The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-05-01
\ VERDICT FOR MRS. GLASS.
Her Character Completely indicated
10y the Jury.

Her Character ComplctelN NildiC"''"
10y the Jury.
The Glass divorce trial, perhaps the
most sensational Raleigh has ever
known. has ended in verdict in favor
of Mrs. Glass.
Argument was completed at IL
o'clock. after speeches of one hour each
by ,Iessrs +. III. Busbec and X. o. Bur
ton. The judges charge consumed ha!f
IN hour, and the jury took the case ut
II 80 o'clock. just two hours later
they had agreed.
In her complaint. Mrs. Glass prayS
THAT she be divorced from the bed and
hoard of the defendant: that the custody
Of the child be awarded 90 her; for such
other relief as may be just and for costs.
Twelve issues were submitted to the
Jury, everyone of which was answered
in favor of Mrs. Glass.
The issues and the answers of the
Jury, from which the judge will, ON
Monday, issue his decree. are as fol-
flows:
|. Were the plaintiff and defendant
married to each other in August, 1881
Answer-"Yes."
III. Have the plaintiff and defendant
been residents of this State for two
years prior to the beginning of this &C
ton?
Answer-'Yes."
III. Did the defendant in the year
1885 knock the plaintiff down and choke
her or otherwise maltreat her without
sufficient provocation?
Answer-"Yes."
", Did the defendant whip the boy
Raleigh. then about two years old, and
severely and numerically beat him, AMI
because the plaintiff called in her sister,
did he slap her face?
Answer-"Yes.'
V. Did the defendant in the year 1891.
without reasonable provocation beat the
plaintiff with chair and inflict lasting
injuries unon her?
Answer-"Yes.''
VI. Did the defendant in the year
1901. without reasonable provocation,
abuse the plaintiff and slap her face?
Answer-"Yes.'
VII. Did the defendant in the fall oG
1886, without reasonable provoeation.
catch the plaintiff by the throat and
choke her. and strike her in the face
and black her eye?
Answer-'Yes.''
VIII. At said time did he draw his
pistol. curse and threaten to kill her?
Answer"
IX. Has the defendant been unfaithfnl
TO the plaintiff and occupied himself
with Illicit armours?
Answer-"Yes.'
Y. Did the defendant. in the first
article in the Press-Visitor grossly
81 h. L.
Inconsistency with Henry Hart?
Answer-"Yes''
NJ. Did the defendant Islander and
defame the plaintiff in his article in the
Press Visitor?
Answer-"Yes.''
MI. Did The defendant in the mat.
ters aforesaid, offer such indignities to
the person of the plaintiff as to render
her condition intolerablc and life bur
densOme?
Answer-"Yes.''
Glass attorneys announce that an ap-
peal to the Supreme court will be taken
Ii is said that they will base their APP
peal on the fact that Judge Timberlake
continued the court after II o'clock Fri
day, and that this was greatly to the
hurt of the cause of their client.
CARD FROM MIR. GLASS.
To the Editor: / ask the public to sus-
pend judgment i'll my case, until it can
be heard before the Supreme court to
which | will appeal. | was forced into
trial in the absence of my most impor-
tant witness, without whom it was inn
possible for me to obtain a satisfactory
trial.
Very truly,
G.. III. GLASS.