The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-16

time of his death he was about Is years
old. When young man he picked up the
soap graft" II Is old as the hills.
Smith did not originate II. and he was
not the most expert exponent OF IL IN the
world. He appeared In Denver eighteen
or twenty years ago and commenced sell
ing soap on the streets. He would appar
emily wrap up $ bill with piece of
soap and sell 1t. II no one would pay s.
he would sell IL for 30 cents II is hardly
necessary To say that those who got the
g. bills for 30 cents were the boosters"
The Rocky Mountain News roasted Smith
for grating and Smith claimed that his
family was drawn Into the article withou;
cause. Accompanied by his brother. Smith
went 10 the office of the Rocky Mountain
News. and. ii Is claimed. horsewhipped the
editor. John Atkins. you can say any
thing about me" was Smiths motto, bat
leave my family out OF IL. IL l am bad.
they have nothing 10 DO with IT.
After the trouble with the newspaper
things became hot in Denver for Smith.
The mining excitement at Creede. Colo.
In 1881. attracted his attention and he went
there with the firm conviction that he
would find as many grecnhorns as he had
IN Denver. He coined money. but as
usual. spent Il or gave IL away rs fast "a
he go, hts hands OH 1t. II he heard. OF n
family being IN need ne would take up 2
collection. giving a donation himself as
large as any one else. Usually he gave
more
When Smith decided 10 try his luck a;
ogden In 1892 or lSa3 he thought & would
be a good idea 10 have n bodygu4rd. He
wanted a man who could strike terror to
the hearts OF those who were likely 10
thirst for his blood. 50 he selected ''Sheot-
Your Eye-Out Jack FOR the position.
shoot Your Eye-OUt Jacks" real name
was Nerm!Iion. He a Texan and had
L.. a great rar.sta his ability "a
shoe, man in the eye whenever the ocFa-
sion required. Jack was with "Soapy''
on a train going 10 Ogden when trouble
arose over a hunko trick Guns were
drawn and the bullets commenced 10 ny.
At the first signal OF war ''Shoot-Y Your
Ey--out Jack crawiei under the seat
Smith drew MS pistol and stood of the
gang. The lights went out and when the
clouds rolled away IL WAS discovered that
not man had been nit. Vet the car was
fairly rtddled with bullets
When The hodXgIsrd came out from un-
der The sea- 'Soapy' discharged him. re-
marking that he would nsh, his own bat
ties In the future.
After his experiences tn ogden. Saith
Travelled around the country following his
ve.EesSga hllsh~d vocation He id nos
amount ~ much n the way ~ a news
source. ana nothing was said about him
three years aso when ne passed through
Seattle on hAs Nay 10 Juneau He came
back % Seattle after short tine and
wen; East Than he returned and MADE
another trip - JuEeau.
Firm tb.@ * VII be seen that he hsd
information about AIarka long before the
k'uui{ke excitement After Skaeway
sr-a-s into existence 49, # - rsax:c
soaps" ;Irnel a,s mind n he mushroom
city as q fs~t.,e aeig fnr rsapng VEL
th tho<v I'f,e tF{cks thai eaten eight
oat ~ svcgy ter Ia -&N ot !sguen. lie did
NOT s.ter2tf - work tao old ''scapr game.
t4g te3 back oS tte shells Virtually ha
Vas the head II Ire ''rhe.F' workers an
the traA fe s3a3e money hans over
fst hut spent K ard save 4; away WIFE
p0e,ltg s3lty ttat Causct = ser SCoK s.
~ tae New YORK World n remark,
smith may - CRATER e,-; ae - one
~ tf@ u1oss ssaa~osfs klnG-hear:c4 7rez
- hep tt7oS" ~ distress ard he loves G.s
family TO kuosv srs.ltn = 20 IKE p ~
Frank CIs0cy VIC Is known ey every
s7~orti1x man IN ghe Pacl3c <o~thweas
acA Alaska sat& that w5p4 there was
AHT charitable weFA 20 he Done IN Skag-
nav Smith sd Il TT $50 vac 4 ynarsstr
caurrtttea go ss.a C,a1cy '-aoH the sssgy
Went olst that Sw3ta ard h.< sarg rrf-
vented t1@ carrying est - justice That
AS wrcuE- y al S-ish AZ f1fsst.s-F.
fEe SIMPLY iso& tse po~-,.on trat IRE :yata
- gas fna'ter saoal3 - discovered
Sru ;h cese,V<a wors seat hl< wife as
So az - LOUIS and re- came u Seattle
HA.te he.e ~ Est treS t-uu Sc w4ta E1rnex
MAJ eeYry a he Horseshoe sa1oen ard
Mag sservy was ca; vita a knife. Whether
ssrlIa CT tee mar wAo was with hin a.d
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