New Britain Herald Newspaper, April 29, 1927, Page 20

MRS. SNYDER TAKES: THE STAND TODAY (Continued From First Page) ment was taken until 4 o'clock to|m permit counsel to prepare motions. When court convened counsel for both defendants made numerous motions, asking sal of the charges, declaration of a mistrial, or instructions to the jury to return a verdict of not guilty. All were de- nied by Justice Scudder. Hazelton annou: last night he had not yet decided whether he would call Mrs. Snyder's nine ycar old daughter, Lorr as a wi Tt was Lorraine who was summoned on the morning of March 20 by her mother as Mrs. Snyder lay bound in her Queens village home and told to summon the neighbo S not called by the st Most of yester: consumed by testimony of witne from Syracuse who told of ¢ ing an alibl for Gray on nd 20 and of disposing of his blood stained clothin Haddon Gr: of Henry Judd «d, told how he m nate friend not relat- veral let- ters; phoned the office of ths hotel & where H. J. Gray was staying that he (posing as H. J. Gray) did not wish to be disturbed; hung a “don't disturb” sign on H. J. Gray's door and mussed the bed to make it appear it had been slept in. H. J Gray told him, he testified that he nted to keep a girl friend” at Albany a to keep it a secret from his wife, He told also oz H J turn with bloody clothing, of burglary in w played the part of of having the cloth This testimony hy Harry | stenographe janitor. Haddon Gray admitted they had lied n brought to New York and questior ed by the district attorney. Haddon Gray said he did o because he thought he was protecting Gray from becoming the victim of cir- cumstances and Platt because he didn’t want to bring his stenograph- er into the case. Counsel for Mrs. Snyder asked if their delay in telling the truth was not caused by their desire to com- pare notes so they would tell the | same story and because they feared indictment thems to the murder, T ly denied. Court Room Crowded The court rcom was packed like a push hour subway car by 9 o'clock this morning. AA mission was still by card on! but 4ards secemed easy to get b those Who had friends at court and almost as many were the alshs as had s The syacious gla seats app roximately 400 its | improved press tables and with the | standees almost twice that number were in court today. Mrs. Suyder had been the big target for cu us cyey ever since {the trial opencd a week ago last Monday. Word jcture of Defendant She is for a wo ture. s to her seat as though 1test sp tting felt with a slop- na about her . NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 1927. {fection such as she had known” on Mr: vitably gave way. “They becamo as sald, “as any two be But this woman is not being tried s for adult ler spol said to g wa . Sny- der knew what he was doing and 1 his wife to have the poli- The premiums were t account so there no secret, premiur g been paid they decided togett 1t the \ancial burden was too gr to the insurance compar 2 about cancellation 4 that she could not her premiums for three years. . And to kill her husband.” Jorrowed Much Money Tn the meantime, H: Judd G was borrowing S |of dollars from her, never to repay 4 active ss, con- tly and thelr efforts in the fight rovided a striking eon- | t and former who has his chal staring at the floor and apparently s of his surron re defense began with the open- ttement of counsel for Mrs. vder, made by Edger F. Hazelton, er Justice e er warned that any noise among the spectators would result in clearing of the court- room. Hazelton immediately announced that Mrs. Snyder would take the witness stand in own defense. Toved First Swectheart st we will show you,” ald, | “that the defendant Snyder married her husband when was very d after Snyder's first flancee He did not forget that woman. He even named his ‘Jessle Gerhardt. | nonths after the mar- s first sweetheart had e would never have married endant, : started but she remain- bore that man a L child to try to bring back love into ? that house. Jut the father was the incom- patible pal of the defendant, and the child annoyed him. Bickering grew worse and worse, He was a good provider but love was not in his heart. Moral Till Gray Came “Mrs. Snyder, however, though she have gone out with men, mor- was faithful until she met Henry Judd Gray who found her a fit tool for his nefarious plans.” Blam ay For Insurance Hazelton 1 Gray “showered af- | it. “We will show you,” he shou 100 Gray was the motivati behind all this, that he lly broke and plann t money by whatever mean zelton then took up the report vious ittempts on Snyder’s | fore he was flnally murdered. 