New Britain herald., 1927-05-04
GRAY TELLS Of
 W0MAN'S PLOTS
(Coptinusd From Fisst Pase)
will never give you up."

(Continusd From First PaSe) will never give you up."
 Events yesterday moved swiftly toward conclusion Of the trial. Mrs. Snyder finished her 12-hour ordeal on the stand after repeatedly telling her story of the killing in which she laid entire blame on Gray.
 She was followed to the stand by her nine-year-old daughter. Lor- raine, who was not sworn because of her youth and who was asked but one question. The child told in a piping voice of calling in the neigh bors when she was awakened to find her mother lying bound on the floor. It was the first time mother and daughter had seen each other since the date of the killing, March 20.
 After Lorraine stepped down, Gray was called and his counsel led him step by step through his intimacy with Mrs. Snyder. That intimacy be. gan in July of 1925. and when court adjourned he had only got as far in his recital as August of 1926.
 showed Him foison.
 But during that time, he said Mrs. Snyder had shown him a bottle of poison she had in her home, anG had told him of her intention ol thnirry WI ,r-ifl
 T told her thought she was ter rible," he said. and Mrs. Snyder bur. jed her face in her handkerchie and wept.
 It was in August Of 1926 that, Ora, said he decided to break with Mrs Snyder. He told of going to he Queens Village home one afternoon and finding her in a swoon on { couch. He said he telephoned a con tidante of Mrs. Snyder's and was tolt that the husband had been making inquiries about his wife's absences absences which were epent witt Gray.
 T worked over her for an hour, he said, and when she came to suggested that this was the time fo is to break it of If 1t caused he such worry and discomfort. She sai, she would never let me-" ] Mrs. Snyder retained her com posture until she left the witnes stand and then she seemed sudden ly to give way. She did not actual, 1 collapse, but she seemed on tn verge Of 1t several times and sh wept almost continuously while Ora l testified.
 Gray. on the other hard. shove, perfect composure throughout tn day and seemed to have definitel l thrown off the dejection that kep I him bowed in his seat during tn trials first two weeks. The court scene yesterday was en livened at one juncture by an angr clash between opposing lawyer i when 1t seemed probable that blow would be struck.
 Assistant District Attorney Charle Froessel was questioning Mrs. Syn ] der and when she changed her frs answer to a question, as she did ire quently during his examination, tror i ''yes" to mo-" he asked If she ha 1 lied when she made the first answer 1 Her counsel, Edgar F. Hazeltor jumped to his feet with 6 shoute protest at Froessel's method of ex animation and the lawyers strode to ward each other believing and way i ing their arms. Conflict seemed un avoidable, but Justice Scujder issue stern reprimand from the benc and the lawyers resumed thei places.
 The jury entered at 10 o'clock an Justice Scudder took his seat. Mr. Snyder went to her counsel table seemingly recovered from her franti appearance of yesterday. Gray too the witness chair and listened calml as the court warned the crow against any disturbance. Samuel Miller, Gray's counsel, re sumed the direct examination of hi | client.
 < 'l Him Policy. Gray r.. led that in the middl Of the year 1926, Mrs. Snyder shove him a 5000 insurance policy on he | husband.
 "She asked me If it would be pay able if her husband drowned" h said. "She told me she thought he husband might be drowned tha summer"
 1 He told then of her meeting hiI at the Waldorf when she brougil two bottles of whiskey and som sleeping powders.
 Took sleeping Powders.
 "She asked me to try the sleepin powders" he said. She told III they were not poison but she want ed to know what the effect was. tcok the powders and my brain be came very vague and did not clea up for whole day. Under the in nuence of those powders, l move about, took her home, and returne to the hotel without any knowledg of what l was doing. She said tn powders must be potent enough fo i very good use. 1 agreed they Wer potent as they had put me ill
 trance"
 In September of 1926, he said Mir Snyder told him that her affairs . home were unbearable and that sh
 had definitely decided to kill he husband.
 Told of Murder Plan.
 T told her she was crazy |
 said, and advised her to see doc
 tor. She said she intended to gil
 her husband some Of the powder she had tested out on me and the
 kill him by gas while he was in
 stupor.'
 Gray said she was in q highly nel
 vous state at this time, fainting c
 the street on one occasion, and til;