The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-05-18
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cuted for the murder OF the WON.
ans husband. Albert, OF which
they were convicted.
Mrs. snyder has sacrificed the
comfort that visits from her 9-year-
old daughter Lorraine would bring
her as she waits for her doom.
She has made It known that al,
though she yearns for a sight of
the child who accompanied her on
many an amorouS excursion with
Gray, she is willing to die without
saying good-hy to her. IL by doing
50 Ruth's mother, Mrs. Brown, win
be allowed to retain custody Of
Lorraine.
Publicity Condemned
This sacrifice on the part OF Mrs.
Snyder became known yesterday,
and her attorney. former Judge
Edgar Hazieton of Jamaica, partly
confirmed it.
Warren Schneider is using as
part of his material in his fight to
gain custody OF Lorraine the con.
Eliminating influence that visits TO
the death house will have on her."
Mrs. Snyder IL quoted as saying,
''and rather than give him this
weapon. | am not going to ask to
see Lorraine"
II am dead set against it for
many reasons" Hazleton said. "In
the first place, l do not think
a child should be subjected to the
frightful publicity which visit TO
her condemned mother would stir
up"
Method In Madness Seen
Ii Ruth's last minute adoption
of Catholicism a carefully schemed
attempt to secure executive elem.
ency and beat the chair?
Has she embraced the faith of
the Governor of the State of New
| York as a despairing effort to
prepare his sympathies for her plea
for executive clemency providing
her court appeal fails?
These are questions in the public
mind, survey shows.
While New York's population
scoffed at the blondes new attitude
OF a pelitent Magdalene, lingering
q rosary, instead OF black jet court
room beads, Number 1882" re.
ceived q visit in the death house
from Father John j. McCaffrey,
the Catholic chaplain.
Photographed for Gallery
Unconscious Of the turmoil that
seethed through the big gray stone
building yesterday when thirty con-
vict TRUSTEES" went on strike and
were put in Solitary overnight,
she spent q quiet day.
CARRIED in her lighthouse uni
form, blue and white polka dotted
dress, coarse underwear and stock.
ings. and rough prison shoes. she
was photographed for the ''Rogues'
Gallery"
She submitted to examination for
the Bertillon records. And she
took her half hour Of exercise in a
yard where her view was a pitch of
blue sky and corner of the prison
Ruth and Judd heard a little
music yesterday. 1t was the prison
band playing at the luncheon hour,
in accordance with custom. TO
the two lovers In the death house,
the music was dimmed, for they
heard it only by throwing open the
windows in their cells.
Judd Gets Mothers Letter
Judd received a letter from his
mother, Mrs. Margaret Gray. yes
terday.. Although he could have
received visitors. none came. His
mothers letter was written in her
usual cheerful vein and was full
Of consolation for the son to whom
she has chung with devotion,
Three alienists--Drs. George
Smith, Joseph w. Moore and Paul
Taddihn-arrived at Sing Sing yes.
terday in their. official capacity
as members of the State Lunacy
Commission to examine William
Wagner, q Brooklyn prisoner con-
demned to die.
The doctors made a cursory in
spection Of both Mrs. Snyder and
Gray. The alienists reported nothing
unusual about any Of the fifteen
members Of the death house, IN.
Guiding Judd and Ruth.
While Mrs. Snyder viii be kept
out Of sight OF all male inmates
of the prison, there is one who
will be permitted to look at her
and assist her in what few at
tempts to identifying herself she
will be allowed to make. This is
the barber inmate of the death
house.
II her hair requires thinning he
Will 40 the cutting, with q nnafron
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