New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 2, 1927, Page 4

PROTEST CHANGING ENVOYS T0 TURKEY Armegians - Send Message to)Jacob Kaplan Pays $500 Goolidge Expressing Objection A protest against exchange of am- | bassadors with Turkey was drawn at & mass meeting of citizens of Armenian birth and extraction yes- terday at St. Stephen's church hall' on Tremont strect, and an appeal was sent to President Coolidge asl ing his aid in behalf of Armen against Kemal Pasha. M. M. Krikorian was chalrman of the meeting ian was secretary. President Coolidge “To the President, “Washington, D. C. #Cjtizens of Armenian blood at _mass meeting in St. Stephen’s church hall, New Britain, Resolved; “First express keenest disap- pointment at -proposed exchange of ambassadors with Turke second, recall to your attention sufferings of Armenian people and exertions by, and sacrifices of two hundred thous- and Armenian fighting men for com- mon cause; third, tion to dcplo Their appeal to follows | e lot of a million! refugees and exiles; fourth, protest agalnst pretension of Kemal to sert control over deserted homes hls own victims; fifth, leave entire | matter n your hands Mr. President with confidence, “M. M. KRIKORIAN, | Chairman. | Kupelian, “Secretary.” RESIDENT FOR 50 YEARS IS CLAIMED BY DEATH “Dr. M. Mrs. Jeanctte Faulkner, Mcmber of | South Church For Over 10 Years, Dies Today | Mrs. Jeanet aulkner, of this city for nearly 50 years and for more an 40 a member of the South Congrogationul church | died this morning at 1:30 o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs Hanford Dart of 21 Roberts street. a resident Teph Teoveted privilege of invite your atten- | ceremonies. ephereth Israel for First Key and S. L. Kaplan $100 for Privilege | of Turning on Lights Impressive services in the old Hebrew ritual mar the new synagogue ation Tephereth afternoon, during of possessing the of the Israel which the first key Congre- honor to the and Dr. Moses Kupel-'building passed to Jacob Knnl.ln who outbid other members of the con-| gregation and paid $500 to hold that distinction, while Samuel L. Kaplan paid §100 for the privilege of turn- ing on the electric lig Other mementos and honors wers ictioned with members of the con- gregation vieing with one another as Constable Fred Winkle placed the honors on the block. wriachal | members of the church had the carrying the scrolls and articles used in the cere- onials to the rostrum where Rabbi H. Aronson, leader of the church, went through the ceremonials. Attorney M. I, Saxe was master of In behalf of the congre- tion he presented a watch to Judge B. Hungerford who had assisted in the synagogue movement. He then {introduced Mayor Weld who extend- | ban ed the felicitations of the ern The mayor said “It is an unusual privilege to be here with you this afternoon, and it is a pleasure to join in the exercises that are incident to the dedication ceremonies of this beautiful syna- gogue, The Hebrew religion is acknowl- edged to be the oldest in the world, and as we look back through history city gov- tand recall the Biblical teachings of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, it is be- fitting that as your Jewish com- munity grows in New Britan, that it should bend its efforts to carry on the traditions and the self-same re- ligion taught by your learned an- cestors, | “We all of ns learn many beauti- ful tales from the Old Testament. It is filled with countless stories of the | roic sacrifices made by the Hebrew Formally Dedicated To Service 1 dedication of vesterday prophets nd leaders for their| She was the widow of John 1enry | people. Bl ihoss dave, | when | Synagogue Is MRS SNYDER ON WITNESS STAND } (Continued From First Page) band had threatened your life?" “I told him my husband had threatened me.” | “Why did you want to g¢i Albert Snyder?” “I didn't. Oh, I didn’t.” “You were sorry when he was: killed 2" T w rid of Repudiates Oomfession | “Why does your testimony hera differ o from your sworn confes | sion?"" |+ aidn? know what I was saying in the confession.” | Mrs. Snyder then retold of meet- ing Gray in her mother's room, of | |feeling that he had rubber gloves {on. and of leading him down stairs after he had said he intended to| kill Snyder. | She said she took a pistol he