The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-29
DEFENDANT ON STAND
SOME GLAZING CONTRADICTIONS
IN EVIDENCE.
THE CORRESPONDENT TO YET TESTIFY
Glass Denies the Charges Of Cruelty and Tells
of Kind Treatment to His Wife
His Presents 10 Miss
Johnson.

the attention OF Jne SupcIloi 'out''
Already two days have been consuln-
ed in hearing testimony, and il is hardly
probable that it will go to the jury be-
fore tonight
A number of important witnesses, in
Guiding Hart, the correspondent. are 10
be examined to-day, and then eNhaus-
tive arguments are to be made 10y III
lrast two attorneys on each side.
The sensational features of yesterday
proceedings were the testimony of the
defendant Glass aud one OF his EN-
Moves. Miss johnson, who has been
boarding at the Glass residence for sew
eral years.
The hearing was resumed yesterday
morning promptly at . o'clock. MT
Greek 0. Andrews was the first witness
called to the stand. He testified that
the original publication of the charge "i
infidelity against Mr.. Glass was furnish
ed by Mr.. Dughi, and that he under
stood that Mr.. Glass desired the publ
cation rejecting upon his wife's fidelity.
Later Mr.. Andrews testified that Mr.. j.
n. Holding, attorney for Mr.. Glass,
threatened him with libel suit If he
published the letters of Mrs. Glass anu
Mrs. Beddingfled The attorneys for
Glass objected to the admission of this
evidence, and upon the objection the at
torneys argued the point of adlnissability
at length. The evidence was admitted.
Mr.. Snow read the article from the
Press-Visitor. 1t was sought to be
shown that Mr.. Glass had not desired
the article published.
The counsel for Glass. under the act
of 1897 asked a non-suit on the
ground that the first two acts of cruelty
occurred in 1884 and 1886 and could not
be relied upon to secure a divorce. The
third and fourth acts of cruelty are nor
alleged to have occurred until 1891, AMI
are too remote in point of time to grant
divorce The last act in 1896 was con
doned. Judge Boykin argued that the
evidence did not constitute case. ana
the court ought not to submit it to the
jury. The motion was over-ruled, and
counsel for Glass excepted to the ruling.
The counsel for Mrs. Glass rested their
case here.
The witnesses for Mr.. Glass We're next
sworn. There was n great array of
them, and if it takes as long to ex-
anime them as it did the evidence for
Mrs. Glass. the case will not be finished
before tonight.
The deposition of Mr.. ]. \. Holding
was read. in which he said that as Mt
torney for Mr.. Glass he had requested
the newspapers not to publish what APP
peared with reference to the trouble be-
tween Mr. and Mrs. Glass.
Miss EVE johnson was the first Wit
ness examined. She works at the Tele-
phone Exchange. She testified that she
boarded at Mr.. Glass's before the
trouble for more than four years: he
r.
no incident where he did not treat her
kindly: heard Mrs Glass say about Il
week before she left that she intended
to break Mr.. Glass up: Mr. Glass had
been sleeping, before Mr. Hart left,
in room with Mr. Hart: Mrs
Glass slept with witness for some time.
until Mr.. Hart left; the Glass house is
on Hillsboro street and has seven rooms:
there were several boarders rooming
there; Mrs Glass behaved toward Mr.
Hart during the last week as if they
were plotting together. at first they
would want me in the sitting room with
them and afterwards showed they did
not want me; Hart and Mrs. Glass Were
often alone in the sitting room. and
when others were present they would
talk to each other by Geographic signs:
Mr.. Hart stayed at the house at night
aud sought the company of Mrs. Glass:
she seemed to like Mr.. Hart: witness
did not see Mr.. Hart again after Mon
day, May Bird; that Monday night they
were on the porch together; heard Mr..
Hart and Mrs. Glass go into the sitting
room about 9 o'clock, and heard nothing
else; Mrs. Glass came up to her room
at late hour and said: II will give
YOU 500 if you will cut my throat" and
asked me if / had razor. She slept
with me that night. Did not know
where Henry Hart stayed that night,
and he was not there at breakfast the
next morning, and / did not see him any
more.
The witness heard Mrs. Glass call
Hart out on the back piazza one night
the week before lie left and give him
some flowers. The Sunday night before
Hart went away he got up and left the
room. and Mrs. Glass went out into
the back yard few minutes later.
where she remained an hour. When She
came back she said she had been where
she could hear preaching.
Miss Johnson said in 1895 Glass was
lame and unable to walk. AT this time.
when ut the office. Glass ordered his
meals from a restaurant because Mrs.
Glasss treatment of Hart was very DIFF
ferent. the witness said, when i'm Glass's
presence and out Of it. She noticed it
esnecially toward the last
The witness said during her stay at
the Glass residence. Mrs. Glass had
good clothing, and she had seen him
give her money. The week before Mrs.
Glass left she complained of Mr.. Glass
treatment both of herself and Hart.
Miss Johnson denied that she ever saw
Mrs Glass with black eye
On cross-examination the witpess said
she was in Glass's employ, being day
onerator at the Telephone Exchange.
She denied that she had ever been BIZ
cycle riding alone with G'ags. or that
she had ever dressed his lame leg
Here card. said to have been writ
ten by Glass to Miss Johnson. was
shown to her. She didn't know whether