The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-24
POISON WAS
MIXED WITH
THE COOKING
Coroner Holds that Snyder
Tried to Kill the Dayton
Family by Putting Arsenic
in Their Food.
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opened or moved Being confined to
my bed | had no way of telling how
Snyder killed my husband nor what
he did with the body. | was sick for
two weeks after my husband went
away"
Efforts Futile.
The efforts of Patrolman Lawler of
the local office, and Isaac Burns, a
detective of the Pennsylvania railroad,
proved futile yesterday in discovering
the whereabouts of Joseph Snyder.
The officers with Sheriff Kirk of New
Castle, inspected all the railroad
camps and visited all the small towns
in the vicinity of New Castle.
Snyder is believed to be the man
who applied for work at the Heller
greenhouse on South Park avenue in
New Castle last Wednesday night. Aft
er reading the description of Snyder,
one of the employees of the greenhouse
informed the police that the applicant
resembled the description of Snyder.
He was not seen again. After COM
pleting the investigation of the rail
road camps, round of the boarding
houses and farm districts was made.
The rumors that Snyder went to Indi-
annapolis from New Castle on a traction
car has not been verified by the au-
thorities.
Admits FaIsehood.
Chief Gormon has not interviewed
Mrs. Dayton recently and probably will
not do so unless something new de-
velops in the case. He said that Mrs.
Dayton had admitted that she lied
when she said she did not know that
there was a cellar under the house.
She said she knew of a ditch, but
had not thought of it as a cellar and
had not told the police about it. Chief
Gormon at the time of the disappear
ance of Dayton two years ago search
ed the house, but did not see a trace
of a cellar, because the trap door was
covered with a large desk or table,
which completely concealed the lines
in the linoleum on the floor. The linol-
cum above the trap door has been
torn off and taken to police headquar-
tiers.
The only new clew the police obtain
ed at New Castle, was that a man ap-
piled for work at the rolling mill Fri
day night. He was not put on the
force and left Immediately. The de.
scription of the applicant was so
vague that it threw little light on Sny-
der's whereabouts.
Insane Jealousy.
Five years ago Patrolman Bundy
was sent to the Dayton home on
North Twelfth street to arrest Day.
disturbance, threatening the boarders
with large butcher knife. The cause
of the threats was his insane jealousy
OF his wife. He claimed his wife's re
lations to one of the boarders were
improper. He also attacked one OF
Mrs. Dayton's sons with the knife fol
trying to quiet him.
When Bundy attempted to arrest
Dayton on this occasion he ran out Of
the house into the back yard. He die
not have on his shoes. AS no shoes
were found when his skeleton was un
earthed, and as members of the family
have said that he did not wear shoes
when he came from work, the theory
of the police that he was murdered in
the house seems to be strengthened.
While working at the old Gaar-Scotr
plant, Dayton always seemed hungr,
and would gladly accept gifts of foot
from his fellow employees. According
to his friends, he seemed to be half
starved. They always made it point
to share part of their lunch with Day
ton.