7 ou know how accidents " he said. “When a gas loose and endangered ivder wrote Judd Gray ack ‘You ought to t a long tube and put it in under the governor's nose. He called Sny- der the governor. “It was Gray, with his eye on that | insurance, who pressed her to get rid of the governor and threatened to kill both her and himself it she did not take her husband’s life. Gave Her Sashwelght gave her a package which he contained a reducing ‘hip rolle Liad wanted. “When. ske got home and openec the bundle, there was the sashweight “Gray, following his nefarious plan, had enclosed a letter in the bundle in which he said he com- ing on March 7 to ‘get the governor " ‘Put this weight under the pillow in mother's room,’ he wrote. There was also powders in the bundle ‘to gie the governor at supper.’ Says She Refused “Judd G ume on March 7 and sked if she would let him do it. he said, ‘Judd, you're crazy. No, ne |was adamant and he went aw After this, Hazclton said, the matter was dropped until March 16, when Mrs. der got a letter saying he was going to “do the job” lon March 19, enclosing more po; ders. | | he said, “and she had returned the sashweight before, “On March 6 they met and he | |pushing his client from the bed and | lof her he X | hen he threatened her but she “She threw the powders away,” | |confession w. yon can realize what her |duress. Gray, he said, was not of | tion must have been. She re- [rational mind and was “hopelessly | just as you or 1 would. Intoxicated” at the time of the | went to the card party and jcrime and was “dominated by a v, and |will not his own. did see him in the dark of her | “He struggled against that driv- | s room. ling power,” sald the lawyer, “but ‘When her daughter and hus- | without avail.” asleep she went to Judd “He had no motive for crime, @ t a bottle under {nor any intent. He was dominated bad drunk most |py a cool, dominating, deadly, ab- normal, {nhuman woman. “He was In the abyss, driven by s this malicious character. a 3 LA "‘; g‘f, “Gray will go on the stand and | and she sald no, but he | )"0 hig own story.” > would do it himself. | Insioaucs Man cailsd i ! and pleaded and t him' dow 's. 1e| Harry Hide, an insurance man, | B and | Was called as the first witness by | Bt B E zcn\:’n :\ll'niv[lgh ;z }:iad heor:da::- | ‘ I T |nounced that Mrs. Snyder would be aw Gray Itilemier |the first. Hide was manager of ths e ran upstairs and while she > . 3 24 Jamaica office of the company that he bathrool he heard a in the bathroom she heard a /A% o% B0 y thud. She rus out and w Judd Gray straddling | In the brief intermission before o form of Albert Sny- | calling Hide, Hazelton had replaced ting him to death. | his torn collar, apparently having 1 to draw Gray off but|had a “spare” with him. <4 her and she fell, faint- | Hide's testimony was perfunctory ey John Kafer, jr, manager of ““When she came to, the deed branch Insurance office at Rich was done, and the bloody print of {mond Hill, and formerly employed he had pushed at the Jamaica office, was next on 4 and he kissed | Jber gloves. her was on her breast. Hazelton said Gray then told the | woman th help in the | opbery alib, “because they were | h in it now and the blood on her gown would convict her.” Was in Gray's Power ‘He planned the alibi and then | led that t! suran W . When she knew at sut only love of money had actuated him, she | jecame torrified and did blindly hat she was bld. For she knew s in the power of | & ddress Is Lmotional ress was excecding- ly emotional, He worked himself into a frenz oratory and acted ory of the murder so| that he tore his own | lar from his neck. | t inter. | est in the 5 ng from | time to time and ming to take | real ple i She kept a handkerchief in her hand. | G ned attentively but re- | mained slumped in his chair and | Lis expression seldom changed. | Once he glared at Hazelton as de- tails of the murder were told. | The court reom crowd was | breathlessly siill with orfe exception. | | When the lawyer told of Gray l (Continued on Page 25) | At 13- seassm ot thie year therc is constant demand for Lawn Mowers . Garden Hose Sprinklers and Garden Tools We carry a complete line of the highest quality. Form the habit of visiting our store for any- thing you need in the Hardware line, Abbe Hardware Co. 405 MAIN ST. 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