Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-12-29

house; ran as quick as 1 could to
Redd; he wasn't there and l left word
Tor him to come to Emma's as soon as
he could; ! then went to Wrighps
drug store and found DIR. Fish; We
went together to the house; went into
one OF the rooms Of the house; found
Al Smith lying in bed; Emma Rich
mond was In there crying; Frank
Smith was there; 1 heard him say two
or three times. my poor brother"
reached To take some of the clothing
oil of AL Smith and saw that some of
the bed clothes were on fire; Emma
and l put them out; then looked in
the bed and thought Al Smith dead;
made the remark he is dead; when 1
said this l heard Frank Smith say,
My God, he's dead he's dead and
started to leave the room; when / got
in the hallway somebody said to me,
"Go back and take that gun from
Smith, he is going to kill himself"
| went back as tar as the door to the
room and saw FraEk Smith with the
gun in his hand, talking wildly; don't
know what he said; was some afraid
nt WOulu thoOt duu WCub hSipy
as got to the door | met some officers
who went In and arrested him.
@. Did he have the appearance of
being drunk? A. Drunk or crazy.
@. What room was IL? A. Think
1t was the northwest corner room.
@. Did you see any one else with q
weapon in the house? A. / didn't.
@. Do you remember the appear
ance of the gun? A. 1t looked like u
large Colts, nickelsd.
q. What part Of the room was the
bed in? A. About the middle of the
room.
DIR. E. +. FISH
Then took the stand ana said:
When i got into the room Mlks
| Emma aud Frank Smith were there.
| went up to the bed and saw that he
was dead that is Al SMITH; Emma
and Frank were yelling and crying;
Frank had the gun in his hand and
threw the revolver on the floor at the
| foot of the bed; he said my God" and
"God damn it," and picked the revol.
yer up again, swung il around his
head and said Goodbye, EN-, here
goes" while he was doing that dis
appeared, looking for an officer; went
out and met a crowd coming down
the street to the house, Louis King
and others. When we again got into
the room neither Smith nor the pistol
were there.
DR.. C. B. LEBCHER,
Who conducted the post mortem
examination, was then placed upon
the stand. He said:
/ was summoned by the coroner
yesterday to perform an autopsy upon
the body of al Smith, deceased, at the
court house in Miles city; the body
was rigid; there was bullet wound
entering the right arm at the junction
of the middle and upper third, In ths
posterior portion Of the arm, at thu
margin of the triceps muscle; the bal
passe' forward and upward through
the arm and entered the right sid,
between the third and fourth ribs
through the lower portion Of the uppel
lobe Of the right lung, through the
renacava, through the ascending por
ton of the aorta, thence through the
upper lobe of the left lung, and passing
through the left third RIB lodged In
the middle of the anterior edge of the
| ltlt scdpuid. lut Itil uuIiuk lti
whole course throug', the body wal
direct; here's the ball exhibiting ii)
Question. Do you consider tha
would be the cause of death imme
diately? A. / do.
@. Was 1t in this case? A. Yes
THE VERDICT.
An inquisition holden at Miles City
county of Custer, on the 26tb, 27tf
and 18th day of December, 1886, befor,
me, r.. q. Redd, ccroner Of saiC
county. upon the body of Al Smith
there lying dead. by the Jurors whOs'
names are hereunto subscribed
the said jurors upon their oaths, d,
say that having made a searching in
vestigation of the body and hearinl
the evidence adduced, that the saic
AL Smith came to his death between
the hours of and 4 O'Clock, p. NJ, OF
the 26th day of December, 1856, from
revolver shot wound from As calibr,
Colts revolver. in the hands Of Franl
Smith and that we lave no means o
knowing from which we can conclud
whether or not the act was premedi
tuted or accidental. In testimoD,
whereof the said jurors have hereunt,
set their hands the day and year afore
said. (Signed.) G. w. SEYDE,
MILTON PRICKETT,
| JAS. NJ. SIPEs,
A. M. LEROY,
j. l.. Cox,
T.. j. SMITH.