The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-10-04
RULED AGAINST
THE DEFENDANT
Judge Ryan Keeps Snyder's At
tornsys Squirting.
STATE HAS RESTED ITS CASE
DEFENSE WOULD LIKE TO DE-
LAY THE TRIAL AWHILE.

ut. LOUIS, MO-, Oct. 3.-When the
\ trial Of Robert Snyder, banker and
promoter. charged with bribery In
connection with the central traction
bill, was resumed in Judge Ryan's
court today. Circuit Attorney Folk be-
gan the task of proving that the de-
PENDANTS case did not come under the
statute Of limitations. and therefore he
was not exempt from prosecution.
The Missouri statute Of limitations
reads:
In all cases, the time during which
any defendant shall not have been an
inhahitant of or usually resident with
in this state, shall not constitute any
part Of the limitations"
The period Of limitation for bribery
is three years. 1t is the states conten-
ton that Snyder has been a resident of
New York for the greater part of the
time since the central traction bill was
passed in 1898, and cannot, therefore.
receive the benefits OF the statute of
limitations.
The defense will undertake TO show
that he lives and has lived at Kansas
City. The question viii turn on the
meaning of the words ''inhabitant" and
resident contained in the statute. The
controversy over the meaning of these
words in their relation TO the Snyder
case commenced last night when Alex
ander KOnta was called TO the stand
as witness for the state.
A question as to where Snyder's res
ideRce was from March, 1899 10 April,
1900, propounded by the circuit attor-
ney. caused lengthy debate 10 be en-
tered into by opposing counsel as TO
the significance of the words.
Judge Ryan decided that the matter
OF Snyder's residence was one OF fact
that the jury would have to decide
after hearing the evidence. He ruled
that the statute of limitations meant,
in effect. that mans residence was
the place where he personally lived.
Judge Ryan's decision permitted the
admission of the testimony which the
defense had tried TO exclude.
Attorney Jourdon. for the defense,
filed an exception TO the courts ruling.
Alexander Konta, the broker who was
on the stand last night when the OBJ
lection to his testimony as 20 Snyder's
place of abode was raised, testified
that he had lived in New York from
April, 1899, to March, 1900. While in
New York, Mr.. Snyder lived at the
Waldorf where he also
stopped aud rented his apartments
there by the year. witness said.
G.. II. Tenbroeck. attorney. the next
witness, testified that he was resi-
dent of New York from January, 1893.
10 July, 1900. and that defendant had
apartments at the Waidorf-Astoria.
DR.. w. 5. Woods. president OF the
National Bank of Commerce of Kansas
City, testified that in the early part
of 1899 Snyder went to his bank and
held a conversation with him in re-
gard to a bank which Snyder had in
tended organizing in Kansas. He told
the witness that he had decided not
10 organize the bank, that he was liy-
ing in New York and did not expect to
return to Kansas City.
Before adjournment for luncheon.
Attorney Jourdon told the court that
II would be impossible for the defense
10 complete its testimony before Sat-
urday midnight, and the attorneys on
both sides discussed the matter Of
carrying the case over into the next
term to prevent a mistrial.
When court reconvened. Circuit At
] torney Folk announced that the state
would rest its case.