Show 1 SNYDER KILLED FOR CHAR I I- I Prosecutor Gives His Version Version Ver Ver- sion of Murder in Court WAS WORTH Wife Took Two Policies Newcombe Claims I QUEE QUEENS S COUNTY COURTHOUSE COURT HOUSE New York April 25 CAP AP Albert Sn Snyder der Queens Village art was slated tor for death on March 7 last District Attorney Newcombe told the jury In his opening statement today l Mrs rs Ruth Snyder and nd her lover Henry Judd Gray met In Manhattan Manhat Manhat- tan an that that day he lie said after Gray had bought boight a sash weight and and chloroform chloroform chlor chor- Ih Kingston N. N Y That day the death of Albert Snyder was decide J on and the Im Implements Implements Im- Im of murder were procured TOOK OUT INSURANCE Prior to that two Insurance nol- nol ides for for OOOO h had hd i been taken taken out outon outon outon on the life of ot Albert Snyder with a adou dou double le Indemnity clause clauseS for death by violence Snyder Albert g ert Sro never n yer Ime kne knew about about th s eles ge b Snyder knew o of- of them for tor she had taken them out and Judd Grayn Gray knew n w of fo foe h he hoped t to benefit bene cene- fit through gh his mistress etress Gray th then went then w went nt aay ay but he returned on the night of the murder and hid hid In in a darkened room while Snyder was put to bed by his wife When the poor devil was asleep Mrs Snyder sneaked out of ot bed and told her skulking lover now Is la the time They kissed and then they went to Albert Snyders Snyder's room They st stunned nned him n with the sash weight they stuck chloroformed cotton up his nose they strangled him with picture wire Then gentlemen th the Job was done Gray wore suede suede gloves gloves and after atter the murder he took these off and went Into the bathroom where he saw blood on his shirt They burned the shirt and her bloody gown She loaned him a blue shirt belonging to her husband Then hen rhen they decided to make It look like a burglary and they upset everything In the house They sat then In the house from 3 in the morning to 6 plotting what God Before leaving Gray bound and gagged Mrs Snyder to help out the burglary story Then he took the train for Syracuse Only when he got to Syracuse Newcombe said did he fe discover er a large spot of on his vest While the district attorney attorn y shouted shout shout- ed d to the jury in a a. v voice ice trembling with emotion Mrs nl der and Gray sat close behind him any show of emotion n stronger than than- very mild mUd interest 7 1 |