Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1917-01-18
r. FUSES LIQUOR;
RES|STS HOURS:
SHOOTS HUSBAND
Daughter BY Former Husband
Rescued BY Father as Mother
and Former Chauffeur
Quarrel.
MANS REVOLVER is USED
Wounded, Life Ended With the
Weapon He Had Given Wife
When He Went to
Her Room.

Denver. Colu., ian. l5.-After a 1--WE
noun struggle with her husband, 20 pre-
vent him from forciug her 10 drink
liquor. Ers. John Lawrence Smith to-
day drew "a revolver from Il drawer in
their home III the fashionable residence
district and shot Smith to death.
Mrs. Smith was A3 years old. HeI
husband was 50. Mrs. Smttn was the
divorced wife Of William \. hIoors, -
prominent attorney of Denver. anG
brother of DaVid Hastings Moore, co--
rler bishop of Tie Methodist church at
Kansas City, Mo. now dead. Smith
formerly was = chauffeur in the Moore
household.
some time. TIE home where Mr.. Smit,
was Twins: was owned by Mildred
Moore. " wears old, Mrs, Smith's
daughter /hy Ger former marriage. ~
!. o'clock Smith rang the doorbell.
Liquor Thrown on Woman.
II wan To see Mrs. Smith," he ;nld
John BiDGie, 81 roc in the household.
who answered. Bindle told the police
Smith had been drinking and he feared
for his life. Smith Immediately went
to his wife's rooms. There, according 20
A'IlS. oIIb1R1 ~ u W Ioi&G tiCl ~
drink from q bottle of liquor. A struggle
during wllieh rbe liquor was thrown
over Mrs. Smith. followed. but st,p-
sided. Periodically, until the time "
the shooting. the struggle was 70
neWed.
At 5 O'CLOCK 4 servant ,ela2iaoncd TO
William A. Moore, Mrs. Smiths di-
vorced bUsbtnG. saying she feared for
the safety a Mildred VINO was asleep
in another payt of the house. Moore
went 10 The .luuse. remaining outside.
He called . erNan and drove away
with Mildred. AT that time Moore tod
the police he could hear MI. and Mrs.
.S.nith talking Gp stairs.
Gave Fer a Revolver.
According 10 Mrs. Smith, Smith gave
her his large revolver.
IF Non don't kill me with tbs frst
shot, I'll kill With my hands," Smith
is alleged to raw tod his wife.
About T o'cIoek Smith again attacked
Nher. according 10 Mrs. Smith. She drew
n nal revolver NJ shot him. AS he
lay struggling on the foor she took the
large weapun which he had given her
earlier in the sight and ended his life.
Mrs. Smiths stepfather is Alfred
E:ritton. . wealthy oil operators, who
formerly lived in Chicago and Beau
mant and irOrE Worth. Tex. lie made =
fortune in Texas oil.
W. 4. Moore, torme. hrsDaai Of MIS-.
Smith was N the police station today
while Mrs. Smith was being examined
II Will stanG ny her and do everything
possible for re~." ne said.
Up TO roccrtly. the Smiths had ',et?
living in oakland. Cal. They We're mar
ricd in Enrek:. Cal. in 1873.
Threatened Her Daughter.
one of lie causes Immediately re-
sponsihlc fer Mrs. Smiths act. accord
ing 10 her statement to the police. was
a threat which her husband made
against kilGred Moore. Referring to
the staying of her husband, Mrs. Smith
declared 20 Chief of Police Armstrong:
ut WAS 2 small matter that happened
out there compared with what might
have happened
Mrs. Smith ~telephoned Moore. her
Former husband at his hotel, apprisins
him of the shooting.
81 have just lilled him" she is quoted
as saving eyer the telephone, "br.ns
the police
When officers arrived at the Smith
home. overturned furniture in the hall
and rooms toi0 the story of the struggle,