Evening star., 1920-07-07
SNOW
DENIES CHARGES
May Be ATaigned Tomorrow
for Alleged Plot Against
Wife.

Chester A. Snow, millionaire patent
attorney, charged with conspiracy to
do away with Mrs. Adds H. Snow. his
divorced wife. yesterday furnished
bond of $4,000 for his appearance in
Police Court. and probably will be ar
raigned in that court tomorrow morning
Following his appearance in court
and giving bond, Detectives Kelly.
other alleged conspirators. Mrs Edna
Acker, thirty-two years old. 1873 r
street. and Hugh NJ. Langdon. jr..
twenty-one years old. 1886 9th street.
They also held Stewart Keloin Brown.
an electrical engineer, residing at 42i
North Columbus street, Alexandria, as
a witness.
Assistant United States Attorney
James b. Archer, who is handling the
case for the government, is not in
clined to make public all the facts
that have come to his knowledge. He
thinks when the case is heard in Po-
lice Court will be the time for all the
testimony to be made public. 1t is
possible that there will be no pre-
liminary hearing of the case. how
ever, although George +. Hoover, rep
resenting Mr.. Snow. is urging a hear
ing, maintaining that his client is in
nocent and that institution of the
prosecution may be expected to inter-
fere with a court case involving the
custody of the children in connection
1.-The sooner the better Attorney
Hoover told Mr.. Archer this morning
when the question of fixing a time for
hearing was discussed
Asks for Others Arrest.
Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Archer tele-
phoned Inspector Grant, chief of de-
tectives, that Mr.. Snow had arranged
to appear and give bond, and directed
that he not be arrested. He asked
fA = I,a oct nf r.
and Langdon. the third defendant
When the detectives reached Mrs.
Acker's r street home they learned
she was out automobiling, and at the
Langdon home they were told that
Langdon would not return until
O'Clock 1t was not until after
o'clock that Mrs. Acker returned. and
Langdon was arrested when he ap-
peared at her home to visit her. He
had engaged in private detective work
for her at night, following his en-
ployment with the Potomac Electric
Power Company in the daytime, the
police say.
Mrs. Acker and Langdon, unable to
furnish bond last night, were held in
custody of the police, the former at
the house of detention and the latter
in the tenth precinct police station.
This morning they were in the line
up at roll call in the detective Of
flee, where they answered few ques-
tions, and Langdon was photographed
before being taken to Police Court.
Mrs. Acker was spared that ordeal.
Hoover Defends Snow.
Mr. Snow brands the charge as ut
terly false and without the slightest
foundation. He is satisfied that a
court investigation will give him
complete exoneration. George +.
Hoover, his counsel, gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
81 have been Mr.. Shows attorney
| for several years; have thorough
knowledge of the facts relating to
the difficulties he has had in his
domestic affairs, and am intimately
tbe with dicnlty his The ae
cusation is preposterous.
Mr.. Snow is a man seventy-slx
years of age, and has been engaged
| in the practice of patent law in this
city for nearly fifty years. He is
Imam of exemplary character and en-
ioys the respect of all who know
him. The charge against him IS so
utterly repugnant to a man or ms
fine qualities as to be absolutely un-
believable.
There can be no question as TO
lhis innocence. knowing as he does
that there is no foundation in TACT
for the charge. he can only account
for it upon the basis that it was
prompted by some Interior motive.
| "Mr Snaw desires the fullest in
vestigation. so that all the facts ana
circumstances surrounding this
charge may be brought to light. he
will demand a speedy hearing, which.
he and his counsel are confident, can
only result in his complete vindi-
cation"