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The Washington times., 1927-05-03
HER TESTIMONY

AN 1890 AANA~ANA
III first met Henry Judd
Gray in Henri's restau-
rant. on Twenty.sixth Street,
east of Sixth Avenue.
C-"He kissed me .
and said, IT you don't let
me go through with 1t to-
night, I'm going to get the
pair of US. He grabbed my
husbands revolver he had
gotten from under my llus-
bands pillow. / grabbed him
by the arm and took him
downstairs to the living
room"
1"I came back upstairs to
he bathroom = L
been there for about ten
dntes when heard q ter
&c thud. ! Immediately
opened the door and ran down
the hall to see Mr.. Gray lean.
ing over my husband"
IT ran in, grabbed Mr..
Gray by the neck, pulled
him off, and in wrestling with
me he pushed me to the floor
and I tainted. remember
nothing until / came to again
and saw my husband all piled
up with blankets"
S-"I tried to pull the covers
off his head and pun the
bandaging he had on his head
off. He came running into
the room and said. What are
you trying to do after me
doing something? Are you
trying to undo it? $50
He took me into my mothers
ROOM"
6-"He said, 'Momie.> you
stay up here. You are in
no fit condition to do any.
thing. I'm going down stairs
to mess up all the things and
I'm coming up here to mess
up all the things and carry
out the idea it was robbery.
You stay here until come
back / did,"
HE Gray said, You
won't see me for a couple
of months, and when you do,
by that time the insurance
will have been in your hands
or they will have saved 1t or
given it to you.'
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
MRS. SNYDER GETS BAD.
COURT TREATMENT

) Continued from First Pagel
day at the time Cray was planning
i to kill your husband?
A.--Yes.
I she testified that Monday nirht
March Z, was the last she saw
Gray before the night Of the muir
), o-And he told you by telephon,
and letter he was coming Marcf
49,, to .finish the governorg q
Ayes.
FrOessel Grows Angry
Q-You knew he'd do 81?
Ayes. but
Froessel shouted backs enc
butts madam"
Mrs. Gnyder's faes flushed and
she was on the, point OF shouting
hack az FEoesAel when the Judge
sinterjected quietly.
Mrs snyder. what did 2ou NEAR
when you testified you knew GRAY
would kill your husband
II meant she replied, ''thak
thought he would and that I could
keep him from 1t. intended Il
Inse the word believe instead o.
The aes1essavs T'roessei then
asked:
| o.-cpay told you, either by
phone or letter, 10 put liquor under
the pillow?
a Ayes.
Q.--And, you did 20?
Yes, she said, wearily, Gray tele.
phoned on Thursday night before
the murder from somewhere up.
state. Yes, she had written to Gray
about the one or more accidents
lthat nearly cost her husband his
life. Yes, she had written that her
husband had kept a revolver under
his pillow.
4 Con the night Of March 10. the
night of the murder, you went,
with your husband and daughter.
ito house party given by the
Fidgeons?
Ayes.
Saw Gray in Hiding
Q.-You offered your drinks to
your husband at the party? A.
Yes.
When they returned, she said. in
reply to- questions, she put her
I daughter TO bed. She passed her
mothers, room and saw Gray. She
told him: BE quiet, I'll be back. !"
She and her husband went to bed.
She waited until her husband was
asleep and then got up and went
into the room where Gray was.
y Q.-The first thing you did was
TO kiss Gray and he kissed you?
Ayes.
Her low melodious voice broke a
little.
Knowing that he was going to
) kill your husband" relentlessly
pursued Froessel.
yes.
Dn?'
yes"
did you shake his hand or
what?'
Il don't remember"
Denies Forgetting Things
When Froessel mentioned the
ruber gloves Judd Gray sat up and
became alert for one of the few
times during the trial. He shot a
nasty side3long glance at the
Q.-Had Gray taken off his rub.
Der gIovesg y .st
A.-No.
Q.-You were go confused that
night you can't remember any.
thing, I. =. or !.
A.-No, 7 can't (plaintively).
no, she insisted. she wasn't de-
iiberately Forgetting" things. Yes.
she took a revolver from GRAY
when she got him downstairs.
You didn't put the revolver
where he couldn't find it?' shouted
Frpessel.
mo. didn't"
You were more interested In your
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
Git Doun Out o Thar"

