New-York tribune., 1912-04-08
EDITOR FOUND DEAD IN
BATHTUB AFTER QUARREL
Woman, Who Says She Is His
Wife, Held by Police on
Homicide Charge.
STAB WOUNDS IN HIS CHEST
Prisoner Tells of Scuffle in Apart
ment, During Which She De-
Tended Herself with
Scissors.

Tended Herself with
Scissors.
old, editor and manager of Sports Of
the Times" published at No 90 Thames
street, was found dead lying in the bath
tub in his apartments on the first floor
of Historic Hall. No. $50 ST. Nicholas
avenue. Yesterday afternoon. There
were four deep gashes in his breast over
the heart DR.. Leblanc, the Coroner
physician said Snyder had been dead
several hours. a woman who has been
living with Snyder since he rented the
place two weeks ago was arrested and
held 10y Coroner Hellenstein on charge
OF homicide.
In the West 10th street police station
last night the prisoner told Theron r..
Strong. of the District Attorneys homi-
eide bureau. that she was Mrs. Mary
Snyder the dead mans wife. and that
he died from self-inficted wounds He:
story differed in some details from the
one she told Il g Coroner earlier in tho
evening. Substantially it was about
like this
They arose late on Easter morning
Snyder she said remained in bed while
she bathed. While she was fixing her
hair in the bedroom. she said, Snyder,
clad in his underclothes. entered her
room from the bathroom and spattered
cold water on her neck and shoulders.
She said she got angry and ordered him
to 20 away, but he only teased her the
more. she said She caught up a pair
of silver scissors. with blades about four
inches long and faced him.
Walter. stop" she cried. You don't
know what / might do" were her words
to snyder. according to what she told
the Coroner.
Then ne grabbed my hands and kept
vanking me toward him." she continued
THE scissors We're pointing toward
him. and when he jerked real hard they
pierced his body"
Telephoned for Doctor.
At 2.3O o'clock Mrs. Snyder telephoned
To James Springer. the West Indian e'e-
vator bov. asking him to send for doc-
tor. When Or. Roger j. O'Neill, OF NO.
91o St. Nicholas avenue, arrived about
1.I5 o'clock. he found Snyder in the
hatbtub dead. a kimona had been
thrown over his body, and there were
blood stains about the sides Of the tub.
Detectives Louis Hyman and Edward j.
Calvin. of the Goth precinct found
Mrs. Snyder. partly dressed, sitting in
ber bedroom and acting as though she
were in a daze.
They found mans union suit hang
ing up in the kitchen. 1t was quite
damp. and there were two rents in the
front identical with Snyder's wounds.
Tho long scissors were on Mrs. Snyders
dresser. free from stains. According TO
MIR. Strong, the woman said that Snyder
walked TO the bathroom after he was
wounded and fell into the tub in FAINT
as he was trying TO stanch the flow II
blood. His last words, she said, We're:
"Get a doctor, Mary; I'm dying
The detectives took Mrs. Snyder and
Springcr. with Isaac Valveri. another
negro hall boy, who was called into the
apartment. to the station house at Am
sterdam avenue and 1921 street. Lieu
tenant Ward sent her 10 the West l25th
street station, where there is matron
When Coroner Hcllenstein finished
questioning her about o'clock In the
evening. Mrs Snyder broke down and
cried for ;he first time.
Were Married in 1906.
Her story Is that she is thirty-four
wears old and was married to Snyder in
1905 in Morristown, her native city.
Her maiden name was Mary Karns.
soon after their marriage they quar-
relied. she said, and lived apart until she
met S,ydor 1t the Horse Show i'm Mad-
son Square Garden in November. They
made ND and went to live in an apart
mont AT No. 200 West 14Gth street. Per-
sons at that address said the couple
Iived quietly enough. Two weeks ago
hev went to the Historic Hall Apart
mcnts."
The police say that Snyder, who was
horn in Paterson. N. j., was reporter
an a New York morning newspaper sew
oral wears ago. He was an authority on
horses and horse racing. After his quar-
,ol with his Morrlstown bride he went
20 Hartford There he married Miss
pertha e. Yeager, of Detroit, the police
Gov He Quit Hartford suddenly one
day having eloped with his stenographer,
. Girl whose name, it is said. was Miss
Eleanor Caulfeld. The matron Of the
,Woa, 1o5th street station said that Mrs.
envder admitted TO her that the Caul-
ao,d Girl had been living with her hus-
iond ne,u nrc,ious TO their reconciliation.
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