Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-28

room where he was sleeping. and
thrustinR the pistol in his face
said. ~ have killed my dear brother,
and am going TO kill someone slse."
Milt grapplsd with Smith, disarmed
him and held him under arrest, not
leaving him until he was lodged In
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
lie was not shot with fratricidal in
tent but was the result Of poor aim
and blind fury. Al was in a maudlin
state, almost. when he left the room
he had first been put In and the whole
house being on drunk, he and Emma
Richmond kicked open the door of q
room In which girl named Clara
Chase WAS sleeping, and AL, dressed
and with his overcost on his arm, fell
over on the bed and went TO sleep
Clara Chase was in the middle, Emma
Richmond on one side and AL Smith
on the outside. In this position they
were discovered by Frank Smith,
who was angry at Clara Chase,
with whom he had had trouble
previously and had sworn re-
venge. His former passion, inflamed
by the liquor he had imbibed arose al
the sight that met his gaze, and sud
denly stepping up TO that side Of the
bed on which Emma Richmond lay /,
he reached over her and striking
Clara Chase with the barrel of the pls-
tol he applied q foul name TO her and
then fired the shot. He missed the
object Of his hate and the bullet passed
almost entirely through his brothe RS
body, penetrating both lungs and only
stopping when coming IN contact
with the shoulder blade. In an in.
slant another shot was fred and Al
Smith rising to . sitting posture said,
Frank you have killed your own Gear
brother" and then fell back and in q
moment breathed his last. Crazed
with grief the surviving brother fell
upon The corpse and fransically i'm.
plored his victim, the brother whom
he loved TO speak TO him once more.
or the subsequent actions of the
unfortunate Frank Smith, We have
treated above, aud he now lies In the
cell at the county Jail, the victim oi
the bitterest feelings of rem )rse, call.
ing upon God tO strike him dead and
end his misery.
WHO THEY ARE.
Before going into the detailed evi
denoe given before the cOr0ner's jury
. brief history Of the Smith brothers
~ far Ne known in their career before
the Miles City public is not out OF
place. In the early part Of October
last they appeared in Miles City o.
professional athletes and Acrobatic
skaters, and were accompanied by q
third party who is Yet IN the city,
working 10 Durkee's saloon. The
combination gave several performs
ances here, but not b,i..g financially
successful the troupe dlsbaDded, the
smith brothers taking charge of Rus
sells Roller Rink in the capacity of
managers, and have until recently
been 80 employed. Their step-father
10 said to be q prominent stockm of
Fort Bascom, New Mexico, named
Jos. NJ. Wsddingham, manager Of the
WaddinghAm cattle company, aud
has been informed of the tragedy
and asked what disposition shall be
made Of the body. The Smith boys
were not unlike In personal appear
ance, the elder, AL, being somewhat
shorter in statue than Frank and OF
lighter complexion. Frank, the sur.
vivor, ID of medium height, well built,
heavy black brows aud moustsche.
They were remarkable for the attach.
ment existing between them, one
being rarely seen without the other.
According to all known facts in the
case the killing Of Al Smith by Frank
was the result Of an unfortunate acci.
dent, but that the weapon was fired
with murderous intentions upon
Clara Chase is almost incontrovertible.
ooRoNER's INQUEST.
A post mOrtem examination wae
held upon the body OF the dead man
which had been conveyed to the
court house, and was laid out In the
coroner's room, the result of WI ich
has not yet been made public. The
| Jury had, however, viewed the body
Immediately after the shooting, and
again viewed IL after the post mortem
examination.
At the inquest yesterday after
noon the following witnesses were ex-
amined by the coroner, DR.. Redd, and
| Jury consisting of Chas. w. Ssyde,
Jose ph L. Cox, Milton Prickett, Jas.
Sipes, Abe Leroy, and Charles Smith.
ELLA WRIGHT
was the first witness called and made
the following statement:
Frank Smith was In my room and
afterward went out and put the revolt
yer to his temple; he was crazy drunk;
| heard some one hollow and went ont
and did not return for an hour or so,
when he (Smith) was dead.
Question. Who was Frank Smith
Answer. He was the one In Jail.
@. Who was II followed? A. Dc
| not know who IL was.
@. Did you hear the shots? A.
No, sir; / did not.
q. What kind Of q pistol was Il the
shooting was done with? A. II waa
white-handled. long revolver.
@. Was you in your room at the
time Of the shooting? A. I va, go
| Ing out OF the door.
D. Why did you leave the house?
A. Because; heard the following
and ran out Of the house.
@. Could you hear any Of the con-
| uorao tion that fonb .,1~ - hnf1Mnn the