Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1885-1890, 1886-07-17
NAN FOR BREAKFAST.
ke Harris, Better Known as jew
Jake"
It's a Bullet into Henry Smith $
Groin,

It's a Bullet into Henry Smiths
Groin,
Ktil Probable Fatal ResuIts-self
Defense.
Smith a Bat: Man. and Got What de
Deserved.
We are called upon to chronicle the
fist serious shooting affair which has
taken place in Great Falls. Generally
the town is very peaceful and quiet. Inc
tragedy Of last Thursday morning VIII
probably result in the death Of the wound
ed man, one, Henry Smith who has lately
been working on the Montana Central
grade between here and Helena. J,
Harris, better known as jew Jake" did
the shooting and unfortunately, very e.
fectiyely. jew Jake" makes the fol-
lowing statement which is corroberated
in substance by several eye-witnesses:
lie says "wednesday evening | walked
into Spurgin 6 Crowders saloon whsre l
found a friend Of mine by the name Of
Mathews, formerly Of New York City, a
man of good family and gentleman
himself. He was playing pool with the
man who was shot The latter made a
scratch" but insisted that he need not
put down a ball. Mathews wanted the
rule of the game enforced. This led to
dispute. held up match to the print
ed rules on the wall and showed Smith
that he was wrong. Mathews saw that
Smith was angry and wanted to get out of
tie game, which he finally did and Smith
won the money. But Smith was pretty
we'll under the influence of liquor and
spilled for a fight. He kept following
Mathews around and calling him vile
mines and saying he "would do him up"
ala made all kinds of threats. Later in
tie d aFening Matthews was playing at the
pkel table and Smith kept watching
Inn. When Mathews got up Smith fol
lived him about and kept walking round
ad n.urahsp still threatening, | saw
tt 4 11la danger Of trouble and |
keH peff0ks did not want to fPht
aH con the worst of it if he did.
Sta thim to go home to my
f1, with him and showed him
wa3s Smith still followed us to
@ NC when I came out alone to
~ 4, game he took after me.
4 E,le that he saw Smith
50 I kept close watch of
=" IL followed ME and kept
ia lnds in his pockets asthough
re something out. When We
-,urgn t. Crowder's again he
circling around me brand
ror in each hand. | saw that
" hing his chance to make a
ia kept getting out Of the
70 lovad for some time, but final
~ side movement is if to strike
e Ehe razors. I drew back and
is drop the razors or [ would
N /, drew nearer and when !
b,; was going to cut, | shot him
( have never carried re
I have been in Montana, un-
!, ne past two days. My revolver
Bulldog" Of Al calibre, | Ihap-
! ct itin Helena some time ago
low who was in debt The
/ Y carried it during the past
.gas because there seemed to
crowd in town whom I feared
Il me upas they knew | had a
Ile sum of money on hand
is shot him he stopped down
Iae razors under him, where we
I'M when we lifted him up
was present when the shoot
saha6 place. He corroborates the
aeme1t of jew Jake" He stayed
with the wounded man last night and
did whit he could to comfort him.
FRY sid that Smith suffered terribly
and begged some one to knock him in the
head wit, an Ak and end it. He gave his
mothers name as Matilda Smith, residing
.tEcp Habor, NJ. He wanted Fry to
~ write to his mother and sister and tell
them Of tile fate of their wayward son and
hrotber BE wanted to ask his mothers
forgiveness and said that he forgave
erervone even "Jew Jake" He said
1oIe wasn'tthe man he was after.
The man who lies upon a bed of pain in
the Pioneer hotel, fiuttering upon the