, 1877-04-01
:" HUMAN VARIOUS"
MIR. SNYDER Considers Humanity
in a Bony Light,
And Boils His Fellow Creatures to1
Their Skeletons.

5pecfd{ Dispatch 10 Tho Tribune.

! Special Dispatch to The Tribune.
! COLUMBUS, O., March 3l.-ln order to better
| satisfy the readers OF THE TRIBUNE In regard
to tic facts tclegraplcd 4st night in relation to
tho business in which Snyder was engaged, viz
| that of buying dead bodies from the colleges
| and body-snatchers, THE TRIBUNE corresponds
| cnt visited the scene this afternoon, and gath
| cred few particulars not telegraphed last
night. The special sent you then is substantial
| " correct In all its general features.
Arriving in the vicinity, it was deemed adj
yIsablc to first sec some oi the farmers In tue
neiehborhood, and learn from them what the
| feeling Of the community was, and il there was
| any reason to doubt the facts rs before report
cd Mr. Miller, a well-to-do farmer, living
about quarter of mile below Snydcr's, Was
first called on, and he stated that Tor consid-
erablo length Of time the most offensive odors
had been coming from SnYdcr's hennery; that
on inquiry Us to the cause Snyder gave out
that he was rendering dead hogs; tlat is, he
was buying hogs that died OF cholera OF other
diseases. About that time notice was posted
on the fences, 'Cash paid for dead hogs.n
Nothing was thought OF the matter until the
pump-makcr discovered the true nature Of the
/ business that was ncing carried on, and since
that time tho cneighborhood has bcenterribly e1-
cited over tho affair. Mr.. Miller stated that
his daughter had been sick for three weeks, and
that be mad no doubt tho illness WAS brought on
By the stencil from Suydcr's henncry, or, in
other words, human rendering establishment.
Your correspondent then proceeded to Sny-
der's residence. His vile appeared at the door,
aud stopped outside, closing the door. After
II
for Mr.. Snyder. Tue wife replied he was not
at home; that he would not return from the
city befure dark. We stated that we had heard
Of the stor;cs which were causing considerable
talk, md asked that We be shown some Of the
skeletons. Mrs. Snyder replied that there wele
none On hand now, set Up. but that they had
several bones for some ready for use, but that
Snyder had the keys with him.
In reply to the inquiry Us to whether she had
read the printed report OF their establishment,
she said she had; that some Of It was true and
a portion Of it ialse. In reply to the direct
question Us to whether the dead bodies OF hui
man beings were brought there and placed in
yats and kettles and boiled until all the
flesh was removed, she replied, " Yes,
OF course. How else could the flesh be re-
moycdn' Upon touching the subject of Its
being very disagreeable business, and one
which caused annoyance aud nervousness among
women aud chiluren in the vicinity, to say
nothing OF the stencil with filled the air, she
coolly replied, 'Why don't they put stop to
it if they can: Il is our business, not theirs.
Even L they don't fancy it, what arc they going
to do about itF'
Considerable more Was said In regard to who
furnished the bodies, but nothing could be
learned in that direction. At one point III the
conversation she was called into the house, aud
doubtless WAS cautioned not to give herself
away.
Snyder's wife is apparently 80 years old, With
not unpleasant features, but there Is look OF
utter disregard OF all the fine aud deli
cate emotions which characterize women.
noticeable In her expression. In conversation
she talks with the utmost dcllbtration Iii refer
ence to the business they arc carving on, and
no more feeling or expression ofits horrible ma
ture tu2n as tlough tile bodies were those Of
hogs aud not men. In fact, the baretactu as
SUN nption in her manner is very seldom found
tn any of tho most degenerate class.
We had our doubts about Snyder being ab-
sent from Aolnc. His Vile stated that We would
probably hld niIu ut the o.ticc OF DR.. Blescl1,
who, 1t appears, Is al intcre* ted party in this
enterprise. Tn our return VIC VISITED the Do:-
tors Office, but nat finlng him IL VIC inquired
for Snyder, but were informed that that person
had not been in the city to-day. There is no
doubt but that snyder was at hume anu heard
our conversation with ills wifc- -
Ii there wee any rcasons to doubt the authen-
ITCHY aud reliability oi tue horrible revelations
which hare bee.l brought out, taat doubt can
be set aside The tact cannot he denied that
right on one OF tie principal roads leading cut
of this city, and less than four miles from the
State-Housc, business has been carried on
Which Is OF SO revolving nature as to be almost
hnytlnG1 the fOmnrehen:fOn of man,