. "A POLICEMANS JOB at the Snyder-Gray murder trial
lis busy, if not merry Here's one arm of the law
extended to pull down young who tried to climb
through the courthouse window
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
Conflicting Stories
Of Ruth Snyder

~ the authorities to hare been made Immediately after her
arrest for the murder Of her husband her testimony on the
ness stand! Discrepancies shouA in folosOino
The Washington times., 1927-05-03
BAKER Staying
ARREST NEAR
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CONTINUED from First Page)
upon which they hope to make an
arrest today.
The incident has aroused Fred.
ericksburg to q high pitch of ex.
element and every effort win be
made to locate the fiend responsible
for the crime, 1t was declared.
The lad was last seen alive by a
boy chum who was riding ahead
Of him on q bicycle George Wash.
ington's birthday.
During the brief interval that
the chum looked away, Albert van.
ished In thin air and had nos been
seen until taken from the river
yesterday.
Both his mother and father, NJ.
7. Baker, have identified the body,
and with that same fortitude which
has sustained her belief that the
lad would be found alive and wei,
Mrs. Baker has accepted this crush.
ing blow calmy, carefully covering
the evidence of the grief she feels.
Evening star., 1927-04-11
RENT-.FARNS
REAL ESTATE IOANS

LARGE AND SMALL FARMS SUITE
truck, poultry. dairy. nursery: dwellings al
opthuildings: good roads. nearby Nd Ide
store location. Address Box 2ST-V star. IL
Evening star., 1927-04-11

WE BUY SECOND DEEDS OF TRUST NOTE
on improved property and FIRST deeds OF tru
notes on vacan. lots and acreage suhsiiv
stOns financed. Brokers attention FULT0
r GORDON. Continental Trust Bldg Ma
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12

scored it's first victory in the series for the championship of the town yesterday when il defeated the Ilainville Rlucs by the score of 10 1. This leaves the score in games played at two 10 one in favor of the Blues
 II was the consistent hitting of tn, members of the All PlaInHillc team that brought home the bacon. They slammed out 12 hingles off the com binad offerings of Mccarthy and Me Hugh while Nestor held tho losers 10 six scattered hits McHugh cmu'a'od Babe Ruth when he hit for tho circTit while Cassidy hit triple.
 The game was ons of the bast played this season with the winners holding th" adNantac" through the nine lnninr,- The ev'nmarN.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
RESPECT MEMORY
 0F EDWIN HILLS Schools and Business Houses
 Are Closed for Funeral FINED IN TOWN COURT
Bryan Edward Morse Tuncral-tll. Flain,illc Team Wins First Game --Arrcs,"l For Drunken Driving --Dcmocrat. in Caucus Tonight.

The funeral of Ednn IL H.ns whose death by drowning Friday afternoon "as one Of ths most pro found shocks 10 the people of Plain lrlle in years. vas hold this after noon at 2:3o o'clock at his home at t5 Washington street Roy Charles s WvCkoGf, r9stor of the Tlainvlllc Congregational church officlatrd. Burial vas iN Wrst cemetery. Tho entire community pald honor to tho memory of Mir. Hllls. who. besides hoinc ono Of the leading manufacturers Of the town. was also on ot ifs most highly respected citi- -ons. Tho schools hy action of the school committee of which Mir. Hills was recently member. were closed all afternoon and the merchants and business men suspended husi- ness from go 10 3 30 o'clock dur ing 'he hour of the funeral
 Fcorle from all walks of lf" showed evident signs of grief dur ing the services and large number vas present at in" cemetery during the intorment Professional ana bus inossmrn all expressed regret at his untlmolr end.
 The notice closing 'he school for tha dlv issuod hy tho school com mittoc. was as follows: "0ut of ra- spoct Tor the memory of Mir Edwin II Hills. who for many wears vas an active member Of the rlainvilla Town School committee, all schools will hc closed on Monday at l2:3o o'clock for tho remainder Of the l .,
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12

