The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-02

suited seriously. L went to a hotel about
dark, went to bed, and slept until Z O'Clock
this morning. | had no intention or lying
from the scene of my crime, and got a
After arriving here / went directly 10 the
home Of my daughter, and when the de-
tective appeared L was just bidding her
goodbye and intended coming down TO
police headquarters"
Snyder spares none of the details in re-
lating the story, and graphically describes
magnitude of his crime. In the little sta
ton of the town where he stopped over
night he sat by the side of a commercial
traveller, who was also waiting for the cars.
The latter drew from his pocket a copy of
the Indianapolis Journal, and Snyder was
near enough to look over the shoulder OF
the reader. The fugitive ran his eye over
the page and caught the startling head
lines: No Clew to Snyder, Yet" he then
realized that he was going back TO meet
overwhelming trouble. The salesman calm
ly perused the columns of the paper, APP
parently deeply interested in the story OF
Snyders crime. The murderer made no
further attempt to see the paper and sought
a seat on the side of the room.
The police authorities refuse to believe
Snyder's entire story. 1t is not generally
thought that he was out of the city at all.
His revolver was found yesterday morn
ing in the rear OF his daughters home.
on East Ohio street. II is thought by some
hat the fugitive was the strengthening
man who lowered about the Cloud home on
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was not in the vicinity. Throughout his
statement Of the affair he holds to the as
sertion that the woman was shot in the
struggle for the revolver; also, that they
were both intoxicated.
oil QUARREL THERE.
The statement Of John Ferris, one Of the
proprietors of the restaurant where Sny-
der and Mrs. Cloud stopped for lunch, is
contrary to that of Snyder Mr.. Ferris
was on duty when the couple came in and
sat down at a table. He says that they
ate supper and drank sparingly of beer.
Mrs. Cloud was served with two small
glasses, while Snyder drank large ones.
He is confident that neither of them was
intoxicated. and is also sure that they did
not quarrel. They talked about the dinner
Mrs. Cloud was preparing to give on Sum-
day, and invited one or two persons in
the restaurant. Apparently both were In
the best of humor, and the attendants at
the woman quarreled with her lover be-
cause he paid attentions to a guest at an
other table. They left the place chatting
good-naturedly.
Immediately after his arrest Snyder was
visited at the jail by both of his sons-in-
law. A number of intimate friends called
to see him. As yet he has made no attempt
noon hundreds Of people visited the Jail
with the request to see Snyder. Many Of
them were women. The prisoner is forty
eight years old. His wife died three years
ago. He came to Indianapolis ten years
ago from Connersville, where he was then
located as superintendent of bridges of the
c., II. & d. railway. During the last seven
years he has followed the occupation of
barkeeper for different saloonmen. AT va
riOuS periods he was in the saloon business
for himself, and for a year operated q
roadhOuse at Woodside. He is a member
of the Order of Equity, Of the Odd Fellows,
and wears a Masonic pin that indicates a
arrest Snyder remarked to detective Will
son that he was advised by a brother Mason
to give himself up to the officers. The
funeral of his victim will be held at 9
o'clock this morning, at the home of the
murdered woman, No. q South Pine street.
The remains will be sent to Bethel for
burial.