The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-26

c. Are you now one of the editors | and proprietors of The Advertiser? A. Yes, sir.
 Q. In January last? Yes. sir. and
 goth of July. 1865.
 | Q. You remember the night of the difficulty between the Messrs. Hill and l MT. Glass? A. Yes. sir. | O. wish you would state to the jury. Major Screws, what occurred
 that night, in the first place state what occurred when Mir. Mc1ver came to the office? A. I knew nothing of | anything that passed between Mir. Mo
 Iver and Mir. Glass until the time he came into mine and MT. Glass's room. The first statement he made to MT. Glass was in another room. The sec ond statement he made in our room, l where had been all the evening. MT. Glass said nothing to me in regard to the first conversation with Mir. Mclyer, and when I heard McIver tell him that they were all in the hall still waiting. asked who they were talking about. l When told laughed at the idea that they were there to make an attack and told them that not a word of complaint had come to us, that they had had all day. and that I did not think 1t was true. that they came there for any such purpose. McIver said that they
 were there. and had sticks.
 c. Was anything else said? A. No, sir.
 O. Were Mr. Glass's sons there? A. No. sir.
 Q. Major Screws. how do you usual Iy go home? A. 1 take the car on Dexter Avenue near the corner of Perry Street. | o. Who accompanied Mir. Glass
 when he started home? A. His two
 sons, Frank and Purnell. my son and
 myself.
 Q. Did Mir. Glass ask you to go
 along with him. saying that he expect
 that he did not think need go. when
 said was going home too. but told
 him I thought I had better go. and that in case of a difficulty I thought my place would be with him.
 c. In what order did you leave the
 office? A. MT. Glass and one of his
 boys were in front. was next with
 another of his boys. and my son was
 behind.
 o. Now, Major, what was your son
 Ben. doing at the office that night? A.
 He came down town to 80 to the the
 atre, but when he got to the office I
 told him that one of our men was ab-
 sent and asked him to stay and help
 us out. which he did. He looked af-
 ter several matters connected with the
 news department.
 Q. Was your son Ben in the office
 when the conversation took place be-
 tween Mir Glass and MT. McIver? A. . No. sir.
 Q. Were MT. Glass's sons? A. No. 7 sir.
 o. When you left the office. what happened? A. When we had gone a
 short distance I say some men near t the corner. When they got nearer
 recognized Captain Selden. MT. Wiley E Hill and Mr. W. W. Hill. coming to-
 wards us. We kept on going and when
 Hill said "Mr. Glass" He had cpne 7 raised above his head. He brought 1t
 down and Mir Glass interposed his 2 umbrella and the blow fell on the um-
 brella. I grasped Mir. W. w. Hill and |. tried to push him back. Mir. Wiley |. Hill pulled me away. c. Did you see a pistol? A. Yes, sir. saw MT. Wiley Hill with pistol { in his hand and MT. Will Hill bad one. o. When did you first see MT. Will Hills pistol? A. Soon after they jerked loose from me. O. Then what happened? A. In a few seconds there was crowd there. 1 MT. Glass had pushed around or cir ! cled around to the doorway of Cas- { tons office. and he said. I am unarm- ed. but I would like to know how many there is so that can do the best can for myself.
 Q. Where were you at this time? A. was standing looking at the doorway where the trouble was going on. } Il c. Did you try to get to where they were? A. I could not have gotten there had I wanted to. II o. Major, you were hit during the trouble. were you not? A. Yes. sir. Q. You know what with? A. think it was heavy cane or um- brella.
 o. Were there any words used at the time you were struck? Yes. sir. Q. What were they? A. Damn you," and a heavy blow on my head. o. Who said those words? A. pr. L IL. Hill.
 Q. Who struck you? A. Dr. L. L. Hill,
 c. What were you doing at the time that blow came? A. Looking at the trouble.
 o. Did you have anything in your hands. A. No. sir. c. Were your hands raised? A. ! No, sir. The only part l took was to push the two Hills SAck at the start. c. Did you do anything else? A. called police.
 e. You called the police? A. did and asked why men could be assaulted kthis way.
 Y O. Did you See pr. R. S. Hill during ] the difficulty? A. No. si1. O. Did you see him there immedi- ately after the difficulty? A. Yes, sir | saw all of the Hills. pr. R. S., Dr \ l.. L., Dr. T. B.. and Massrs. W. w.. and Wiley, and also Captain Selden. o. Dr. T. B. Hill took no part did he? A. No. sir: none at all Q. Who struck MT. Glass while ir \ the doorway? A. I don't know, took | it to be MT. W. W. Hill and MT. Wiley Hill.
 O. You say. Major. that you have been connected with The Advertiser fol some years? A. Yes, sir. c. Do you recall something printed in your paper to the effect that the head nurse at HillS Infirmary was z graduate at Booker T. Washington school. could you tell who wrote it? A The article appeared in The Advertiser Tn a letter from Tuskegee. I think an( was telling of the advance made bS | the Booker Washington school | stated as printed that the head nurse k at Hills Infirmary was graduate. O that school. This was an error. | should have been Hale's Infirmary, bu X unfortunately the printer set 1t III Hill and the proof-reader did not dis