The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-12-17

his Cell.
John Y. Smith, convicted of sending
q dynamite bomb to Judge o. w Pow
ers died at the county jail at 1924 this
morning, from the effects of dose OF
morphine, taken with suicidal intent
1t is not the fault of Dynamiter John
Y. Smith that earthly justice was not
escheated in his case, and that he has
not gone TO expiate his crimes before
higher court. Smith tried to kill him
self yesterday at the county Jail, and
was very nearly successful, word at
late hour stating that he has an even
chance for his life.
He took morphine, having since mis-
trial but one vision-the remainder OF
his life in penal servitude. He said
month ago: They'll never get me in
the pen again." and he tried hard TO
make his words good. Nobody knows
how Smith got the drug.
Night Jailer Finds Him.
IT was about O'Clock Yesterday
morning when Night Jailer Gulbrenson
was on his regular round, that his at
tention was drawn by the rapping OF
some prisoners in the rotary. He went
inside, and Albert Preece, Smiths cell
mate called out that he believed the
convicted man had taken poison He
was breathing heavily and irregularIy.
The jailer became alarmed and tried TO
awaken the sleeper, but could not. with
all his efforts, get any response.
Jailer Thomas came on just before Z
O'Clock, and County Physician Ander-
son and DIR. Ewing We're summoned
They concluded from symptoms that
Smith had taken a heavy dose Of NOR
phine or opium-more likely the for
mer-and Immediately set about to re-
store him. A stomach pump was used,
and all sorts of antidotes and stimu-
lants administered. For six hours the
doctors. Sheriff. Howells, Jailer Thomas
and Deputy Sheriff Dowse worked with
the dynamiter, whipping him with wet
towels until his body was blistered, and
walking him up and down the corridor.
Sign of Recovery.
Four hours had elapsed before he
gave the first sign favorable to recov-
cry. He laughed slightly, and called
Jailer Thomas by name. He was asked
if he took morphine and answered af-
firmatively, but in tone scarcely aud
ible He said he found it, The eff
2 in the afternoon, when he was
stretched in a cot in an upstairs cell
and given UP for dead. His pulse
dropped rapidly until about $3.50, when
Jailer Thomas again revived him mo-
mentarily, Smith opening his eyes and
drinking some water.
He spit out a mouthful, but when
given whisky, swallowed it and seemed
to brighten up. He mumbled a few
words, and sank into sleep again. At
the pronunciation of the name Nc
Donnell.' which he says is his true
name. the dynamiter started and stared
at those about him. Powers and Dow
had the same effect on his Supplied
mind. 1t was believed by this time
that Smith would live to receive his
sentence.
The opinion of the doctors is that too
much morphine was taken to have the
effect Smith desired. 1t is uncertain
whether he took it upon retiring or
later in the night Preece had no init
nation of his cellmate's intention, and
did not see any signs of the drus-
Wonder How He Got 1t.
There are two theories as to how the
dynamiter procured the poison. The
most plausible of the two is that it was
given him by J. NJ. Jameson, a fellow
prisoner with whom he was quite init
mate. Jameson was a morphine fiend,
and a certain amount of the drug was
allowed him-as is usual in all prisons
his friends usually furnishing him
with it. Jameson was released less than
a month ago, having served forty-f1ye
days for larceny.
Sheriff Howells and Jailer Thomas
believe that jameson gave the NOR
phine to Smith in small quantities. and
that he has managed to secrete it,
probably in the lining of his coat, where
it could not easily be detected. The cells
We're searched, as usual, last week, and
two or three grains of morphine were
found in Smiths cell. Further inveSti-
cation was made. but nothing else out
of the way was discovered.
Was Smiths Friend.
Jameson was always with Smith in
the corridor where the prisoners are al
lowed to exercise after eating. Before
his trial, Smith wanted Jameson sub
pOenaed for his defense, but the latter
had gone away from the city. An eff
fort was made to locate him at Bing-
ham, but was unsuccessful What he
was expected to testify to is not known.
Jameson was seen ON Commercial street
yesterday afternoon by a policeman.
Unless the drug was furnished by
Jameson ii is almost assured that Yiu
Lee. a Chinaman doing time in the jail,
is the person who did Sgrnish it. He
receives opium from his friends occa-
sionally, and some has been found in
his smoking tobacco. He denies giving
Smith anything. An analysis of the
of the stomach may determine
which form the poison was in.