The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-07-13
WINNIE SMITHS CAREER.
He Had InsuIted and Assaulted WOm-
en-His Cutting Scrnpes.

Winnie Smith, the slayer of Thomas, has
led a life the result of which
not a few correctly predicted. From
his childhood he has been known
as a wild and Maynard boy. He is
a son of Mrs. DIR. Wands, who is a most
estimable woman and has been caused
many a heart ache by the actions of her
son, whom she was unable to con-
troll. His career began when he was about
fourteen years of age. At that time ,he ran
away from home with another boy, taking
with him SIS of his own money which he
had accumulated in a savings bank. The
two boys went TO Washington, where they
were found after their money gave out.
They had run away with the intention of
going to sea and becoming pirates. His
father. Ebenezer Smith, who was we'll
known in the ciiy, left him an estate of
about $4,000 or $4,000, the most of which
the young man spent with a lavish hand.
Until very recently, when he purchased an
interest in an established business. he had
no occupation save that of finding fast COM
pany with whom TO associate. He has had
a penchant for insulting and assaulting
women, which has, on more than one occa-
sion, got him into trouble. He is twenty
five years of age, dresses we'll and in the
very latest style and has the bearing of a
gentleman at the times when he was not
intoxicated. He has a face of almost child
ish innocence in expression and ordinarily
is very suave in his manner.
a few years ago he was in an escapada
city. At that time he ins1ited Carrie I hos
gan on the Circle. The girl was a mere
child at the time. but was very handsome.
she had never seen before the evening
when he inSulted her. She resented the in
suit. and Smith cruelty kicked her. He
was arrested by patrolman Duty. In The
Police Court he was fined a nominal sum
by Judge Buskirk, who allowed him to
plead guilty without appearing in the court
room. The smallness of the fine caused
some Indignation at the time it was as
sessed. and Judge Buskirk was censured
by those who knew the circumstance for
not aftixing a workhouse sentence. Re
Gently he met a travelil man in a notori-
Gus resort in this city and curt him. There
seemed to be no provocation for this as
sault, in which the travelling man was cut
upon the hand. The injured man refused
to prosecute and Smith again escaped
road man. He married Miss Pearl Seamans,
who very soon thereafter secured a III
divorce was granted on the grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment. and it was
shown that Smith had grossly mistreated
Somewhat over a year ago he received
a very severe thrashing at the hands of
a lady upon the street. Smith was stand
ing upon the corner OF Pennsylvania and
Wabash streets when an actress passed
Hardly had he spoken when a stranger,
who heard the remark. struck him a ter
rible blow in the face with his fist. The
blow felled Smith. and in the fall his head
came heavily upon the pavement. A cash
was cut in the scalp and he was confined 20
his bed for several days on account Of the
wound. The man who struck him imme-
diately disappeared, and his name nor Chat
of the lady whom Smith insulted
has never been ascertained. 1t was
with the Michael Strogoff company. which
had just closed an engagement al the Park
Theater.
edo saloon a few months ago when q
crowd assaulted two patrolmen who were
sent TO the saloon to see that il was closed
at IL o'clock. Several years ago. while or
his seach for trouble, he found Ii in abun.
dance at Broad Ripple. He was successful
in picking "A fight with a young German
at a picnic at Broad Ripple. The German
boy thrashed him severely, but the affair
was hushed up and never became public.