Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-07-23
ALvA q. SNYDER BELIEVED TO
HAVE KILLED HIMSELF
WITH POISON.
LEAVES NOTE GIVING
FAMILY TROUBLE CAUSE
snidsr, Who Had Separated From His
Wife, Says In Note Addressed to
Mrs. Snidsr That hs Gould Not Live
Enthusiastically Had Been Dead
Since Sunday Night.

The body Of Alva B. Snider. agedUS1,
former resident OF Timber Creek
township. far advanced in o state OF
decomposition, was found in the house
at 206 Pine street. on the south side,
early this morning by a neighbor. Su-
icide is indicated by a note that Snider
left in conspicuous place in the room
in which the body lay and the PROOF OF
self inflicted death seemed so evident
to Coroner E. M. Singleton, and the
con dition of the body was such that
an autopsy could not be held~that the
coroner will not hold an inquest.
Snider had been dead probably since
Sunday, when he was last seen by
neighbors. Presumably he took poi
son, altho no part Of the poison was
found in the search of the house made
by the coroner.
Separation From Wife Cause.
Snider and his wife, Mrs. Emma
Snider. had been separated. and the
note he left on q pad Of paper in the
room close to the bed where the body
was found indicates that this separa-
ton, together with falling health, caus-
ed him to kill himself. The note reads:
well, Emma, will say goodbye. l
am sorry we had trouble and can not
live together. can not live this way
by myself. I will leave the things for
you and the girls, so I will say good
bye forever. Yours respectfully. Alva
Bani Snider."
The following postscript was added:
II am losing the use Of both my legs
and arms. have not the strength to
do the work. They play out with me-
that is the reason I can not do the
work. Yours, A. B. s."
Last Seen Sunday Night.
According to neighbors Snider was
last seen Sunday evening. He was not
seen Monday or Tuesday but Monday
neighbors remember Of hearing the
horses in Snider's barn paving the
managers and nickering. The sounds
Of the horses hunger were heard again
Tuesday and this morning Mrs. jesse
". Bonnette, 1912 South Second ave-
nue., a neighbor. again heard the
horses, which were making such noise
that she investigated. Going to the
house where Snider lived alone she
looked thru an unshaded window and
saw his body on the bed. Without go
ing in she caused the coroner to be no
titled.
The body was found fully dressed,
and there were no marks Of violence
upon it. The house was in order and
evidently nothing had been disturbed.
No walls, bottles or boxes containing
what might have been poison were
found on the premises.
Old Resident Of Timber Creek.
Snider was born March rs. 1852. The
family had lived for many years In
Timber Creek township. The farm Is
near the Center school house, where
Mr.. and Mrs. Snider lived before they
separated. Both have since resided IN
this city, the husband taking up his
residence in the small house where he
died and the wife living elsewhere. TWO
daughters, Mrs. Fred Hazen, 1908
South Second avenue. and Mrs. M.
Caughlin. 1913 South Second avenue,
survive their father. A brother lives In
Nebraska and sister in Montana.
The body was buried in Center GEM
etery at 4 o'clock this afternoon. Rev.
G. J. Roths conducted service at the
grave 800