present outlook. the coming year will be one Of tho biggest and best th" unit has had since its organiza- ton.
 Slight tCciocnt>
 X number Of minor automohile ac- cidents occurred over tn" week end but no serious damage has boon rs- ported, Two automobiles. one owned by Charles orvis of Whitney street and another in which Willis J. Hem lnGWaN was passenger. were struck and slightly damaged by unknown drivers Saturday evening. Both were parked at the curb
 Yesterday, Antonio Mucri Of li45 Eorhin Avenue. New Britain. a stu dent driver under irsrruction hy Walter Wlsk Of New Britain. hi- h.. rear end of q trolley car. The auto. mobile has two bent lenders.
 Choir to Kchcar~c
 The regular choir of the Plain vile Baptist church will hold re. hsarsal at the church tomorrow oyo- ming a' 7.%H o'clock. All members are urged 10 attend.
 Wins Euttcrfat awnr,I
 Nor" honors have come 10 the valuable stock on the p1nnaclerox Farm, owned by Henry Trumhuu Of this town. His Stra'hclass Trayelrr's Louis, pure-b bred Ayrshire COW. won th" special hutterfat produc- ton contest conducted at the state fair in Charter Oak park, Hartford. Tn" announcement was made hv 4 R Merrill, state dairy specialist for the eN'Hnslon service Of rh. con n"cticut Arricultural college who supervised the contest.
 The winning record of Mr Trum- bulls Ayrshire is Ee. pounds Of hutr"rfat from 217S pounds of milk produced in - hours" said Mir Mor- Till This co" showed wonderful oyonnoss Of production, never vary ine ol"r one or two pounds. be tween the nicht-hour milking peri ods. Our rules for conducting this contest provided that no COW should he mixed more than three times in each 4 hours, and competition was open 10 all breeds The hours of milking were ?. m, a m. and ?. m. Twenty minutes were allowed the tester for weighing milk, taking samples and sisrtine milking on the next COW in order Of drawing The testing vas done by Connecticut Ad- ,Ho approved by the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, and who were experienced in official advanced re- gistry testing. The total number of pounds Of hurtcrfa' produced in = hours was the basis Of prize awards
 Flain,illc BhicfS
 Martha Sewing Circle will hold a public social and card party at the home of Mrs Ralph Morrcll Wcdncs- day afternoon from 10 5 o'clock.
 Mrs. Catherine Graham and son. James J. Graham. of West Main street. have returned from a few days vacation spent a silver Sands.
 Mrs. John I.odcrs Of Brooklyn. N Y. is visiting at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred (. smith Of East Broad street.
 Chester Kaufman. son nf Mr. and Mrs. David Kaufman Of Whiting Str""', has entered the University of Vermont 10 study medicine.
 Special bargains in millinery al the Model shop. li Whiting street. adv.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
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Caucus Tonight

Disregardlng previous announce n1ants from Richard Hill. kensinc ton resident, who has been men toned as choice for the position Of fire sclectman on the republican n ticket, to the effect that he was not considering the acceptance of the nomination. his friends today re i'erated their statement that his name would be put before the party caucus which will be held at the town hall this evening at s o'clock.
 Hill, when approached on the sub feet earlier in the season, said that he had not given the possibility of his nomination any thought and de clared that he believed such action improbable. At that lime he eX- pressed doubt as 10 whether he would be a resident of this town during the winter as he was plan ming an extensive trip south. Inter est in the possibility of Hill as a nominee for the republican position
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
Shortage of Funds Halts
 Repairs on Fire House

ton has hc"n discontinued because 'h" s5.ooo appropriation has been exhausted and moro money must h" allowed before operations can be completed. | is expected that an additional s3.""o will he required for the job The work is being done under the supervision ot ]. F. boWn"s on day work basis Mem hcrs of the common council and toard of finance and taxation will ha asked 10 inspect the ioh and conSid e CT the ro-appropria,ion of funds so that il may be completed.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
NOTICE.

