The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-09-13
THAT HOSPITAL ABDUCTION.
HENRY sNETDER. OrsTERMAy. COMO
WILLINGLY WITH FRIENDS.

HENRY SNFTDER, OTSTERMIN, GOING
WILLINGLY WITH FRIENDS.
AZ Least that .. what now Appeared Sec
ond Curiou. Departure from n Hotel
Where tho Wounded Man 10 Relieved TO he.
There was some excitement yesterday in
certain circles OF tho Bowcry and OF Orchard
street over tho reported abduction Of Henry
Sneider. an FISHERMAN. from tho Chambers
Street Hospital. whore he had been conveyed
after n drunken ARRAY In tho variety theatre Mt
1903 Bowery. formerly Owncy Geoghohnn's.
william McGory. proprietor Of the place. had
been arrested. charged with nssaultng Sneldcr.
and II was feared that the victim had bren taken
from the hospital by McGlory's friends to pre-
vent him from testfying against his assailnnt.
Whom Sneidor WIS brought to tho hospital
enrly Wednesday morning. DIR. A. Blauvclt cx-
amincd him. and found his wounds to DO
severe. but not dangerous. He snys there were
three or four scalp wounds. and ono cut on tho
head, open 10 tho bone. He dressed them and
u few hours aftcrward Sneider WINS doing we'll
About 10 o'clock on "Wednesday morning"
said the physician yesterday. two wcll-dressed
men called at tho hospital and asked. to see
Sneidcr. allowed them to visit him. and they
oil three talked together for some time.
Snedcr was perfectly conscious. and evidently
recognized both Of his visitors. When they
went away he came TO me with his bend ban
daged up and asked II he might so homo. I
| told him there wat not much tho matter with
him. but II would be safer and better for him to
| remain in the hospital n little longer A saw
he wns anxious to leave. advised him 70 60 to
returned with coupe and he walked down tho
steps Of tho hospital without Assistance, on
morning his brother called here and asked mo
whore he WINS. said he had gone to Bellevue,
but the brother said he was. not there. Then
saw the papers. and learned that tho mcn who
had taken him AWAY were not his friends |
nave only to say that he went AWAY OF his own
| Tree WILL and was not under any compulsion
| whatever"
AZ iar as can be gathered. the, two men, who
Hospital were Johnny Thompson" OF thsatri.
cal fame and mesn named James Kelly;
name. and the bearer Ia said to DO Il brother oi
Mcdlory. His other brother. Mike McGlory,
Of the 0ccidentni Hotel. Brooinc street ami
bowery. shows that sneidcr went there niter
desk" said the proprietor, at about ii o'clock.
when Th two men came IL. One knew e be Mr..
had hls head bandseed up land and III" ,u shoulders
OF his coat were spotted with blood. Thompson
snid his friend had met with an accident md
hurt his head. He wanted quiet room for him
for few days. aud he would be responsible for
the bill saw that the stranger WINS under tho
son WIS somewhat intoxicated too. / assigned
room o. 70 the first, who signed his name as you
| eft ", HtnTy CnPltler
e He remained quiet nil day and at about /
o'clock last night rs my clerk tells me. three
men entered and asked to ho shown to hisroom
| They went up stairs. and soon niterwari all
| four came down together and went out They
did not return. and I have not soon Sncidrr
since. HIS bil vas not paid, but Thompson is
Henry Sncidcr lived with his widowed sister.
Mrs robbins, and his brother. George Sneider;
street. Henry Mrs oBSns saS Ss iS So 4Ega"f IN
an oyster, saloop. and was formerly employed
al lha ala al he kI..e te,ls.
her brother must have been very severely
wounded; md wandering n his mind when he
she is confident he would have gone. homo to
HE friends. She blames DR.. Blauvelt for letting
him go away with the two men.
The reported second abduction from the o.
Sneider's triends. and they assembled in force
when William McoloTy' proprietor Of the 4 en-
@Iie Vim tho Es.sI Saf It i fSicc Court nn1
sault McGiory pleaded mo-, guilty 10 The
9srfe ana ana F n nis Swn , deispce said Henry
saloon at To- Grand street "U SeV 10 nn pace
ii.se seller stGSd a. the docg and asked them
been drinking refused to pay. saying that his
ascauaintance with the house should allow him
dor knocked him down. Hearing The noi-e ~
the scutiic | ran out and asked Sncder whit
me be thought no had n right TO enter
my place. Seeing TINT he wns drunk. I told him
| ne coulu come IN u no ncnaNed nimsrlf. On
his promise to do so I lot him In. He nnd
Smith then sat at table and hal several drink.
They treated some NJ their friends. After mid
night Sueider went 10 the bar and called for
| drinks Several rounds were served, and he
nut down tlO note on the bur AMI said: You
see I've got money. Now. | don't intend to pay
one cont. and II you want II you will have 10
take II out OF me ] then stepped out from be-
hind my bar, intending to get Snedcr a. leave
tered curse. and drawing A knife out ot his
pocket threatened to kill me. | then deter
mined TO put MIN out. As ATTEMPTED to do a.
he made a pass at me with the knife. caught
up one OF the stools and Knocked him down.
AZ he spranR up and again made n pass ~ mo
with the knife | Knocked him down Ofllcer
Hymn then came in and arrested MS both"
Officer Ryan corroboratrd McGlory's story 40
far as the last assault WINS concerned. He found
Sneider stretched ON the ground bleeding from
wounds IN the hcnd. Sncider had been drink .
inc. and had knife in his hand His friend
escaped at the time. and now pretends not 10
remember anything about the assault. Sneidcr
was registered as being 2s years Of age. and
unmarried.
Mrs. sneder kept up the search for her
husband through the day. hut last night
Officer Patrick Ryan. who arrested Willlnm
McGlory. snid that ne had ascertaihcd
that Sneiler WAS at the house Of McGlory's
sister in Twcnty-sixth street. The court re-
enable the officer to produce him. hut ms he
WINS not forthcoming ut that time, McGlory was
remanded to the lookup
Sneider went to the Eldrldgc street police
station last evening with Thompson. and said
that he wns not abducted. but went from the po-
LICE station 81 his own accord. Acting Captain
Webb held him.