Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-03
Fires Two Shots at Room Fill
ed With People, Then En-
tiers House and Sends Bullet
Into His Brain.
DEED THREATENED FOR
MORE THAN A YEAR
Mrs. Snyder and Small Boy
Conceal Themselves in a
Closet Within Few Feet Of
Where Crazed Man Takes
His Own Life.

Carrying out the threat he had
made many times during the last year
that he wauld XIII himself Holla ",
snyder. "a years old u bartender.
last niEhl stood In narrow hallway
IN the house occupied by his wife.
Mrs. Dora Reauchamp snyder. and
thrce-year- old son. 2i0 West New
York avenue. and sent u bullet crash
ing through his brain. death being
miscellaneous.
snyder took his own life few
hours after he had appeared In the
district court 10 contest suit for
divorce brought by his wife extreme
cruelty being alleged. After hearing
the testimony In chambers yesterday
afternoon judge Raynolds iniimated
that he would grant decree OF di-
vorce 20 AIRS. SNYDER.
Before taking his own life last
night snyder nrcd two shots through
window of room IN which Mrs.
snyder her hoy. and several other
relatives Mere sitting. among them
being Mrs. Rosa Beauchamp. William
Beauchamp and wife. and Miss Grace
Ruppc. daughter OF Major w. Ruppe,
The two shots were apparently
aimed NJ Mrs snyder They crashed
through the window la rapid success
sion. Both went wild and lodged on
the opposite wall Expecting other
shots 10 follow. the occupants Of the
room rushed into the kitchen. Beau
champ. his wife aud the Ruppe girl
hurried 10 call the police. Mrs. shy
der went to the telephone to call for
assistance hut before she got tho re-
ceiVcr Off the hook her husband
jumped into an adjoining room, hay
ing entered through the shattered
window. the front door being locked
Reaii2ing her danger. Mrs. snyder
grnhbed nor small son and hurried
10 u clothes closet. closing the closet
door just as snyder walkcd by Her
entrance into the closet was appar-
entity concealed hy q heavy curtain
ana SNYDER returned 10 the sitting
room where he saw Mrs Beauchamp
hls mother-in- snyder walked ~
10 Mrs Bcauchamp aud placed tbs
gun against her breast. hcsitnting a
moment before taking u away. as u
debating whether or not he should
IRE. Mrs Bcauchump hurried To tbs
Kitchen. snyder went into n narrow
closet IN which his wife and son were
covering. expecting mnmentarily q
bc shot Placing the muzzle 81 th'
as 90 his temple SNYDER fred bull
let through from the right side. The
lead passed clear through from righ
90 left. tearing away a large portion
Of the skull and scattering the hraini
about the room.
Hearing the report of the gun nne
tho noise ~ the fan Of the body Mrs
snyder emerged from the closet !
glance confirmed her suspicious al
10 what she believed had occurred,
Notified of the AFFAIR. chic
81 Police McMuim and Policemen
Vaughn and DoNohue soon arrived
The hody was taken so Strong's ans
was viewed today hy Coroner w W
Mcclellan and jury composed o
Frank McCloskoy. foreman, Franz
Quier. r. l.. Wootton. T.. w. Moody
sam Gordon and Bert Shiflet tn
Jury adjourned until 10 o'clock Mon
day morning. at which time an IN
puest win Nc held and a verdict rem
dored fixing responsibility for death
SNYDER arrived in Alhuquerqu
three days ago from Carthage, \. NJ
whore h. had been employed as