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Show ' " x JO r - - - t T ' O rfV -11. .vilt CjIII 5X;SLl I jo peit I.':raan Snyder Gives Evidence That Makes Convict cf His Brother Lec. . ' INDIANAPOLIS, Ind.. Kov. On ths testimony of his brother Lee Sny-Cer Sny-Cer was given from two to fourteen years rn th penitentiary for burglary. The brother, Herman Snyder, seemed heartbroken, but gave the damaging evidence without reserve. "I have done all I could for my brother." he said, sorrowfully. sor-rowfully. "Time and again he has been In trouble and I have helped him out He has been In the workhouee a number cf times ar.d each time when he got out I cleaned him up, bourht him a new suit of clothes end gave him a Job. But the kmdner did him no good. He would not work In my restaurant very long before he would begin to steal things. He always Crank, and I think this had much to do with hie stealing." Herman, In the courte cf his testimony, testi-mony, told how one Eight his brother, Lee, came to him and wanted a place to sleep. He told him to go to the engine-room engine-room of the building. That night me one tried to rob the restaurant, Mrs. Snyder was aroused and called her husband. hus-band. He seized a loaded shotgun and ran to the window Just as the man was leaving the restaurant. Mr. 8nyder was at close range and took aim. Just as he was on the point of pulling the trigger trig-ger he recognized his brother, Lee. In another lnrtant he would have killed his kinsman. When he had recovered from the shock he Informed the police and the brother was arreeted. - When the Judge had pronounced sentence sen-tence tears trickled down the face of the prosecuting wltne, but as the Deputy Sheriff put the handcuffs on the wrists of the prisoner and led him away the brothers exchanged no word of greeting greet-ing or farewell. . - |