Notce IS hereby given that the Board Of Selectmen and the Town Clerk Of the Town Of Berlin. will be in session at the office of the Town Clerk in said Berlin. on Saturday, September IT, A. D.. 1927, from goo o'clock a. m., until S:o0 D. m, for the purpose of admitting 10 the Electors Oath those persons whose names appear on the Preliminary List and are found by said Board entitled 10 admission as Electors in ealJ Town.
 GEORGE B. CARTER,
 C. FRED JOHNSON.
 RAYMOND W. DYER.
 Board cf Selectmen
 ARTHUR l.. WOODRUFF,
 Town Clerk. Dated nt Berlin, Conn, September 3, 1927.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
STI DYING PHYSICAL CULTURE

Rome, Sept l2 Fl-Colonol Nicola Rovolio. special envoy Of the l l'ruEuavan army who IS study phy- slcal culture systems of European armies. departed for France today. Colonel k"rollo made an exhaustive examination of the Italian system.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
Special Notice

Tho Board of Sclcctmen and the Town Clerk will he in session on Saturday. September T. and Satur- day, September 4 at tho Town hall for the pnrpos" Of administering the electors oath 'o those whose names appear on the list To be made and who are eligible.
 Signed
 ], J. k1MMEL.
 ]. SIMPSON.
 r., r. PRIOR.
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
meeting promises 10 he interesting
 Held ID On Pike

] '' " r '''i I lht
 IHcIuS $. Bushnell. son Of Mr. and
 Mrs. Arthur IL Bushnell of Farm | lneton avenue, was robbed of sln ! last evening when bandits sWoopel i down on two parked machines on the turnpike near tn" Moridon town 1 llne. Another automobile driver | yielded 50 cents. Two other men, J. ! Percy Howard Of 1S3 Crown street and Jerry smith Of state street. both of Neridon, were occupants Of the l car which nottod tho half dollar. 1 Notifying M"rilcn police of tho 1 hold-up, the three victims led of l iiClals to the spot and q search was | conducted. No clues wore uncovered. | According 10 tho three mon. the 1 bandit masked h,msolf with blue
 handkerchief. It. was about five fo't niNo inches tall, Of modium ! build. wore 3 soft hat. blue coat.
 khaki trousers and his voice vas high pitched. Moridon and local DO lice ar" Investigating
 Durham Reunion
 The 97th annual reunion of tho pnnham family was hald Saturday afternoon at the Washington Com munity house. Worthine ridge. near ly ao m amhors Of th~ family attend ing tho affair. \ chicken dinner vas served at l2 o'clock and was fol lowed, by tho annual election of of iicors. Henry Dunham of Middle
 town was elected president; Royal
 Morse of East Berlin. Nice-p -prcsident:
 Mrs. Royal Morse of East Eerln. secretary and treasurer and Stanlry
 Peer, historian,
 The oldest member of the family
 to attend tho reunion was Mrs Ah- boy C1stl"iow. %. 3 resident of
 Norid"n. Mrs, Ida Morse received recognition as having q perfect at tendance record a' the annual events, having attended each affair sine" the first reunion in 900. Fam fly representatives were present from Nv York. California. Ohio and from tho nearby cities including Mnridnn Hartford. New Britain. MiddlotoWn. Mamaron"ck and West field. \ sports program was held in tn" afternoon. Robert Smith of WostGeld entertained with several SH yorhono solos. Ih" days events | ended in the evening with q reunion , sing
 Commissioning Service
 \ service of commission for Miss , | J'anctt" Hon'es. F. x. daughter i, Of Mrs F.. F.. llonlss Of Hudson | street. was ho'd yesterday afternoon a' o'clock at th" Second Corcrcga- tional church of Berlin. The oc- casion was Miss Honiss appointment | as missionary of the American 1 Beard to Adana. Tur,"v
 The program included an address , "WelComo 10 tho Finll' by Mrs. John IT Kineahury formerly 3 mie- sionary in Turkey. a duet by Nr, Holland and Mrs Robert Chapman;
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
TAX COLLECTIONS
 FOR YEAR SlO5,684 Back Assessments Due Town Are :, Put at S18,889 PARTIES CAUCUS TONIGHT
List of New Voters Iuhlishcd-BOy Breaks Arm at Play-League of Women Voters to Open Season Tomorrow Evening

