The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-08
YIELDS SCISSORS
/ WITH FATAL EFFECT
Wealthy Editor Of Sporting
Paper Killed in Home
by a Woman
BODY DISCOVERED
DEAD IN BATH TUB
Woman Calmly Tells Circum-
stances and Says Four
Wounds Were Made
by Accident

NEW YORK, April Waller +.
Snyder. wealthy and widely known
In the sporting world as managing
editor of Sports OF the Times" was
stabbed to death today in his suita !
In the fashionable apartment house
known az Historical Hall, at No. 93o
st. Nicholas avenue.
woman who asserts that she n
Mrs Snyder. and who. with battling
calmness, admits that the man waa
killed with a pair Of scissors held In I
her hand. is locked up charged with
homicide
She says that the accident" oc.
Cured at o'clock this afternoon. But
It was 2 CLOCK when she summoned
two hall boys and told them that
Mr.. Snyder had tainted. Coroner's
Physician Lehan said that the man
had been dead for at least eight
hours.
The hall boys found the body of
Snyder. nude, lying In the bath tub. I
There were four wounds in the re-
gion OF the heart. They summoned
police.
Woman Is Calm.
Detectives Hyman and Calvin went
to the honse and found the woman
sitting In the parlor. resting her face
upon her hands, but seemingly not at
all nervous, She did not even look
up until they spoke to her. She an
swered their questions calmly but
reticently. 1t was not until late to-
night when Assistant District Attor-
ney Strong and Hammiil examined
her for nearly an hour. that she gave
her version Of the tragedy. She
said:
My husband and I had been up
very late Saturday night, nd We
slept q little later than usual. II wuo
about 10 o'clock when decided to
take bath. While In the bath room
my husband entered and commenced
to tease me. He repeatedly threw
water on my hair. and I remonstrat-
to stop. the more he persisted.
was thoroughly ang--.. at him. when
] left the bath room / went to tho
Kitchen to prepare our breakfast.
Scissors Entered orssst.
"My husband in the meantime went
in to take his bath. He remained IN
| the room for a considerable time,
during which I had prepared our
breakfast land had sat down In tho
bedroom to DO some needle work. My
| husband entered and told him was
still very angry. He did not heed
me. but came toward me, and wanted
the time l had the scissors In my
hand. and the point was in his direc-
/ ton. AS he jumped at me. the sctS-
sors entered. his breast.
1.-The wound bled a little. but he did
not appear to be hurt very much. He
went back to the bath room. and after
removing his underwear. re-entered
the tub. took his underwear and
washed the blood stains from II and
| hung them on q line to dry. This all
| happened to the best OF my recollec-
! ton. about half-past eleven. Sudden-
ly Walter appeared to faint In tho
tub. and I ran into the hall and sum-
mored the hall boys"
when were you married to Mr..
Snyder she was asked by Mr..
! Strong.
II was married to him about seven
! or ei~ht years AFRO. at Morristowr.
n. j." she replied. but we soon
separated About two rronths ago I
learned my husbsrd's Address co.n-
municated with him and asked him
to come hack to ne which he did,
Hall Bow Tells Story.
Isaac valverdi. one of the hall boys
ssid tbat when he found SNYDER n
the beth tub the BODY ives rarity
covered by kimona which had been
th~own over IT.,
The woman. maiden name - Nay
6. Harms. The roi'ce heard That SrvAf
der had been involved In several at
fetrs concerning women. II WIS -.
ported that be first met Miss Karno
N 1909. avs tA"t THAT f-,~ndshsrg ems
drred until 1906. when he went TO-
Hartford Gown. and r,e~vtAd Ma
Pertha Fs.ra va~~er cf nAt-ctt. Shne
! " afterwe rds he left Ha-tfc-d rw4
came tn New York fu co.rparv with
>s,-. ue'er Cnn,aea,d ~ hartford,
who had been his stero~ro nher.
a fs0rwartis be v.et the Earns McyA4e
On once MORE ara for = tss~c arrn~sts
,,r 70 hev cu.n stcrv she rsvad ~ ire
One r1rrdres end Tortv-stvth st~eAt
.na~tv-ert. Thew thew ~ov~d m th0
ct. Nicholas avenue address where tn
t~~~~Nv ccco-~ed.
The real MRS Yaeeer. il said TO -
living in Det-oit now.