The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-25
TRIAL OF THE
 HILL CASES Consumed Entire Day in
 City Court. IS NOT YET CONCLUDED Considerable Difficulty in En-
 panelling a Jury.
IS NOT YET CONCLUDED
Many Witnesses Were Examined Yesterday as to the Assault Upon MT. Frank P. Glass and
 Major W. W. Screws.

The trial of the cases against Drs. R. $. Hill and L. l.. Hill, and Messrs. Wiley Hill and w. w. Hill, charged with assault and battery. consumed the entire day in the criminal division of ths Montgomery City Court yesterday ans the court adjourned at 4:45 o'clock until o'clock this morning.
 Indictments were returned by the re- cent grand jury against Messrs. R. S.. Hill, Wiley Hill and W. W. Hill. A separate indictment was returned against pr. l.. l.. Hill. The cases were tried jointly by agreement. the defendants pleading not guilty.
 The history of the difficulty and the subsequent litigation is familiar to the reading public.
 The defendants were represented in court by Col. A. A. Wiley and Messrs. Gordon Macdonald and John w. A. Sanford, Jr. The State was represent ed by Solicitor Lomax. Colonel Wiley conducted the examination for the de- fense.
 SuHSldeTdDlc llItlG WAS COu5uilGu yCo- terday morning in issuing attachments for absent witnesses and in securing a jury. Owing to the fact that the cases were consolidated the number of challenges allowed under the law was increased, and many jurors were ex- cused. Out of the tWenty-four regular jurors but five were retained on the jury, and a number of citizens were called into service. The jury was com pleted at 1t:15 o'clock as follows: J. P. Owen, William Knox, Merritt Van diver. J. F. Slough. Gus Heating, D. k. Harris. ]. W. Turnipseed, -. Tillot- son. D. D. Metcalf. J. |. Maxwell and Georgs F. Mcdonald.
 About forty witnesses were then sworn and placed under the rule Only one witntss' for the defense was ex- mined during the day, Mir. w. Y. Johnson ,and his testimony is steno- graphically reported for The Adver- tiser. The testimony of MT. F. P. Glass. the main witness for the State, is also published verbatim.
 The hearing of testimony in the case will be resumed at 9 o'clock this morn- ing.
 Examination of Witnesses.
 J. I. Mckinney, Division Superintend- ent of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, was the first witness. MT. McKinnye testified that he lives in Montgomery. Knows defendants and MT. Glass and Major Screws. Recalls the night of the difficulty. Witness was in the drug store of Alexander & Spann when he heard a commotion in the street. He had not been to The Advertiser office that night. When he heard the noise, he went outside of the store and saw crowd of men up Per ry Street. They were near the Perry Street entrance. to the Pollak building. The witness walked in the direction of the difficulty. and it seemed to be a diff ficulty between Professor Starke and some one else. He saw Dr. R. s. Hill with a small pistol in his hand. Saw Dr. l.. L. Hill standing on the outer edge of the sidewalk. W. w. Hill was on the inside of the pavement. When MT. w. w. Hill started into the crowd MT. Mckinney said he noticed that he (Mr. w. w. HilD had a little scratch on his neck and was quarreling about somebody having struck him. MT. Mc- Kinney did not see Wiley Hill have any weapon. He did not think he saw MT. Glass or Major Screws until the fight was over. Did not see any blows passed. Did not see any one else with a pistol, but pr. R. s. Hill.
 MT. Mckinney answered a number of immaterial questions as to the loca- ton of the difficulty.
 Cross-examined by Colonel Wiley: MT. Mckinney said he reached the scene of the difficulty about 80 o'clock. He recalled that 1t was a starlight night. Thinks it was just after the theatre had turned out. Did not recall the date. About 100 persons were present when MT. Mckinney reached the scene. Mir Mckinney swore positively that Dr. R. s. Hill had a pistol and pointed him out in the court room.
 Capt. Charles T. Pollard.
 Capt Charles T. Pollard was then called to the witness stand. He testi- fled that he was in the editorial rooms of The Advertiser on the night of the difficulty from about 8:30 o'clock until 9:3O o'clock. He went out of The Ad- vertiser office with Judge J. G. Win ter and saw Capt. w. M. Selden and four or five other persons standing in the Perry Street entrance to the Pollak building. Knows nothing about the difficulty.
 Colonel Wiley objected to the testi. mony on the ground that Captain Pol. lard was testifying to something that took place before the difficulty.
 Judge Thomas ruled that unless the connection was made with the difficulty the testimony would be ruled as'+--
 Cross-examined by ColoneI Wiley: Captain Pollard was positive he saw Captain SeIden in the doorway on Per " Street. He went home before the difficulty and knew nothing about the difficulty until the next day.
 MT. Glass on the Witness Stand.
 Frank P. Glass. Secretary of The Ad- vertiser Company and Managing Edi- tor of The. Advertiser, was the next witness. The testimony of MT. Glass, as reported by a stenographer, is as follows:
 Is your name F. P. Glass?
 Yes, sir
 You know these defendants?
 Messrs Hill?
 Yes.
 Yes. sir.
 Did they, or either of them. ever make an assault on you?