Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-03
R. R, Snyder Sends Bullet
Through Brain After Firing
Into Room Where Mrs.
Snyder Sits With Son.
DIVORCE GRANTED HER
FEW HOURS PREVIOUSLY
Bartender Hints at Intentions
When Leaving Court House,
Enters Family Home Through
Window,

After firing two shots at his wife,
Mrs. Dorothy snyder, at her home
2i0 West New York avenue, about
1880 o'clock last night Rollie r. sny-
der. 80 years old. bartender sent a
AS eallber bullet through his brain.
killing himself instantly. The shots
fired at Mrs. snyder went wild.
District Judge Reynolds announced
yesterday that he would grant di-
vorce to Mrs. snyder who brought
suit AGAINST her husband several
months ago. charging him with
cruelty.and inhuman treltment Judge
Raynolds heard the clse yesterday
afternoon snyder who recently has
hecn bartender at the Carthage sa-
loon at Carthage. y. NJ, was present.
1T will be Just a week or SO until
airs fixed" snyder slid to William
Beauchamp as they left the court
house. This remark. apparently IN
nocent at the time. last night was con-
strued by Beauehamp TO be threat
Beanchamp. his wife his mother
Mrs. Rosa Beauehamp, Miss Grace
Ruppe. daughter of = Ruppe Mrs
Snyder and her son, Merle, years
sod. were sitting ~ areom at The snF-
der home last night when shot
crashed through the east window An
other followed. The cu tain was down
and both shots left holes In it.
one bullet went through "A screen
at the head Of the bed where the boy
was sleeping and lodged in the north
wall. The other passed close to Miss
Ruppe ana entered the west wall of
the room.
Rcauehamp ran to rear room and
Jumped through window 70 tele-
phone from the home of J. +. Haines,
702 North Third street for Che police.
The women fled. Mrs snyder at
tempted to telephone. according to the
police. but snyder broke the glass In
the window with his revolver. and she.
grabbing the child. hid in clothes
closet. Snyder opened the window
and entered the room after he had
broken the glass Mrs. Rosa Beau
champ was still in the room. SNYDER
placed the muzzle of his revolver
against her breast, then looking up
and seeing that she WAS not his wife.
lowered the gun and entered the hall
The younger Mrs. Beauohamp and
Miss Ruppe had passed through the
hall into "a rear room and locked the
door.
Mrs snyder, with tho child in her
arms. in the meantime was in the
closet opening into the room where
they were sitting when Snyder fired.
Don't cry mama. said the boy.
These were the only words he said
when they were in the closet.
snyder, evidently thinking that his
wife was in the rear room with the
younger Mrs. Beauehamp and Miss
Ruppc, and finding the door locked,
placed the revolver to his right tenn
pie and pulled the trigger as he stood
in the hall The bullet, passing
through his head. went through the
door and lodged in the opposite wall
Of the room where the women were
when he shot through the window
The women hearing no noise after
the final shot, left their hiding places
and the police received several Rlarms
within the next few seconds Chief
OF Police Thomas McMillin, Patrol
man w. V. Vaughn and Patroman
Ed Donahue responded Vaughn, who
was first to reach the place. had to
enter through the window through
which Snyder had gained entrance.
All the doors were locked
Snyder evidently went to the home
OF his wife with the intention of kill
ing her and himself. and perhaps
their son. He is reported to have said
to Al Soell downtown last night that
he expected to leave at 1920 o'clock
this morning, but that he would re-
turn within a few weeks and Fix it."
I'm going away tonight, but rll
return in three weeks or so. and
thefell be something doing" Snyder
told Beauchamp, whom he met down
town last night He added something
about "a little spot on the hill" for
himself and his wife which Beau
champ could not remember exactly.
snyder left First street and West
Central avenue for his wife's home
shortly after 10 O'Clock. George Hot
finger. driver for the Clifford Taxi &
Auto line, drove him TO North Second
street and West Fruit avenue. about
one block south Of Mrs. Snyders
home. Snyder, in paying Hottinger.
let a quarter fall in the street.
Take it, I've no further use for it"
he told Hottinger when the driver
called his attention TO it.
snyder was carrying q small grip
when he left the taxi Hottinger saw
him open the grip and take something