Confession in Snyder Gray murder case read in court
Ruth Brown Snyder testified that she and lover Kerry Judd Gray plotted to kill her husband Albert Snyder. She described meeting, letters, and final plan to strike with a window weight then choke with chloroform and wire, the fatal March 1927 act, as district attorney read the confession in New York court.
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Sparse crowds mark Snyder murder trial in Queens Court
In Long Island City the Snyder murder trial drew few spectators with numbers under 100. Access was restricted as the public could only attend via court insiders, leaving most observers unable to see the defendants. Women with bright hats filled the empty courtroom corners.
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Man Hit With Hatchet In Somerville Home Attack
Carl Hudson, 45, was struck in the head with a hatchet while asleep in his Somerville home and taken to hospital in serious condition. His 71-year-old father-in-law Robert Grant was arrested on assault charges and held for the outcome of Hudson’s injuries. No motive is known and Grant’s mental condition was to be examined.
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Tears Absent in Ruth Snyder Murder Trial
Long Island City April 26 Ruth Snyder faced court as testimony outlined the murder of her husband Albert Snyder by her and Henry Judd Gray. The confession described how they planned the killing and the aftermath including burning evidence.丝
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Snyder Murder Trial Hearings Conti
Testimony centers on Gray confession after train trip to Albany and Poughkeepsie. Lt McDermott describes Gray denying sight of Mrs Snyder since February and recounts questioning in Syracuse and Albany offices. Defense pursues assertion of third degree and treatment, while Gray sat with bowed head during cross.
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Altered Confession Admitted in Court Over Objection
A carbon copy of the confession bearing Mrs. Snyder’s signatures was admitted to evidence despite defense objections that it altered an original document already in evidence. The court allowed the duplicate to stand as evidence.
Flaming Volcano in Snyder Murder Trial
Ruth Brown Snyder sits in court as state probes the plot and brutal slaying of her husband Albert Snyder. The defense and spectators describe her as cold or passionate, with impresario David Belasco calling her a flaming volcano amid the trial of Snyder and Henry Judd Gray.
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Made in America label for Chinese policy and college aims
A fragmented passage notes diverse witnesses including bellboys detectives and an Insurance agent, while a speaker argues Americans want a policy labeled Made in America. It contrasts college aims to shape thought with a craftsman faulted for delivering less than honest labor and a thief’s disguise.
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