The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-02
INSANE MAN WITH A
LOADED REVOLVER
lie Drove Members OF His Family from
the House.
THE POLICE WERE SUMMONED
tered the House by the Front Door
and Boldly Faced the Insane Man
and His Weapon, Two Officers
Came Upon the Man from the Rear
and Ovcrpowered and Disarmed
lIim--Tnken TO Asylum.

An insane man, Frank Snyder, aged
% years, with a loaded revolver, drove
the members of his family out of their
home i'm Green Ridge yesterday and it
was necessary to call in the police TO
subjugate the wild one.
His capture was made while the in
sane man was pointing the revolver at
the breast of his brother. Conrad Snyd
er, a few years older than Frank, and
he was then taken to the Hillside Home.
Snyder is a Wcll-known young man
about town. He was for a time en-
gagged in the barber business in shop
under the White House on Penn ave-
nue.. Some months ago he underwent
an operation for peritOnitis and from
the suffering which followed the opera
tiOn his mind became affected. For the
past few days he has shown signs of
insanity and his widowed mother, Mrs.
Louise Snyder and brothers and sisters
living at 81 East Market street, deCid-
ed to have the unfortunate man in
generated in the insane ward at the
Hillside Home. Papers were according
~ drawn up and yesterday was set for
the trip over the proverbial hills.
REFUSED TO GO.
Young Snyder was laying half
dressed ON couch in one of the rooms
in the house when the family entered.
He had to be humored.
Frank" said Mrs. Conrad. "we're
going to take you down town to see
a doctor" \ cab was in waiting on the
outside.
We'll, 7 don't 60" said the insane
man. I'm go to no doctor down
town"
The members Of the family insisted
and the young man, suddenly arising
to his feet, displayed Il revolver and
a handful Of cartridges.
"See this" he said as he showed the
! filed chambers, shes loaded"
The mother and children fled out Of
the house. Snyder fired two shots; one
struck in the cellar way and one in
the ceiling.
Left to himself he again sought his
/ place on the couch. a messenger was
| dispatched to police headquarters ask
! ing for help and PatrOlman George
/ Jones was assigned the job. Patrol
! man Jones reached the house at 3
! o'clock.
| The family was gathered about in
| the vicinity of the house. Patrolman
| Jones was informed of the circum-
| stances; that an insane man with a re-
! Volvor and determination To shoot
was alone in the house. and a telc-
| phone message for more help was sent
! to police headquarters. Patrolman Pat
| rick May was dispatched to assist Pa
| trOlman Jones.
| THREATENED TO SHOOT.
| After this delay the patrolmen ar
! ranged to enter the house by the back
! way. Conrad Snyder volunteering to
| go in by the front door and distract
! the attention of his brother from the
! policemen. snyder was in a middle
| room. Conrad, the brother, pluckily
| entered the room from the front and
! was met by the revolver in the hands
| Of Frank. "I'll kill you" the insane
| man was saying. His finger was on
! the trigger and Conrad looked straight
! into the barrel.
| Conrad cody took a seat i'm front Of
! the insane man and waited for the ap-
| pearanCe Of the policemen. The reVOl-
! YER was still pointed at his breast and
| Frank was threatening to shoot. Con-
/ RAIDS feelings may he imagined. Af-
/ ter a few minutes. which to Conrad
/ seemed days, PatrOlmen Jones and
! May rushed in upon Snyder from be-
! hind. They caught hold of him and
Wrenched the revolver from his hand.
He struggled but was overpowered.
Snyder got into the cab on the street
with the idea that he was going to see
"Dr. Kelley, of Honesdale," who is his
only friend. he said. PatrOman May
accompanied the unfortunate fellow to
the Hillside Home.
How Snyder got the revolver could
not be explained by his relatives.