The Detroit times., 1912-04-12
|OLICE LIKELY TO RELEASE
|"MAMEH kARNSi CAN'T GET
|, EVIDENCE AGAINST HER
yoman's Strange Story as To
How Snyder Met Death
Can't Be Shaken
AID NO MONEY, SHE SAYS
aughs at Story Of Detroit
Widow Seeking To Recover
Estate of $4,000

Attorneys McHugh. Gallagher &
cCann, who are watching the inter
IT'S Of Mrs. Bertha Yeager Snyder
connection with the estate of her
Nisband, Walter j. Snyder. killed In
kfw York, last Sunday, by being stab
ted four times with a pair OF scissors
lille in a tussle with Name" Karns,
no also claims TO be Snyder's widow,
eceiyed word from their New York
representative, Attorney Maurice
eyer Thursday, TO the effect that
e would be unable TO learn the value
Snyders estate until after the po-
Zee and coroner's investigation Much
ff Snyder's personal effects is now
the hands OF the police
Dispatches from New York say
pat Name" karns laughed when
'pld thar Mrs. Synder valued the dead
pans estate at $25,000
Why. Walter didn't have a cent TO
is name when he died" she said.
Thus far the New York police have
cen unable to find any evidence OF
n fncriminating nature against the
Prisoner and IL is probable they will
ave To release her. Although she
Eas subjected to three searching in
2uiries, her strange story as to how
nyder met his death has not been
'haken. The police made a thorough
|earch OF the apartment with the
4 Iope of finding some letter or other
hired of evidence. Everything found
plating to the life of the man and
oman WAS -taheH-te the dfstFfet-Ht-
lprney's Office and carefully exam
rned.
nyder, as she calls herself. received
er brother, Samuel Karn, a Paterson
&rocer and the lawyer her family has
ngaged In her behalf, When she saw
n er brother, for the first time In sew
raj years she appeared cool and col
ected and went over the case fully
'.ith the two. She repeated substan-
|ially the same story she told Sunday
light.
AS far as can see" said the broth
r as he was leaving the Tombs,
there is nothing on which they can
Sold her. will see that she Is given
! very fair chance .
The evidence adduced at the cor
ner's inquest is discouraging to the
|olfce, m the fact that only one OF
PIE wounds was of fatal nature The
theirs are admittedly superficial.
Had she been thrusting at him with
|ntent TO Kill II rs figured that more
han this one puncture would have
been deep
Ehn hnr
rom a bath and teased her by throw
|ng water on her hair: that she re-
lented this and they struggled as she
cid scissors in her. hands AS they
he killed himself. She
loes not say he committed suicide.
Fhe simply asserts he took her
|'rists and jabbed the scissors against
iis heart.
She admits she was angry because
pf his teasing, but she adds that she
Owed him dearly
The prosecution figures that IL is
Iifflcuft to convict woman at any
ime. Against this woman they might
nrove motive in the confessions or
ealoiisy that her letters contain, but
% warrant conviction of murder in
he first degree the prosecution would
ave to show she meant TO kill him
hat the shears were ready for the
purpose, instead OF being at hand by
nance.
The one big piece of evidence the
,tate could bring forward would be
he findings of DR.. Roger p. O'Neill
md Coroners Physician Lehane that
Snyder had been dead at least five
ro,rs before the woman gave the
alarm.
l.. with but one lone mourner, the
hodv ofthe dead man was Inferred In
~cdar Lawn cemetery. near Paterson.
lust as darkness was falling, an au-
.omobile hearse containing Snyder's
remains was met by another automo'
lille at the cemetery gate. From the
second machine stepped Alvin d. 5.
SNYDER. brother. Without any SER
vices, and without a flower, the
,asket was lowered into the earth
The mother is prostrated at her
home under a physicians care. She
8 constantly calling for her dead son,
and Il Is believed the shock will
,rove fatal TO her. Mrs. Jennie
fletcher. Snyder's sister. refused to
accompany her brother TO the coun-
Try.
ct have not seen Walter for twenty