Charles F Lewis, tax collector, has announced his total receipts during the fiscal year from Septem- bnr 1 1926 10 September l. 1927. The town books closed for the year on September lh, with q grand to- tal of 5,6S4.45 for the year.
 An itemized account shows that property taxes amount 10 s119,45.- 1S. Back taxes amount 10 slS,- SS9.6l. divided into four parts, $l57aa for the year 1922. $346.4s for the year 1923, s1177.42 for the year 1924. and s17,o0T.To for the year 1925.
 This years collection Of taxes amounted to sl00.525.5T, making q total of property taxes of Sl19,- 4151s.
 Personal taxes amounted 10 g. ToG.0o. divided into two headings, s5s for back taxes of 1925 and this years collections amounting 10 S3,- 670.
 The amount of taxes collected during the year to Slb5. .6St.45 un- der the following headings:
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
Fined in Court

John Frr-ick of e Anderson ave uuo, For, etville. was fined S25 and costs in tho town rollro court hy Iuaricn Merritt c, EyG"r this mnu- ing at i0 o'clock on the CharEo ot reckless driving.
 He was arrested on Labor Day following crash h"tv con a car driven by Harold H. Tinnell of @9@ Court street. West Haven and q trol- ley car near the switch at the line between Tlainvillo and For"stNillc.
 Testimony offered this morning by Mr. Iinnrll, Fred Palmer of New ark. x. J.. and Michael G"orEn Troy Of Bristol. conductor of th" trolley, tended 10 show that l'enSCk was backing out of driveway and as his car suddenly shot into inc road, Iinnel was forced into the path Of tho trolley car. His machine was badly damaged and his mother and si-tor were painfully iNiur"d.
 Eonsiok denied that ho had gono any further than the "dGc of th" sta'e highway and rouli ciy" no r"a- son why Einnoll should have h""n forrcd to drlv" into the trolley car. He denied the testimony that his car had "iumpod' into the road.
 Judge William j. Malon" Of Rris- tol assisted Grand Juror Charles ronlon in prosecuting th" case Jus ticc Ryder stated that in" testimony prescutod showed that Eensirk did moi exercise du" and proper care in coming from q private driveway in 10 crowded highway and he i'm posed th" penalty on the accused.
 Bryan Edward Morse
 The funeral Of Bryan Edward Morse who died suddcnly Saturday morning at his hOm" al 15h Broad str""t. was held 1his afternoon al l.3n o'clock from tn" residence. He was inc son Of Lewis \. Morse and Mary Elizabeth Churchill Morse and not Of Roxy stanley Morse as was previously stated.
 Rev. Arthur \. Ball, pastor Of the Tlain>illo ", r. church oificiatol. Burial was in Hillside cemetery, Thomaston.
 -PiAin,illc Wins
 Tho All-rlainvill" baseball team
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12
26 : lc = 1o
%2 1 $ q n
SCora rv innings

Tluos ...... ooo no o2o--4 < 2 0-Tlainville 2N1 01o nol-a F 1
 Two hase hits: Goeh. 'hreo haso hits. Cassidy; home runs: McHueh saorif1"" hits: Champion: bases on hall Mccarthy ., Noster |; struck out hy Mccarthy : in : innings. McHuEh f in mnlnEs Ncster r.; stolen bases: Goeh; lof' on bases. -Pl1luNille .. Blues f first has" len errors. All-Plainyillo .; hits off Mccarthy :. Nester <, McHush :
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Con1ni-siopirc Scr,irc

fContinued on Page li
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League Meeting

The first meeting Of the season of the kensnEton League of Women ming at S o'clock at Legion hall, kcnsinEton. The speaker will be Town Clerk Arthur l.. Woodruff
 who will talk on "Know Your Town Laws Al women are invited 10 at tend. Mir. Woodruff will answer questions on the subject and the
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12


