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May 5, 1927

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GRAY DESCRIBES MURDER; SPARES NO DETAIL OF CRIME; INSISTS WOMAN LED HIM ON; STORY GRIPS COURTROOM Gray Weeps, Brother of His Victim Faints, Widow Hides Face in Hands. HE ADVANCES NO MOTIVE Depicts Himself as Dominated by Mrs. Snyder, on Whom He Puts All Blame for Crime. SWEARS SHE STRUCK BLOW Of Killing, He Says, "She Took Me by Hand and I Followed" -- Stresses Heavy Drinking. GRAY INSISTS WOMAN LED HIM ON

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A man of intelligence and a fair degree of education, endowed with a marvelous memory and a gift for narration, sat in the witness chair in the Queens County Supreme Court yesterday afternoon and told with infinite detail how the murder of Albert Snyder was conceived, planned and executed.

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SHARPNESS OF NOTE STIRS WASHINGTON; State Department Refuses to Reply, Saying Issue Involved Is Domestic. BUT MELLON ACTS AT ONCE He Expresses Surprise Britain Should Base Document on Obvious Error of Stenographer. SHARPNESS OF NOTE STIRS WASHINGTON

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Reply to note from W Churchill, British Chancellor of Exchequer, questioning accuracy of Sec Mellon's statements on Britain's debt burden in lr to J G Hibben

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Morgan's Profit $2,500,000 On Unused Credit to Britain

By Copyright, 1927, by the New York Times Co.special Cable To the New York Times

Profit of J P Morgan & Co on deal to protect exchange after return to gold standard will he $2,500,000

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B.M.T. HEADS HEARD IN TRANSIT INQUIRY; Gilchrist Reports Progress in Four-Hour Conference on Readjustment Plan. I.R.T. TO BE CALLED NEXT No Announcement Made as to Whether Five-Cent Fare Was Discussed.

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B M T officials confer with members of Transit Comm and members of Bd of Transportation

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1927Pat Carroll, American actress (died 2022)^[†]

Patricia Ann Carroll was an American actress and comedian. She is best known for providing the voice of Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She made guest appearances in many popular television series including The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Laverne & Shirley, and ER; she also had a regular role on The Danny Thomas Show as Bunny Halper. Carroll was an Emmy, Drama Desk, and Grammy Award winner, as well as a Tony Award nominee.

Headlines from May 5, 1927

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SHARPNESS OF NOTE STIRS WASHINGTON; State Department Refuses to Reply, Saying Issue Involved Is Domestic. BUT MELLON ACTS AT ONCE He Expresses Surprise Britain Should Base Document on Obvious Error of Stenographer. SHARPNESS OF NOTE STIRS WASHINGTON

Morgan's Profit $2,500,000 On Unused Credit to Britain

B.M.T. HEADS HEARD IN TRANSIT INQUIRY; Gilchrist Reports Progress in Four-Hour Conference on Readjustment Plan. I.R.T. TO BE CALLED NEXT No Announcement Made as to Whether Five-Cent Fare Was Discussed.

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