The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-11-26
RJTHHOPE.S
SAVING IS
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steps away, so those in Sing Sings
house Of death identify it-and try
TO dismiss its grim mechanics--as
merely Gin back"
Ready Now TO Fight
II don't see why / should be taken
I'm back" said Ruth. 'My spirit
has been poor and / have not been
in good shape. But am ready now
to fight for my rights.
She did not say what rights she
meant nor how she meant to fight
for them, for In the same breath she
said she had no faith In legal moves
or in an appeal to the law which
has presented such an unyieldinR
wall Of despair to the faded blonde
Of Queens Village.
Ruth spoke merely for herself, and
not for her lawyers. who have not
given up hope. It was revealed that
in conference with Attorney Joseph
leonardo she had discussed the ad.
visibility of retaining another law.
yer, complaining petulantly the while
that she had spent $4,000 on her
defense and had gotten only closer
to that vague place in back"
Lawyers Get Together
Her lawyers. leonardo and former
Judge Edgar Hazelton, were in con.
ference last night with Samuel l..
Miller, attorney for Henry Judd
Gray. meek little partner in her
crime and in her fate. at which a
new basis Of appeal was to be dis
cussed.
Mr.. Miller issued a statement
declaring that certain constitutional
questions were to be brought be.
fore the motion and ex-parte divi.
sion Of the United States district
court for the southern district Of
New York through petitions for 4
writ Of habeas corpus.
One Of the contentious. will be
that Gray was not granted the
rights guaranteed q defendant &C.
cuSed Of capital offense under
both Federal and State constitu.
tons. The court Of appeals at
Albany disposed Of that contention
as related to Ruth Snyder's rights
under the New York constitution,
but no such plea has ever been
made on behalf Of the former corset
salesman.
There win be new grounds, also,
Mr.. Miller said, but he would not
indicate their nature, pending con-
ference with Ruth's lawyers.
THE reason further action for
Telief is being sought in the Fed
eral court is due to the fact that
al legal remedies in the State
courts have been exhausted" MIR.
Miller's statement declared, with
the exception of motions for q new
trial, which must be made before
the Honorable Townsend Scudder.
the trial JUICE"
Plea For Judd
He said an appeal for executive
slemency to Governor Smith on
behalf Of Gray also was being pre-.
pared. :
Both Ruth ana Gray were in.
formed by Principal Keeper John J.
Sheehy yesterday Of Francesca Car.
uso's good luck. Caruso was dressed
an street clothing waiting to be
taken from Sing Sing back to New
York for q new trial.
Ruth looked interested, but her
mten was somewhat stony and she
said nothing.
"Caruso ought to be congratu-
lated" said Gray, q little sorrow
fully; cor anybody else who Is able
to get out Of this place"
"Caruso; knows what it's all
about" said Shelby. "He says he
has the newspapers to thank for
his new trial.!
Rnth's worry about the trip down
20 the little brown door-there
hasn't been Q little green door,
since the electrocution chamber at
Auburn prison was closed ten years
ago, although that phrase still is
current.--is divided by another.
She Is beset' by the question of
whether she ought to see her
daughter. Lorraine, In the death
house, or leave the child with no
memory Of her mother in that
grim place. She has asked her at.
tornsy, leonardo. repeatedly, what
she ought to do, and she asks
everyone she sees.
- don't know what to do about
g." said Ruth.