, 1888-09-16
HIS NAME WAS SMITH.
The Desperate Who Died So Sud
denly Was Not a Brown.
An Inquest Held Over His Remains
at HartVille.
A Synopsis of the Very Interesting
Testimony Given.
Williams Surrenders and Makes a
Lengthy Statement.
HE SURRENDERED.

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the career of the notorious Sam Brown
at Hartville Thursday noon, is a prisoner
and will be given a hearing before Justice
Stewart az Wendover tomorrow. Con
trary to expectations he surrendered be-
fore learning the verdict of the coroner's
jury. 1t is probable that nothing but
pure fright caused him to leave the scene
of the shooting at all.
THE INQUEST.
Coroner John I. Chafin returned from
Hartville last evening after holding an in
quest over the remains of Sam Brown,
the desperate who was killed at that
place Thursday. The official made a
thorough investigation of the case with
the assistance of a jury composed of j. j.
Hauphoff, foreman. w. A. Reid, A, b.
Reynolds, w. L. Clouser, Frank W. Wat
son and p. II. Cavanaugh. Two days
were occupied in hearing testimony and
formulating a verdict.
AN Y WITNESS.
A. d. Gambell, who is not unknown to
fame in Laramie county, was the first
witness. He saw the shooting, observed
that Williams weapon was a white-hand-
led six shooter. He saw the flash, heard
the report and saw Brown fall all at about
the same time. The PROSTATE man called
for aid and Williams mounted his horse
and leisurely rode away. Mr.. Gambell
heard other shots about the same time
and near the place where Brown was
killed. In life Brown bore the reputa-
ton of being a disorderly citizen.
THE sCHooLMA'AM's STORY,
Alice l.. Sommer was standing on the
school house steps when the tragedy &C.
Cured. She saw Brown and Williams
retire from Clark's saloon to the rear of
the drug store. Next saw both run
around to the front of the store, when
Brown fell. Williams walked around his
fallen foe, returning his revolver to its
scabbard las he moved. Miss Sommer
heard five reports. Browns reputation
was bad, while Williams was thought to
be law-abiding and orderly.
CLARK WAS BUSY.
It was in VIM. NJ. Clark's saloon that
Brown and Williams met the day of the
affray. Brown was drinking when Will
liams entered and asked him to come out
side for a talk. They made an exit
through the back door, turning toward
the drug store. Soon after" says MIR.
Clark, 81 heard three or four shots fired.
As such an occurrence was quite common
| paid no attention to the fusllade, but
went to the door when l heard Brown
calling me. He was lying on his right
side in front of the drug store. | went
back behind,the bar to work again" Soon
Clark's curiosity got the better of him
and he Joined the crowd which was run
ming towards Brown. The latter was car
ried away and Clark suspended operations
by locking up his saloon and Joining the
procession. lie examined the wounded
man and found that three shots had
taken effective in the body and one in
the wrist. Witness and Frank Watson
reduced Browns weight by removing a
ball which had lodged under his right
arm. Clark found a revolver near where
Brown fell. Deceased's face was powder
burned and there was a bullet hole in the
crown of his hat. About a week before
the shooting Clark heard Brown say that
he would make Williams hip himself"
meaning he thought, make him run. Ac-
cording to this witness the shootist was
well thought of but Brown, when intoxi-
Gated, might be considered boisterous
and %disorderly."
BROWN EXPECTED TROUBL LIE.
w. r. O'Hair, the Hartville butcher,
knew both Brown and Williams. Heard
the shooting and saw both men when
they came around the drug store. Saw
Williams fire and Brown walking as
though he were wounded. O'Hair had
heard Brown say that he had censured
Williams for insulting a Mrs. Suttles.
He asked witness if he thought Williams
would shoot him in the back. The p
tation of the shootist was good. Brown
was IN the habit of shooting promiscously,
throwing butcher knives, etc.
W OF A KIND.
Henry T. Miller. a rauchman, and Col.
L. G. Dickson of this city were about $50
yards from the drug store when the shoot
ing occurred. They saw Brown bumped
over and running and Williams shooting
at him.
wAs A BAD MAN.
Milton Hitchcock of Fairbank thought
Brown a tough customer. In a saloon on
one occasion deceased threatened, with