The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-04-04
Young Smith Felt That the Climax
Of His Life Had Been
Reached.
His Doom Was Sealed, and He
Included in 1t His Hearts
Idol
Funeral Service In tho Northwestern Uui.
Vsrsity Chapel Over Pretty Enis
Ciarke-Inqusst Over Smith.

CHICAGO, april Din NOftnW08tefn uni
vsrsity chapel at Evanston this afternoon.
funeral services were said over tho romans
of Miss Effie CLARK. of Spokane, Wash,
murdered Saturday night by her discarded
lover, +. koss Smith. OF Portland, Orc,
who then committed suicide. The service
began at two p. IN. President Henry Wade
Rogers officiated. This forenoon tho cssket
was placed in the chapel ani covered with
floral offerings sentin by young girl friends.
| largo bank of Easter lilies rested at the
| head of the oasket. Bunches OF violets
were scattered here and there. Many
friends of deceased availed themselves of
tho opportunity to see the dead girl before
| the funeral services. At II O'clock the
casket was opened at rooms made public to
friends. At one O'Clock it was taken to the
chapel. Following the hsarse rode the
pall-bcarers and representatives of the
| Woman's club of the university. The
bearers we're G. II. Fahs. chaplain Of the
H. Il. Merwin, b. b. Boil. ]. Nj. Eldridge,
h. l.. Sheppard. and Harry Fisher. The
chapel was crowded with students and
townspeople and outside the buildings the
grounds contained crowds of curiosity
seekers, whom the dramatic tragedy at
traoted. During the forenoon the house in
front Of which tho shooting occurred was
an object Of interest and friends of Miss
Clark who called to pay last visit were
compelled to pass through crowd of spec
| tators. Miss Clark's body left Evanston
on a late afternoon train. direct for Chi
oaao. accompan led by a short procession of
friends and the pall-bsarsrs. The caskst
uR>. L. H.. "a
and sent westward on the 1O:30 p. m. train.
| In the hurry of arrangements formalities
| necessary uRder the law before the body
| could be renewed wore almost forgotten.
1t was not until this morning that cortif-
cate was obtained from the coroner allow
ing removal.
The inquest on the body Of Ross Smith
WAS held this afternoon. The facts elected
where as already told In these dispatcher.
Among ths personal effects found on him
was the following letter to his mother: II
am nearly mad with suffering. and hardly
to move about to-day. My sorrow il more
than ! can stand. l have asked help from
Him on high. but. as usual, l got the OPP
posits of that for which I prayed. Tie
only hope l have of receiving comfort ia to
get such control of my emotions that can
keep thoughts fiom entering my mind. As
the hours 90 by and days pass l feel I anu
growing weaker under the awful strain. I
wrote in my last letter that NJ. Clark had
only succeeded in separating Effie and me
| for matter of time and that still had
her affections, but now that Is gone, the
natural result from the position in which
hr. Cla.k'S actions and demand have placed
us. / went out to see her this week
for the 1irst time since she
received her fathers cruel letter, and she
told me she could no longer give mo the af
feotion that had beon mine during the last
fivo years. / asked her why her love had
been withdrawn. and she said, Father told
me must give you up. and l can love you
no more. as l must do his will
"Oh. God! am thankful my sorrow at
this time can come but once in a lifetime.
! feel that the climax of my life is reached
and my doom closed. How sweet would
have boon my sorrow if l had followed her
to the grave"
j. ID. Wood. Smiths roommate testified:
II noticed that no had been nervous and
excitable for some time. Saturday morn
ing his condition was vorse. He seemed
unable to keep his mind on nny one thing
and would take up q paper or book for a
moment. then throw it down. He spoke of
his affection for Miss CLARK and tho sorrow
which had come to him on that account.
Almost all of Saturda, morning he spent
holding his head in his hands, weeping. He
had her letter telling him of Mr.. Clark's
decision; and other letters from Miss
Clark. During the morning he threw them
all into the furnace. While they were
burning. and for an hour nfterward, Smith
stood weeping in front of the furnace"