The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1886-07-29
MONT. sNXDER's CASE.
The Trial of the Crook Arrested He
Commenced at Cleveland.

The Trial OF the Crook Arrested Here
Commenced at Cleveland.
This Mornings Plain Dealer has the
following in regard to the trial Of
Montgomery Snyder, the man arrested
here last week and taken to CleVeland:
The examination of Montgomery
Snyder yesterday before United States
Commissioner Williams on the charge
of unlawf1lly opening letter directed
to j. Il. Greer at ShreVe, revealed q
rather mixed up state Of family affairs.
The testimony yesterday was for the
government; the witness Of the defense
will be examined Saturday. The letter
In question was addressed to ]. II.
Greer at ShreVe and was taken from the
post office at that place.
Some time ago man named SchWab
and his wife went to ShreVe and en-
gagged in the saloon business. Snyder
was employed by SChWab and boarded
at his house. SchWab disappeared
mysteriously and nothing was heard of
hun, but Snyder was supposed to be con-
nected with the disappearance, The
wife and Snyder continued to conduct
the saloon, but soon trouble arose be-
tween them and the wife left and went
to live with her father, Mr.. Moore, at
Beaver, Pa. Mr.. Greer, connected with
the MOOre's by marriage, was commits
stoned with the power of attorney togo
shreve and settle the affairs Of Mrs.
Schwa6.
Both Greer and Snyder were well sc-
quainted with Mrs. SclWab and so had
seen each other before. When Greer ar
rived at Shreve, Snyder found it out and
to learn what was up, and what the
MOores thought Of himself he devised an
ingenious plan. Mr.. Moore received a
telegram supporting to come from Greer,
to the effect that there was difficulty in
getting the goods from Snyder. This
drew from Moore very strong letter,
charging Snyder with being desperado
and Censuring him severely. Accord
ing to the testimony of Postmaster Wise
az Shreve, Snyder stepped In that morn
ing and directed that If any mail came
for Mr. Greer 1t should be put In his
| (Snyder's) box. The letter arrived and
Snyder received 1t with his mail In
half an hour he returned 1t, telling the
clerk he had opened /. by mistake. Sny-
der had 1t sent to Greer at Beaver, and
the latter did nOC get it until he re-
turned home. Greer was much surpris-
ed, for he had not sent the telegram and
did not expect an answer.
Greer hod Snyder arrested for OPEN
Ing the letter and prying into his secret
correspondence. There was no money
In the letter, and the only object Snyder
could have had, if he opened it, was to
see how Moore fell toward him.
Snyder was remanded to the county
jail till the completion Of the examine
tton next Saturday.
A BAD MAN.
MILLERsBURG. o, July 27.--The report
of the arrest Of the notorious Gum"
Snyder by the United States Marshal at
Canton has greatly elsted our citizens,
as he has been one Of the worst charac-
teTs that ever existed In these parts.
He has been In the lookup here time
and again, and was once arrested for
asssultlng the town marshal with a
beer glass and for which he laid In jail
for several months In default Of the
payment of his fine. Any charge pre-
ferrsd against him may be taken as true
on general principles. He needs the
law applied to him to the last letter.