The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-01
And All Survive to Fight i
Court for the Fortune He
Left.

LClks
NEW YORK. Sept. Three en-
chanted tenants OF William Wallace
snyder's heart we're more than dis
turbed some months after his heart
had ceased TO beat, to learn that Sny-
der a graduate Of New York Uniyers-
ny and prominent lawyer and real cs-
tate operator OF New Jersey. had main
tianed three homes for twenty-five
Years within ten miles OF one another
and had three wives, ardent church
workers, who took an active part with
him in his business transactions.
Snyder, who leaves real estate val
ned at 100000 or more, died in Mt
Vernon, New York. in February, 1915.
and the great secret Of his life became
known with the reading Of his will.
The public was kept in the dark re-
gardlng the triple life OF the wealthy
lawyer until wife No. 3, at whose home
he expired. commenced suit In the New
jersey courts to secure possession Of
the home occupied by wife no. 2 in
Harrison, n. ].
Three Wives, All Living.
According to the records Snyder in
1876. courted and won the heart and
hand Of Phoebe Baldwin, on of the
society bellies OF East Orange, y. j.
Shortly after his marriage 10 Miss,
Baldwin, Miss Lucinda Papst, a pref
ty girl, arrived in Trenton, y. j.
where she met Snyder. who at that
time was proprietor Of a nourishing
dry goods and notion business. both
in Newark and Trenton.
To put the story in her own words
she fell in love with him at first sight.
and then he paid court 10 her. After
several months OF courtship. Miss
Papst AYERS. she became the wife Of
Snyder and went to an deliberately
furnished home at Harrison, N. j.
Wife No. fits into the love affair
with the filing OF will signed by Sny-
der with officials at White Plains, y.
Y. In that document Snyder says that
he and Miss Sara whitenack, another
New Jersey belle. whose home was
at Mount Vernon. were made man and
wife In Buffalo. y. Y. March 5, 1898,
No. 3 Sues Wife No. ..
Intent on getting what was be-
Queathed TO her. wife No 2 wants the
Harrison wife CNo. p to leave the
Seventh street dwelling. where she has
lived fore than thirty years as Mrs.
w. W. Snyder, or pay rent-and back
rent amounting to $4,000.
Further details of William Wallace
Snyder's strange career are to be re-
vealed in the courts next month.
Mrs. Lucinda Papst Snyder, the sec
ond OF the trio in Snyder's life, de-
clared with emphasis that she never
had been married to Snyder when a
reporter called at her home in Harrl-
son She was sympathetic when men
ton was made of Mrs. Phoebe
Baldwin Snyder, OF East Orange. but
the name OF Mrs. Sarah Whitenack
Snyder brought fire to the aged wom-
ans eyes.
Was Also n Carpenter.
Whose picture is that" asked the
reporter indicating n photograph of
man in military attire.
That" sampled Mrs. Snyder No. ?
"is Colonel Snyder. lived with him
for about twenty-nfne years. | met
him in Trenton and at that time we
only had enough money to get along
with. Then we came to Harrison and
began housekeeping. lie told me that
he was a carpenter. He used to build
and ! was his helper, not only in the
home but At his work. carried lum-
her, sorted bricks and did errands for
him on a bicycle. When money and
labor were scarce painted rooms,
vanished the floors and papered the
walls. Yet he left me without cent
and his other wives get $50 a week.
His business took him away from home
and | did not suspect him.
Once accused him OF being in
fatuated with another woman. That
was in the early days. lie was so
mad with me that he took his stick
and smashed every plate in the house.
/ have saved the pieces of crockery and
II lose my suit will open his grave
and give William Wallace Snyder what
is left Of the dishes. Maybe the Mount
Vernon wife is the woman | heard he
had married in Irvington later on.
When | heard that story | trudgcd
through the snow 10 the pleace near
Newark. l saw Mr. Snyder with n
woman and followed him to New York.
caught him in Fourteenth street and
brought him back to Harrison by the
hair OF his head. After that he seemed
cured, but he told me that his business
was getting so good that he could only
stay at home two days week. II
nearly broke my heart.
Now he's dead and I'm here. this
Mount Vernon woman wants me to
pay s6,OO0-rent while ! lived with
william here. What do you think Of
that?
Discovered Another Wife.
In the talk, Mrs. Papst Snyder shows
that she knew finally that Mr. Snyder
had a wife in East Orange, and as
they were not married. decided TO ov-
erIook It. She has five houses. she
said. from which she derives an In
come.
But most of the money" said Mrs.
Lucinda Papst Snyder, "is taken up
with taxes and repairs. have lived
in this house twenty-six years with
him and I'm not going to give up the
place"