The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-26
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Mt. VENOM, ISD., Jan. 25.-Andcr.or
and snyder, tho dsomsd mes, retired vi II
y. m, and slspt roundly. Both wer,
callbs AZ 5 o'clock and alto heartily. The
Catholic priast who had been With them
Was denied admission, Nv they Ind asked
for 4 Methodist Kew. Msssrs. J. W Ash-
burn and h. 4. Wilson, wore rent fer and
promptly arrived and conducted sppro.
PIRATE exercises At $3.50 tne death WARRANT
wat read and listened TO without emOuun,
At 10 n. m, Anderson was shaved. The
singing was led by Snyder who aslo dsliv-
ored prayer, asking for divine mercy, and
expressing connN ouco that his sins had
been forgiven. During the scene tho other
prisoner, were very compohed. Snyder
was nervous and excited and talked
very irsoly Of his crime, and frequently
cried. Anderson was much affected but
under Hyeat sslt-csntrol. He freely con-
vsrssd with visitors and occasionally
zmilsd. This being concluded, they were
returrcd TO their cells where they were
again attended by ministers and the las.
preparations made. AT ll:40 they were
conveyed 10 the snclolure near the jail, At
tended by Rev. Aessrs. Asbury and Wuli-
ser. Anderson Was very composed and
Snyder EN- stioncl, praying aloud constant
ly. Anderson made brief prayer. The
trap sprung At | so. Snyder's neck was
broken, but Anderson struggled and
twitched for moment. Life was extinct IN
nyder in seven minprey. In Anderson in
eight. The bodies we're cut down, put ia .
cotiin and conveyed to an undertaking es
adjustment, where they were exposed q
public gazs The arrangements were very
complete and thors was no hitch from frs,
to last.
THE cRlaB
for which Anderson and Snyder were exc
t.,I al
James Van Weyer, IL years OF age. Tho
latter was known TO have had SIS on hi.
psrson, and Was eaticed to the spot selected
for the crime, on the river bsuk, a mile easi
OF Mount Vernon. While his attention wal
directed another way, Snyder struck him
on the head with club, felled him TO the
ground, and then held his head while An
throat frsn ear to ear with q pockst-knife.
At the 6rst plunss OF the blade
the victim revived, Realised his
awful position, begging for mercy
and struggling desperately. He was over.
matched, however, and WAS soon overcome
By the loss Of blood. After riding his
pockets, and before life wah extinct, the
Oody was thrown into the river and taken
soms distance into the stream, tho mar.
derers swimming each side OF 1t. The
blood stain, aud the disturbed condition OF
the ground was discovered the next day,
and the body, after search, recovered sun
day afternoon. Suspicion was at once di
rectsd TO Anderson and SNYDER, who were
arrested before limo OF denial could be
agreed upon between them. and by
skillful man pulation by tho Officers con.
fession was obtained from each, charging
the commission OF the crime upon others.
The trial was brief aud the conviction
prompt. Executive clemency was invoked
In vain. Van Wey.r was native OF Ken
lucky and had resided at Mount Vernon
only few months, doing odd JOBS. he
was an industrious. wall-Dehayed boy,
Snyder and Anderson were both from
Mount Vernon. The former was I'll years
OF age. n shiitless, idle fellow, nut previous
TO tho murder had never been considered
vicious. Anderson was IL ysars old u
bootbisok, inclined 90 be industrious but
his associates were bad Snyder's mother
and both psrents OF Anderson live and re.
side at Mount Vernon