The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-30
4 HARD FOUGHT CASE
The Glass Divorce Suit Still
on Trial.
ARGUMENT NOT ENDED
TWO MORE SPEECHES TO BE
MADE THIS MORNING.
FIVE SPEECHES WERE MADE LAST NIGHT
Court Remained in Session Until 2 O'clock
Some More Sensational Testimony
was Brought out Yesterday.


the longest and most stubborniy fought
Already it has consumed thirty hours
of the time of Wake County superior
Court, and it not ended yet
The evidence was completed at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon ana the
argument of counsel began. Mr. w. Il.
Snow. for the plaintiff. Mrs. Glass.
made the opening argument. He was
followed by Judge Boykin, for the de-
PENDANT.
At the conclusion of Judge Boykin's
speech the court took a recess for sup
per until s o'clock. Judge Undertake
announcing that he would finish the case
if it took all night.
On the reassembling of court Mr.. w.
G. Douglass spoke for the defendant.
followed by Col Thos. NJ. Argo for the
plaintiff and Mr. Armistead Jones for
the defense.
At was 2 o'clock when Mr.. Jones fin
ished, and as there were still two other
speeches to be made. and it was evident
that it would take until day to finish the
case, and both jury and attorneys begged
a recess, the Judge adjourned court un-
til 10 o'clock this morning. at which
time the argument will be completed by
Mr. f. Ell. Busbee for the defence and
Mr. r. o. Burton for the plaintiff, and
the case will go to the jury.
The first witness yesterday morning
was o. III. Johnson. who owns Il
grocery on Hillsboro street
Mr.. Johnson testified that he boar led
at GLASS; and everything was pleasant
as far as he knew between Mr.. and
Mrs. Glass. His evidence further than
tho above was of little y1Iup.
A. Dughi testified that the character
of Mr. Glass was good. He heard Of
the trouble between Mr.. and Mrs. Glass
and telephoned to Mr. Glass. ''Then
Mr. Glass came to my house and told
me that it was true that his wife had
run away with a young man. Advised
6.ass to say nothing about it," Dughi
saw Col. Olds and requested him not
to print it. Told Greek 0. Andrews
about the trouble and asked him not IL
print. In his presence Mr.. Glass asked
MIR. Poland, Of the Tribune. not to print
the article. Then, after Mr.. Holding
advised its publication, Glass said, '-Ai
/ want is justice from my friends
Never heard of it until May 10th, nj
night. Was acting as friend of the
family.
Mr.. JoseDhus Daniels, editor of the
News and Observer. testified that Mr..
J. Y. Holding, attorney of Mr.. Glass.
called May 18th, and informed him OF
the trouble with Mr.. and Mrs. Glass.
Mr.. Glass telephoned and requested
that it be suppressed. and re-
quested it not TO be published
Later Mr.. Holding consented to the pub
LEGATION and gave the facts printed tho
next morning.
Mr.. +. A. Watson testified as to the
general character of Mr. and Mrs. Glass.
Both good.
Mr.. A. M. Powell testified to the COOL
character of both parties. Good. TeS-
titled that the serenade was on the night
after the election-May 18th, and that
Mr.. Glass was in the party.
Mr.. Phil THEM, Jr., said character Of
Mr.. Glass was good. At the Encamp-
ment one night we stayed until ] O'Clock.
That was seven years ago.
Miss Mamie Anderson works at teie-
phone office as book-keeper and sten0g
rapher; has been there two years. Henry
Hart was in the office Monday mornings
May Sd. about s o'clock Hart was
there with Glass when / came in. Hart
shook hands with Mr.. Glass AMI told
him goodbye. Hart did not come into
office Tuesday morning and never saw
him there again. Heard about the scan
dial during the week Henry Harris
name connected with it.
Charles McKimmon knew the general
character of Mr.. Glass. Good.
Charles Mcdonald: Sold building and
loan stock to Mrs. Glass and Mr. Glass
paid the dues. June, 1896 it was paid
to order of Mrs. Glass. General char
acter of Miss Mamie Anderson good
l.. 2. Duncan testified to character
of Mr. Glass. Good. Mrs. Glass. Good.
w. II. Cook. foreman for Southern
Bell Telephone Company. General
character of Glass good. Boarded at
Glass house two different times, last
time in May, '97. He described the ar
rangement of the Glass residence and
the position of the various rooms and
their doors. Mrs. Glass character good
so far as the witness knew. He didn't
think it possible for Glass to have
looked through the window and have
seen what he claimed to have seen with
the lamp on the table where Glass said
it was.
Il. Il. Marlboro, recalled. Thought
Glass could have seen it, the light shin
ing through the door would have been
reflected about the room. He said Glass
told him. on the morning Hart went
away, about what he had seen the
night before through the window
Ill. l. Satterfeld, recalled. also testi
fed that Glass told him about what no
had seen and that he would never live
with his wife again. He said Glass
told him he was looking through the
side or east window The witness said
Glass pointed this window out to him
next day as the one through which he
was looking.
This produced a great CONSERVATION
among the attorneys for the defense
Glass had. stated emphatcally in his
testimony that he looked through the
front window
Here the defense closed its ease and
the correspondent. III. r. Hart was
called to the stand.
lie said he was 10 years old: that his
people lived at Richmond, but he is