The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-31
Chastity Tragedy That Occurred at the
Home of the Victim on South
Pine Street Last Night.
CASE OF LOVE AND JEALOUSY
Murderer COOlly Views His Bloody
Work and Escapes.
They Had Just Returned from Shop
ping Tour-FOur Shots, Three of
Them Taking Effect.

In her own home, and within five minutes
after she had returned from a shopping
tour. Mrs. Ollie Cloud. residing at Nc. 27
South Pine street, was shot and killed last
night by her lover. Louis Snyder. The mur-
der occurred shortly after IL o'clock last
night. Immediately after the shooting Sny-
der left the mouse by a rear door and es-
capped. There was no eyewitness to the
shooting. Oren Cloud. the mothers ifteen-
year-old son, lay I'm a bedroom adjoining
the apartment where the tragedy occurred,
and heard four shots fired in quick success
sion. Instantly he heard his mother scream
and saw her stand in the doorway for
moment; then she tottered and fell. She
died almost instantly.
WAS INFATUATED WITH HER.
Mrs. Cloud was about forty years Of age,
and resided in the house with her son and a
young girl who did kitchen work. Two
years ago she secured a divorce from her
husband Bertin Cloud. A year ago she met
Louis Snyder. who. until recently. has been
engaged in the saloon business at the COR
ner OF Washington and Oriental streets.
Snyder is about forty-five years OF age, is
a widower and has three children: they
reside on East Market street. Mrs. Cloud
became acquainted with him while he was
proprietor of the Gold Bar saloon. ON
South Illinois street, and since that time
their relations have been OF the frien1liest.
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woman. and she also appeared TO care for
him, but refused his hand in marriage
Snyder spent much OF his time in Mrs.
Clouds home and for the past week has
been a regular inmate OF the house.
Yesterday afternoon the woman made un-
usual preparations for lavish dinner to-
which she proposed inviting q number of her
friends to-day. Just before supper last night
she informed Mrs. Ellen Bush, a neisl.lar--
that she and Synder were going down town
to do some shopping. The couple left the
house about o'clock. No one knows where
they spent the time until IL o'clock except
that they visited the New York store There
Mrs Cloud purchased a pair Of gloves for
herself and a necktie which she intended
presenting to her son this morning. They
arrived home a few minutes after IL o'clock.
Oren Cloud the son. Had retired i'm his
room adjoining the kitchen. lie al
most asleep but was dimly conscious OF the
entrance OF his mother and Snyder They
passed through the sitting room and re-
paired at once 10 the kitchen. He heard no
particular sounds OF violence and In fact
the voices OF the couple seemed subdued.
HEARD THE FATAL SHOTS
Suddenly he was aroused by two pistol
shots In quick succession, then he heard
a pitful WALTON. Snyderi"
He recognized his mothers voice AL
most simultaneous with the plaintive cry
two more shots were heard. The boy. ter
rby frightened. sprang from his bed and
ran 10 the door Of his room. He saw his
mother standing I'm the kitchen doorway.
She cried, "Oh, I'm shot" and then stag
gered through the dining room and fell
across the threshold OF the sitting room
door. The boy was too startled 10 realize
| the full import OF the awful sight The
woman's face and hands were smcared
with blood and she presented a CHASTITY
| appearance. The sight Of his mother near
| ly crazed the youth. but he ran into the
| kitchen just as the murderer stepped out
| the back door. Snyder remained outside
| but a moment and then came into the sit
down upon his awful work
What did you shoot my mother for?'
| asked the son.
II don't know" replied Snyder.
Then young Cloud asked: why did you
| go out after you did itg'
The murderer again answered: Il don't
| know" and then turned about and strobe
| from the house. He left by the rear door
and was seen by no one outside
AS soon young Cloud could gather his
| senses and realize the fact that his mother
had been murdered he summoned assist
ance, but Mrs. Cloud was dead before any
one arrived. DIR. Laycock. the nearest
| physician, was hurredly called. but could
| do nothing Three bullets OF the ss-caIibre
revolver had struck the woman. One
entered a half inch above the left nipple
| and undoubtedly penetrated the heart, an
other shot fired lower had gone into the
| abdomen; the woman's left wrist was also
| punctured by bullet. Near where she
| was lying was found another ball. IL was
separated from the cartridge. but just how
II came to be where 1t was found is a
| mystery.
Within five minutes after the tragedy
the entire neighborhood had gathered ex-
! citedly about the house. Officers Crane
| and Tomlinson were the first police TO ar
rive. They were followed by patrolmen
| Furguson and Pope. and search was at
once begun for the murderer. The body OF
| the murdered woman lay upon the floor un-
til the arrival OF the coroner. In life she
| had been a woman OF handsome appearance.
Her figure was finely developed. her eyes
and hair were dark. and she weighed prob
| ably 80 pounds. Jealousy inspired by an
inordinate indulgence in liquor was the un-
| doubted cause OF the brutal crime. There
1 are conflicting statements as 20 the real
| relations existing between the dead woman
and her lover. That Snyders in.
| fatuation for Mrs. Cloud bordered on
sort OF mania no one denies The
intimate friends OF the woman. however,
| say that she was endeavoring 10 rid herself
| of him. A few days ago in conversation
with Mrs. Bush the woman told her that
she lived in mortal fear OF Loais Snyder.
| She said that his constant attendance upon
her was growing irksome and she would
rot hesitate To throw II on. did she not fear
| for her life
For some time II has been known IN rne
! vicinity OF Mrs. Clouds home that Snydss