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Show mmmimmmmmmm . , ". . ..... , . . , : " " . - !J- -. n Mother of 'fti: in Almost Same Spot ? i and Under "Identicd Circumstances. : Weird; Developments ; V Coroner's Inquest That : Shied No Light on f tenner ten-ner of Taking Of f: ; . Many , and weird were the develop- ( ments In , the mystery surrounding- the .' death of George M. Smith of LakeyieW, whose body was pulled out of the Icy waters of the Jordan a week ago- today. to-day. . . . ' The evidence before .the Coroner's Jury yesterday afternoon developed that forty years ago Smith's mother's body was found . In almost the same place and under the' same mysterious conditions. At, that time there was no solution of the mystery, and the second . occurrence will probably have the same result.' ." - -r..-; Verdict of the Jury.-. ' V The Coroner's Jury yesterday closed i Its Investigation' and rendered a verdict ' that 8ml th came to his death from ' gunshot wounds inlcted by the haqd Of some person unknown rp the Jury - :. t At the inquest yesterday JRoe ' V a half-brother of the deceased.' declL'.ld that he-was Able- t4dentlCy seme of the"? ' things found on the dead man's, person B declared thkt his brother never car ; ' rlcd, a. revolver .to, his knowledge, 'and ' that the only "trouble his brother had 3 was ill-health; which he had suffered of ; late.'' ": . . t i i ; ,. -. , t In Low Spirits. .. , . - 1 James T. Smith of Lakevlew declared - ' that ne last saw his brother five weeks : ago, when he was in the L. D. a hospital. hos-pital. At that Ume he said his broker's brok-er's spirits -were low. and he seemed to j be downcast and expressed . doubts as -to his recovery. - He declared that the . dead man had never been married, and ; he did not believe that he. was of the temperament that would commit su ' . Cide. ; : ; .:,. ... . v. . - , Death of His Iffotheri i He , told of the mysterious death of Smith's , mother, in response, to the. Questions asked . by ? County Attorney ' Parley P. . Christensen. : He asserted that forty years sgo Mrs. Smith was found dead In a pond just north' of where her eon's body was discovered. ' He averred that the body was dlscov ered early one morning, and that there , was no decided explanation of the cause . of her death. He -said that the same ' mysterious circumstances prevailed, . although Identification was easier. At that time George M. Smith was about' five years old. .... . . , t .... It Is said that Smith ; was never known to have spoken about his moth-' er, even -among his relatives. On ac-1 count of his religious belief, his friends contend that they cannot believe It was a suicidal act that caused his death. Was Cheerful in February. ' ." ' Mrs. Barbara Ammunson- of Logan, a sister of the deceased.-positively lden- " . tilled Smith's clothing' and the trinkets found on his body. She said he Jert her place- in Logan ,on February -2. coming to Salt Lake City. ' At that time she said Jie told her that he intended, to sell a farm that he owned at Lakevlew, and use the money to go to Colorado Springs or some other health resort to : . see If ; he could not regain his health more readily. When he left she de- clared she gave him $10. She said that he was fast recovering his health at the time and was in a cheerful frame 6f '' mind. In the two weeks since he had left the L. D. S. hospital, she said, he had gained seventeen pounds. WJien Last Seen Alive, - ; ' Several of Smith's friends saw Smith about this time, and he spent some time with them. They declared that they went with him to the Hampton house, where he .secured some of his things -and made inquiries, whether he could have a room there that night. He did , not register. After leaving the men he I was never seen alive again. They ; ' stoutly declared that he did not act or: talk as if he were low-splrlted. - .He did not return to the hotel again, ,: . Back' From a Mission. ' " ' ; v . Smith . returned from a mission for . " v the Mormon church some time before, the holidays. He was broken down in health and went to the L. D. S. hospital . for treatment. After that he made his home with his sister In Logan. . ' The verdict returned by the Jury yes- v terday was: v ;- "'We , find the deceased, George M. i ' '; Smith, came to his death on or about : February 25, 1906, death being caused , by a gunshot wound in the right side of: the head," Inflicted by the hand f some person unknown to this Jury. - t , The Jurymen were H. S. Laney, Ja ! seph V. Smith and V). B. Shenard. - ' " |