New Britain herald., 1927-05-09

She had no intention of . wit ness to the murder being alive. She thought Judd would die of the poi son and she put the pencil in, the wire to duplicate him.
 That was her plan" Hazelton Overruled. Edgar F. Hazelton. counsel for Mrs. Snyder. then objected and moved for mistrial, but was over- ruled.
 But Judd Gray did not die.' Mill lard continued. What lil she think then? Did she believe that the poi son was merely slow to worko
 You remember she gave him some poison to take away?
 Then this poor bluniering fool, the living victim of this trs gedy. tied Up Mrs. Snyder at her instructions and goes away.
 Was he expected to die shortly so that he might be blamed for mur- der and attack on a woman. with the pencil as the evidence?" l ask you to consider this" Willard told the jury that Gray had no motive for the murder. whereas Mrs. Snyder. if her plan went through. got $96, ,O0o insurance. Gray SubScrvicnt. To show Gray's condition Of sub servience, Willard cited Gray's testi- mony that Mrs. Snyder had tried out sleeping powders on him and he had permitted such use Of him. self. Of Haddon Gray Of Syracuse. who arranged the alibi for Judd Gray. Willard said: God grant that we may all have friends like that" Willard concluded by asking that those who have never known the temptations of life cast the stone of contempt"
 But you and l." he said to the jury. will go down into the mire 1 where this poor fool had been drag ged by a wicked woman who was herself a slave to her burning pas sion. and save him.
 The extreme culpahility Of this 1 poor defendant is manslaughter | would like to ask for verdict of in- nocencc but l can see that you may feel he must bear some, share Of punishment because he fell slave to this woman.
 His mother will he waiting for your word. May God help you and guide you"
 Willard then sat down after speak, ing for one hour and 3S minutes. Argues for Mrs. Snyder. Dana Wallace. for Mrs. snyder told the jury that this is d case of the people of New York and Henry Judd Gray against Ruth Snyder. And Henry Judd Cray he said lis the most despicable creature that I have ever seen. And Ruth Snyder has been put in position by this ! double prosecution that $ extremely unfair"
 Wallace read from the opening statement for Gray in which it was said his confession was untrue and was obtained under duress. Why then" he shouted, If that was what they meant to do. did Gray get on the stand and say the confess sion was voluntary and tue? Was Gray lying to us or had he lied to his own lawyer? Which is the more 1 likely?"
 Wallace used the first part of his address in an attempt to pick to pieces the opening statemen. made two weeks ago by counsel for Gray Wallace would quote each asser- tion Of what was to be proved and then cite evidence in an effort to show that no such proof had been forthcoming.
 Scoffs at Domination.
 He was particularly s9%ere about the dominance" claims.
 Was he dominated when they went on that honeymoon trip?" he shouted. Did she ask to be taken on honeymoon No. He urged her to go. and believe that Haddon Gray met them along the road"
 AS to the four ounce bottle. Wal lace said Gray was not so affected that he lost his memory. He has told us in detail Of all he did in the next hours.''
 Wallace charged that Gtay's whole case was based on q desire to hide behind woman's skirts"
 I've have never believed Mrs. Snyder guilty and we do not believe so now" he said.
 Tt was Judd Gray who took off his glasses and armed himself with q sash weight for combat with sleeping man.
 Through both defense summa- tions, Gray and Mrs. Snyder sat with wooden faces listening to almost the last words the jury would hear be- fore taking their fatas into its hands.
 When Judd Gray was astride of Snyder and had struck probably the third blow. it was Mrs. Snyder who rushed to her husbands aid and grabbed Gray at the tie
 T leave it to Providence to make you gentlemen see that it was not the helpless Snyder who grabbed Gray's tie. but the woman of whom even then he was making q widow"
 He struck her and she swoOned," as Gray himself has testified she did easily. and so he was able to com- plete what he was doing.
 ''Hc had his alibi prepared in Syracuse and he left her to take the blame if the burglary story fell through.
 He was so sure of beirg able to show his own innocence that he was almost tlippant. He joked with a po- liceman not many blocks from where his victim lay in d pool of blood.'
 Mrs. snyder Wecps.