The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-10-22
WH|SKeY DID IT !
A Mothers Darling Boy Sleep
ing in a Dark Prison
Cell.
'iter Holding a Position Of
trust He Has Reau Fout.d
INV urthy OF Conideucr.
And thRIges OF Embexxlempnr
aud Forgery Wade Against
Him The Case Stated.

! prison his home for several year, to
come. Smith came to Waco three
Years ago from North Carolina, and
since that time has been connected
with the Waco Water company. He
held the position of secretary until
last June, when he was superseded by
Mr.. II. ID. White, u; Il Smith became
book keeper and collector. Mr.. smith
associated with the best Young men in
the city, and went i'll the best society
In appearance he seemed to bcvcrN
modest aud was looked upon by his
companions A. being strictly honest,
aud they did not believe he would do
II wrong act. He attended to the bus
mess of his company with that thor
oughncss and efficiency that gave MIR.
C. W. " hitc. the president, great con
iidCnce in him But last December
George got on Il bit of spree, and
created quite sensation. 1t was
thought at the time he had cmbeZZled
quite IA large amount of the water
company, money, but on invcstiga-
ton, it was found that he was de
iHultcr for Gully II small amount, and
the Kind hearted Mir. White iorgavc
all, and refused to indict HIM before
the grand jury, viii was i'll session
at the time. Not only did Mr. White
do thi, but he received him back i'll
his employ, aud il was thought that
George would sin no more.
Not SO, though. Since that time
George Smith became n changed man,
and he never again exhibited that
free, and wnsumc smile that was
once on his face. 1t seemed that he
attended strictly To his business, but
to close observers il was II known
fact that at times he INDUCED in too
much of that iluid which destroys
mans reason, his principle integrity,
honesty and every virtue that II gen
tlcman would want to POSSESS. smith
also studied the art of attempting to
draw four aces from deck of cards
where only two could be found, and
the consequence was he was downcd
by man who held four kings and "A
kuu e. 1t is said by men who know
smith well, and who have associated
with him, that II greater part OF his
salary went i'll this way. The taclna-
| ton of gambling j. one of the great
est of fluctuations, and when
man once drawn into this vortex,
he never lets up until either financial
| ruin ovcrtakcs him or he is ovcrtakcn
by the law for some violation of the
statutes, or death claims him rs n vic
| tim, and in many instances it comes
quickly and swiftly. Young Smith
is one of these victims, and many
young and old citizens i'll Waco re-
| greet that he has thus thrown himself
away. His prospects were bright for
his future life, and instead OF filling n
/ trlon's cell. he might have stood near
the top round of the ladder OF respect
a'lliH "h" u9"'u'ilcss'
ms poWNWARp CAREER.
A few weeks .iuce Smith got on n
spree and did considerable "pniuting'
~. tbc term i now u,cI. when M
der the influence of drink he is like
one without his reason. and cares not
whnt he does or saws. Before sober.
iny M he went to Fort Worth and
spent Jew DAYS. bat ON return
inc To Waco ne was FORGIVEN. and
nrain taken back in the water clm-
pauy's employ. But he did not hold
i'm long before he commenced drink
inunryin. and il VIZ, found out that
he wns using more money them his
salary would allow. sometime since
In colurrd man, who used to wait ON
gambling houses, appeared at the
water company Office, early in the
morning and presented an order
drawn upon n bank check, but the
name of the bank was scrat chcd ont
and Waco Water company written
above it, which real, "rlcasc pay to
J order of blank (nanc of party not
, rcmembcrcd) $50" and signed
"Gcorgc W. smith. a. no money
was coming TO num- 'he orucr wa
"ot Ply ~. a., .uo..i, Goo
o"i'rH uIu 'ne o"',ro,nnS ~"
4 inc W. AGO ""'.t t'n'p"ui' , "t'
on thc evening Oh '''"peI .i'c "a
he turhcd Ill Ninety 9un uo''hI' ~ t''
uhy collec'i"hs' ana '"tcI u" 1t N"s
learn a (Wheh Hili'i successor pre-,
{ scnteu Olilb 'ha' ne hau G"'ico'e',
: S5I3o from sanger pr"s' anu "c''
. Tor IL, Du' thc amount Ha" ho' "''l
turned over 10 'ho wafer 'p"i Pnni
!. Up to Yesterday evening 1" " r'"'N
: IL was i'arle" 'h"' ne VIZ, va p''''''
WIN tnc Ma'e' CoHlPa'! 9fi'.'", Al,
ON me IAN oil 'o'optr '"S' VIM
collecting l0r ihe water co"hl,"ui
II ME- IA -: Ilu,"cho SaSc ni', CI' -
oh ,'i' -" az ,i''i' .','I ,,;ga1 - =,
II smith took the cheek ana raised II u
r SlO.3o, ana lh"NihG 'l1 louI .vu,
iortY oN iilhklng Nh an" a ""' W ~,
and aN out OF th' r. ne 'neh 60 VI
e y. . BOSS NJ the nh''c r'el'""'' i
u :; '"ai ~ l"' iii' ;n, ho.o oil ,ho.o fact