Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-12-27 | Page 2 | Nervous Strain Led to Suicide of H. H. Smith

Hs STRAIN lm TO m Sm SUICIDE m f f U SMiTH Won n Million Dollar 0 ar Suit uit r I M f for forUS U. U S. S RAISED PRAISED BY CHIEF r r B Born m n in S. S L. L V Veteran e eran of Spanish War WarN i S 'S N Dec 27 T 1 Special on a million dollar gov- gov ment ent suit today toda was declared to ton een n responsible for Cor the sul- sul esterday erday of Horace II Smith SmIthY I of Salt Lake e City and ande f. f e recently an attorney in charge land ind Ind titles in the department of oC m The theory of oC the motive v by Smiths Smith's chief Berj Ber- Ber j i. i Parmenter assistant at- at ferney general Smiths Smith's work alone id fd responsible for the govern- govern e ts million dollar victory in a ault oitt j against Commander Virgil feker Cr over Porto Rican lands All Uld title work worle In connection with irrigation atlon projects in the 7 nt t also wa was supervised by him fee He was a most efficient work work- P Parmenter said B ause he was so good we crowded him with too toon n work He felt Celt its and last spring suffered a eti us breakdown I He e never ne recovered ND BY WIFE S Smith shot himself in the base- base 1 1 of oC his home with a 38 call call- olver The bod body was found ll I r wife wiCE- Mrs Irs Louise Loule Smith h hee e was a It bullet hole behind his J ear The revolver was in his g hand Smith had been sleep- sleep n a summer room in the base- base Ills Wife found the body hen she went to call him Corre for Cor re Dr J. J Ramsey roner gave a certificate of suld sul- sul d de dej j Mrs frs S Smith advanced ad the J j In n that her lid husband had been over failing falling health which Mowed wed the breakdown of last ONE HEARD SHOT T TM The tragedy shrouded the house deep sorrow otro In the parlor and and- anda a gay bedecked Christmas e cej and under it and scattered pu put the theother other rooms room's are the gifts girts Santa Mh Santa Claus bestowed upon three young youn daughters aroline Catherine Catherin e and Elizabeth l e were ere told of the keen enjoy- enjoy en Mr Smith took in r Yuletide celebration Por Po- Po r 3 o'clock as the UP hen the tue fatal Catal shot was fired one ne of oC the occupants of the house erd fd it U. police were told r he funeral and Interment will tomorrow afternoon In the home Mrs Smiths Smith relatives in Plain Plain- J r The body was sent ent there Is t I florace Jorace II IT Smith was was was' born In R Lake December 9 94 1577 and ands andIs Is s educated at st St. Marks Manes acad- acad t r During the Spanish American r he enlisted In the Fourth States cavalry ca and nd was In action in the the Philip- Philip nes From 1902 to 1903 1905 h he was a aIk atrin trin Ik jn the Salt Lake hoard board of alth sith which position he relin- relin J ll ed to become private secre- secre rr o Senator Sutherland ELD CITY OFFICES e serving as secretary to the nit r. r Mr Smith studied law at eorge orge torge Washington university and his return here In 1914 he took the lh private practice of law He lie at co county attorney in 17 11 nd ad from to 1922 was an I ant city attorney under City loniey ey Will wm rolland Folland There There- te he returned to the national pital as attorney in charge of ot the files Ciles in la the department Justice W Word V rd d rece received ed In this this' cit city Suni Sun- Sun i y relatives merely stated that r. r had died suddenly Sun- Sun morning an and l that his death I id a recent nervous break- break Ir 13 is survived by bv his plow ow and three daughters Caro- Caro J Elizabeth S. S and Catherine L and a sister 0 o survive him These are Hush Hugh h F F. and Ernest L. L Smith A Agnes nes U. U r Ivana