▁had ▁apolog ized . ▁ ▁Leg al ▁problems ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s , ▁Smith ▁was ▁called ▁away ▁from ▁duty ▁for ▁several ▁law su its ▁for ▁deb t . ▁ ▁One ▁case ▁drag ged ▁on ▁in ▁a ▁Chicago ▁court ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 3 . ▁ ▁Another ▁cred itor , ▁named ▁Henry , ▁continued ▁a ▁claim ▁against ▁Smith ▁for ▁$ 7 ▁for ▁payment ▁of ▁a ▁har ness . ▁ ▁The ▁case ▁drag ged ▁on ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 1 . ▁Henry ▁even ▁sent ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁President ▁McK in ley ▁about ▁Smith ▁and ▁his ▁$ 7 ▁deb t . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁Smith ▁was ▁su ed ▁again ▁in ▁Chicago ▁by ▁the ▁legal ▁firm ▁Ped rick ▁and ▁Daw son . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁court ▁mart ia led ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁in ▁San ▁Antonio ▁for ▁" con duct ▁un be coming ▁an ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁gentleman ", ▁for ▁de eds ▁in ▁the ▁" M int ▁Sal oon " ▁in ▁Bra ck ett , ▁Texas . ▁ ▁The ▁oppos ing ▁party ▁claimed ▁Smith ▁had ▁been ▁playing ▁a ▁game ▁of ▁draw ▁pok er ▁with ▁M . ▁S . ▁Moore ▁and ▁C . ▁H . ▁Hol zy ▁a . k . a . ▁J igg ert y , ▁lost ▁$ 1 3 5 ▁to ▁Moore , ▁and ▁refused ▁to ▁pay ▁the ▁deb t . ▁ ▁Smith ▁was ▁found