The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-12-21

fire when you lived in the country"
she was asked. ..... .-.
my husband was the only one in
the house at the time. He was very
angry with me because l bought pi-
ano when the farm was mortgaged. |
worked hard on the farm and was en-
titled to some rights. He hated music
and would rave like a maniac when
ever we played the piano. l believe he
set fire to the farm house for spite
work. The piano was the only article
OF furniture that was insured.
Covered the Body.
Mrs. Dayton said she believed it was
when she went to the theater that
Snyder placed the lime over the body.
Il would often go to the shows and he
would stay at home and take care of
the children. The night of my hus.
bands disappearance l kept his supper
in the oven all night and it was not
taken out until Snyder got up to get
breakfast the next morning.
Saw Husband.
band had gone to live with his mother
in Virginia. Later he told me of sew
eral people who had seen my husband
after he left. There is man in this
city who resembles him and it might
have been this man who was mistaken
for my husband. Even when the as
SCISSOR came to my house he told me
he had seen my husband on the street
but if he had deserted me he would
erty. Several people reported to me
that they had seen him.
"All the boarders were afraid Of
Snyder They were kept away many
times by his actions. He did not as
sociate with them, and did not wan
me to associate with anyone. Maybe
he thought I would tell something thai
would be harmful to him. He encour
aged me to lead life Of solitude
Dayton's Relatives.
! Dayton is survived by his brother
Albert Dayton, and his mother. Hi:
| family lives in Ohio near the Yves
Virginia line. He was born in Yves
Virginia. He also had three children
Dorothy, Willard and Daisy, whose
ages range from two to seven. Dayton
objected to supporting the children o
his wife's first husband, who arr
Archie Bowles and Mrs. Lily Zurwell
He often quarreled about this ant
separated from Mrs. Dalton five times
on account of it.
Left Her Often.
Snyder always hated my HUSBAND
and caused trouble between us when
ever he could" said Mrs. Dayton
| though | get along better without m.
husband than | did with him. Whel
he left the house on Sept. and di'
not return, | did not think it unusual
as he said he might not be home tina
night and if he did return it would b.
late Until nearly midnight | KEEP
his supper warm and waited patientl
for him. | worried a great deal abou
him, but never thought that he wa
murdered. | thought after he failed t
come home that he had deserted me
as he had on other occasions"
Ny relatives are sister and
brother, Mrs. Alice Snyder and Henri
Enslow, of this city, and my mother
Mrs. Clara EnslOw.
The attending physician and Chic
Gormon scout the theory that Snyde
was trying to poison the family.
he had wanted to do this the polio
say, he could have done so easily an
without the least trouble. He worke
in hospital at one time and was az
quainted with poisons. Mrs. Dayto
said she thought her son Willard ha
been poisoned last week, but the fan
lily physician said it was a case c
bronchitis and no symptoms of poiso
were exhibited by the child.