The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-06-04
CONVICT SNYDER'S DEATH.
FT0HTTN0 IN 4 noun WHERE FIFTY
PERSONS WERE CONFINED.



Keeper Adams aud IL Convict In an Assault
-Wnrdcn IoN's Observation-Disclosures Result.
Christie Snyder, known as Brock, for three
months "a convict in the pcntcntiary. died in
the Charity Hospital on Blackwells Island yes
tcrday, having been kicked on the 9th ult
Patrick Traynor until Monday a convict in tho
pcnitcutiary. is In the Fiity-seyenth street
prison rs the assnllant but charges have also
been made against Keeper Michael Adams.
SNYDER and Traynor and about liity convicts
went on board tho steamboat Mnnahan-
mock on tho Oath ult. to be taken
to Wards Island. where they had been
for several weeks making now land by
shovclling from scows. and Keepers Miner,
Adams Ryan. and Dryer sent them into tho
forward hold. The convicts began Joking and
talking before the last man went below. Tho
Keepers remained on deck, and paid little at
tention to tho convicts. except to keep guard
over the narrow hatchway. Soon after the boat
WAS under way n scunlo was heard but nobody
cried out. At the pier Mt Wards Island. one Of
the conyicts told Keeper Dwycr TO notice Tray
nor when he went ashore Trnynor was one of
tho last to como w. His noso WINS bleed
ing and twisted. and an eye was red
and swollen. Keeper Dryer asked: Who
did that 2" aud Snyder. who had boon lettering
near tho hatrhwpy stopped forward and said.
"t dii It," " Go On. them" Keeper Dwycr said.
gruilly. and SNYDER went with his fellow pris-
vn'i-. Ir(uor vas sent 60 ne llomu0pnthir
Hos pItal o. huyp his wounds dressed. and after
The men had rfarhcd to their work Snydcrwns
told 10 stand alone on mound us a lunish-
MONT, until ho could hc taken Oriore warden
Tho details Of the nght in tho hold wey>rN
fully known until after the couvicts rctuIlnd To-
BlackWell's Island In the al, runon. Nune ~
the Keepers saw tho fight" WurieW~Fox said
yestcrdayin peppiy Warden hussell's sitting
room. Miner TOLD me- about tho trouble when
he returned. He said that hc thought that both
Snyder and Tnyuor were To- blame, but that
SNYDER ought to be- punished and that Tray
nor's broken nose was punishment enough. |
asked snyder why he struck Truyn0r such
blow lie said that Trnynor had called him
harsh names. l. that all he didy asked.
bat he would not say anything. You deserve
severe punishment said, and you shall have
IT, Then snyder said that Trnynor had kicked
him. Then we sent both Co tho hospital, and
the physician asceriaincd that shy Ter WIS badly
hurt. On ThurdAy last Deputy Coroner Cush-
man examined snyder and Coroner FLANAGAN
decided that we should wait until Snyder WAS
in dying condition before an anti, mortem
depositlon c"ul be taken. SNYDER di"d sud
denly and no deposition was taken. On Mon
day Traynors time was up. and IN order To-
hold him took him before Justice hilbreth and
had him committed"
In court rraynor,s story was different from
the Keepers. lie denied that he had kicked
Snyder. and declared that the charge was made
90 shield Keeper Adams. the real assallHnt
Irnynor IS nooni ~ Years OF age. ne caIne 70
the baggage room 81 the -. Nicholas Hotel then
in gas house in Mllllamshurgh. and IN lo15in
=
four years he did odd Jobs. lie was con-
victed ~ larceny on the % 81 May. and
sentenced for thirty days. " There were only
twenty five or thirty seats for the men IN The
hold" he said yesterday, and some 4 the
men had 10 sit on the knees Of others | was
standing up. and somebody pulled my hat
down over my eyes. and as il fell u was kicked
away. and rs / went alter it was showed down.
well. When | was down | saw that man Snyder
draw his foot, and KICK me. ny report
coming yo9 SAID down. rn ys get Gy9n , T4 you Ss
aud he pushed aside the man who was sitting
on his knee aud squared on He gave me- u
closed my eye After We went ashore. SNYDER
Was sent To- II mound 10 stand. Keeper Adams
went up TO- MN ,s ana s" ya LOOK AT te ncSI
a. he said 1t he struck Snyder alongside
| HIM between the legs. Snyder's face turned
white and he stopped over as II in great pain.
They kept Snyder standing there until he went
back 10 Backwels Island. After we were sent
to the hospital. Snyder told the doctors that
ward aud heard him tell his sisters who Wis
tied him twice. that Adams had Kicked hin.
one day when ! was almost we'll passed his
cot and he called me back ard said: hear
that you are going to he held for doing this. but
you need not Dc afraid you know that Adams
snyder's sister said that on Thursday and
| sunday last snyder said: II die. no one was
| called me q loAier and tried 90 explain, when
| he struck mo and then kicked me. But War
| den Fox says TINT Irayuor acknowledged be-
| lore Cnmmi-alonrr brennan ana deputy War
| den Russell that he had kicked snyder.
said about Adamss Kicking him" the War.
| den said. But IL can believe. or IL
1t can Ice proved that Adams kirked that prison
er. u 20 for hI7 removal as quirS "a scat. The
| rules give the keepers no right Up punish
| prisoner unless he does So "a 'lt defence. or
| to proven, him from escaping Tho Warden de-
| cliucd 90 allow tho other couNcts 10 say any
Keeper Adams lives nh renr ~ a notion
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