Escapee Kills Child
Detained as Hostage
As Police Close In
Carmel, N. Y. flJ.R) An
escaped convict, attempting des
perately to avoid capture, stab
bed a nine-year-old schoolgirl
hostage to death while the girl's
mother, also a hostage, watched
in horror.
As Donald H. Snyder, 22,
plunged an eight-inch butcher
knife into the child's stomach,
bullets from police" guns ripped
into his body. Their shots echoed
through the death scene, a gar
age on Bullet Hole road.
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Snyder had been serving a 2Vi
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to 5-year term for automobile
theft at the Green Haven State
prison in Stormville, 12 miles
north of here.
Shortly after he escaped from
been assigned as a trusty, he
appeared at the home of Marvin
Arnold, president of the Arnold
Drain Corporation, on Bullet,
Hole road.
He knocked on the screen
door and when Mrs. Dorothy
Arnold appeared, said:'
"I'm an escaped convict. The
cops are after men. I'm not fool
ing. I want you to let me in
here or I'll take your children."
Child Warned
Mrs. Arnold's younger child.
Nancy was playing on the front
lawn with a neighbor's child at
the time. Mrs. Arnold screamed
to them, "Run! Run!" and the
frightened children scampered
into the neighbor's home.
Snyder, infuriated, crashed
through the screen door and
rushed into the kitchen of the
Arnold home where he grabbed
the butcher knife from the table.
At this moment the school
bus returning their eldest daugh
ter, Betty Lou, stopped at the
door. Before Mrs. Arnold could
warn her daughter the child had
run into the house.
Driver Saw Action
Alex Williams, the school bus
driver, saw Snyder grab the
child when she entered the
house. He picked up a pistol,
notified the Carmel police and
returned to the Arnold home.
Meantime, Snyder had told
Mrs. Arnold "I want you to drive
me to New York." He held the
knife at Betty Lou's throat and
followed Mrs. Arnold into their
cellar garage.
Mrs. Arnold stalled for time
and before she started the car
Williams and a state trooper ar
rived and pleaded with Snyder
to release his hostages.
"If you' come near me, I'll
stab the child," Snyder threaten
ed Shot Risked
Williams tried to talk Snyder
into releasing the child. As he
talked he sidled close enough to
risk a shot at the convict.
Williams took aim and fired a
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Table Rock The Thursday
morning frost did extensive
damage here to all garden crops,
potatoes and corn, but accord
ing to reports very little damage
to fruit. A similar frost occured
here in June 1019. We remem
ber resetting tomato plants about
June 10 that were completely de
stroyed by frost a day or two
before.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hull were
recent visitors at the John S.
Shelley home in Woodburn, Ore.
The Shelleys asked to be remem
bered to their friends here when
they resided several years ago.
Miss Marsha Doran, 16-year
old Table Rock lass was recently
elected queen of the junior-senior
prom at Crater high school. Ac
cording to reports Marsha is the
youngest graduate-student in the
history of the school. She is one
of our popular teen-agers and
teaches a class in the local Sun
day school.
The local Ladies club meeting
has been postponed until Wed
nesday June 18.
A local lady has written to
Gov. McKay about the delay in
completing Bybee bridge and
connecting road contract and
the Governor has referred the
matter to W. C. Williams, as
sistant highway engineer. -
Also, Sams Valley Grange at
its last meeting discussed at some
length the long delay in com
pleting the bridge contract. Itj
was pointed out that work began
in October, 1950, which was sup
posed tc be a one-year job and
soon thereafter the bridge was
closed to travel. Since that time
people on the north side have
had to undergo some of the worst
kind of road conditions with the
end not yet in sight, according
to those discussing the matter.
The road committee was instruct
ed to get busy and see if some
action couldn't be started.
