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think l told him l would study the
matter over. He then went out.
1 was going TO the barber shop under the
bank one night and fell and broke my
houslder. Then was in o wreck at Ma
varre. He came second time, later. l
told him did not want to 20 out. didn't
promise that would 90 down that night
He said something about me going down
Saturday night. told him could not go
as IL was Russell q Co.'S pay night and L
could not go. did not go and got another
letter.
On March IS he came again to the bank.
We went into the back room and he asked
me why l did not go down. l told him
that IL looked as though he was In
THIS BLAcKMAIL BUSINESS,
and that had looked the matter up and
Thought he was. | told him that 10 found
out who did it it would shoot him.
"Then said III you are not in II, who
is in it?' He said i think IL might be
Charles RUSSELL l asked him why he
Thought il was Russell who wrote the
letters, and he said because Russell was
not working, l did not tell him | had n
man hired to look the matter up. i told
him there was no truth in the charge
so far as 1 am concerned. He did not
present me paper containing a lot OF
questions about his wife. he said there
was something in this business and said
IL there is II is not with me. He did not
present any paper to me at that time. he
said to me "Wasn't my wife up to your
house ?n / told him she was up there one
Sunday afternoon told him that
we were in the garden cut >
ting some flowers ~, IL asked sSe .oeT neF
no, but that Ed. had not got home the
night before until o'clock in the morn
ing. | told her that that was a wrong
thing to do on account OF the children.
She said: ~ will not have anv more
children by him." Ed. says: "Did you
take advantage ot my wife on that
accouut?n / told him never took ad-
vantage of his wife. / told him that she
told me he was out with the Roof woman
and another woman.
SNYDER did not tell me that his wife had
He did not say anything to me about
money. l never told him wanted him
to take $4,000 He did not ask me for
any money. He was in the bank about an
hour. Nothing was said about Altman.
THE FIRST MEETING.
The next time l saw him was on the
2lst, the day this note purports to be given.
He came in about half past 3 o'clock. He
walked to the end of the counter and
spoke and we went TO the back room. We
sat down at . table and he handed me a
letter which he claimed came from his
father~in.law.
y
other side of the story and refers to u
letter purported to have been written by
Snyder to his father in>law.
Witness continued: "Snyder said he
wanted to send letter to his father inS
law. He had the text OF the letter he want
ed me to write. He gave II to me and read
il. The letter said that everything was
all right between me and Mrs. Snyder,
and that l had blackmail letters in my
possession. l went into the other room
and got some ink and then l signed the
letter. He then produced another to his
mother and l signed that also. 1t was a
copy of the other one.
William Carver and Jesse Webb were In
the front room of the bank. Everything
was pleasant between us, He went out.
Witness was shown the $4,000 note.
He said: Il never signed that note. 1t
is not my signature. / did not sign my
name to the alleged confession.
Judge Day then read the alleged con
fession and Albright emphatically denied
signing 1t,
Albright continued: "Snyder did not
present the note or other document to me.
l did not see the note or confession at
all.n
When shown the marks on the note and
confession and asked If his pen slipped off
the paper Albright said enphatically, II
never signed any note"
SNfDEkS GALL FOX MONE1'
Snyder came to my bank and asked me
il l had made any arrangement
said. "What note?" Why that
$4,000 note. "Thirty thousand dol>
larsw ! said "what are you talking
about He said;"Now don't get excited
about it,"
Then said "you are either a damned
fool or are crazy"
When | said that, Snyder left with the
words "don't get hot about it.
A few days afterwards Attorney Folger
come to me and said he had collection
to make. He wanted payment on a
$50, 900 note. He handed me a copy of the
note and a copy of the alleged confession.
said to him: Folger where is the note
If this is copy.
He said: That will come in good time
said: Folger il you have a note like
that ii Is a forgery and b,Nckmail and you
damned well know it, Fol2er then went
away and left copy of the note and a
copy of the confession" Witness pro-
duced the documents.
quainted with Mrs. Snyder about four
years ago at a wedding at Hess house.
was at Snyder's house twice in 1880 ] was
there in the evening. was going past the
house and l
SAW SOME GERANIUMs
anu went lu 10 Bst some Cuttings Inc
children were there, and the little girl
played on the piano,
The second time was going past the
house 1t was raining and had no umbrella
80 went to get in out ot the rain. / did
not make any proposals to her or put my
hand on her shoulder.
keeps green housea nd sell flowers.
People often came for flowers. The little
children of Mrs, SNYDER often came in the
afternoon and got flowers. Mrs. Snyder
was at my house several times ia the last
3 or years after O'Clock. My wife died
about years ago.
Mrs. Snyder came in the evening once
or twice: met her in the
was looking badly. She said she had
malaria. got her bottle of medicine
made up from n receipt | had which had
helped other people. She came 10 my
house to look for me TO get the bottle
filled, She came to the house Hgain,
probably after flowers. ] never, at any
time made any improper proposals. to her,
and never laid hands on her. / did not
meet her on the street aud talked 10 her
how hard up her husband was"
Mr.. Albright was cross examined by
Judge Amber. He said: Il think that
Snyder had n small overdraft at my bank.
l held his note for $50. 1t was not due
on March 2l, 1884,"
~ did not know Mrs. Snyder until /
met her at the Hess 'wedding.n
After some evidence which was merely
a rehash of what had already been gone
over, Albright stated that all he wanted
when he went to Snyder's house was some
geranium slips.
Witness continued: II went in and cut
the slips from the geranium plant. Then
tat down and the little Qiri played on the
piano. / left short time afterwards. l
met Mrs. Snyder at the store one time