Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1896-12-03
FRED SMITHS DEATH.
he Appeals Story corrchofated
by Peter fitzge aid.

lating to the kiilinc If Fred Smith.
Chief Of Police Fnzrerald cnrrnb r.
ates the APPEAL g s DRY in tue I, | How
ing card in the Examiner. He >ays:
"Wher Fred Smith was Under-Su-
pe~rlntendent # the Opbir mine here
In the '7O's. Fair was the Sunerin-
tehdent. A ledge IF ore was discov-
cred on tn" 1900 level by Smith, who
purposelN neglected T" inform Fair
and ma = nearly SlOO, OcU on the stock
DeIore talr became aware of what vas
going or. From this time on Fair
entertained a hitf.r or :dga against
Smith, and no one acquainted with
Fairs methods was eurrrisei when
u day, shortly after Fair mn,ie his
discovery, John Carspr, "a total
stranger to Smith, stepped up to the
latter in front OF the Nevada Bank in
this city and struck him on the fore
head with a pair OF brHss knucklee.
fractuTlng his skull and driving IA
splinter OF bone into his brain. From
this injury Smith shortly afterward
died.
Alexander Mckenzie, one of Fairs
subordinates, went bail for Carser and
procured his liberation. Mrs. Smith
sued Fair for damages and got judg
ment for $4,000. Fair was always
afraid Of Carser and gave him money
in amounts OF 800 or so whenever a
demand was made. Finally Carser's
opportunities became so
that Fair fled to San Francisco to
avoid him for a time. Carser fol-
lowed, and, armed with a bowie knife
n two derringerss, demanded au-
dience with Fair, which was finally
granted. What occurred at this inter-
view is not definate,y known, but
after it was owe Carser became in
toXicated aud boosted of securing
$500 from Fair. Two days afterxari
he was taken aboard a steamer bound
for Mazatian and when she arrived AT
that port he was missing. II was re-
ported that he had fallen overheard.
This is what l know Of one trans
action in which Senator Fair VA in
VOWED. L can lay claim to a fuller
knowledge of this affair than perhaps
any other person except the principals
as CarSer was my DOMINATE for a
time and contided to me the secret de-
tails Of this bloody affair.
(Slgned) PETER FITZGERALD.
The above is correct in the main,
but is in error regarding the iudg
ment in the case against Fair. Smith
sued Fair for 100000, charging great
bodily injury. Fair was very much
alarmed over the developments of the
suit, and so were Flood and O'Briep.
One evening Eubercio PARROT received
a note to call at the Poodle Dog res
tauraDt in San Francisco, and there
found Fair, Flood and O'Brien and
their attorneys.
They wanted Parrot, who was a
particular friend OF Smith, to 90 70
Virginia City and enduce him to COM
promise the suit. PARROT owned the
Justice mine and Smith was his Su-
~perintendent.
Fair Was Wiling to pay any sum
but Parrott, who was a high minded
man, suggested to Smith that be only
ask Of Fair actual expenses incurred
through his injuries ana the fees Of
witnesses and attorneys in the case,
lhose expenses aud the fees of the
lawyers he had engaged in the case,
ar quitting to a little over $21 ,OOa,
which Fair paid. PARROT was Of
fered a large sum for his SUCCESS in
keeping the matter out Of court but
he lefused to accept a dollar. Fair
then protested great gratitude to Per-
rott and gave him a tip to purchase
certain stock. PARROT invested $780,
600, nearly his entire fortune. and
every dollar went into Fairs pocket.
PARROT, enraged at the treacherv Of
faIr, when he first learned Of his
trlckery, was almost beside himself
and determined on quick
out his mother gave him wise conn
sci n made him swear the most
solemn oath that he would never en-
gage In a personal controversy with
ar. Parrott kept his path for he
a the NEST boundless regard for his
mother ard but for her intereession if
have Jared badly for Fair at
first meeting. Tue two men
never spoke after this incident
died within the year and his
widow took no further action throuob
her regard for Mrs. Fair, who was
always held in the highest esteem in