The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-20

inconsistencies in the story of Mrs.
Henry Dayton today led the police TO
conclude that the woman knows more
than she has told about the murder
of her husband. presumably at the
hands OF Joseph Snyder, boarder at
her home.
Although she has not been placed
under arrest, the woman is under
strict police surveillance. and the po-
lice say they are taking no chances of
her leaving the house, in the cellar of
which the skeleton of her husband
was yesterday unearthed by Coroner
Pierce and Chief of Police Gormon.
The police are devoting their whole
energies to the capture of Snyder. Chief
Gormon said today that he is confident
that Snyder is hiding in Newcastle.
and that his arrest will be effected
within a day or two.
The whole Newcastle police depart
ment secured that town today TO locate
a man, seen there Wednesday by Pa.
trolman Rooms, who answered the des
cription of Snyder. Chief Gormon di
rected the search in that town this
morning, returning here this afternoon
satisfied that his theory that Snyder
is in Newcastle is a correct one.
Find Inconsistencies.
The police will endeavor to exact
more information from Mrs. Dayton
They are far from satisfied with the
story she gave OF the letter which con
tanned the confession of Snyder. A
number of inconsistencies in her &C
count of Snyder's confession and in
her conduct have come to light since
yesterday.
The police learned today that previ
Gus to their arrival yesterday, Mrs
Dayton was not in bed. but was chat
ting with neighbors and was laughint
gaily at sallies that were exchanged
between them in the back yard.
The story of Mrs. Dayton that she
was ignorant of the presence of th'
trap door in the kitchen which led Il
| the chamber of horrors beneath is no
accepted at its full value by the pc
lice The door sinks perceptibly wheI
a person steps on it. The police sa.
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noted it's presence, and that an inves
tigation of the sinking of this part o
the floor certainly must have been II
order at some time in the household
economy.
Weather Record.
The Palladium today investigate
the assertion of Mrs. Dayton that sh
saw footprints in the frost on tn
morning that her husband left hom
for the last time.
|, William Vossler, superintendent O
the pumping plant of the Richmon
City Water Works, east of the city.
cooperative observer in the Unite
States weather bureau service, keep
an authentic record of all frosts whic
are unusual He records the first fros
of each year His record of the frs
frost in 1910 is on October s, whic
contradicts Mrs. Dayton's statemer
that she saw her husbands footprint
in the frost on the morning he left tn
house, September 5, 1910, never TO n
turn. On this date the maximum ten
perature was II degrees and the min
mum AZ degrees according TO the of
cial record of Mr.. Vossler: The lowe:
temperature for the month of Septen
Der was 40 degrees and the first fro:
of that year was on October s.
When Dayton's body was found n
: trace of the shoes he Wore were foun'
This strengthens the theory of the p
lice that Dayton was killed in th
house.
Mrs Alice Snyder, sister of Mr.
Dayton and an employe of the Re-
Memorial hospital, was said to haI
been at the house Tuesday afternoo
and left with Joe Snyder, who was
tn habit of taking her to the hospita
This information was given the polio
by one of the neighbors. Snyder ";
last seen Tuesday afternoon.
Seen in Greensboro.
Last night Chief Gormon receive
word from Greensboro that man an
wering to the description of Snyd'