The evening world., 1894-08-15
A. H. SNYDER'S END.
Found with His Throat Cut in the
Broadway Central Hotel
One Of the Publishers Of the Dry
Goods Economist.
Tho Motive for His Act Not Yet
Made Clear.

Albanus H. Snyder. fifty years old,
was found dead in his room at the
Broadway Central Hotel. at as o'clock
this morning.
He had committed suicide by cutting
his throat with a razor.
Mr.. Snyder was concerned In the pub
lication' of the Dry-Goods Economist.
at Walker street and Cortlandt alley.
His room was TAI. which Is In one Of
the Broadway halls of the seventh
floor and opens upon an interior court
AS Mr.. Snyder was AN early riser. the
chambermaid on that floor grew curious
|fwhen 1t reached " o'clock and he failed
to appear.
She procured a step ladder and looked
over the transom. she saw MIR. Snyder
lying upon mis- bed. which was red
uened with blood.
The maid rushed downstairs and told
what she saw to Manager Frost. VINO
has charge Of the noIeI IN the absence
OF Proprietor THY Names. Mr.. frost
sent word 10 the Mercer street STATION.
and Policeman Sheenan was sent TO the
motel.
The door was bolted on the inside. and
a nanDoy w.s passed through tne tran
som " Open II.
M. Snyuer lay upon the ped clad only
in ms snIrt am unuersh.rt. with size. I
uraWn over MS lower llInDs. Iiis throat
was cut deeply AHA cleaniy from ear 10
ear.
What at first mystifed the policeman
was the presence In several pafts OF ,ne
room VI trails anu pools VI hood. Iuis
was presently cNpnained by me uis-
covery oil an open razor IN The uowI u
the stationary wasnstand in far corner
vi the room.
IL would seem that MIR. Snyder had
cut his throat a the uasIn ana mad man
aged 10 stasger back 10 the ped anu lie
GOWN, as touSh Tor sleep.
There Is no possible way OF determin-
| ing at what nuur Mr. Snyder committed
the act. ana the hotei people are eA-
ceedingIy rcticent in the matter. IL Is
| SAID tnat Mr.. Snyder mas a brother in
the hotel. but he could not be found,
| Policeman Sneehan looked carefully
over the room Tor any message wnich
the dead man might nave LETT to lndi-
cate his motive. but none was found
MIR. snyder was IN receipt OF COM
Portable income from the trade journal
| with when he was connected. lie was
| OF mia temperament, very courteous
| In his deIneanor to all, anu was quite
popular among his acquaintance.
| II is said mat ne was given 10 occa.
siOnai small eNCcSSts OF drink, and L
such times Urooded deeply over the death
OF his wife ana the consequent breaking
| up vi ms home few years ago.
Mr.. Snyder has three grown children
said TO be living in Philadelphia. He
| has lived for the past three years at
| the broadway Central.
| The nttiEgs Of his room show his at
, tachment Tor memories of his domestic
| life. The walls were hung with pie
lures OF his wife and children, and
there were everywhere little ornamental
| souvenirs saved from his broken home.
H. ID. Lewis, the acting manager OF
| The Dry-Goods Economist, said that Mr.
Snyder HAD not been at the office for
| several days. but AS he chose his own
- tvu ma M I
| thought of IL.
Undertaken Winterbottom took charge
! OF the body.
MIR. Snyder was al one time proprietor
! OF large dTy-goods establishment In
| Philadelphia. lie has lived in New York
| for the past five years.