Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-29
BLOODY TRAGEDY.
"A Christmas Jubilation Results
in a Heart Rending and
Bloody Finale
Al Smith Fatally Shot by his
Brother Frank, Sunday
Afternoon.
1unday's Sensation.

Two pistol sn0ts nreu III quich SUI
cession and a general stampede OF
people to the house of Emma Rich
mond Sunday afternoon at about $3.50,
was the first intimation Of bloody
tragedy that had teen enacted at her
house on the corner Of Bridge street
and sixth. In moment II was ascer-
tained that AL Smith had been killed
by his brother Frank while lying
asleep in bed. Frank Smith was ar
rested without trouble and Louis
King cleared the room. sending for
the sheriff. Frank Smith was taken
to Jail by the officers, and between the
liquor he had imbibed and the ex-
treme remorse occasioned by his fratri-
cidal shot was unable to walk, being
literally carried along by the officers.
A STRANGE STATEMENT.
And now appears another actor upon
this bloedy scene, Emma Richmond,
an old time cyprienne, who has been a
woman of the town for eight years
past, declared herself the author Of
the crime and was taken to the Jail.
DIR. Redd had been called to Emma
Richmond's house at about $50 Sun
day evening before she was arrested,
rs Empa was in a bad condition. He
was told that she had a bottle of laud-
anum and was on the lookout
for it. As che was very faint the
Doctor examined her and immedi-
ately detected the presence of drugs
In her system and administered an
antidote and was about to leave her
thinking she would be all safe from
the effects of the drug she had taken.
He asked her If she had any drug OF
any kind and was answered in the
negative. DIR. Redd got up then TO
take his leave ana had his back to
Emma, who was conversing with him.
Something in her manner caused him
to turn suddenly, when he detected
her in the act Of swallowing the
contents of vial containing lauda.
mum. He snatched for it and obtain
ed possession, but the amount spilled
In the act of wrenchiDg 1t from her
grasp, and the little she had swallow.
ed was not over an ounce. The vial
contained about three ounces of laud-
anum when it was taken, and was but
IN four ounce one, so no anxiety was
entertained on that score. =
Yesterday morning when she was
wanted to testify the jailer was unable
to rouse her. Drs. r id, Fish and
Lsbcher labored with her nearly all
day, and at this writing, o'clock,
p. M, she is apparently recovering,
though slowly.
HISTORY OF THE CRIME.
From every source liable to throw
any light upon the crime aud causes
leading thereto the following is ad-
duced:
On Christmas day the brothers, AL
and Frank Smith, who are tolerably
well known here as acrobats and pro-
fessional skaters, both very clever fel.
lows in their way, received present
from home of a sum Of money and inn
media'ely set about enjoying them
selves. They drank "A good deal OF
liquor and were both noisy. Along
toward sunday morning Constable
Milt Russell took them in charge and
endeavored to prevail on them to go to
their room at the Macqueen, but they
would not listen to him but agreed to
goto Emma Richmond's place, whittier
they all repaired, Milt endeavoring to
quiet them. Reaching Emma's house
Milt got Al Smith, who was the most
noisy of the two, to 20 into u room and
then locked the door, himself remain
ing on the outside. AL >mith kicked
sthe panels out of the door, and seeing
no other way TO keep him out of mis-
chief, Milt remained in the room with
him, and 10 aid in his desire TO get
Smith 10 sleep lay down upon the bed.
TWAS then about o'clock, and Milt
dropped to sleep, being Off duty, and it
is surmised Al Smith left him while
asleep and wentinto the other room aud
lay upon the bed which he never left
alive. AS the shooting was done with
RusseIl's gun, ii Is supposed Frank
Smith stole into the room where Milt
WIS asleep and distracted the pistol
from its holster without disturbing
Milt, who was unaware Of the shooting
until Frank smith rushed into the
room where he was sleeping, and
thrusting the pistol in his face
said. II have killed my dear brother,
and am going to kill someone else"
Milt grappled with Smith, disarmed
him and held him under arrest, not
leaving him until he was lodged 10
the county Jail.
FRATRIcIDAL BY MISTAKE.
And now develops the true status
Of this whole dreadful tragedy. The
brother had no intention of killing Al;
the bullet which so quickly ended bis
life was not shot with fratricidAl in
tent but was the result Of poor aim
and blind fury. Al was In . maudlin
stAte, almost, when be left the room