The Washington times., 1920-07-08
CHARGE Plan
TO USE DRUG
Auto Then Was to Be Overturned
on Woman, Declares Her
Attorney.
SAYS HE HEARD SHOWS X
Listened In" While Woman Do
tective TeIephoned Of Pro-
posed Staying.

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patent attorney. conspired with Mrs.
Ena P. Acker, private detective. to
have his divorced wife, Mrs. Adds
H. Snow. killed sometime after 3
o'clock last Monday afternoon. 40
cording to testimony Of Henry K.
Davis, Mrs. Shows attorney, at the
preliminary hearing In police court,
today on charges Of conspiracy made
against Snow by his divorced wife.
Attorney Davis testified that about
noon last Monday. Mrs. Acker went
to the home of Mrs. Snow in Chevy
Chase ana declared in Davis presence
that Snow had plotted to kill Mrs-
Snow and that the plan of the murder
was to be carried out that afternoon.
II have come to expose the most
horrible plot ! ever knew Of" Davis
declares Mrs. Acker stated. Mr.. Srow
proposed to me that get rid Of iirG
Snow. He suggested that. take bsr
out in an auto. administer . poison
sufficient to kill her. then overturr,
the automobile and make 1t appear
she had been killed In an accident.
Mrs. Acker, who, Attorney Davis
stated, wished to impress upon him
that she was telling the truth, went
TO the telephone and called Mr.. snox.
She got his office and declared she
talked to Snow himself.
aLISrENED IN" HE SAYS
Davis related the phone call as
follows:
T went to the phone with Mrs
Acker and put my car at one enc OF
the receiver. ! could hear distinctly.
I recognised Mr.. Shows voice. MIS-
Acker said:
"Tt is all arranged. We leave In
a car from Union Station at o'clock.
We will nnish her this time. YES II
will be done today. sure
"The voice on the other end OF the
wire answered:
Good
"Then Mrs. Acker said: I have tho
stuff here with me-
what stuff the other voice in
quired.
"I have the dope
"'AII right is the answer that
came from the other end.
PROMISED TO WIRE. =
Mrs. Acker contieued: we arc 30
ing to or toward q am not sure which
she said). Philadelphia. You will
hear from me by telegraph
"'Yes,' said the other voice.
"T will telegraph, you understand
Yes answered the other voice"
This telephone conversation. Davis
testified, took place after the revela-
tions made by Mrs. Acker. The wo-
man detective declared to Mrs. Snow
and Davis that she wanted to help
them. She appeared elated, Davis
stated, with the telephone conversa-
tion, and turned to him saying.
"there," with gestures showing salts
faction.
THREE FACE CHARGES.
Two men, Chester A. Snow and
Hugh Milton Langdon, and one
woman, Mrs. Acker, are charged with
three were at court this morning.
Langdon being the only one unable
to obtain bail. He remained In jail
until this morning.
The case was called soon after 1890
o'clock, with Assistant District At
torney James b. Archer representing
the Government. Snow was repre-
sented by George p. Hoover, Langdon
by o. H. Osterman. and Mrs. Acker
by Peyton Gordon.
Attorney Davis was the hrst wit
ness on the stand. He testified:
Monday. morning I received a tele-
phone call from Mrs. Snow telling me
that Mrs. Acker had called and asked
for an appointment that morning.
told Mrs. Snow not to see Mrs. Acker
unless in my presence. An appoint
ment was made for noon and / told
Mrs Snow I would be present.
II went to the house at 1915 and
Mrs. Acker arrived at 1880. She greet
ed Mrs. Snow very affectionately. It
was the first time I had met her.
HIRED TO TEMPT HER.
1--WE sat in one of tho parlors and
Mrs. Acker opened the conversation
with this statement: I have come
to expose the most horrible plot I
ever knew She then told us she
was employed last November by Mr..
Snow to shadow Mrs. Snow. Mrs.
Acker stated she was to lead Mrs.
Snow into temptation and get her In
a compromising situation.
Mrs. Acker said she started TO do
II. but failed. After her failure to
get Mrs. Snow In a compromising
situation, she told me. Snow suggest
ed that Mrs. Snow be done away
with. He suggested, Mrs. Acker said.
that Mrs. Snow be taken out In an
automobile, poison administered to
her, the auto overturned so as -
give appearances of an accident
MRS Acker said she had two men
in her employ who would do anything
she wanted. She explained that Lam
9don was to be the chauffeur, In the
plot.
Mrs. Acker. during her explanation
OF the plot called In Langdon. whe
was waiting outside IN an automobile.
Langdon came in and told us he has