The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-05-02
GRAY KILLED FOR
$4,000, CHARGE
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penetrate through her cold mask.
Soon after court opened Mrs.
Snyder, resuming her testimony,
was turned over to Gray's attorneys
for questioning. Immediately she
was in the unusual position of de-
Tending herself against the attacks
of a co-defendant.
Thought of Disgrace
Gray's attorneys lost no time in
striking at the very heart of her
gcase. They drew from her a dec
laration that she did not wish to
have her husband killed, but at the
same time she knew that Gray was
plotting murder and did not warn
Snyder because she "she feared dis
grace"
Suddenly she was asked why it
was that Gray wanted Snyder killed.
ITO get his insurance money" was
her answer.
And how would he get it? It
wasn't payable to him." Gray's
counsel shot back, and Mrs. Snyder
seemed trapped.
Cleverly Answers
But with remarkable cleverness
she parried:
"IIe could have gotten the money
out of me just as he got other money
from me-"
Mrs. Snyder was composed and
answered questions with a show of
spirit until questioning led her to
picture the scene when she said she
first saw that her husband was dead.
Then she broke down and wept. A
matron stepped up with smelling
salts and after a few minutes she
was able to continue.
Edgar A. Hazelton, counsel for
Mrs. Snyder, concluded direct eX
animation of his client shortly after
opening of court. The testimony fol
lows:
Nov, Mrs. Brown mean Mrs.
Snyder, when you signed your con
fession had you been told Gray had
confessed?"
Yes said the witness.
Mrs. Snyder then repeated a con
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Dor relating to a man-presumably
Gray-who had been seen "prowl
ing" around the Synder home few
nights before the murder
As though to show that Mrs
Snyder in November, had not con.
templated the breaking up in her
home. Hazleton drew from the wit
ness a story OF having ordered shrub
berry then to be delivered in May.
The lawyer skipped from point tc
point in his brief questioning.
Mrs. Snyder said Gray had asked
her to buy stock in his concern, but
that she had refused.
Hazleton then said: Mr.. Willard
the witness is yours" William
Willard Of counsel for Gray then
arose.
Mrs. snyder he began in
portcntous \tones, "Why did you
leave a bottle of whisky under the
pillow Of your mothers room the
night of the murder"
Because he asked me to in a
letter he wrote me-"
Did you know Judd Gray was
giving you a sashweight when he
handed you a package carly in
March," asked Miliard.
NO"
when YOU got home and founu
the sashweight, what did you do?"
Hid SasIweight
"I put it down in the cellar"
"Why?"
II wanted to hide it until l could
give it back to him
did you give it back to him."
YES"
w hCi uiu y Ou SGT nm d6dlI
"On the morning of March 90
Did you have any conversatio
with him them"
Mrs. Snyder then repeated he
story of having told Gray that
she would not permit him to go
through with the planned killing.
"Did GRAY fell Won he was cOino
to do away with your husband?"
Yes"
did you tell your husband"
mo"
"Why nOt?"
'Why, because thought could
dissuade Judd Gray and was
afraid of disgrace"
Still, you never warned your nus
band at anV time through the eve