The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-04

For the 1Tst time since the assumption by the au-
hortes OF Philadelphia of that portion Of the city
known as talrmOunt Park the crime OF murder was
committed this morning at about haf-past O'Clock
the sharp ring Of pistol shot was heard reverbe-
rating among the trees on the pathway leading
from the temporary bridge crossing the fore
bay, Immediately connected with the northern re-
among the numerous workmen engaged i'm
the construction of the engine house. and
which lay strewn all over That portion of the encio-
ON looking in the direction of the shot large
man. known to most of the men as Joseph Snyder
was walking rapidly towards Coates street with
huge seven-barrel revolver in his right hand. Some
of the employees ran to where Snyder had come FROM
and found their foreman, Richard Carter, lying on
NE ground. lt was soon known that he had been
shot, and that ne was dying. An effort was made to
arrest snyder, but he Kept them all away from him
by pointing the revolver ut them At this time, Capt
John Lyon of the Park Guard, and Lieutenant Ja-
COby, Of the Schuyll Harbor Police, who had heard
the shot while sitting in their headquarters, came
running in opposite directions ON being informed
by the crowd that they were afraid to
approach Snyder, Captain Lyon, followed by
Lieutenant JacOby and Park Guard Ply, went up to
the murderer. Lyon remarked Joe, wh 1t does this
mean?' to which Snyder replied, "I'll not be taken
inside the Park, and at the same time raised his
revolver, but Lyon, quick as lightning, struck him in
the mouth with his right fist and grabbed his right
hand in which he held the revolver, with his left
tussle ensued, but by the time SNYDER reached the
ground in consequence Of the blow given him by
Capt. Lyon, Lieut. Jacoby and Guard PLY were on
him. The murderer made desperate efforts to retain
possession of the weapon, but Capt Lyon succeeded
in getting it away from him, not, however, before
he had torn Capt Lyons left hand considerably with
taken to the Park Guard station from where he was
brought to the Central Station where he IL at present
confined. He was perfectly composed wnen cap
tured, and on reaching the cell OF the Central, where
ne threw himself ON bench and refused to be seen
by any body.
Captain Lyon and Lieutenant Jacoby waited on
Mayor Fox and informed him OF the tragedy. The
former had with him the revolver which he hal
taken from the murderer. II is what is known as
seven-barrel navy pistol, and, on examining it, il
found to stu have two loads in the chamber. 1t
will be delivered to the Coroner the investigation
be commenced by MIN.
The particulars of the tragedy, as we have been
able to CLEAN them, seem 10 make 10 an almost un-
paralleed one Of wilfulness AMI premedItation. It
seems that Mr.. Carter, with d wDrkInau engaged
i'm measuring some stone preparatory to having it
dressed; and that the deceased. Immediately prior
to the shot. had been down on ms knees measuring
csrtain piece and had Just raised up renarking to
his COmrade, IL guess Jhat will do, when Snyder dis
charged the revolver the Dal entering CarterS body
about ihch below the hedrt. and, passing across
the body diagonally came out oi me right SIDE Of
the back.
While the police were paving attention to Synder
the wOrRmeu ran to their l,remen, aHd carried him
the Park Guard station, where he died IN few
minutes. He q married man, and resided on
Coates street, between Twenty second and Twenty
third streets.
As to the motive for the cruel deed, very little is
known, except that the prisoner has said since his
arrest that he Che deceased had done him wrong in
not giving him work, and that he che murderer car
red the revolver to Kill him. IL is also ascertalned
that Snyder arrived in the Park pretty early this
morning, and was very anxious to discover the
whereabouts OF Carter, but the suspicion of no one
was aroused by this fact, as 1t was known that he
was an applicant for work. He was also seen stand
ing at the spot from which he fired, but no revolver
was seen in his hand until he had committed the
murder Snyder had subsequently been employed
by the Water Department as mason, but during
last winter, when the work was light, he in COM
pany with others, were discharged.
The friends of Mr. Carter seem to think that this
discharged party had conceived an idea that they
mad been removed without good cause, and having
repeatedly applied for job and been refused, they
determined to punish Mr.. Carter. They are led to
this belief, as about two weeks since the deceased
had been waylaid and badly beaten by crowd Of
men, who remarked to him on leaving him that he
mad not seen the last Of it yet.