The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01

his life. and the alleys in the vicinity were
carefully scanned. He was not found, and
II was hext suggested that ne Woulu go at
once TO the home of his daughter, Mrs.
Owen Martin, of No. 162 Johnson avenue.
be also has a daughter living at No. 1913
East Ohio street, but neither knew of their
fathers whereabouts. The last they had
seen Of him was on Christmas day, when
he took dinner with his daughter on Ohio
seen at the corner OF Noble and Washing
ton streets at midnight, and also that a
man answering his description was seen
running east on Bates street a short time
later.
Last night it came to the police that
Snyder had boarded a Monon train for
Chicago. He has a sister living in that
city. Yesterday morning Police Sergeant
Laporte received information that Snyder
was seen walking On the railroad track in
the direction of Cumberland. Thu Sergeant
procured a hand car and made his way to
this village, but could find no trace OF the
murderer. Sergeants Kurtz and Mefford
went to the Big Four yards at Brightwood
before daylight and searched every Sleep
ing car, to the discontinue OF the passen-
gers.
The fugitive is we'll known in this city.
For several years he was bridge superin-
tendent of the c., II. & D.. railway, and Is
known by a large number of railway men
he had but little money on Saturday night.
Late IN the evening ne was requested by
cbange SIou In 70 tbes get purse a T taken from her
pocket Coroner Beck found but N.60. What
became Of the remaining amount is a mys-
y uS lIltIGS d SnldeI dSStII lllCl
belief that Snyder will be found dead if he
is ever discovered, and 1t is the general
belief that .he killed the woman with the
intention of killing himself a~fterward, and
would have done so had he possessed the
moral courage. Those who saw the couple
in O'Brien's wine room noticed that the
man was in bearish humor and was in
clined to quarrel.
A few weeks ago he grew somewhat
piqued when the little son of Mrs. Cloud
remarked in his presence: ."Mama's got an
other beau. MI. SNYDER" The lad was
Joking, but Snyder accepted the matter
seriously. Shortly after dusk last night
there was an urgent call for an ofticer at
the corner of Washington and Pine streets.
Police Sergeant Kurtz was sent out, and
ascertained that there had been strange
action on the part of a man who lowered
about the commons east Of the house where
the murder occurred. Mrs. Clouds brother
claimed to nave seen the man in the act OF
peering through the windows.
and later Returned. He appeared to be
searching for some object on the ground.
and ran his hand through the fence that
Oran Shaw stepped out and picked up a
stone, but the man took to his heels. A
sister of the murdered woman was much
agitated over the incident. and is convinced
that the visitor was Snyder. She believes
that his mission was to Kill the boy, Oran
Cloud, who is the only witness or the
crime. Others think that Snyder was over
whelmed with remOrse, and came back to
look once more upon the face of the dead
woman before taking his own life. Shaw
said that the man resembled Snyder In
size, but he could not say positively that
he was the murderer. The remains OF the
murdered woman were prepared for burial
by Kregelo & Son. The body will be taken
to Bethel, the former nome or the famuy.
The divorced husband OF Mrs. Cloud lives
in Burlington, Ga, and has not been notf-
fed of the fate of his former wife. Yester-
day morning Police Surgeon carp and DrS.
Booz, Cary and Young performed an au-
topSy upon the remains.