The Washington times., 1927-05-06
GRAY. SLIPS.
ON STORY
FACTS
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C-Under oath here, you have
told Of your part of what occurred
IN the Snyder home March 10 and
70?
All have told the truth about
everything j remember, Mr.. Wallace.
WalIacess dark face flushed.
again I ask you to leave the
Mr.. Wallace out and just say yes
or no, he shouted.
Q.--Wfat did you expect to gain
by the death OF Albert Snyder?
AThat is what would like to
know.
QYou have no idea, then, why
you went out there and struck a
man over the head with q sash
weight
A.-No.
Q-How were you going to per-
feet your future affairs?
Al didn't give it thought.
The belligerent Wallace remarked
that he thought enough to race
back to Syracuse and use your
friends to help you cover up"
Gray replied politely that no he
Q.-You just did those things au-
tomatically?
A.-Yes.
No. Gray replied mechanically, he
hadn't given her any protection
when the police called.
Not Concerned With Future
II wasn't there" he explained
hlandly.
Didn't the witness have his mind
on the future when he threw the
brief case away? Gray's tone was
COl0riess as replied:
was not concerned with my
future"
What was his theory Of throwing
the brief case away?
TO get rid Of It."
Q.-YOu were afraid &c would
bring you into the tolls Of the law?
APP Ssibly.
Q.-When yOu committed the
crime you claim You were so in
tOxicated you didnE know what you
were doing?
A.-Yes.
Q.-When did you come out Of
this daze?
A.--NOt until / was in jaiI.
Didn't You testify you got
over your rintOxicatiOn between Al.
bany and Syracuse?
A.--NO. Gray had made such 4
statement, the record shOWs.)
Wallace questioned Gray about
what he. said to HaddOn Gray at
Syracuse, and his manner Of putting
the questions drew heated objections
from Attorney William Il. Willard.
counsel for Gray, who turned to the
court and said:
Your honor, are these questions
or summation
Sounds like summation to me- .
the court remarked, and then mildly
rebulked Wallace, who reframed his
questions.
Knew Three "AIices"
Q.-Since you were married. did
you know a woman named Alice?
All knew at least three by the
name of Alice.
One Of the girls named Alice
worked in a newspaper office, the
other two in stores, Gray disclosed.
He. last saw the "Alice" Of the
newspaper office in the fall Of 1926.
It was in Buffalo.
No, he hasn't seen Alice since, but
he has written to her-the last time
about Christmas, 1926.
Yes, he had visited her home.
Q.-As a married man?
A.--As a single man.
Q.--You had a pet name for Alice,
didn't you?
Al called most everyone
Shocks"
Gray smiled when he said, yes,
he had told Mrs. Snyder about
'.Snooks."
No. Mrs. Snyder wasn't jealous
OF Shocks"
No, he didn't tell Mrs. Snyder
about "Snooks'' at the time he
borrowed 5000 from Mrs. Snyder
he told her before that.
Q.-Didnt you tell her YOU owed
Alice 5000 and had to keep in
touch with her?
Gray answered loudly: "No.''
ON May, 1926, Mrs. Snyder
dominated you?
Ayes, I did everything she
wanted me to.
Wallace then came back to the
night oftthe murder.
Back To Crime Scene
Q.Now. when Snyder came in
you could not see him?
A.-No.
Q.You were hiding?
Ayes.
Q.--And intoxicated?
A.-Yes.
Q.-Yet you hid?
A.-She told me to. s.
Q.-You remembered enough to
I conceal yourself?
A.-She came in and told me to
lay on the floor.