The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-09
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MAN VINO WAS FOUND DEAD IN
BATH 1UB HAD Ar LEAST
FIVE WIVES LIVING.
MISS karin is HELD
FACTS BROUGHT TO LIFE AFTER
SPORTING MANS SUDDEN
-. DEATH SHOW VARIED
CAREER.
MISS karin is HELD


CAREER.
NEW YORK. April SAN amazing
trial OF amours that stretched across
the continent and sometimes were
carried on simultaneously in two or
three widely separated parts of the
country was uncovered today in the
investigation OF the death of Walter J.
Synder. advertising manager OF
Sports Of the Times" Synder met
hi sdeath Sunday in the apartment oc-
cupied by himself and Mary s. Karn,
Of Morristown. n. j.. known as
Mamie synder." at $40 st. Nicholas
avenue The woman declared that
Synder had stabbed himself four
times--once In the heart--wtth a pair
Of sheafs, which she held In her hand.
She Is held without bail In the Tombs
on charge OF homicide.
Il developed today that the dead
mans thirty-seven years had been
crowded with romance" He had
been successfully jockey. race track
tout. bartender. fair manager, gamb-
Ter, and sporting writer and seems to
have possessed himself Of new
wife" almost every year since he
reached maturity. That he had ex-
perienced trouble with at least one OF
these women, fs' evidenced by n re-
mark made by him few weeks ago
to a business associate. and repeated
today to g detective 1t work on the
case.
One Grand Valentine.
The whole countrys been one
grand old valentine to me-" laughed
the sporting man. 1--WE known and
loved and perhaps been loved by
every type OF woman God ever mads.
But I'm just beginning to learn that
they've got tigers claws hidden away
under their soft kitten-like fur. And
they don't mind showing their claws
TO a man who is beginning to lose the
vtgor Of youth. That's why l know
that my career as a heart breaker will
be over when ] am forty.
The names OF Ave Of the women
who have been known as Mrs.
synder" in the past few years are:
Mary 8. Karn, OF Morristown, who
eioped with Snyder. then q bartender
In Morristown roadhOuse. eight
years ago: held for his murder.
Annie Tracey, daughter Of Balti-
more city ofiicial. said to have been
legally married by Snyder in 1908:
divorced him within a few months.
Edna Bush. . girl OF Boston. who
lived with Snyder In the city several
years ago a. his wife.
Believes She Is His Widow.
Bertha Yeager Snyder, OF Detroit.
who eIoped with the dead man six
years ago when he was secretary OF
the Blue Ribbon meetings In Detroit;
believes she u his legal widow and
has retained attorneys to light for
the estate. which she says amounts
killed S~vder had she not lacked the
nerve, and added that abe was coming
to New York to assist Mary Karn In
her light for life.
Helen Caut1eld. daughter OF John
F. Caufieid. a contractor. OF New Bril-
tain. Conn, who eloped with Snyder
September Z. 1903; lived with Snyder
up to a month ago in this city.
Multitude Of Afllnittes.
In addition there are thought to Be
at least fifteen other ''aifinities" There
Is little doubt in the minds of the
authorities that Snyder committed
bigamy on several occasions. In ad-
dition he seemed to have the habit
by renewing friendships with former
wives and afinities after he had dis
carded them.
Helen Caufleld left Snyder q month
ago. following . series of Qparrcls. In
one Of which she was badly beaten.
She went to. the apartments OF her
sister. In the Ascot apartment ho,e.,
In Madison avenue. Here she. re-
manned until this afternoon. when she
fed to avoid publicity. Mary Caufeld,
who u . statuesque blonde and main
tains q French maid. said this even
ing that Snyder got just what he de-
served"
II have been abroad until a few
weeks ago, and 10 did not know the
details Of the affair until my return
said Mary Caufieid. Then my sister
told me Snyder was abusing her and
also keeping up secret correspond
ence with the Karn woman. There
upon ! offered to give her shelter and
she came to me.
Snyder was not man that any
woman could be happy with. 1 don't
know what spcs6essed my. sister 20
elope with him. He was manager OF
the Connecticut fair In Hartford in
1908, and my sister was his secretary.
He had plenty OF money. diamonds
and clothes. and suppose he taxxled
her. understand that he married
my 0IotoT Sc88iiHs Out We u6vo NO
proof Of that II he did 70 through
= ceremony am afraid he committed
bigamy."
Police Try to Pick Flaws.
The police bent evsry effo.t today
10 flnd flaws inthe Karn womau's
story. .Physicians have attested that
Snyder had been dead fully eight
hours before the woman made any at
tempt to secure medical assistance.
II was learned today that the water
In the bath tub; IN which the body
was found. was warm when DR.. Rogsr
r. OMEN arrived. One OF the hall
boys who had previously been sum.
moned ~ Mrs. Snyder. said today
that the warm water had ben turned
on. In his presence by the woman.
This u exr~rted to prove most dam
aSfns testimony AGAINST her at the
coroner's INQUEST Get for, April 18th.
VasN OMr~eh rssas Warn.
Miss Karn was prcffered assistance
today hv h~r hrother. Samuel q
grocer OF MorrtAt0wn, ana hev sister,
Mrs. w. H. Clindei~st. resstivA by
marriage Of the wall known Wash-
inston photographer. Both OF these
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