The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-06-04

world? Or IL IL Just possible that
1 wasn't the vicious feIOn that ]
was painted"
Did the State or Gray bring
forth one witness, except Gray him.
self, or one letter or one shred OF
outside verification that In all the
years before that night I had ever
given anybody on earth one mo-
ment's suspicion?
Did the relatives Of the late Mr..
Snyder. who had his confidence,
come forth to avenge him by stat
ing that he had ever breathed to
them one iota Of fear, especially in
view Of the repeated attempts on
his life that Gray said had made,
and that no sane man could have
so continuously regarded as accI.
dental? And, mind you, they
knew, OF course, that Mr.. Snyder
and I had for years been, to say
the very least, Incompatible:
No Accusing Tongues
Did anyone else-anyone at ALL
step up, with so many fighting to
share the linelight Of q sensational
trial, and say, "oh, now 1 re.
member, she let this slip didn't
think much Of It then, but in the
light Of what has been brought out
since it is Important" Did anyone?
Was Ruth Snyder, then, the
cleverest, most consistent, most
surefire deceiver, conniver, and liar,
through all those years, all those
different situations, that the world
had ever known?
Granted-such q thing could be.
Lindhergh flew to Paris. That was
never done before. Everything has
its first time, it's first one.
But-will Lindbergh ever try to
fly without gasoline in his tank or
wings on his plane? Absurd.
Why She Lied to Police
Why. then, should Ruth Snyder
the most shllful, diabolical, and
mastery liar the world had ever
heard Of, suddenly become such q
clumsy and incompetent liar that
ordinary persons tripped her up
showed her up, broke her up, and
nailed her up?
admit I lied to the police and
the District Attorney. I have ex
planned the frightful situation anC
fearful frame Of mind I was In
when I promised to do that fol
Judd, my lover, to save his life.
But what a coarse and childish
liar had suddenly become, this
woman who had for years foolet
the man she lived with, the people
she met hourly, the whole world.
1t was Judd Gray, who, when the
physician testified that the frs
blow Of the bludgeon would have
rendered Albert Snyder Senseless
therefore wiping out his entire mar
rative Of the killing-the For Gods
sake help me, Mommie"-the al
legged help gave him in reply tt
that cry-my participation in the
crime-my handling Of the chloro
form, the wire, the nippers, thu
waste-it was Judd who answered
Judd Talented Liar
"But I was there; the doctor
wasn'tw
What a clever, devilishly inspired
comeback that was!
There was a liar that the wOrIj
should take its hat off to. There
was q man who got away will
murder-at least as far as beins
believed was concerned.
There really was one who fooled
everyone that knew him, wen
through and under the glare Of the
critical search-lights, lied himself
out Of holes, around corners, bach
through blind alleys, and into tbs
electric chair.
Why not give the palm to this
man who successfully lied from
start to finish the genius at 1t who
never cracked?
Only when at first they got hin
UP in Syracuse did he tumble. But
that was because he had depended