Nels Jacobson who passed
away suddenly at his home here
Saturday night had been a resi
dent here for some 30 years and
during that time had won the
high esteem of all who came
in contact with him. A home
body, devoted to his family, an
obliging neighbor,, industrious
worker, and loyal citizen as
those who assisted on the many
drives and served on the ob
servation post during the war
can testify. Mr. Jacobson by pref
erence was a tiller of the soil
and enjoyed. producing the things
people need to eat. The commu
nity extends heartfelt sympathy
to the bereaved relatives.
Relatives here attending the
shot into Snyder's chest. The
convict plunged the knife into
Betty Lou's stomach.
The two policemen then seiz
ed Snyder and dragged him from
the car.
Betty Lou died in less than
two hours. Snyder was charged
with murder.
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Table Rock
funeral of the late Nels Jacobson
were Mr. and Mrs. Lorenzo Ja
cobson, Mr. and Mrs. Cowley
Jacobson of Montpelier, Idaho,
Moroni Jacobson of Rigby, Idaho,
and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Dun-
shee of Glendale, Ore.
Mrs. Goodlin of Fres.no, Calif.,
arrived here the first of the week
to visit for awhile at the home
of her son, M. H. Goodlin.
A crew of weeders has been
busy lately with the cucumber
planting on the Ed Taylor farm
where cucumbers are grown to
be processed into pickles at the
Taylor Maid Pickle factory. Re
ports indicate that considerable
damage was done to the young
plants by Thursday s frost.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Pierce and
children were among those from
here attending the circus in Med-
ford Tuesday. It was the first
circus ever witnessed by Mrs.
Pierce.
Wagner Creek
Wagner Creek Robert Tal
bott, Holton Gulch, was mar
ried May 30 to Miss Jeane Lilly
of Lake Creek. The wedding was
held in the Medford Methodist
church with the Rev. Meredith
Groves officiating. After a short
honeymoon on the coast the new
lyweds are at home at Toketee
Falls, where he is employed by
the California Oregon Power
company.
Mrs. Nellie Smith is visiting
friends in Ashland this week.
Mrs. Violet Ditsworth, Port
land, visited her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Ditsworth, last week.
Aviation Ordnanceman 1C
Robert Flickingcr of Quonset
Point Naval Air Station, Rhode
Island, has been spending a
short leave with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Hild. He will stop
for a .day with his brother,
M'Sgt. John Flickinger, Hunter
Ligget military reservation at
Jolon, Calif., before reporting
for duty. -
The Community club added a
substantial amount to the club
treasury from the sale of ham
burgers at their booth at the
Phoenix Festival. Mrs. Richard
Ditsworth was awarded a year's
family membership in the local
club in appreciation of her effi
cient handling of the concession.
Mrs. John Gast returned last
week from a short visit in south
ern California. She and her
daughter, Kirk, motored south
with the Albert Gandt family.
Kirk will spend the summer
with relatives in Califprnla and
Colorado.
Misses Jill Gast, Beverly Hild
and Maurean Brabbln with Nor
man Ditsworth left for Portland
Thursday with Bliss Heine's ba
ton and drum corps. The group
will go by bus and will partici
pate in the parade at the Rose
Festival. They will return June
15. .
Mrs. D. B. Brabbin, who has
been ill for some time, is at pres
ent being cared for in the home
of her son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Vurle Lubbers, Ta
lent. She is reported Improving
and able to be up a good share
of the time.
The Community club met in
regular session June 10 with
Mrs. A. C. Reusser presiding.
Mrs. Ralph Reid, Mrs. Ed Hild
and T. B. Blevins were appoint
ed a nominating committee to
make up the ballot of officers
for the coming club year. Elec
tion will be held at a short busi
ness session following a pot-luck
dinner on the evening of July
11. Bob Hurd represented the
Youth club-at the meeting and
purchase of a loud speaker was
discussed. C. V. Hopper, Youth
club supervisor, and Mr. Blevins
as Community club representa
tive, were appointed to investi
gate possibilities of the purchase
of this badly needed piece of
equipment.
Mrs. Ralph Reed will spend
the week end with her husband
at Brookings. -
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Rulpll Mobley this week
are Mr. and Mrs. James E. Mc-
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