The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-21
THE SLAYER OF
HENRY DAYTON IS
STILL At LARGE
Neighbor Tells Police She
Detected Horrible Stencil
Months After the Body
Was Buried.
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and compare it with the signature or
letters which Snyder had written.
Saw A Fight.


letters which Snyder had written
Saw Fight.
Mrs Cordell, the nearest neighbor,
said today: Snyder seemed to treat
Mrs. Dayton with consideration, al
though ] once witnessed an ugly scene
between them.
saw Mrs. Dayton lying on the
couch with a revolver leveled at Sny-
der's head. She appeared to be drunk,
as she was unable to get up. This was
three weeks ago. Snyder told me not
to pay any attention to her as she was
out of her head | did not want to in
terfere with the affairs of the family
and when | asked Mrs. Dayton if |
should tell the police she said no.
When things seemed quiet | went
away
81 had caller few minutes after
] got home and we We're talking about
the affair when the same child who
came for me the first time came again
asking me to help her mother. | told
her | wanted nothing to do with the
affair She went home and told her
mother and then came back crying.
Saw Principals.
Il then went with Mrs. Sitloh, my
caller to the front window as I
thought the woman might need help.
We looked in and saw Snyder stand
ing over the woman, his face covered
with blood and his shirt torn off his
back. He had a razor strop in his hand
and she had a broom stick. She did
not have the revolver and | thought he
had taken it away from her. Her cloth
ing was torn and both looked as if
they had had a terrible struggle.
LAS soon as Snyder saw us he told
her to stop, as there was strange
woman at the window. They stopped,
and Snyder told us that Mrs. Dayton
was out of her mind. Her children al
ways obeyed Snyder. He would whip
them and abuse them if they did not
do as he ordered them. They regarded
him as if he were relative. They
obeyed him better than their mother.
Last Conversation.
On Wednesday of last week | was
called over to the home by Mrs. Day
ton. She said that she could not recall
any of the incidents OF the struggle
three weeks ago. She said she was out
of her mind. She told me thai Snyder
had some private papers which she
wanted to obtain. She finally had fore
ed him to show the papers and that
was what started the argument. She
said she was afraid of Snyder because
of the many things of which he was
accused. When he finally showed her
the mysterious package it proved to
be his discharge papers from the ar
my"
Mrs. Cordell said that for weeks
Mrs. Dayton never left the house and
would not even go into the back yard.
She would stay at home the same as
Snyder. Neither associated with the
neighbors."
Cause of Trouble.
Mrs. Dayton today said that the
cause of the dissatisfaction between
her husband and herself was an incura-
BILE disease with which he had suffer
ed for years, causing him to become al
most blind and deaf. He had to be led
back and forth from work.
How did you expect him to go into
the country to look for work if he
could not see any better than this?'
was asked.
II supposed he would feel his way
along. as he did some days when one
of the children did not go to the fac,
tory to lead him home" she replied
Did Not Love Him.
Snyder was never in love with me
We always treated him as a brother
He was kind to the children at times
and would always wait on the table
l never loved him. He often paid his
board bill in advance aud sometimes
would help pay the family expenses
Before he left he owed me three
weeks board.
"He often went to the depot and got
time tables and would tell us about his
travels. He was particularly pleased
when talking about Snake river in Ari
zona. He was familiar with every part
of that state. He told me he was
born two miles west of the Soldiers
Home near Dayton. He became very
angry when one of his maps was de
stroyed. He evidently was planning
to go somewhere.
He left the house five times at my
command. Each time he would go tc
my husband at the factory where he
was working and plead with him tC
allow him to return. My husband al
ways referred him to me. He would
then come home with a basketful o
groceries and would treat the children
so kindly that | could not turn hin
away. He always treated me kindly
and | did not suspect him until h.
placed poison in our food. His init
macy with a physician and his con
tinual talking about drugs made IN,
suspect him when We were all takeI
sick"
Paid Insurance.
Long before my husband disap
peared my sister kept up the insurance
policy. My husband only paid one in
stallment and could not pay the rest
She knows none of the particulars o
the crime. My husband and l quarrel
led the day before he disappeared, be
cause, at the suggestion of the land
lord, told Snyder to cut down som
worthless fruit trees. He did it, an,
when my husband came home h
cursed us. | tried to quiet him sayin
that Joe did the job at the landlord
order. He blamed Snyder, and Snyde
became very angry but controlled hi
temper and started to wash the dishes