 { stolen bases: Goeh: left on bases All-Pl1uyille .. Blues 4; first hasc Icn errors. All PlainHillc .; hits off Mccarthy :. Nester <, McHuch : . Umpire. G,Idcn.
 Bristol Driver Arrested
 Henry Turgoon. age 2o years, 54 psor stroot. Bristol. was arrested by Deputy Sheriff r. w. Furrey saturday at the instance of the Bristol police on the charge of drir- inr while under the influence and reckless driving. II" vas lodged in tho town lookup and held under bonds of s2oo st by Justice Edward T.. Prior.
 FurGoou. driving an automobile owned by his brother Gerard. was pursued hy Bristol police into Plain yIllc As the machine rounded the corner at the trolley switch. Purscon lost control. + ran ID on tho bank and turned over PurCcon was found beside the wrecked vehicle. He will ho tried in tho police court this week.
 Democrats 10 CaueuS
 The annual CausuS of the demo- crat party will be hcld in tn" town hail this evening at s o'clock. Can didates for the several offices to hc voted on at the annual town clcc- rion. nill b" named,
 Although no definite announces mont has been made with regard 10 'h" policies to hH followed tonight. | is expected that owning 70 th" strong sentiment among tn" mem hors of tn" party. that candidates will he nominated for all town offices
 Admitted to Normal
 Two rlainvlllc young women arc among the 16% applicants who have h"on accepted as first year students at tho Stat" Normal School in New Britain. They have received notifl- cation that they have mot all ro- quiromonts for entrance. They are the Misses Kathleen c. Iimchurner of 4 Maple street and Irene C. sumner of lfart's Corner.
 To Make Voters
 Tn" board of s"leCtmen and the town clerk will h" in session on Sat urdaN. september r and again on Saturday. September A. for the pur- pose of administering the electors oath 10 thos" whose names appear in tn" list ITO be Male' and 10 those who ar" eligible.
 Legion Auxiliary
 The American Auxiliary 10 Brock Barnes post will hold regular meeting tomorrow night at 7,3o o'clock sharp at the Legion post rooms on Whiting street Plans for th" fall activities Of the unit will h" mad" and it is imperative that every member he present. Many activities arc tentatively worked up for the fall and winter season and from the
New Britain herald., 1927-09-12

present outlook. the coming year will be one Of tho biggest and best th" unit has had since it's organiza- ton.
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Plain>illc BhicfS

Special bargains in millinery al iha Model Shop. li Whiting street. adv.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-07-13
Edward Heating, Former
National Champ, Sets
New Worlds Record.
FINISHES FAR. AHEAD
Nearest Competitor Was
Five Miles Away.

BIZ United Press
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y, July 49,
Edward F. Heating. of New York
former national ten-lnile swimming
champion, today won the twenty
four mile American Legion mara
thon five miles ahead of his nearest
opponent, woman. He set new
world record for a fresh water swim
of that distance.
Of the 101 who began the race
at Hague, Lake George, Tuesday
at 10 a. m. only four others were
still in the water when Heating
touched the pergola at FIT. Henry
at 4:25 a. m. today. He had nego-
tiated the distance in eighteen
hours and Is minutes.
Mrs. Lucy Diamond of Brooklyn
was five miles behind Heating at
the finish. A short distance behind
her was Mrs. Lottie Schoemell OF
Howard Beach, L. l.. and the latter
was followed by William Erickson,
the Bronx, New York, and Paul
Chotteau of New York
Taken From Water
Mrs. Schoemell, Mrs. Diamond
and Chotteau were taken from the
water before a. m. Erickson, who
was in the rear of the trio, was still
swimming and said he would go to
the finish.
Ernest Vierkoetter of Germany
who swan the English Channel last
summer, left the water shortly be-
fore midnight. He had led much
of the time, but was a mile behind
Heating when he abandoned the
swim.
Weaken Under Strain
Charles 10th Of Boston, another
English Channel swimmer, and
Meyer Mendelsohn, Montreal cham
pion, were among the noted SWIM
mers who were unable to stand the
pace or the strain of the long fresh
water swim
Heating, the winner, is a 24-year-
old swimming instructor in the New
York city schools.