The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-01
DKS LIKE SUICIDE.
uliar Death Of q Celebrated
Clergyman.
y. 4. SMITH. or BOSTON.
- West by . Church scsnAa1. He
4 pseomss Insane In Seattle asd
Dies sudd emily.

~ Ss1ng un Smith. who accompauied her
ss.zss,uuh 10 SEATTLE, leaves with IL for cincsn
- q. where il wiz Re inferred.
fs~u,rnd Smith, travelling over he West in
.sSrk q ~ improved climate for falling
sssslS. enivcd in Seattle about three rso.fhs
- juss whence he came here IL unknown.
~ i 4 harmed that he left Bosson in disgrace
r eaurch scandal q year ago yesterday. In
! 8s lrdoeju he srsnt some time in Cincinnati.
31a 1nrfheS nothing - known. After remaining
: - dsJt in Seattle 30 returned 10 Boston for
- III ana young son. aged years, snd eight
.rets ~ the three registered AZ the Thinner
roe1e ID this city.
9.lkin few days he manifested signs OF In
10y He talked 70 the attaches OF tbs house
S1 eresas oil IN armed body Of men that was
sISjps hin, seeking his life His VIE. who
sr1ssy 70 be food, klnd-heared woman, al
I'm 70 his every within, succeeded IN con-
u1IJae him for tIue. lie grew wore few
- lst<r, however. aud was soon violently in
~ he would leave the house without ssy-
~ word and would dash back at the end Of =
- hcrrs rrsh into his room and lock himself
q tocspe fhat armed body Of men that al
- pussred him. He slept none II night. tut
aneoH N ana down the floor by the hour. still
1919 b. his terrible hallucinati0u.
Gh6es tbs s.rem bis constitution, which was
rSlusnaly esrong, became broken down ana hts
neryo0a system . wreck. To escape his pur-
- 70 Aed from the house. and Was found by
ei3ea1 ioEsy.eghf hours later Tying in the street
= ~ southern part OF the city. Thus addition
~ wtakened he was forced 70 60 20 bed and Dr.
Z n xanes was called In By MrA Smith. when
- physscian entered the insane mans room in
- Thinner house. be refused to take any medi-
II, hi begged the doctor 10 protect him from
~ Who sought TO kin him. He wildly de-
mrleed how. on the preceding day. the murder
= tad caught him. and how, while they were
hhottug whether TO beat his brains out with
ooueo o. burn him alive. he had escaped. ~
3 nnlsh<d bis marathon wild. gleeful laugh
uesped fTom his lips. and the next instant he
~ erouchiug down On the bed and point-
ine . his imaginary tornenters
D. Ealnes decided 10 have the patient re-
nesod to Grace hospital. and succeeded in In.
1se1ne him 10 60 there. All went well until
and that night, when Mr.. Smith grew CT.
uuu6ly violent. He rushed about the wards
n1miessd private rooms implorinx all whom
knee 70 spare his life He then talked OF him
~ l3fEe and his family dying with him. This
No. foundation OF the suicide theory. And 10
u3oo1g backed mp with other cireumss ances.
~ popItal attendants succeeded finally In
ou1l1ne him, but he was up bright and early the
peatmornine. and just after breakfast haiied IN
uDetm wagon that was passing and asked TO
= driven 70 police headquarters. There he
nd the story thai Dr. Eames and his wife were
teeping him locked up in Grace hospital. The
oecef returned with him 10 the hospital. but.
q course. did nothing. On his return 70 the
hospital Dr. Eames met him. and succeeded In
pacilying him. For safety he was searched.
md Z dangerous looking revolver was found on
him
Mr.. smith returned TO the hotel that night
With hin WIFE, and was A. cratic - ever. His
vile grew afraid of him. and took chamber
adjoining the one he occupied He went ca ~
usual at all hours. and came back ct al hours:
talked a. wild ~ ever, ani the armed body OF
men were stiil after him. He talked suicide
more, and his wife kept hia room locked when
he was in It. One daY he vas passing ffemens
headquarters on bis way home, when he cspied
two tiremeu stretching . rope. With . yell he
dashed up the street. shouting - he ran: You
shal mot hang me- No, ! will
Kill myselt nrs;r' and never stopped running
until he was in bis loom In the hotel Hslf .
dozen such incidents occurred every day Nc.
smith growing weaker physically and wilder
mentally all the time. Last Tuesday night he
wandered from the hotel. and II Was late
Wednesday night when he reappcsrsd there
again. He had evidestiy been drinking and
va considerably cut and bruised. although
uae seriously %. shout the body. All
VEN undoubtedly the result OF falls He re.
tiFed and very early the next morning his la
band breathing aroused his wife, ehc entered
the room only 10 find her husband quite s.ck.
