The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-08

a Another murderer has been added to the list OF
suicides at Moyamensing Prison. that contains the
names of such criminals as Christian Berger and
George S Twitchell. Joseph Snyder, the murderer
of Richard Il. Carter at Paramount Park, on Satur-
day last was found deaa IN ms cell at Moyamenslng
bsCket Of water The man who so wantonly mur-
dered fellow-being had chosen thus to rush into
the presenCe OF his Maker with the heinous sin Of
his own death upon his hands.
SNYDER was found by the keeper on bringing him
his breakfast lying stretched out full length upon the
floor his face downward, and his bare feet towards
the cell door. His head was not to he seen; but
0verhanging where it Lay was heavy BEAM and
were bent and rigid, resting upon the floor as sup
The examination of the Doctor showed that life was
extinct and the body was not disturbed until the
arrival Of the Coroner jury, and attendant reporters
AZ me heavy framework, consisting OF two beams
that formed the bottom of the regular ce-bunk or
couch was then lifted up and the face of the dead
man was to be resting in the bucket almost full
of water The body was then overturned upon the
Goor and the ghastly face of the suicide turned
upwards towards the heavens. 1t was horrible
uight 10 look upon the COntOrted featureS stamped
with the mprints Of the death agony the congested
blood purpng the entire face, with the water drb-
hing down from his grey beard. The prayers of our
itIZens have been for weeks offered for more water,
and vet this man used IL 10 murder hmse ana cneat
the gallOws of its due.
nnst have first been put ia place. the beam laid with
nne overhanging end resting upon the bucket and
then as the man stretched himself at full length
upon the floor, with his face over the bucket he must
have pulled the beam down upon his head, so that
if would enectually hold his face in the water, how
ever he might struggle or his will falter
The Coroner's investigation was tnen proceeded
with in an adjoining roomi and the following evil
denCe eiCited;- ,u,- --,- , ,
tSntn minutes Of O'clock When the cell give
Snyder his breakfast found him IN the CONDITION stated
superintendent Snyders wife saw him last Yesterday
time she would him. that led me to have suspicion
and kept watch on him saw him last ga at 20 9clGek @ last
mns suoide she was only M geProaSGhdng reach MN
we do not put two such in cell together, in
stances have Deen known OF one anotnef Shy
his wife; IL was about building associations said she
SELF found his morning, by holding hls face in bucket
water such bucket always placed IN each cell ana
morning dead at about % minutes OF 8, when went TO
ecocR Ri Visited Rimhe las one afterwards when saw
him the bunk board was IN its place. and the bucket
William H. Perkins Superintendent, vornI sny;
d bs was too old to do such said he had done
it in moment OF excitement & yesterSy y y &tSrn0on n eM
him the ndon seen by the jury and lett hm IN tnat
the cells at night owing to the danger OF conspiracy to
break jail have ordered ne Watc9men n never TO Eo fge
who Snyder the buckets are always eustOmarllS
wash in; we give the PrisGpers that kind
OF they nave % no to Fehk a
forty pounds l suppose Snyder put me pucket mere
GSn d dSwR % to ho RoS & face Down Pe of hs
strsgge have had always fear & Of s o e
years ago had German weaver mpriso led AZ night
loom He had taken strand yarn from the loom and
throttled himself with it..
DR. Updegrove sworn-I made partial post no'ie9 ex.
animation of Snyder's body; opened the cavity OF the
chest and examined the lungs; found them very much
Congested presenting such evidences of or
sufocaton would expect to find in cases OF drown,
ing also examined the heart, and found 1t sound and
natural in my opinion the man came to MS death from
drowning
Benjamin f. Butcher swon-I corroborate the doctors
tesmony | him this morning, about SO O'clock and
think he had then been dead three or four hours
The jury after a very short consultation returned
the verdict that Joseph Snyder had com nttod
suicide by drowning himself in bucket OF water.
The body of deceased will be given over to his
hnrinl