The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-10-12
MURDER W|LL OUT
OFFICERS THINK THEY CAN
SOLVE THE KILLING OF
SNYDER WITH KAN.
SAS CITY POLICE.

Murdered Man, With Net
ofDirect and Convinc-
! ing Evidence.
Portland, Oct. 9.-Portland Jour.
nal: With the aid of Kansas City
officers and Mrs. Madge Snyder,
widow of Carey M. Snyder, whose
body was found near Hillsboro lest
Monday, officials of Washington
county believe they are about to
solve the mystery connected with
1.-THE Forest Grove bank robbery and
the subse quent murder of Snyder.
| In ferreting out the details of the
crimes they claim 10 have surround
ed George Perry, Soyder's cousin,
with a net of evidence 60 dilect and
,convicting that warrant for his
arrest may be issued at any time.
Perry was living at Snyder's home
at the time of tha bank robbery and
disappearance of Snyder and shared
his confidence as well as his hospi-
tality.
From Kansas City it was learned
today that on his seturn there Perry
had $4,000 in cash in his possession.
He also had some mineral samples
which he claimed to have purchased
in Colorado. The sum of $4,000
was secured by those who looted
the Forest Grove bank and detec.
tives declare that the crime was
committed by two men, who divid-
ed the booty.
1t was because of bis attempt to
declare himself in" on the pluuder
a that Soyder met his death, officers
declare. They are convinced that
Snyder and bis wife had taken part
in the original plans of the robbery
aud have reason to believe that
Snyder was double crossed" by
the two men VIII, successfully exc
= cuted the daring plan.
Perry is well known to the police
of Kansas City. He was once ar.
rested with SNYDER on the charge
of highway robbery, but wac acquit.
ted. He spent several weeks at the
9 Snyder home during the fall of 1o0E
and with him was a brother of Mes.
fSnyder's brother-in.law was known
by the name of Rogers and also by
+ the name of Brashear.
- He had other namss in variou:
localities where he lived. On nj:
return to Kansas City Perry told 6
- numb Der of his friends that Leonard
l. B Il bad visited the Snyder ranch
with him. Officers are now tIyins
to ascertain whether or not the mar
Rogers or Brashear may not have
been Bell.
= Leona1d Bell has a criminal re
:. cord iu Kansas City and other part
OF the country that israrely equalet
| in daring and success. Though b.
has succe sded in escaping punish
ment for number of the crime
with which he has been charged
be has also been convicted. H
was arrested in Clay county, Mis-
souri,, for attempting to rob banl
and as a result served seven year
in the penitentiary at Jefferson
City. He is said to be an exper
in the use of nitroglycerin. H
was formerly cellmate with PER-
and it was in prison cell that th
= woman who afterward became Mrs
|. onAder met the man che married
i In connection with Bells's record a
Il a nitroglycerin artist officers remem
II ber that the vault of the Fores
Il Grove bank was opened by mean
Il of that explosiv,.
H In view of her relationship wit
Il the two men who visited her hus
Il band just before the bank robbery
II officers are positive that Mrs Sny
II der is able to aid them material
II in solving the mystery. When sh
Il visited Hillsboro on Sunday sb
Il convinced those with whom sh
II talked that she knew far more {
II the crime than she has ever tolo
II Unable to resist the desire to Wis
II her old home, she went to Hillsbor
II Sunday. Officers were expectin
II Eher. They questioned her SO clos'
II ly, however, that she quickly real
II Iized the value they placed on be
II testimony and quietly left the tow
II Sunday evening. Washington cour
II Ity officials succeeded in locatin
II her in this city by long distans
II telephone that evening and to Ac
II ing Coroner Badgely she promise
II to return on Monday. She faile
II to do so, however, and a subpoer