Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-28
TELLS STORY
OF EFFORT TO
FIX Up ALIBl
Witness Asserts Gray
Secured His Aid i'm
Attempt to Gov er
Trip to Albany


NEW YORK. ". VI, April 2S.-Up1
The state rested its case in the
Snyder murder trial AZ 1925 II. m. Co.
day.
Court was then adjourned until
four o'clock this aftcrnocn. when the
defense will begin presentation W
their eases.
The adjournment was taken % at
low defense lawyers To prepare mo-
tions.
Edgar IT. Hazclton az defense coun-
sci announced that MrB. Snyder Will
take the stand in her own defense to-
morrow morning.
Haddon Gray. Syracuse real estate
man. took the witness stand in the
Snyder murder trial today 20 tell Of
the alib wv established for bin
friend. Henry Judd Gray. on the day
Albert Snyder was killed.
District Attorney Newcombe ques-
toned Haddon Gray.
Did you see the defendant Gray
on March 1877"
"YeS
What did you talk aboutf~
MOSTLY business.
Anything about his leaving Syra-
cuse?"
He said he was going 10 Albany
that night and wnatcd 10 know W
would help him out. Z"
Help him out howT"
"lIc said he was going t0 keep "
dinner engagement in Albany with
'mumsie' and might he out all night.
Tie asked me % stay in hiH room,
answer<telephone calls from his wife
or office and generally give the ina
preston that ne was in his room"
Did he ever show you a picture
of 'mumsie'?-
Yes
DO You know who she is?"
III 10 now.
Who
Mrs. snyder"
ITadon Gray said he agreed 20 es-
tablish an alibi for his friend. think
ing that he was helping IN n mild
filtration.
"Just what did you dog-
~ went 70 the defendant Gray's
room, mailed some letters he had left
there. phOnnd the desk not to dis
turb me and hung the don't disturb
sign on the knob Of the room door.
Later | runiplcd the bed and made it
look AZ though IL had been slept in.
That was the next day. March 20"
The witness said defendant "telr-
phoncd me late that afternoon ana
/ invited me 20 supper"
-Did you got"
Eyes. with Charles Platt IN his
car. That was about six o'clock. We
went AZ Gray's room"
What was the conversational"
''lie said that when he had got 10
Albany he found telegram from
'mumsic' telling him 10 Yo 10 her
home in New York. He said be went
there and when her husband return
cd Unexpectedly We got IN closet.
He told a. that when he came out Of
the closet nv found that the husband
had been killed. He showed ma
some bloodstained clothing and again
showed me the picture " his num-
Sie.'"
Did he have any explanation for
the way the husband rot killedfr
Yes. NV told a. about dark man.
apparently burglar, ransaeking tho
house.
what was done with the articles
be showed you ?"
lie said II must Ret rid of these.
will you help me- \ suggested we
take the stuff 70 Platt's office which
we did, In a black suitcase that we
put On IA shelf. I took the defend.
ant Gray home with me. While W.
wife was getting supper. he played
marbles 0n the floor with my chill
Gren."
Did you see Cray in jail heref~
Yes.
Conversation g"
said 'Bud. did you do itT and
Ne said Had. I did said Why diA
yor y and Ne said II don't knpw.s-
A. Haddon Gray gave tbs fVslemen.<
against the man who's Intrinsic
friend w had been since their school
days. Judd Gray still sat motionkeas
with hiR eyes nn The floor