The Sentinel=record., 1918-08-10
$4,000 PRISONERS TAKEN BY
ALLIES IN TWO DAYS FIGHING

the report of some of those who saw
the tragedy.
The divorce petition filed yesterday
by Mrs. Smith, sister of the dead
young man, was drawn by Judge o. H..
Sumpter, and set up in its terms the
allegations that the couple had mar
ried, had lived together, that she had
been subjected to such indignities and
cruelties as to make her life with him
intolerable. and that she had left him
on the 14th day of July and returned
to her mother, and the suit asked for
a proper division of the property.
Judge Sumpter said last night that
Danny Shannon, the brother, and the
dead young man, would have filed
suit In the circuit court today against
DR.. Smith charging him with SANDER
and libel, and that he would have
asked for damages for defamation OF
character
The Shannon family have been resi-
dents of Hot Springs for many years,
the boy, who was killed last night,
being 20 years of age, and yesterday
being his birthday. Mrs. DR.. Smith,
the sister, was ore of the most beauti
full young girls reared in this city. She
is about 35 years Of age. 1t was said
last night that Danny Shannon who
was within the draft age, had been re-
jected from government service be-
cause of being a tubercular.
Mrs. B. Shannon, who resides but
Yittle way up the street from the
scene of the shooting, heard the sho.s,
and came screaming down the street
CRYING 81 know Danny is killed"
City Manager Weaver, who was al
the scene, saw Mrs. Shannon running
into the crown He had been up to
the body and had not recognized Il
as Danny Shannon. lie went to Mrs.
shannon and assured her that 1t was
not her son who was killed, but she
insisted that she knew it was, and
forced her way into the crowd, turn
ed the head of the body, and recog-
IniZed her boy.
DIR. Smith was one of the foremost
surgeons of the country. Before ne
came to this city from st. Louis he
had already attracted much attention
for some of the finest operations that
had been done in the middle west. His
reputation spread, and during hts
practice here had some cases to come
from far and near to avail themselves
of his skill. When he abandoned the
profession some time before to enter
the quietude of country life on his
ranch there were many expressions
of regret that so skilled a man should
get out of the active practice.
Frequently when there were special
would answer calls, come to the city
and see the patient through to safety,
and then again return to his ranch
life.
He had been in the city recently,
and told his friends that he intended
to return to his practice, and that as
soon as he could get a competent man,
to take charge of the ranch, he would
reopen his offices here and remain in
his profession. He said that the coun-
try life has restored his nerves won
derfully and that he was going to de-
vote some years now to active proc
tice.
The coroner. DIR. J. b. Shaw, said
last night that he would conduct the
inquest at the court house today at
12 O'Clock, and that number OF wit
nesses to the tragedy had been ten
dered the officers.
DR.. Smith was visited last night by
Judge Jack Murphy, who is his at
torney, and no effort was made to OBJ
tain release on bond.