had and laid it on the plano, then going |upstairs. You left him there with the pis- “Expecting him to kill your hus- a7 I "“No, I had persuaded him to give {nave you nad b NEW BRITAIN DAILY sides Gray since your marriage?” “None.” Took 10 Day Trip “You took & ten day trip with Gray, didnt you?” “Yes.” “Didn’t you tell him on that trip that Albert 8nyder must be out of | the way?" “I did not.” Mrs. Snyder was then handed the contession she made after her ar- | rest and admitted her signature on | it. fesslon are true “My name and address.” “What else?” Reads Confession She then began reading the con- tesion aloud, omitting all such parts | as she thought were incorrect. The result was a meaningless chain of | unrelated words and phrases. The parts about her meeting with | Gray and her relations with him, she read in full. She omitted from her reading all | statements damaging to her and |read all those placing guilt upon Gray. The parts of the confession she said were true comprised about | |one-tenth of the confession. | As she read Gray kept his head erect but was no longer looking at her. He seemed to be sinking slowly into the apathy of the ‘two weeks. ‘When Mrs. Snyder had finished reading, Justice Scudder asked why |she went to bed on the night of the |court and Justice Scudder warned 'have these accounts? | up his plan and I thought he meant |it when he told me he would not carry it out.” Gray Looks At Woman As the questioning went on, Gray | took more and more interest, final- |1y turning his gaze direectly on his |former mistress and keeping it riveted on her. It was the first time he had looked at her since the trial began. Millard next took up an instance when Albert Snyder was almost asphyxiated by a disconnected gas tube. as that an accident, Ruth Sny- [iden e “It was. T tripped and did not notice i “Did you put a poison tablet in his medicine, Ruth Snyder?” did not.” “Did you take a label off a bot- ver the tube Faulkner. She was born in Glasgow, Scot- land. Surviving her are two daugh- ters, Mrs. Hanford Dart and Miss} Elizabeth Faulkner; a son, Fireman David Moore of Co. No. F. D two brothers, Jam of Portland, Ore., and Wil of Pittsburgh, Pa., and three children. Funeral services will nesday afternoon at the homo on Roberts Dr. George W. C. Hill, pastor of the | South Congregational church.' will! officiate. Interment will be in Farr- view cemetery. grand- | be held Wed- 30 o'clock at street. R GHANGES IN R. R. FORCE | J. A. Williams and Mrs. Clara Lauf- | emsweiler, Ticket Sellers, ferred to Freight House. Trans- Heveral changes in the clerical force employed by the New York New Haven & Hartford Co. in thi will be put into effeect this | week. Operating expenses have | grown, company officials say, so that the lo¢al station and freight hous: have been running behind necessitat- ing the curtailing of the force in the interest of economy. The most important changes are the a)yfllnz of J. A. Williams and Mrs. Clara Laufcrnsweiler, ticket sellers at the passenger station to the freight office. Their places will be taken by Henry Desrochers and Fred Stoughton, telegraph npcr:u' tors, who will be transferred from the second floor of the passenger de- pot to the ticket office, | The clerks operate under !hPI seniority rule whereby those long- est in the employ of the company . are entitled to bid in on the better) class of jobs. home {s in East Berlin, has been an employe of the railrond for the past 34 years and las been engage in the capacity of tic er for 22 vears, Mrs, Laufern 1s heen a tlcket seller for 10 W. L Gill, a ticket Prll«r for the past 19 years, will be retained for the present, it is announced. H: will ‘be assisted in his duties by the two tefegraph operator: In line with transfer of the local employes, two employes at the freight house will be dropped. The liave mot vet been selected because | that those employees who are on the working lists the long est will bid in for the positions and those working the least time for the | company will he dropped The announcement of the changes comes just after a ment of the transfer of d superintendents in - which Snavely, who has been 1 division under which N has been plac has b terred to the Midland other changss along the lin locul nonn 1o J sad of the Britain tran