Deseret Evening News | 1904-12-27 | Page 5 | Silas Smith's Defense

i SILAS SMITHS DEFENSE DEFENSES I Says Soya S Ys Soldiers W Were re Trying to Kill Him DIm When Ho Do Shot Back Shies Smith tho the teamster t nt at fort Douglas Dou who shot Huckett of ot the Friday midnight In a t street oar CRI at aL the termini U le In the tho county jail await awaiting awaiting ing lug tint by the civil authorities Ho Ida HoIs Is II a 11 hard hand looking citizen with his head hoed nil milt 11 nit cut and amid bruised nod and bun ban up it ll front from the Injuries ho he received In hi the P with the two 1 wu Infantry Infantrymen men mm Ho lea claim ahn that both bolh Riley and 1 Jump nn on hint him anti and worn svera ern pounding the life lire out aut of ot him before ha his Ids artillery and amid wont want I Into action Ion Him that had hall h ha not notI I himself they would hove done doni him up Smith was ns honorably discharged fruit fro In one olle of or tho the bAtter H HH H It few te duye 1118 II ago go and 1111 Wit was employed by h hIhi din be Re III a 1 ten teamster muter ler will Im hll burled hurled in III the hunt Font cemetery unless his bin folks folka In Nov New York wire to 10 have the body sent nan Mil east which Is III not flot considered likely Sell Sergi Hiley the man malt who escaped tic ped with his hla life Is doing well wel