The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-07-24
THE GLASS MURDER CASE.

III II. FL
SHOWING FOR THE ACCUSED, WHO REcITEs |
STORY OF LONG SUFFERING AND PATIENT
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF THE JURY
DEATH.
The attorneys having laid down their
premises, as indicated in yesterdays BULLE'
TIN, they proceeded, each in his own way
to verify them by the testimony of the sew
eral witnesses.
Quite number of witnesses were exam
med for the people, and their evidence was
carefully taken down with view to its
publication in THE BULLETIN; but as it is
very voluminous, and is only confrmatory
of the opening statement of the States At
torney, as published by us yesterday, it
would he but the repetition in tedious de.
tail Of thricetold story, should we give it
place. We shall content ourselves, there.
fore, by presenting a brief resume of Ruth
Browns evidence, which is, except In few
immaterial particulars, equivalent to an az
greg0tion of all the testimony presented
for the people.
Ruth Brown being sworn, testified that
last spring she lived in the Auger-Hole, the
building in which the murder was commit
ted. She worked for Charley Glass, and
was not acquainted with Newman until
Glass brought him there. Newman came
one Saturday evening but went away on the
river, returning the nextweek. The second
time he came he was there whole week,
The witness then described the house as the
States Attorney described it. On Tuesday
night after Newman returned Glass and
witness had trouble, Newman came out of
his room about day.break and asked Glass
to quit beating me, asking him if he in.
tended to murder me. When the door was
opened witness ran out, and Newman and
Glass were left alone. From that time
forth witness refused to have anything to
do with Glass and Mrs. McKerney cooked
for them. On the following Sunday wit
ness was in the room of Mrs. McKerney.
Mrs. Mex, Ellen Mex, and Newman were
also there. Glass came in and bid Mrs.
Mex. good morning. Newman desired to
know why Glass idntspeak 10 him--what
he had against him. Glass replied moth
ing" There was no further conversation
between them. The witness then detailed
the preparations to 90 to the picture gallery.
She left Newman in the room. When re-
turning from the gallery, an hour and q
half later, met Glass in the street He
took Ellen Mex. and witness by the hand
and bidding them goodbye, kept on up the
street. Both women returned to "Auger-
Hole" Ellen went upstairs TO make fire,
and then rushed down screaming that some.
body had Killed Newman.
Ellen McKerney's testimony, that follow.
ed, coroborated that above given, with the
additional statement thai when she entered
her room to make fire, she went TO the
bed to waken Newman. she saw blood, and
then ran down stairs and gave the alarm.
This witness also spoke Of quarrels between
Glass and Newman, but said they were oc
casioned by Glass cruelty to Ruth Brown,
Saw Newman strike Glass.
Mrs. McFadden occupied room ad.
joining that in which Newman was MUIR
dered. She was sitting in the room nursing
sick baby when Glass came in. lie picked
up her axe and went out. Heard the door to
the room in which Newman was lying open
and close, and then heard several blows;
but thought Glass was splitting kind!ing.
Heard TO words pas.-no quarreling.
Glass was in the room hardly three minutes,
He came out, closed the door behind him.
Heard no groans, although can plainly hear
ordinary conversations carried on in that
room.
The foregoing, with testimony to the ef-
feet that Glass said before the killing that
he intended ito have life or take life that
day" and declared after the killing that he
chad killed the s--n Of a b-h, and that
now if he could kill one more man he'd die
happy" formed the important facts upon
which the people rested their case.
EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENSE.
The several witnesses for the defense
told the same old story over again, with
slight variations in favor Of the accused.
Ed Rush testified that he was present
when Glass was in the act Of removing Ruth
Browns things from his room, when New
man intcrfered and told him not to touch
the things or he'd hurt him. Ruth and
Newman retired to small room and fastened
the door, Glass tried to get over the tran
SON. Newman and Glass then had q
scufilc. The fuss was renewed that evening
when Newman got Glass down and struck
him. Shortly afterwards Glass told New
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