New Britain herald., 1927-05-02
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 (Continued From First Page) band had threatened your life?"
 T told him my husband had threatened me-"
 Why did you want to get rid oi Albert Snyder?" II didn't. Oh. I didn't"
 You were sorry when he was killed?"
 T was.'
 Repudiates Confession 1 "Why does your testimony here differ so from your sworn confess | sion?"
 T didnf know what was saying in the confession"
 Mrs. Snyder then retold of meet ing Gray in her mothers room, oi feeling that he had rubber gloves on, and of leading him down stairs after he had said he intended to kill Snyder. She said she took a pistol he had and laid it on the piano, then going upstairs.
 You left him there with the pis- tol?" Yes" Expecting him to kill your hus- band?" No, had persuaded him to give up his plan and I thought he meant it when he told me he would not carry it out"
 Gray Looks At Woman As the questioning went on. Gray took more and more interest, final ly turning his gaze directly on his former mistress and keeping 1t riveted on her. It was the first time he had looked at her since the trial began.
 Willard next took up an instance when Albert Snyder was almost asphyxiated by a disconnected gas tube.
 Was that an accident, Ruth Sny- der?"
 "It was. I ripped over the tube and did not notice It."
 Did you put poison tablet in his medicine. Ruth Snyder?"
 T did not"
 Did you take a label of a bot tie of poison and tell your husband it was bismuth?"
 What reason would I have for that?"
 Do you want me to answer that question, Ruth Snyder?"
 (Silence).
 Denies Murder Attempts
 Didn't you try to kill your hus- band several times?"
 "Eo".
 Didn't you tell Gray you wanted to get rid of Albert Snyder?" Never"
 Ruth Snyder, why don't you tell the truth?"
 Strenuous objection by council for the witness was sustained by court.
 When did you first believe Gray intended to kill your husband"
 When I saw the sash weight"
 "Yet you did nothing to protect Albert Snyder?"
 T had confidence in my ability to get Gray out of the way"
 Breaks Into Tears
 The questioning then went back to Mrs. Snyder's meeting with Gray in her mothers room and she con- tinued to tell of her seeing the mur- der and trying to pull Gray from her husbands body.
 As she reached the point In her story where she said she tainted and awoke to find her husband dead. she broke into tears. just as she did at this point in her story Friday.
 She stifled her sobs to tell again of Gray forcing her to help make it appear that Snyder had been killed in a burglary.
 You won't see me for a couple of months now" she quoted Gray as saying. "The insurance won't be paid till then"
 And you went through with this plan?" T did didn't know where was, confused and frightened"
 Isn't it true that in your mothers room you said to Judd Gray Now is the time'?"
 Never"
 Didn't you say Hurry. strike. when he hesitated?"
 "No." Denies Aiding Murder
 Didn't you pour the chloroform on your husbands pillow?" "No." Didn't you strangle him with wire?" i No" Did you ever go to the east side 1 of New York with a man so tha, witnesses might see you. to frame IT q divorce?" tAfter long hesitation). "1 did A letter addressed to Gray from 1 Mrs. Snyder was then introduced ! telling that the divorce plan pro. cedure had gone over beautifully It ended: My troubles are all over ] dear. Sweetheart dear, I love yor with all my heart and soul. Febru ary 2S was the date of cancellation Mrs. Snyder. how many lover.