Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-03
SNYDER THREATENED To
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That Snyder had threat acd 10 R!l
him yesterday. having motV threats 10
several. was dcclaied T. 'sy by Major
| A. Ruppe. whose dtuan,er IN ire Wife
Of william fieauchamp. q brother 90
.trs. snyder.
II discovered this morning that
snyder made several cracks yesterday
that he would get me-" sald Major
( Ruppe. He intimated 10 Sheriff Ro-
nero that he would FIX me, ana also
told Edward Mcclure and OTHERS tda
he was out to get me.
Major Ruppe became interested in
Mrs Snyder's case because of her
brother and was present In the court
room during the trial OF the divntc.
case Yesterday.
when the court declared On adj
iournment after having declared "a a
Mis- snyder would be given u decree
I at divorce. snyder walked up to ats
wife Just as she was leaving the court
house and told her he would see that
she would not live n week" said
Major Ruppe today.
AS near a. ! have been able to ind
out Snyder walked from the court
room To- the Porto Rico saloon In Old
Albuquerque aud after leaving there
rode To new town In aataxicah'
snyder arrived at Mrs. Snyder's
house nj 1915. lie went there In a
taSicab. Arriving az the house he
ripped the screen off Of window and
cried out: Let me in VIII Beau
champ. Mrs Snyders brother. eau
toned those In the room not TO an
lswer back In the room were MIR.
Beauchamp and his wife. his mother.
Mrs. Rosa Boauchamn, ana his sister.
Mrs. snyder; my daughter Grace,
Snyder's little hoy and Beauchamp's
baby
Receiving no answer snyder fred
a shot from the outside The shot
passed over my daughters head. She
was sitting with her hack To the win
dow az the time. The bullet lodged
ia the wall near the ceiling.
Mrs snyder Historically cried out.
III ann shot: am shot Everybody
became excited and rushed out Of the
room. Some tried 10 get into a closet
Ia hide and others tried To- get into
adjoining rooms. one or two tried
to get under tabie. snyder. after
waiting about moment. fred sec
ond shot which passed directly over
n he'd where his own little son was
sitting. The second bullet passed
through the partition into an adjoin.
T Ing room and lodged In the CLOTHES
closet BY that time my daughter
Grace and Mrs Beauchamp had hid
den themselves In clothes closet
Snyder with the butt end OF the re-
I volver broke the glass aud raised ur
the window sash and climbed into ths
room. lie rushed into the closet and
, pointed the gun az my daughter. who
had concealed her head In a CLOAK
that had been hanging on a hook
'Now I've got YOU, said snyder q
Grace.
, Miss Ruppe tore the cloak from
her head and disclosed her identity {,
! Snyder. lie held the revolver poin,e,
toward her for "a moment, until Mrs
Bcuuchump grabbed his arm aud beg
ged him not To shoot the girl, hut e
leave the house ana not make am
trouble.
while snyder was Ia the clothe
closet his wife took advantage OF M
opportunity to escape and ran viii
Miss Ruppe into another room, lock
ing the door behind them.
snyder then entered room 10 tn
north, where his mother-in-lnw ha'
gone. When he saw that his wiz
was not In that room, lac immediatoll
started for The room where Mrs. shy
der had gone The door was locke
and snyder was unable 10 break
down, although he attempted To III
NJ. Standing tor "A moment Ia a lit
III hallway between the north AM
south rooms. snyder was uncertain
~ 60 what 10 do. Mrs. Beauchaml
quickly closed the doOr TO the nortl
, room and Snyder was locked In th
passaReway The pasnageway wa
dark There was Quietness for
few seconds aud then snyder place
, the gun To his head ana fired, Th
bullet passed entirely through hi
brain and through the North dpol
J lodging In the ceiling Of the neA
door Tie fen where he stood and Ia
: there until the body was orde- "a
moved by Judge Mcclellan.
According 10 Major Ruppe snyde
carried $500 life Insurance polic'
payable To Mrs. Snyder. IN the Broth
orhood OF Railroad Trainmen, an
was also a member 81 the local Aeri
Of Eagles. The Insurance policy wa
. paid an Co date.
In my opinion, Snyder had deter
mined Ia KIN his wi'c. and then III
himself" said Major Ruppe. "Th