The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-26


 that I was not aware of it. and that desired to be perfectly fair in the mat ter. and that if 1t was the wish of these gentlemen not to have these deaths printed, would agree not to publish deaths at any of the infirma- ries. simply stating that persons died. I intended to give positive orders to the force to this effect. but in the rush of work | failed to give orders be- fore leaving that night, and after leav- ing the office to go home, the news of the death of . lady came in and the reporter published it as having occurred at ,Hills Infirmary. After I read 1t in the paper next morning I immediately went to see Governor Jones and told him that up to the time I Jeff the office had no knowledge, of such death and that in the rush of work I had failed to leave orders to the effect that no more Such notices were to be put in the paper. and of course not having received the orders from me they went ahead and pub Iished it as usual. But did give the order next morning that no deaths at infirmaries were to be mentioned That rule was kept up until recently, and Gov. Jones was asked to notify them. Since then we have printed names of nersons who die at the infirmaries.
 O. On yesterday 1 believe something was said about the refusal to report tho recovery of a person named Gay. will you state what you know about 1t? A. That was business matter and I knew nothing about 1t. It was handed to Mir. McCombs in the busi- ness office. He said that 1t was the very highest class of advertising mat ter and could only so in as paid ad- vertisemens. No sir,
 O. Did you write either of the ar- ticles offered in evidence on yesterday? A. Yes sir.
 c. Which one? A. The one that appeared on the 10th. O. The other was written by MT. Glass. A. Yes sir, after conference with me over the telephone. l was telephoned to my house. O. Were you telephoned about the article of Judge Sayre? A. Yes sir, Il was taken to the office in the absence of both MT. Glass and myself by MT Ben Powell, | think. Mir. Kennedy City Editor, phoned me that he had a lette: handed in from Judge Sayre with a short letter from MT. Will Hill which he (HilD wanted published, ant was willing to pay for 1t. I asked MT Kennedy if there was anything in Il that was not respectful to us. and ht said no. Then I told him that if it wa: in answer ito anything published 1T The Advertiser to take it. that thought they were entitled to space for a hearing without charge. Then talked with Mir. Glass at my heus' at a later hour, and asked him to mak such reply as might be proper, and h. l telephoned me the substance of his ar ticle after he had prepared 1t. | O. And the next night was the nigh of the difficulty? A. Yes sir. | Q. Did you have a pistol that night A. No sir.
 | O. Did you have anything at all A. I had received that morning iron the Anheuser-Busch Brewing Associa 1 tion a beautiful knife, which had no even taken out of the nice leather cas- 1t came in.
 O. Is there loaded shot gun kep in The Advertiser office? A. I neve knew of one there in my life. Not il my room or anywhere in the office.
 O. Is there a pistol kept there A No sir.
 By M,. Wiley:
 O. Major in reference to firearms do you not know that 1t Is a fact tha Nr. McIver had a pistol in his drawer A. No sir.
 Q. Did you not know that Mir. Pep perman had one? A. No sir. | c You do not know anything abou fire arms kept by the people connectet with The Advertiser? A. No sir.
 o. Major. were you friendly to tn Hill boys at the tune of the difficulty A. I never had word of difference with them.
 o. That Is not the question, wer' you friendly? A. l was never yer! intimate.
 O. Is it not a fact that you had ; dislike for them? A. I can't say tha I had any cordial feeling for them. | c. Did you not have a feeling O bitterness? A. l had no special lik ing for them.
 Q. How long had that lasted? A don't know as to that. l O. Major, it went back to law sui in which your son-in-law was involved did it not? A. I know nothing o that; 1t was not my affair. | O. At the time that Governor lone tintervened as a mutual friend, Is 1t no a fact that you expressed some bitter l ness against K. 5. hHl to nlHl A I don't know that I did. l Q. Major. you say that when Gov 7 ernor Jones spoke to you you promises him that in future deaths at infirma ries would be left out? A. Yes sir. O. Now, as matter of fact, al! Il you not publish deaths after this? A If so 1t was in violation of my orders except in the case before mentioned and 1 went to Governor Jones imme diately and explained about that. Som weeks ago the order was revoked. o. Was 1t not fact thar you re peatedly published recoveries at Wat | kinss and other infirmaries and d! not those at the Hill's? A. have n recollection of them. if l should Sc them 1 would know them.
 G. Major Screws, read that please
 Major Screws reads paper:
 Q. That was the day after the con
 versation with Governor Jones. was not?A. Yes. sir. It was the notice o the death already referred to.l
 Q. Now look at this. You know any
 thing about 1t? A. No. sir, ] don know that I knew it was in there be
 fore.
 Read that.
 Major Screws reads paper.
 This was d notice of young man, Nil
 Mex taken to Watkins Infirmary an statement that he would receive goo
 attention
 Another paper is shown in connectio
 with the illness of Miss Broun and
 had no mention of her being at the HI
 Infirmary.
 c. Major you knew that Miss Brow