Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1906-10-31
R. N. SNYDER KILLED
WAS MILLIONAIRE CAPITALIST
OF KANSAS CITY, MO.
Snyder Was Riding In Rapid Auto.
mobile When It Struck a Pole While
Trying to Avoid a Boyle Was
Under Indictment In St. Louis on
Charge Of Bribery.

Kansas City, Oct. 2S.-Robert M.
Snyder, millionaire capitalist Of this
city and under indictment in St. Louis
| on charge OF bribery, is dead in this
city, as result of injuries received
in an automobile accident Saturday.
Robert Snyder was the father of the
late Carey Snyder, who was convicted
Of holding up and robbing Kansas
City pawnbroker Of $4,000 in diamonds
in 1900. He did not go to the peni-
tentiary, but Judge Woolford of the
| criminal court here paroled him.
Young Snyder went west after his
parole. While fugitive from justice
several months ago. Carey Snyder's
body was found about a month ago.
| He was believed to be one of three
| men who robbed bank at Forest
Grove, Ore. an dthe Oregon officers
| were trying to apprehend him for that
crime. He had been tried for high.
way robbery in this city before going
| TO Oregon, and was released on parole.
Robert Snyder, in his own automo.
| bile, which was driven by Frank NJ.
Schroeder, an expert driver who came
here recently from Cleveland, Ohio,
vas riding eastward and just passing
I moving trolley car, when the chauf.
teur saw small boy jump from in
| front Of the car directly in the path of
| he machine. In an effort to save the
BOY Schroeder turned the machine to-
ward the curb and as it struck, Snyder,
who was in the rear seat. was thrown
against an iron trolley pole and his
skull fractured at the base of the
brain. The boy. whose name was Ar.
'hur Rodell. was knocke. down and
atally injured. Schroeder was not
| Gurt. Mr.. Snyder was taken to Agnew
| hospital. nearby, but died without re-
| aiming consciousness. Young Rodell,
who was 10 years of age. sustained a
fracture of the skull and Internal in
iuries and died late tonight.
Schroeder was taken to the police
station. where he made a statement Of
| The affair and was later released.
| Schroeder says he was not drv-
ing over 10 miles an hour. He claims
% be an expert chauffeur. and that he
| worked In an automobile factory in
Cleveland before coming to Kansas
| City.
| Notwithstanding Schroeders state
nent that the machine was not going
| faster than 10 miles an hour. Witnesses
say that the automobile driven by
Schroeder was racing with another au-
omobile.
Robert NJ Snyder was indicted for
hoodling during the crusade conducted
by Joseph w. Folk. who was the cir
cult attorney there. Snyder was con
victed. but he appealed the case to the
supreme court of the state and was re-
manded for q new trial. The case
never came up, as 1t was dismissed for
want Of necessary testimony few
| weeks ago.
An indictment against Snyder was
procured about month ago, when tho
necessary witnesses were again
brought within the jurisdiction Of the
,ourt. That Indictment is still pend
ng. The charge against Snyder was
| # bribing members of the house OF
delegates in st. Louis to get traction
franchise.
Robert NJ. Snyder Is survived by a
| widow and three sons.