The herald., 1894-03-24

Rio Grande and taken the Texas Pacific
out. He found that he had sent a
package by Wells, Fargo & Co. TO 81.
Louie. and that he had bought a ticket
for that city.
As be had gone, however, Mr.. Howe
concluded to waste no more money try
ing to find him.
In Yuma there were narrated many
strange circumstances. Smith had en-
ployed a corps of engineers to survey
lands which ne thought he owned, but
which it is said he did not own, and had
paid them $500 or $500. He also dis
pensed money in other ways with
lavish hand, 80 that it ie thought he
laid out at least $500 there in this way,
from which he derived no benefit what
ever. He and his companion and the
brother OF the young lady-who,
strangely enough, accompanied them
stopped at the Southern Pacific hotel,
which is the only one of note in Yuma.
The brother, it is said, was passing as
secretary OF Smith, and the party was
moving about somewhat in imitation
OF Fair, who had his secretary with him.
AROUSED SUSPICION.
As Fair at fret supposed, so the story
goes, the young actress was the genuine
Mrs. Smith. Still he grew a little
skeptiesl when, as is alleged, she drank
some stimulants in O rather open man
ner.
Smith. IL appears, chartered the
steamer for the aforesaid cruise OF the
Colorado, and invited Fair and his sec
retary and others to go with him. In
all there were eight people. For the
steamer Smith agreed to pay $25 day,
40 we'll as to provision it, as ls stated.
When they we're all ready to go Land
lord Gillespie of the hotel gave Fair q
quiet wink and asked him to step aside.
''Do you know" inquired he OF the
millionaire, "how much provender you
have got on board ?"
Fair frankly owned he did not.
"Then you had better look into it, for
all there ie is 800 worth OF whisky and
So worth of things to eat for an eight
days trip"
At this the OK senator went forth and
invested $55 in supplies. They went up
the river, and came back. How many
wild fowl, or large animals they killed
is not stated but anyway when they
hove into port once more the bonanza
king was surprised to be asked for half
the cost OF the steamer. The secretary
OF Smith, it is stated, was the one who
| first broached the delicate financial
matter to the millionaire. He was as
tonished, but he had gone on the voy-
age, and though he supposed it was as a
guest, he reached into his pockets for
the coin. In all it ia said to have cost
the ex-senator over $3.50.
SOWING THE COIN.
1t is told that at Yuma Smith strewed
his money about in lively way. There
were diamonds galore, and Gillespie, the
hospitable boniface, ia quoted as saying
that the actress must have had from
$4,000 to $4,000 worth OF diamonds in his
SAFE. The lady ia also reported to have
had plenty OF money, as we'll as her
brother. Indeed, it is intimated that
they got large amount out of Smith
before he pursued his way alone to the
east.
What caused them to separate is, as
yet. q matter OF conjecture. By some 1t
is stated that the inquiries that were
being set afloat here caused alarm and
Smith was out of his head, aud that
possibly by that time he may not have
had much money.
The amount he has recently spent is
not definitely known. The mortgages
have been handled in such a way that
the amount is not exactly clear. While
it ie stated that he has really spent
nearly all that has been received from
them, IL 10 said that IL began when the
first mortgage was given. The figures
are shuffied good deal, so that the total
he has let 90 seems somewhat vague. 1t
10 believed to be a very handsome sum,
however. According TO one story yes
terdaY ne must have dispensed with
about SIG, 900 in the last fcw weeks.
Whatever Smith may have at different
times squandered and given away, it is
said that when at Yuma he put at one
time $500 into the sale. This went
along with the young woman's diamonds.
Whether there WAS roll of money, or
several of them, kept in private hands
is a matter decided differently by differ
ent people. There are intimations, how
ever, that Smiths friends are now by
no means so poor as they might be.
BLED BY HIS FRIENDS.
It is claimed he has been bled for a
long time and that really for six months
he has not been in condition to handle
money, He drank great deal and acted
curiously on ditfesent occasions, but
especially go recently when, as for
instance at Yuma, he engaged costly
engineers to do work on lands which he
only thought he owned.
| The curious trip of the Colorado,
when ex-senator Fair was on board, ie
also pointed to as an instance of his
idiosyncrscies. Mr.. Curtin. who was
seen last night, said he would not give
| the details. He said, too, that the real
story could not be known, for those who
knew would avoid giving it, and added
! that Mr.. Smith was merely an unfortun-
ate man, like many others who had
gone away while in an unsound menta!
state.
When Los Angeles was at the height
Of it's boom five or six years ago Mr..
smith was a prominent dealer in real
estate there and made great deal OF
money. He lived well, invested in big
things, drew down large profits, and was
alluded to as worth hundreds of thou
sands, if not millions.