She Immediately sent for DR.. Eames " no in taru
called in Dr. Brown. Mf. smith became un-
tonscious after time and never recovered fur.
thsr. expiring at .. m.
The body was removed TO Cross & Goa TWAS
there Gil day Friday. yet contrary to custom no
notice was sent 10 the ne spapers
miited suicide OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES reporter
called at Cross b Goa There Il Was stated
that Or. Eames had certified to the permit al
loving the removal OF the body and had siven
pneumonia a. the cause o. death. A call was
afxt made on DR.. Eames. He stated that Rev.
smith had without question died OF pneumonia
ssli he There II no room whatever for tho
belle. TIA, he killed himself. while there was
every indication OF pneumonia When nr.t
eaiefed the room where he tAy
"a Thursday saw bottle on
lae stand and examined II. II was marked
: 'otal hydrate and bromide of potassium. and
sn. believe. forty-grain mixture.
ltai Of IL was gone. II would
ns' IN my opinion have killed Mr.. smith hut
sami. that in some instances ha, amount
would Kill man" DR.. Eames could net ae-
rtln, for the suicide story, but admitted that
when he went out In search OF q second doctor
thursday Gornin. he called at Dr. Goes ONCE
aaa while there said that he had -
sairlde IN handle He stated that he
lad Said that because he thought then that Rev.
smssh had taken poison and had not vet seen
TIA. pT Brown WAS also seen. He likewise
sss positive that Rev. Smith had died of pueu.
soaia and secuted the suicide theory.
II IL claimed that DIR. Eames made the eonn-
eeatssi statement 10 Undertaken Cross In the
p'vseaee 81 wItaess tha, smith had com
histed sa eide. Or. Eames denies this point
elank.
Rev. Ntti', Arlington smith was horn in
esheinrgt, l'-ty-swo years ago. aud his father
aaa cider eratasrs. Who arc ali wealthy, ssili
ass iae.e, ,ls sasssd Law alter graduating
nam eoi,cgs. hut later entered Lane
Iaso.os;cai College IN Cincinnati.
ffssesieriae institution, and after
course OF study was ordained
= Baptist minister. Az the age OF N he mar.
he'd his present wife, also q native of cineia.
ssa. Two children were born 20 them. gisi,
aew II years az age. who Is now Eas, with
HaauseS and tue son. wears
" s9e, who is here Eight years
sSo he moved 10 Boston and accepted the PAS
sofsse Of leading Baptist church. Elisa social
ues were formed and the eloquent Rev Smith
waa soon the recognized leading Baptls: miaisser
q the cultured city. A little over q year sso
~es.sSs ssose III 'ae NoSks ana TWO sacitoDe
Vefs formed 1Ac pastor favored oas. aud the
members o! the other aired their grievances in
ne Boston 6l0se, aud tae siory wss tie serss.
oea Of The hour Tae Rev. Smith resigned the
psssosaie. and alter delivering an eloquent
"tst1ea Ia The CITY OF his eli oice Memorial Gag
MAJ q, isSa lcis for the West one year ago
ssedAk, us WAS striking man IA appearance,
= MS essE six ;cet tall. He had black
.sa A.9 eyes ana black beard
FHe'i.tsti q wss an SbnarmAlly sow
e. slS.ns AtR strange appearance
: = Us aeaG. re vas once a gifted pubic
tod ga interesting coaversstsoaaissi,
sAs city was iltsle better thsn q
$ $3.50. s,r.pfea Of all has iae qualities
sas.t q supposed q he hereditary. bat
e-f a. : known His head ssve