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was not a very good photo and we
all laughed over it. We shared the
front seat of the automobile with an
other couple on the way home. sat
in my husbands lap. We were all
laughing and joking, and very happy.
Drove to Inn.
1--WE got out at our home, unpacked
the dishes, and then drove off in our
own car to get something to eat. We
went to an inn on the boulevard just
across the Howard County line. :
MY husband stopped at the door
to talk with an acquaintance. I went
inside, saw some friends, and showed
them the picture taken at the carni-
val They laughed at it and passed
1t around.
Just as Wade came inside, an
Italian employed by Nuncy Greco, my
first husband, who runs barber shop
in Laurel, was laughing at the pic
ture. Wade said he did not like
'Wops' laughing at his picture. /
laughed 1t of and We had some beer
and crab cakes.
when we got home and in bed.
Wade began arguing again about the
picture and the 'Wops' resented
his remarks because my son is half
Italian. He kept getting madden all
the time and finally said he was going
to leave home.
Ordered Wife Out.
"He got up and put on his trousers
and a shirt. I saw him go to the
bureau and put the revolver in his
hip pocket. He started out. but
changed his mind, came back, and
said:
"'Tbis is my house, you get out i"
HE threw a dress at me. I got up
and started putting on my stockings.
He kept shouting and grabbing me-
There are bruises on my arms and
legs. Finally I decided it would be
silly for me to leave and told him ]
was going to stay.
He went out in the kitchen. I
started praying aloud for my boy and
my husband, and said I did not want
to live if they could not be friendly.
like they usually are. Wade heard
me and came rushing in with the
pistol in his hand"
After the shooting Mrs. Smith said
she knelt beside her husbands body.
When she realized he was dead she
tried to shoot herself, but could not
make the automatic work. Distraught,
she remained in the house for about
20 minutes, then dressed and, still
carrying the gun. droye to the home
Of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Harrison.
Stopped to See Boy.
Awakening them, she told what had
happened and decided to give herself
up at the Laurel State police substa-
ton, where Smith formerly had been
assigned.
On the way she stopped at Mrs.
Greco's home to see her boy. He was
asleep, but she told Mrs. Greco to tell
him she had come to say good-by
before going away.
After telling her story to State
Troopers A. E. Markley and c. w.
Cubbage, who had served with her
husband, Mrs. Smith was turned over
to the county authorities and taken
to the Hyattsville Jail.
Mrs. Smith Is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. S. Dodd. Her father, a
race horse owner. and her mother
were at. Empire, N. Y, when wired Of
the tragedy. They came home imme-
diately.
After her marriage to Greco Mrs.
Smith learned the beauty parlor bust
ness. She married Smith in March,
1884. the day after being divorced
from Greco.
Resigned From Police.
Smith resigned from the State po-
lice force when ordered transferred
from Laurel to Randalstown, in order
to be with his wife. He since has
been working as an automobile sales
man.
His mother, Mrs. Minnie Smith of
Cumberland. took charge Of funeral
arrangements. The services will be
held tomorrow at her home, with State
troopers as pallbearers.
The Smiths made their home at COL
Fourth street, here Justice of the
Peace James L. Vawter will conduct
the inquest in the Laurel Police Court
room tonight.