Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-08
HEARD SNOW PLOT
AGAINST WIFE OVER
PHONE, DAVIS SAYS
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for an auto ride that day at o'clock
for the purpose of getting rid of her:
Mr. Davis said that he questioned
Mrs Acker in regard to the compen-
sation she was to receive and that
Mrs Acker said she had received
weekly sums from Mr.. Snow or an
agent of his and that she had peen
employed for several weeks.
She mentioned also man named
Brown, now under arrest. a witness
in the case" said Mr.. DAVIS.
Asks About Poisons.
Mr.. Davis said that he then ques-
toned Mrs. Acker as to what she
knew about poisons. "She said she
was an expert in that line and could
administer any knockout drug by
mixing it with rose water and could
slip it into glass in sufficient guam
titles to knock any one out, MI
Davis testified He said that Mrs
Snow asked, KNOCK them out for
good?" and that Mrs. Acker replied,
Eyes; that Mrs. Snow again asked,
kill them?" and that Mrs. Acker
again replied, Yes" He said that
Mrs Acker then said: Il have the
drug / told Mr.. Snow l was gong 10
use on you
Mr.. Davis said that he questioned
Mrs Acker, do you mean that MT
Snow agreed to this and that you told
him you intended to do it?" and that
Mrs. Acker said that was So Judge
Hardison questioned as to how the
drug was to be administered and was
told that it was to be given internally.
Mr.. Davis testified that he again
asked pointedly, Are we to under
stand the arrangement was UNDER
stood by Mr.. Snow and that he was
party to it?' and that Mrs. Acker had
replied yves"
81 will show you-prove it to you,'
Mrs. Acker then said. according to
Mr.. Davis testimony, and rising she
went into the dining room. Mr.. Davis
told the court that he bade Mrs Snow
to station her sister and Mr.. thinner
man at communicating doors to hear
as much as possible. Mr.. Davis &C
count, as testified in court regarding
what followed. was:
Tells of Phone Conversation.
Mrs Acker went directly to the
telephone and called Main 1921 with
out looking up the number. 1t sound
ed familiar to me. andrI looked it up
in the telephone book and verified that
it was Mr.. Shows number. She asked:
is this Mr. Snow?-you know who
this is When she got that far L went
to the telephone and put my ear on
the other end of the receiver, and Mrs.
little further away and nodded to me
as if in approval"
At the suggestion of attorneys In
the case Mr.. Davis illustrated with
the telephone on the clerks desk how
he had listened in on the CONVERSE
ton.
II did hear very distinctly what
passed." continued Mr.. Davis. Assist
| ant United States Attorney Archer,
who is prosecuting the case. at this
v0n
the voice." Mr.. Davis replied: dis
| tinctly: it was Mr.. Shows"
Quotes Mrs. Acker.
! Continuing his testimony regarding
what happened Mr.. Davis said:
| MRS Acker said: Tt is all arranged
I've leave in a car from Union sta
| ton at 8 o'clock, we will finish her
this time The voice at the other
end said: Yes. it will be done today
! Attorney Hoover had this sentence
repeated from the official record Of
! the testimony in order that he might
have an exact copy.
| Again Mr.. Davis resumed his tes-
timony, saying:
! Then Mrs. Acker said. I have the
! stuff here with me in my bag The
voice said, 'What?' Mrs. Acker said.
! The SUBTITLE dope-you understand
i-noyocaine.' and the voice over the
| phone replied, Yes.
| MRS. Acker said, We are to go to
| Cor towards, Mr.. Davis was uncertain
which word was used) to Philadelphia
You will hear from me by telegraph.
| The voice replied Yes She repeated
| I will telegraph and again the voice
repeated Yes She hung up the tele-
| phone in a demonstrative manner and
| said, There
"Going to Help You"
Mr. Davis said that Mrs. Acker turn
ed to Mrs Snow and said:
"I am going to help you Mr..
| Davis said that he advised Mrs. Ack er
| She said that she would and arose,
| but before reaching the door asked
1 Mrs Snow to get her glass of water.
While Mrs. Snow was gone for the
| water Mrs. Acker said to me. I expect
you to take care OF me and my men.
They would kill me- 1 said with a
gesture, You must be in position to
say that you have been offered moth
ing Mrs. Snow then returned"
l Mr.. Davis said that Mrs. Acker had
previously said to him at the time OF
the telephone conversation, What
ever you do. you must do quickly, for
I am leaving for Honduras on Mon
day"
Mr.. Davis said that after Mrs. Ack-
| CT ne cdlleu III SouOW :
sister and Mr.. Zimmerman, who had
been stationed at the doors, and in
vited into the conference his friend
who had driven him out to Mrs
Shows house.
I'VE had brief conference. I re-
ported what l had heard and advised
all the others to remember carefully
what they had heard" Mr.. Davis said
Conferred With Archer.
Mr.. Davis said he reached home
about 2:45 o'clock Monday and called
up Mr.. Archer, and that as a result
of the conversation which they ther
had and which terminated about
o'clock that night, the present pro
ceedings had been instituted.
Judge Hardison questioned the wit
, ness about the divorce litigation, ant
Mr.. Davis described it, and the pro
ceedings since, including the contes
to set aside the ante-nuptial agree
ment signed by Mrs. Snow relinuutsh
|, ing her nuptial rights for a considera
!. ton of 100000.
Questioned by Mr. Hoover as Il
whether he had promised to paw an,
money for testimony in the case. Mr.
Davis said, Il never contemplated
lpaying money for any testimony IL
. | the case"
3 Mr. Hoover then asked permissio,
3 of the court to call an immediate ad
= journment, as he said he had i'm
t | portant business between 1890 and
c o'clock in his office. The cross-exami
r | nation of Mr.. Davis was resumed q
k1:15 o'clock