tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post6328673523352521685..comments2024-01-20T16:49:46.154-08:00Comments on Soapy Smith's Soap Box: Soapy Smith's brother, Bascomb, shoots a man in Seattle, December 4, 1899.Jeff Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-42062577117185548742020-09-29T18:11:00.877-07:002020-09-29T18:11:00.877-07:00I have several newspaper clippings for you. It see...I have several newspaper clippings for you. It seems Bascomb spent a lot of time from 1896 to 1898 in the upper north, in Montana & Washington. Probably best to email you. What is your current email address - or maybe just email me at brando1882@hotmail.com Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325168112503533077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-21579848725280888742020-09-29T15:29:30.503-07:002020-09-29T15:29:30.503-07:00Hello. I have the Spokesman Review, November 16, 1...Hello. I have the Spokesman Review, November 16, 1897, but I do not have anything showing that the day before November 15, 1897, in which he was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Do you have that newspaper clipping? I would love to see it! Thank you. ~Jeff<br /> Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-43125213801210892692020-09-26T23:10:55.585-07:002020-09-26T23:10:55.585-07:00Hi Jeff - Bascomb Smith was an opium addict - no d...Hi Jeff - Bascomb Smith was an opium addict - no doubt. He was sentenced to 60 days hard labor on 15 November 1897 in Spokane, Washington. He was arrested at the premises of his girlfriend, a prostitute named Bertha Davenport. She was fined $50 for running an opium den, but she claimed all the opium gear belonged to Bascomb. Spokesman Review 16 November 1897, Spokane Washington. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325168112503533077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-82392373641417121752020-09-24T10:31:33.408-07:002020-09-24T10:31:33.408-07:00Peter, I created a post about this newspaper clipp...Peter, I created a post about this newspaper clipping you found.<br /><br />https://soapysmiths.blogspot.com/2020/09/the-death-of-bascomb-smith-soapy-smiths.htmlJeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-8096993840989915192020-09-23T20:21:37.941-07:002020-09-23T20:21:37.941-07:00There's a pretty good chance the "Bascomb...There's a pretty good chance the "Bascomb Smith" in the article is my great-uncle. Thank you, Peter!Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-52371201598981100512020-09-23T17:28:51.337-07:002020-09-23T17:28:51.337-07:00Alliance Herald, Nebraska, September 9, 1909. (Quo...Alliance Herald, Nebraska, September 9, 1909. (Quoting Omaha news from Sept 7.)<br />Genealogybank.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325168112503533077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-43054695905324645692020-09-23T05:04:52.502-07:002020-09-23T05:04:52.502-07:00Hello, Peter. That would not be surprising. What i...Hello, Peter. That would not be surprising. What is your source? Thank you for this possible lead!Jeff Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680146273701688630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127229959267257059.post-38900114099651046922020-09-22T21:51:29.265-07:002020-09-22T21:51:29.265-07:00Hi Jeff. I think Bascomb Smith died of a drug over...Hi Jeff. I think Bascomb Smith died of a drug overdose in Omaha on September 7, 1909. He was thought to be a suicide as he was noted as a "drug fiend." There was a coroner's inquest. Perhaps Omaha still has the records on file. Happy Hunting, Peter Brand<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325168112503533077noreply@blogger.com