The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-06-27
rj Escapes The Woods Near The Scene Of the Sootg-Dees the Po
lice for Tme But Is Later Induced TO Give Himself pKlng Follows
an Attempt al Reconciliation With His Divorced Wife

These are your friends" said
Mr Newly. We viii take you
quietly down town when you are
ready 10 c0me. Glso me your ~
volvere
Hut smith refused "a relinquish
the weapon. lie tried 10 rise 90
hia feet. stiil elasping the revolver.
bat he was too weak 10 rise alone
Mr. Newaby grasped him under HIS
left shoulder and holped him No.
hue he resented assistance
let me walk by myself" he
said. as be toltcred forward. sway.
ink from side 10 aide
ReAiIsinE hia weakness. he plAc
ed hts left hand en- Mr. Newby 3
shoulder and walked 10 the patrol
wagon with tho revolver ready for
action.
Not until Smith vas seated Ia
the patrol wagon IN compans win
Detective Iaarck. Mr. SsWby. Mr.
Martin. The star representative and
SIR. NeMby'a son. dld he surren.
der hia sun.
Tufuing Ia Mr.. Newly. be hand
ed him the weapon t'Fum a pocket
BE- produced 4 box of cartridges
and theae aud his purse be eat1asi.
81 to Mr. Newly.
This IL bell. nelghboF." Was bis
remark
On the way 10 the city ball Smith
complained that b. was sleepy. and
that he bad not slept Tor i've days
Aud nights preceding the ahuetinE
Smith Makes Statement.
4 had no Intention 81 shooting
my wife when ! seat q SEE hcf
this morning said Smith a. pollce
headquarters 20 representative ~
The star. 4 wanted oulf 70 make
NJ our trouble and SEE her 10 I've
Nith me again.
NY moghefin las kept Interior
lnE aud finally called me Siie
namea. II SIS then that J shot
nv mother ialaw. and whsn ] aaN
shat I had sfnne I thuaEht J w0uld
completes the sob Then wuuld
have allied myself bat my nerve
gave out
AS slaleFln.law. Mra Boaslle
vas Ike cause 81 oar family
trouble NJ wifa and lived TO-
xuther until she tnferfured she
made trouble and nay wife took al
vantage of my absence IN Eal.
furuia "a gee d divorce last spring
T. 4 Srwht. the friend 81 Smith
uho figured 50 prominently IN the
capture. aaYa that he considers
Smith insane
smish's Troubles
up 20 a few months ago Smith
Vas a Jolly. eompanlonablc man.
DO dld not Show bis aan. Since
the family troubles be has changed
utterly lie looks - years older
aud has been acting qucerly He
coafifef his troubles 70 me. and
blamed his slsteriniaw tie said
that. while he Waa drawing only
SO per week a. q POLICEMAN Tor the
independent Telephone company
his wife wanted 20 wear az bats
ana made other demands which
he could not meet. Ia which she
Waa backed up bY her sister lie
blamed hts NlHierln.law for the al,
yorce proceedings
n last saN smith before the
tragedy on Sunday. when he called
AZ the house lie vas very uery
Gus and wanted me tn take q salk
with him In the park ] could not
60. and he went with another neigh.
Dor
smith did not appear 20 be
over E5 Years old Ills strength
Naa magnificent for his ago lie
had bought a little home for which
he was paying and which he gave
up 20 his wife after tho divorce
Two grown children survive Mrp.
Smith. son who lives IN 8pp.
kane. and n daughter. Mrs WIN
coRhlln. OF Everett. wife OF an
architect
The bodies % tho two victims
were taken - the Blitz undeftak
ing establishment at Gt6 Ewing ST..
Fremont