The herald., 1898-10-01
GOV. SMITH IS BETTER
BUT HAS NOT YET PASSED THE
DANGER LINE
His Condition Still Grave-No Charge
Made Against Bradley-Resolu-
tions of Condemnation

The condition Of Governor A. j. Smith o1
the Soldiers home took a change for the
better yesterday. and last night at !
o'clock he was reported as doing very well
The physicians in attendance stated, that
while he Is in a very grave condition and
has not yet passed the danger point, his
condition was better than 1t had been fol-
the previous twenty-tour hours. DR.. Hasse
the surgeon general Of the home arrived
there Thursday night from Arizona, and
the presence Of that officer Is thought to
have had cheering effect upon the gov
ernor.
Visitors are at present denied access to
the governors residence, only few init
mate friends being admitted. No attempt
has been made to probe for the bullets
The track Of the wound made by the bullet
which entered under the right shoulder
blade is stated to be through portion OF
one lobe of the lung. The bullet then de-
fected and entered the left lung. Fever
has developed. and this Is greatly against
the recovery Of the patient
No charge has yet been made against
Bradley, the old soldier who shot Governor
Smith He is being held In the county Jail
to await the developments. Should the
governor die Bradley viii be charged with
murder and If he RECEIVERS a lesser charge
will be brought. There has been some
question raised as to how Bradley will be
Observation-Disclosures in the federal or sta tie
Courts? He will probably be tried by the
latter. The federal government has made
1t rule in California to turn over Of
tenders to the state courts for punishment,
no matter If the prisoners were members
OF the army or navy and whether the Of
fense had been committed on a federal
reservation or not.
At o'clock Thursday afternoon a big
mass meeting was held at the Soldiers
home and the following resolutions were
adopted
whereas, Yesterday a member of the
Pacific branch, National Soldiers home.
made cowardly attempt to murder Gov
ernor Andrew J. Smith by shooting him in
the back, which act. having shocked the
moral sense of the entire membership Of
the home, therefore, be It
Resolved, That we hereby EXPRESS 70
the country our horror and indignation at
this fiendish attempt to murder our COM
mand.ng officer, and in the most emphatic
terms repudiate such means Of r.RhttnR
either real or fancied wrongs. II any such
exist, while we appeal to the Just judsmen Mt
Of the good citizens Of our country to re-
heve us Of any suspicion Of sympathy with
such methods. as being inconsistent with
the known characteristics Of the Ameri-
can soldier.
Resolved, That we extend our heartfelt
sympathy to Colonel Smiths family.
"A. B. GODDEN,
"F. M. CLARKE,
GEO. NJ DIXON"
At regular meeting of Uncle Sam post.
No. IT. Grand Army Of the Republic, held
Thursday at the home the following reso-
lutions were adopted:
Whereas, The hand Of the assassin OF
the anarchist type has been used against
Colonel Andrew j. Smith, governor of this
home. We, as law, order and good abiding
citizens and ex-sold.ers, denounce and re-
gret that such people are among us. There
fore, be 1t
Resolved, That we extend to Governor
Smith and his beloved wife and daughter
our most heartfelt sympathy in this their
hour of trouble, and pray that the Almighty
God may preserve the Mfe of the husba nd
and father and just governor. And be It
further
Resolved, That copy Of these resolu-
tions be sent to the family OF Colonel
Smith and published IN the Los Angeles
daily papers and spread on the minutes of
this post.
"A r. EARL, Commander.
IS. FARNSWORTH. Adjutant."