Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1911-12-06
POLICE CHIEF
NOW BENEDICT
Popular Official and Bride
Given Rousing Send
off at Train

John K. Snider and Miss Linnic
Hardy Beall were married yesterday
evening at six o'clock, Rev. Walter
p. Jennings, pastor the First
Christian church. officiating AZ his
home. 1904 Buchanan street Mr..
ard Mrs. snider, amid n shower OF
rice. music of brass band and ths
rafting OF bells. with CHEEKY fin
ish Of congratulations, boarded tho
southbound Fort Worth \ Denver
City train, for three weeks sojolTn
on the coast. with incidental stops ~
Fort Worth and Dallas.
The wedding was very quiet al
fair attended only by Mr.. and Mrs.
II +. Cartwright and John Elanton
outside OF the members OF the FAM
I lilies. The bride were beautiful
,me OF blue cloth. with hat an
gloves to match. and carried flowers.
while the attendants wore street al
tire.
The bridegroom has been chief ot
police in Amarillo FOR a number OF
years. and is also first vice president
Of the Texas Association Of Chiefs
Of Police and City Marshals. lie Is
wei. krowa ard popular thrcashsu'
Texas and In adjoining states Few
men have done more detective and
peace officer work than John Snidel
In n similar length Of time lie Is
prominently connected with leading
fraternal orders. and has the esteem
of every one In amarillo aud sur
rounding country MIR. Snider is tn,
son OF Mr. and Mrs. G. NJ. Snider oi
this citv and has lived in and neal
amarillo the greater part Of his life
The bride. native OF Russellville
kentucky. has resided In Amarillo
for number OF years, and counts
her friends by the hundreds She Il
a Young lady of many charming char
acteristics and has erdearcd herself
TO all who have known her closely
The young people used their ut
most endeavors to keen their plan
secret, hut by a scrap OF information
here and n suspicious indication
there, the friends secured something
tangible, leading them to believe tha
the wedding had been solcmnized
This conclusion having been reached
the news spread and when the trida
party arrived ut the train. all OF th'
paraphcrnalia necessary to make hid
eous even a wedding day had beer
procured and wa shield ir reaiines
for given signal. The signal wa
given. and "bedlam broke loose.
The bass drum sounded the firs
burst and this was followed by dcep
toned Instruments and the intcrmin
Cling of diseordant rattles Of bells
husky shouts and a strain OF "lier
Comes the Bride" Realizing tn
desperation OF the situation, the bri
dal party made hasty run acros
the platform 10 the train, hut JUS
as the bride mounted the steps {
the sleeper. the bridegroom fell int
the hands Of the "Philistines." an
was hurriedly removed several pace
. TO the rear. where he was demge
, with rice. the same bring poure
into his hair. down his collar an
, into his pockets. Finally breakin
away from his jubilant captors MI
Snider rushed through the aisle an
was soon locked In the state room
safe from his tormenters.
outside the din continued an
, there was hu' little cessation unit
the train nulled ont. The organizs
, tion, composed largely OF Flks, no
having vented It's energies made I,
Z way ptown. where the screnad
, was continued through Polk stree
n Mr.. and Mrs. Snlder will be 4
, home to their friends In the city aftc
, January l.