The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-10-28
Captured at the Home Of a
Relative in Burri||vi|Ie.
Made No Resistance --Arraigned and
and Held Without BaiI--CIajmS He
Acted in Self Defence.

cupied the day and night following
that terrible tragedy.
This morning Colvin and Windsor
brought Smith to this city and took him
TO the Sixth district court at Cranston
to be arraigned upon the charge Of
murder.
PLEA OF NOT GUILTY.
Judge Palmer prepared a warrant
and al 10 O'Clock Smith was arraigned
and pleading not guilty waived an ex-
animation and was committed without
bail 10 await the action of the grand
jury which meets i'm December.
He was then shackled TO Colvn's
wrist and was taken to Cranston. He
was In excellent spirits and did not
appear TO consider that he was charged
with crime which meant his probable
Imprisonment for life.
Before he was arraigned the News
representative interviewed him. At
first he was extremely reticent, declin-
ing to discuss any feature Of the trag-
edy, asserting that in view of the ter
mination OF his affair with Brinton
Rounds IL would be better IL ne kept
his own counsel Eventually he grew
more communicative and said that he
had, so far as he then knew, no reason
for leaving Foster Centre. He was free
TO go when and where he chose to. hav-
| ing given bail. He suggested that news
papers do not circulate as freely nor as
rapidly in the country as they do in
the city, and asserted that he had not
perused any Of the accounts OF the trag-
edy and that he did not know that
Brinton Rounds was dead until Nate
Colvin told him so i'm the bed room at
Orren Hunts house. last night. He
had not anticipated such turn in
Rounds condition for the reason that
he did not know that Rounds had been
severely wounded
Smith would not discuss the stab
bing or the quarrel or whatever 1t was
that led up to the fatal blow; but he
did say that Rounds had been threat-
ening people. himself included.
Smith said that as an agent of the
owner of the property he had a right
to be upon the premises and to hold
the keys.
Personally he was Of slight build and
below the average stature weighing
not TO exceed 40 pounds. while Rounds
was six feet tall, of robust frame.
hunter and of strong physique. Rounds,
he claimed. was gambler dispenser
OF hard cider, n loafer and one who hab-
itually carried a revolver. being sure
shot, while he Smith never owned and
never carried a revolver. and the only
weapon he had that day. III such IL
could be designated was a small and
ordinary pocket knife. having dull
blade.
Rounds. ne said. had repeatedly as
saulted him.
IN SELF-DEFENCE.
On the Friday preceding the day OF
the stabbing Rounds beat and kicked
him and this assault he repeated on the
morning Of the day OF the fatal cut
ting. SO severely was he used by
Rounds on siis last occasion that his,
Smiths ribs were almost broken IN.
After that night his left side pained
him very much and this morning he
could scarcely draw n long breath so
acute was the pain II was his desire
that az soon as he reached the county
iail his clothing should be stripped
from him and that Or. Keene should
examine his ribs TO see II any OF them
were broken. In proof of the assault
claimed Smith called attention 10 z
Moses" which was under left eye ana
which looked as though it might nave
been caused bv the toe or boot, tor
it was crescent formed and ala not
have the characteristics Of blow de-
livered with fist.
Smith said that whatever he did was
done I'm self-defense and with rear
that his life was in peril. He was ex-
tremely sorry for Rounds. and sorry
that the affair had happened.
AS soon as he was arrested last nient
he gave his knife to Colvin and the
latter win deliver II 10 the proper au-
thority. IL is as Smith declared it 20
be. a commonplace pocket knife, with
dull looking blade. =.
An AUTOPSY was 10 have been held
upon Rounds BODY yesterday and PROD
ably has been by this time.
HIS RIBS FRACTURED.
After his arrival az the prison Smith
c,os examined by DR.. Keene who found
that the ninth and tenth ribs were frac-
| tured.