The evening times., 1896-09-02
When sCauRht, Marie Snyder Con-
fessed That She Had Stolen the
Property, But Denied She Wanted
to XIII Her Two victims-Made
Dresses and Told Fortunes.

New York, Sept. 2.-Maric Snyder is q
pretty woman, thirty years old. Her man
ner is attractive. She dresses well. She
says she is a widow and lives alone at No.
225 East Seventeen street, supporting her.
self as a DIR ressmak ker.
Besides making dresses, Marie Snyder
adds TO her income by telling fortunes.
She seeks clients among the credulous
who live on the upper eastside. She visited
the double flat house. No. Q 101 Thirdayenue,
fortnight ago and was admitted to the
apartments OF Mis-. Mary Ashcroft, ne
spectacle woman of middle age.
Mrs Ashcroft is separated from her hus-
ribbon factory With her lives her nephew,
Peter W of, eighteen years old, who works
in factory ut College Point.
Marie Snyder glibly told Mrs. Ashcroft
and young Wolfo or her occult powers. Wolf
had an sffee ton of his neck and scalp.
II can easily cure that said Marie
Snyder. ''iili II needs is my treatment by
sympathy ....,.,.
Mrs. Ashcroft was favorably impressed
by Marie. Peter Wolf jeered. But last
Friday night Marie returned to the flat.
With much mystery she took four powders
from her pocket They were numbered 1,
2, 3, 4.
II will come again on Sunday night
she said. while Mrs. Ashcroft felt chilis
run up aud down her back. Then viii
bring the wonderful spirit compound with
NE"
MEDICINE WAS POWERFUL.
Peter Wolf took two Of the powders.
and, feeling no benefit, put the powder
marked in his savings bank, with no
visible effect Marie Snyder lid return
to the Ashcroft rooms at 10 p. m. On
Sunday. She talked entertainingly, told
Mrs. Ashcrort's fortune, assured her that
she would soon be reunited TO her husband,
and then gave q charm to Peler Wolf to
wear on'his breast
The. charm consisted of some German
words sealed in an envelope which bore n
cross on its face aud some mystic symbol
on its back. Peter took the charm and
went to bed
Midnight approached
The hour is Nigh" whispered Marie
Snyder, and she drew frop her pocket a
bottle that contained an oily brown nuid.
This is the wonderful spirit compound.
II must be taken when the clock strikes
IL. Cor she commanded Mrs. Ashcroft.
Go, woman. and awake your nephew"
Mrs. Ashcroft, trembling, dragged the
sleepy Peter from his bed.
quick" cried Marie Snyder, 1.-The hour
tolls.- and she forced some of the oily
brown fluid down Peters throat. He made
a wry face. swallow ed it, coughcd, jumped
into bed again and directly was snoring
like the Seven Sleepers in chorus.
''Now your turn exclaimed Marie sny-
der to-Mrs. Ashcroft. ut will do YOU good
taken at the twelfth stroke OF the clock:
it Will put new life into you"
Mrs. Ashcroft swallowed a big dose of
the stuff. II burned her throat. She ran
into the Kitchen for drink OF water. In a
moment she elaspcd her head in her hands
and fell. unconscious.
Dawn was breaking yesterday when Mrs.
Ashcroft open her eyes. Hcr head seemed
to be splitting. She was almost suffocated
by the all-pervadiDg odor OF Illuminating
gas. Dreamily wondering how she came To
be on the parlor sofa, Mrs. Ashcroft fell
asleep again.