Many > alll division been ma ’Phone Operator Di After Brief Illnes Rita Taucher, 19 yen r of Mrs. Louise Tauc apman strect, died sud- vesterday after Hor shock to her many friends among the young- er sot hich preced- ed the believed to be of a s ! She was Junior Hig! ploved as a telephon the Southern N phone Co. Besides her 1 leaves two hrothers, John eph Taucher and 1wo Louise Lanf and Miss Ann all of this city. Funeral service will be hel Wednesday morning at 8 o'clock Peter's churgh. Interment wil Mary's cemetery. READ AERALD CLASSIFTED ADS FOR YOUR WANTS /y or of 149 (7 denly at noon, s the sickness v 1th was not ous nature, graduate of the school and was sistor | | | { children of today, 'ciation for your Mvitation to me Mr. Williams, whose |t {tion exercises Thow st they were oppressed by invading tyrants and heathen rulers, the great | w petuation of his religion service to God, and the bringing up of his children. “So even, it is today. through There 18 c|no race, nor nationality which is sol h and so solicitious for the; children. In these are building strength of Before we unself] welfare of its we acter and the ion of tomorro build that charact we have instilled that fundamental, conscientious belief in religion. So you, my fricnds, members n! the Congregation Tephereth are to he congratulated and J\u son to be proud, that you have constructed this handsome syna- gogue, as an edifice where you and your familigs, and your children, can ‘ome to worship. We can never i have too many buildings of this na- ture and we can go to no more joy- celebration, than the dedication w temple to God. doubt you ha all work {hard in unison to achieve this d tinction in the life of the Jewish community. It is a tribute to your; persevering cffort and in an humble | vay, may I again express my appre to join with you, and may Ged speed vou In your work.” The other speakers were De Sola Pool Portuguese Hebrew congregation of sw York; Rabbl J. H. Levenberg, hief rabbi of New Haven; and or- ganizer of the Jewish seminary, and Lawyer Saxe. The program arranged hy the com- | Rabbi jmittee in charge of the dedi; j ercises follow angled Banner;” Hatikvah, music; Ma To- voo, cantor; invocation, Rabbi J. H. Aronson; presentation of the | gogue, ommittee; acceptance on behalf of e congregation, president; of welcome, Chairman Morris D. sa dress, Mayor Weld: “Open for Me the Gates of Ju by es or, procession with Holy Scrolls, ke: presentation, opening of the Hol Ark; hanging of poroches, Ladies' Auxiliary; lighting the perpotual light: addriss, Rabbi ddre bi Gershon Hadas, The com in charge of the dedi Hanon, Sol Dy an and H. littec A. D. Li Noveli:l_l Director * of anmtal 1()1' Mothers Chieago, 1y ry phase of lite can | Univer of has a n . 18 part Mrs, Jane of Chicag has rais a endowment for the Chicago Lyin hospital of whosc Do is chairman. rts the hos- the As a result of pital will 1 versity Mrs author Courtl " of “The of Washington Square." M. J. KENNEY & CO. 563 Main St. Telephone Connecticut’s Most Complete Religious Store Medals, Pictures, Statues, Flower Novelties Statues delivered to FU Tel. 314 ion of the Hebrew was the per- | care and | must | the chief rabbi of the ! syna- | by ckairman of the building | address | J. Hoffenberg; | Finkel- | uni- | ERAL [Ile of poison and tell your husband it was bismuth?"” “What reason would I have for | that?” Do you want me to answer that | question, Ruth Snyder?"” (Silence). Denies Murder Attempts “Didn't you try to kill )aur hus- {band several times?” No™. “Didn’t you tell Gray you wanted to get rid of Albert Snyder?” ever.' “Ruth Snyder, why don't you tell |the truth?” Strenuous objection by eouncil for H.n witness was sustained by court. “When did you first belleve Gray |intended to kid your husband | *“When I saw the sash weight. “ “Yet you did nothing to protect Albert Snyder?” “I had confidence in my ability to get Gray out of the way." Breaks Into Tears The questioning then went back to Mr yder's meeting with Gray in r mother's room and she con- tinued to tell of her seeing the mur- i der and trying to pull Gray from { her husband's body. | As she reached the point in her story where she said she fainted and awoke to find her husband dead, she i broke into tears, just as she did at this point in her story Friday. She stifled her sobs to tell again jof Gray forcing her to help make it appear that Snyder had been i killed in a burglal | “You won't mee me for a couple of months now,” she quoted Gray as saying. 