The Washington times., 1920-07-09

mony' carried out Davis lnstruc'io"s
10 the letter
on anotnsr occasion. Ars, SNOW ds-
clared, Mrs.. Aeker wrote her a letter
inviting her 10 dinner at the WASH
ington Hotel. The written Invitation
was admitted into the case as evil
denee. The letter. alleged TO have
been written by Mrs. Acker, SAID
Cohgressman Good. Colonel VII
lard and his wife. and a Mr.. Broder-
icki would be present.
Mrs. snow consulted her attorney,
who told her TO accept the Invitation.
which she df0. she said. ~
when We reached the hotel we
met only Mr.. Broderiek and Mr.. Good
and had dinner In a private 'sute."
she testified. "It wAs'a very enjoy
able dinner. Mr.. Briderick posed as
European. The conversation was
very interesting. After dinner Mrs.
Meo played the plano and i sat and
talked with Mr.. Broderick.
During the conversation Mr.. Brod-
erlck invited me TO go to the theater.
then explained my position to him
and told him / was not a widow.
Upon learning this he said to me:
Watch your step
- THEN SHE GAVE A -PARTY."
After having attended these sew
eral dinners / WAS very anxious 10
give a return dinner. and invited the
party TO the Dover House In Mary
land. 1t was agreed that we should
all go the next week. and l set the
day.
"I postponed arranging for the din
ner until noon OF the day we were to
go and called the Dover House on the
phone. They told me they needed
twenty -four hours notice. and could
not serve us that evening. i then
called Mrs. Meo and told her we had
better postpone the trip. She said
Jimmy Good knew of q place In
Marlborough near the one ! intended
TO take my party too.
"The dinner was arranged. and we
were to meet the two men at the
Washington Hotel. When we reached
the hotel Broderick was on the steps
with another man, a Mr. Eder. They
explained that Congressman Good
was unable to be present"
This dinner was devoid of important
Incidents. Mrs. Snow said.
Mrs. Snow declared that about six
weeks ago she received a message
from Brodsrick asking for an immedi-
ate private interview. She said she
agreed to talk to him with her sis
ter present and Broderick came to her
apartments.
REVEALED USE OF ALIASES.
He told me that Mrs. Meo was un-
der an assumed name. and that her
real name was Mrs. Acker." she said.
"I have suspected so from the
frst.' Mr.. Frederick said, but had no
facts He told me he believed Mrs.
Meo, or Acker, was trying to frame
me-"
During this interview Broderick
admitted Mrs. Snow said, that he also
was using assumed name, saying his
real name was "Wamsley." few days
later, she declared Broderick. or
Wamsley, called on her again, ask
ing for an interview about 10 o'clock
in the morning. Mrs. SHOWS sister
was in the apartment at the time.
Mrs. Snow testified and the interview
was granted.
Continuing. Mrs. Snow said Broder-
lex told her:
Mrs. Meo came to my rooms at 10
o'clock last night. She almost got
on her knees and with tears in her
eyes asked me to invite you to Balti-
more on a dinner party. oh, just one
more dinner she said.
That same day Mrs. Snow notified
Attorney Davis, who urged her to go
to Baltimore. stating he would notify
the Baltimore police. and have sew
eral of his men follow us. He suss
pected a 'grame up she declared.
This party did not come off as Mrs.
Snow said she did not feel capable
of going through the strain OF 1t.
TOLD OF MURDER PLOT.
Mrs. Snow declared nothing else Of
Importance occurred until last Mon
day when Mrs. Acker called her and
asked her to come to her house i'm
mediately. declaring II was very I'M
portant and concerned Mrs. Shows
future.
Mrs. Acker called up several times
that morning and during the last
phone call. Mrs. Snow declared. said
she had tickets for herself and Mrs.
Snow to go to Atlantic City on the
3 %. m train. Mrs. Snow said she be-
lieved this was a joke and let 1t go
at that.
"You are to be murdered" Mrs.
Snow declares Mrs. Acker told her
last Monday. 81 was employed by
Mr.. Snow to kill you"
Mrs Snow said Mrs. Acker told her
she was paid 500 a week, beginning
last January. to trail Mrs. Snow and
III possible get her in a compromising
situation to discredit her before the
courts, but a murder plan was made