she had important business with
him, and he met her. She talked wildly
about Csilsgbsn and the correspondence
with Mrs. Smith, which she said he had, and
4 ms ado a h sf nj NH al on.
! ton. Mr.. Smith replied that he could take
| care OF himself. II she could produce any
| damaging correspondence he would seek
| proper satisfaction of Callaghan. He did not
i propose TO enter into any combination with
| such a creature, who was evidently alter
| Callsghan's bank account, as she spoke oil
| his riches and what she was going to make
| him psy for her betrayal Then came the
wretchsd mistake that Mrs. Smith made in
complying with Helyn's request for an inter-
| view at Huyler's Mr.. Smith could readily
excuse and understand it. She sympathized
| with the miserable girls excited condition
and as in the note was the statement that
| Mrs. Smith and CaIlsghan had been seen
together in Nav York quits recently, she
thought she would not worry her husband by
| sho wing him the letter, but would see Helyn
| and calm her by an assurance that the state
ment was utterly false. Aud go che came 10
be shot, said Mr.. Smith, 'snd treated her
would-be-slayer who was in an excited con-
dition, with lady-like consideration, even
| going to the extent Of writing at her request
| a staten that she had not seen Call Tor
| year and half Mr.. Smith has not m ade
| up his mind whether Helyn is insane, an
| adventures, or wild-violent-tempered girl,
| acting on delusion.
"Mr. W. F. Kintzing, Helyn Leonard's
counsel, had a long interview with her YES
terday in the hospital of the Jefferson Mar
| ket Police Court prison. When he left her
| he told reporter Of the Times that be had
not formed an opinion as TO her sanity. He
added: Her story, when fully told, will win
| Tor her the sympathy of the public, but at
present have sealed her lips, believing this
not TO be the proper time to S ~ anything tn
anyone Mrs. Smiths condition yesterday
was favorable, although she is not out of dan
ger, and peritonitis may set in at any time
| within the next week"