Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1886-11-19
TINTING THE TENTH WARD.
A FrisISy SON of IL Martyr Paints IA
Portion of the Town.

The Tenth ward Of this city was given
a lurid hue between and 1890 O'Clock
last evening by the gyrations OF Samuel
B. Smith, red-handed son OF a martyr,
who has OF late distinguished himself as
the terror of town. Smith is a man Of a
peacable nature, except at such times as
he may happen to accept good old fire.
water as his guiding star, and then he is
likely to get little Off He has gotten n
little off once or twice OF late, and while
he has proven Il pretty bad scare to
nervous neighbors he has been the
especial terror of the city cops, and may
yet prove the cause of their all resigning
That he is not very dangerous among or
binary people is proven by the fact that
during the worst OF last nights fracas
several of the neighbors were by his side
talking with him, but what he would
have done had the cops dared to come
around to his side OF the block is a mat
ter for conjecture only.
From ali that can be learned, it appears
that Smith has recently had trouble with
his wife, caused no doubt by his unseemly
that the poor woman Though not po-
liceman) has become fearful OF his antics.
Not long since the DEMOCRAT gave an
account of his rousing up the ward, but
on account OF his fathers high church
standing, no legal action was taken in the
matter.
Last nights row was very similar in
every respect to the previous one referred
30 frip 10
wife she ran from the house, gave the
alarm, and the appearance OF neighbors
upon the scene was the signal for Smiths
anger to reach its height The first person
to appear upon the scene was one Hyrum
Newton, who made a vain attempt to
take Smiths "gun" from him. In the
scuiile, four shots were fred, and Smith
then retired to the house, while Newton
gave n further alarm. In about hall an
hour six regular policemen and two or
three of the Church specials were within
| q block of the scene and remained there
until the terror had agreed to surrender
| his pistol.
The cops claim that two OF their num-
Der arrived upon the scene while Smith
| and Newton were scufiling and that they
| took the pistol from him, but gentle
man who was there and saw the whole
affair, says that this is entirely wrong
| Our informant states that none OF them
entered the house until Smith gave up
the gun, but they began to carry on
negotiations, using eX-martyr S. III. B.
Smith, the father OF the boy, as a speak
| ing tube. The young man at first de-
clared that he would not give up the gun
to anybody, and stated that he would
shoot the first policeman who entered
the door Not wishing to put him to this
trouble the thoughtful cops stayed out
side. Finally, after Il good deal of nego-
ton, during which the old man was sent
forth and back like a return ball, the
young man agreed to give up the gun on
the condition that he would not be ar
rested. This was agreed to by the police
men, who made him promise to appear
in court this morning.
AT 10 o'clock to-day Smith appeared in
the Police Court, pleaded guilty and made
a statement to the Court. He declares
that in the tussle with Newton, the pistol
went off accidentally, and stated that he
had no idea of shooting anyone. The
Judge decided that he would like to know
the full particulars OF the affair before
disposing of it, and he therefore ordered
an examination for tomorrow at 2 p. m
In the meantime Smith is out on his
own recognizance.