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Show NBTEH 511(19$ I . DEATH OF IIIGII VOIMI M Physician Reports He Found His Wife Dead in Her NEW YORK, Feb. 8. Circumstances surrounding the death from poisoning resterday of Mrs, Warren C. Sneden at the Hotel Vendome have led Coroner George F. Shrady, Jr., to make an In-restigatlon, In-restigatlon, and he will hold an au-:opsy au-:opsy on the body today. Mrs. Sneden imd been found dead in bed by her husband, Or, Sneden. Dr. and Mrs. Sneden had been pa-irons pa-irons of the Vendome, off and on, for the last six months. Their last visit began six weeks ago. They said they :amc from Waveland, Fla., and are Hso reported to have had a home at fensen. The Snedens were formerly ivell known In Brooklyn and at Rlver-head Rlver-head and Jamesport, L. J. She Was an Heiress. Dr. Warren C. Sneden was formerly president of the Metropolitan Savings bank of New York, "While living at ftlvcrh2ad, L, I., In November, 1885, Dr. Sneden married Laura E. Dimon, the Jaughter of the late John E. Dlmon. a retired merchant, who had amassed 300,000 In Lima, Peru, and who spent his last days at Jamesport. L. I. Mrs. Sneden and her sister were the only heirs to the largo Dlmon estate, t For a few years after the marriage the Snedens lived at No. 131 Prospect Place, Brooklyn, but In November, IS92, Mrs, Sneden left home with her k rour-ear-old daughter Rosalie and went to the home of ex-State Senator yimoh Hawkins at Jamestown, L, I. Sues, His Wife. Dr. Sneden applied to the Supreme :ourt In January, 1S93, for a writ of" liabeas corpus, and upon the return Justice Barllctt made an order that the 'loctor must be permitted to see his' -laughter Rosalie once-a week. Two nonths later Dr. Sneden sued his wife Tor legal separation. Mrs. Sneden, in her sworn answer, admitted that on several occasions she had 'abandoned her husband, but de-. clared that he had treated her with (Treat cruelty. Under the Influence of their daugh-ter daugh-ter Rosalie, the Snedens were recon-riled, recon-riled, and on June 27, 1893, Justice Bartlett granted an order, of dlscon-tlnuance.ln dlscon-tlnuance.ln the -separation proceedings, |