'Th'- insurance won't be Iflld till then." “And you went through with this plan 7" | “I did, T didn’t know where I was, confused and frightened.” “Isn’t it true that in your mother's room you said to Judd Gray ‘Now | is the time'?" ever.” “Didn’t you say when he hesitated 2" L A Denies Aiding Murder “Didn’t you pour the chloroform on your husband's pillow ?"" “No. | “Didn’t you strangle wire? ‘Hurry, strike," | him with Did you cver zo to the east side of New York with a man so that Witnesses might see you, to frame up a divorce?” (After long hesitation). T Md.” A letter addressed to Gray from Mrs. Snyder was then Introduced telling that the divorce plan pro- edure had “gone over heautifull It ended: “My troubles are all over, dear, Sweetheart dear, T love you ith all my heart and soul. Febru- v 2% was the date of cancellation,” Mrs. Snyder, how many lovers Frank E. Goodwin Fyesight Specialist. MAIN ST. TEL. 1805. (Opp. St. Mary’s Church) 314 and 36 , Beads, Crucifixes, Little any part of the city. PARLOR Night Service 36 “What parts, 1t any, of this con- | last | HERALD. MONDAY, MAY 2, 192, murder before going to meet Gray. \}he spectators. | “Because 1 wanted to handle the “He had no suspicions | matter alone, get Gray out of the|you stayed out nights?” house forever without my llugband| “He didn't.” knowing anything about it.” “You thought when you were do- Assistant District Attorney Proe- |Ing this, that you were putting it all sell then began cross examination | Over your husband?” “1 did not.” i dI “Did you think you were doing You told the judge you wanted | . "o ¢ayor2” |to get Judd Gray out of the house. | " .\i . Couldn't you have kept him out by | locking the doors?” \ “I wanted to—' “Answer my question, madam, yes because The First 1 When was your first quarrel with ur husband ?” When the baby was born.” ‘What?" “I take that back. Snyder Good Provider {after my marriage.” The questioning then turned to! “Before marriagesdid you expect | show that Snyder had provided well | quarrels?” |for his wife and had taken his| “N mother-in-law into his home. | “And when you got them you “Did you know that all his prop- | thought that cause to deceive your erty would fall to you on his death | because it was held in both naines?" No." ‘ Did you know you would not get {it if he died by your hand It was soon “Didn’t you know other carnally besides Gray?” “Did you know other salesmen as you knew Gray?” “Only in a business way.” | “I know nothing about i | “Of his $115 a week salary, how \nl\xrh (lld he give you?" your husband about allow- | An(‘l‘t"" “Yes.” “You had money name in other- bank: es. “And where did you money 2" “From my mother.” “In what other banks nd you say you were unhap-;| “Yos. i “You never did anything to' make | him unhappy?" your Dy in your own othing?” get othing he knew about.” At this point Mrs. Snyder's coun- sel objected to tittering in the | men | | “Did you ever have quarrels with this | aid you | ‘Jamaica banks. “Don't you remember the names of banks in which you kept your personal accounts during the last two years?” “I don’t recall. I don’t recall the exact names.” “Savings or checking accounts?” “Savings." Proessel's questions were often shouted at the witness and she shouted back with growing vigor. Gray’s Borrowings “Money Gray borrowed from you —what account was that taken from 2" “The joint account of myself and | my husband.” “Didn't your husband ever ques- ‘llon you about these checks?” “He trusted you so much?” “Implicitly.” “He had full confidence?” “He did.” “And you betrayed fidence?"” “No." You betrayed {didn’t you?" Didn't Love Husband | *“Madame, did you hate your hus- | band? “No.” “Love him?" 'No.” Renamed Boat “Ruth” | The questioning then brought out | that Snyder’s boat, originally named the Jessie G., for a flancee who had that him with Gray, | died was renamed ‘the Ruth a month | Here comes the Bride.. there goes a wj For the first thirty seconds her path is strewn with flowers. What of her road for the next thirty years? 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