▁collected ▁because ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁fra ud ul ently . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁judgment , ▁the ▁lawyer ▁acting ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Ruth ' s ▁family ▁asked ▁the ▁court ▁to ▁allow ▁them ▁to ▁appeal ▁without ▁a ▁printed ▁record ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁that ▁the ▁family ▁was ▁dest itute ▁and ▁unable ▁to ▁sell ▁the ▁house ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁not or iety ▁of ▁the ▁case . ▁By ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁ruled ▁on ▁appeal ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁policies ▁were ▁invalid . ▁ ▁During ▁her ▁time ▁on ▁death ▁row , ▁Ruth ▁S ny der ▁wrote ▁a ▁se aled ▁letter ▁to ▁be ▁given ▁to ▁Lor raine ▁" when ▁she ▁is ▁old ▁enough ▁to ▁understand ". ▁One ▁year ▁after ▁her ▁mother ' s ▁execution , ▁Lor raine ▁was ▁apparently ▁aware ▁that ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁both ▁dead , ▁but ▁not ▁of ▁the ▁manner ▁of ▁either ▁of ▁their ▁death s . ▁ ▁Dep iction ▁in ▁popular ▁media ▁ ▁The ▁drama ▁Mach inal ▁( 1 9 2 8 ), ▁by ▁play w right ▁Soph ie ▁T read well , ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁S ny der ' s ▁trial . ▁ ▁The ▁mov ies ▁B less ed ▁Event ▁( 1 9 3 2 ) ▁and ▁Picture ▁Sn atch er ▁( 1 9 3 3 ) ▁make ▁references ▁to ▁S ny der ' s ▁execution . ▁▁ ▁A ▁fict ional ized ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁trial ▁was ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁scenes ▁in ▁State ' s ▁Att orney ▁( 1 9 3 2 ) ▁with ▁John ▁Barry more