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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
2
A sworn statement reveals how a man describes aiding a woman named Mrs Snyder in a murder attempt at a residence in Queens and how the plan involved chloroform, binding cords, and staged robberies. He recounts months of correspondence, threats, and alleged coercion leading to the night of the crime.
A jumble of ad snippets mentions hotel items and roving with modern inventions. A New Jersey minister plans a sale after a one month to year timeframe, offering sacrifice for a buyer.
In Long Island City Henry Judd Gray, the condemned murderer, testified as the trial of Gray and Ruth Snyder continued, with Gray recounting how the woman influenced the plot to kill her husband Albert Snyder. The confession described jealousy, manipulation, and the plan to use poisons and a sash weight, while Mrs. Snyder’s demeanor showed controlled emotion and occasional signs of strain amid witnesses and defense questioning.
A grim confession from Judd Gray describes restraining Mrs. Snyder and striking Albert Snyder with a sash weight during a staged burglary at the Snyder home. Gray implicates Mrs. Snyder, notes a plan involving Hydan Hadion Gray, and includes a letter to a Nora in Syracuse. Witnesses recount finding Mrs. Snyder assaulted and the slain man in a bedroom.
The city dubbed America’s most interesting place faces its worst flood danger in five years. Pumps struggle against rising waters as levee breaches threaten the French Quarter and Vieux Carre. River dynamics may shield or devastate, with levee lowering and rapid flows altering the flood path. Local hunting and trapping lore contrasts with imminent disaster as community factions brace for relief and reparation.
Secretary Hoover says a civilian administrator will run flood relief in Louisiana and New Orleans until the Mississippi flood subsides. He named former Governor John M. Parker as director and pledged coordinated action with state and city officials, rail and army engineers, and Red Cross plans to shelter and rehabilitate victims.
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