The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-11-16
PLAYING HIS OLD GAME
Rev. Hudson Smith and His Hania for
Pretended Suicide.
MS Disagr~~nhle Csnsluct in sSs Frnnctseo
forgiS~o ny Hi. wtf- and Coagr~-
gation, h~ Again ni-a pup~ar- and
10 Lacked for tn the west.

SAN Francisco. Nov. 15.-Rcv. &. Hu,l-
son Smith is reported to- have committed
suicide 10y jumping from the steamer
Puritan. en- route from Fall River. Mass.
TO New York city. Smith cut sorry fig
urc in this city some months ago. and his
adventures during the past eight months
rival those of a flash novel. In February
last. Smith, who was n young theological
graduate just married, was inssa He'd pas
tor OF the Pilgrim Congregational church
In South Boston. The Sunday following
his installation he inystcriolisly disssp-
pSssresl. His hat and clothes were found
on the hank Of the river near his home,
hut the young minister had not commit
ted suicide, as his parishioncrs supposed.
Instead he came tn California. and upon
arriving i'm this city he secured employ
nsnt on the daily newspapers under the
name Of johnson.
One day last May "a brothcr-in-law, who
resides in this city. met Johnson on Eddy
street, followed him into ~ saloon, rrcog-
nized him and caused his arrest ON a.
charge of insanity. After one might spent
in the city prison. smith, alias John.on.
was released. Another brother-ip-law.
Rev. i. Campbell of Boston. came here to
prevail on smith 90 return to his church
go. Then hc received en.icaring letters
from his wife and kilograms from the
chu rh deacons bcgging him tn return
nnd later letters of the "ail will he for
In the meanwhile Smith had formed n
liason with one Nellie Carlisle. who lives
in "a housc of i'll rcp,,te on Powell street.
He lavishcd upon her all manner of gifts,
declared he could not live without her.
and finally accompanied her tn Monterey,
where the couple y ssscd several days at ~
hotel surrounded 10y every luxury that
money could buy. Smith said that he
wanted his wife tn know of his conduct, 81
that she would ip' compelled to get - tli-
vorce. The wife i'm Boston well the
church sleacons wcrs. made aware of his
behavior here. yet they urged his return.
and lie finally consented. He Slipped
away from his fair charnler and returned
tn Boston. was welcomed 10y his wife, and
was received 10y his church members with
open arms. He made am Address to his
flock. extolliuR their devotion to him and
pleaded mental exhaustion as the cause
OF hiS strange conduct. The ch,i ch gave
him a two-nontLs' vacation. aud he wen,
| to E ssrtu<Aed place tn New Hum pshire u
r-cuperatc.
month ago. apparently restored IN
| health. Reverend Smith returned to his
| flock. He had never forgotten his Sau
Francisco mistress. however. but sent liei
! letters. and only four weeks ago she rs.
c.ived IA gold bracelet from the reverend
| young man, i'm aoInncnoration of heI
| twentieth birthday. on Saturday LAS
| Smith made a pastoral call and then dis
| appeared for the second time. On Sunday
| his invalid wife was prostratcd an,l his
| church. people were i'm coristcrnation
| Yesterday the news came 10y telegraph
| that Smiths clothes. money, watch :tns
| other personal belongings had been founs
the window open. Everything pointed Z.
| suicide. and smiths friends in the Eas
arr. mourning his ,intincly end. In thi
city, however, il il believed that he put "a,
slipped off th.. vessel just before she ls.f
the wharf at Fail River. Rev. Johnso'
| Smith il liable tn appear i'm San FranCisc
in siibu,It five days.