The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-04-25
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Tells OF
CRIME
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der was more and more in the way
as the relations Of his wife and Gray
progressed" the district attorney
continued.
FINALLY, they started to discuss
ways and means of getting him out
Of the way.
I'm October of 1925, Albert Snyder,
who received $115 week, decided to
take out life insurance. He took q
$1,000 policy.
without his consent, there was
written on his life two policies ag-
gregatfng $4,000. Mrs. Snyder was
named as the beneficiary. The policy
provided If he was killed by robbers,
or 1t was accidental death, Mrs. Sny-
der would collect double indemnity"
Sash Weight Emphasized
Then, smashing a fist into the
palm of his hand, Newcombe de-
clareo: THE State will show you,
gentlemen of the jury, that Albert
Snyder was slated for killing on
March Z. 1927
Newcombe told the Jury that Gray
was In Kingston, N. r., on March 4.
"At that place Gray bought the
sashweight and the chloroform with
which Mr.. Snyder was killed." said
the district attorney.
Newcofnbe told the jury that after
Gray bought the sashweight and
them to New York and took them
to Henrys restaurant in Manhat.
tan.
Mrs. Snyder met Gray at
Henry's and he gave her the sash.
weight in that restaurant on the
day.
when she came to meet her
lover, she brought with her, her
little nine-year-old daughter Lcr
raine,
"she took this sashweight to her
home for the deliberate purpose OF
killing her husband.
Gray Goes On Road Tour
II don't know whether 1t was an
act OF Providece or not, but at any
rate Albert Snyder was permitted tc
live a couple of days more. The
next day, March 8, Gray went or
the road
"But the plan to kill Snyder was
In their hearts and they fixed thu
night OF March 18th for the muir
der"
On the night of March 18TH" said
Newcombe, Mrs. Brown, Mrs
Snyder's mother. was away on g
case as practical nurse. The de
fendant Snyder told the defendant
Gray that and Gray in Syracuse mad
his plans, and planned his alibi thai
ne thought was invincibly fool
proof, sure fire.
Mrs. Snyder advised him that
the side door Of the home would BIZ
open and 1t was, open. that the
sashweight would be under the Dill
low Of Mrs. Browns room. He en-
tered the home and there under tn,
pillow he found the sashweight, {
pair Of pliers and some liquor, ant
then he sat and waited the return
OF his fellow murderer and tina
poor devil Albert Snyder.
Mrs. Snyder Worried at Party
Mrs. Snyder wasn't herself tn
Tidgeon party "a neighbor's hous
party.
Give my drinks to AL she said
And Albert got them
II 1856 they went home.
Gray was still waiting in tina
dark room.
MRS. Snyder and Lorraine wen
IN first She put the sirl to bed il
her room.
"Then she went towards the room
and passed the room where Ora,
+
'ft'n be all right. I'll let yo
know" she said to him.
Then she sneaks out to her love
and fellowmurderer.
He's asleep now's the time,
she tells him.
He kisses her and thew go to shy
der's room with the weight, pictur
wire and chloroform,
They strike him with the weight
they chloroform him, and they stuf
waste In his nostrils.
They tie him with picture wir
and they fastcn wire around hi
neck TO hasten the end"
Brother Takes the Stand
The district attorney concluded a
11.45sa m.
Immediately after Newcombe con
pleted his address Warren Schneider
brother Of the slain Albert Snydel
VI took the stand as the first witness
He spells his name with the old fan
lily spelling.
He was the first outsider to ideI
tify the body for the police He ei
tabllshed the corpus deficit.
The second witness was DI
Nell.
Questioned by Newcombe he test