The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-07-25

| | No sir; | did not hear that.
 At the time of that difficulty, were you on friendly terms with Wiley or William Hilif
 Yes, sir; as far as know.
 You know whether or not your news tpaper was?
 To the best of my knowledge; yes.
 Were you on good terms with Drs.
 R. s. and l.. l.. Hiilf Yes. sir. ,A Hill or others made some objection to your paper?
 (Objection by State. Discussion).
 At or prior to the time of this dif- ficulty, was The Montgomery Adver- tiscr, with which you are connected, in It's editorial columns, friendly to these defendants, or either of them?
 To the best of my knowledge, yes.
 Is it not a fact that you are the pro-
 prietor of this paper and read the edi- torials before they So in?
 1 am connected with the paper, but do not control it. l afp. however. one of the owners and one of the directors, and one of the writing editors of the paper, but do not read all the editorials before they are published.
 You have influence In it's conduct1
 Yes. sir; I suppose have.
 The relations with these gentlemen, you say, were friendly. Was 1t not a fact that in an editorial in your paper you had published something in regard to the head nurse of Hilrs Infirmary being a graduate of Booker Washing tons school?
 don't know that there was Some | h. three. perhaps, was informed by Major Screws that Governor Jones had come to him, from them. us a friend to the Messrs. Hill, Drs. l.. l.. and R. S.. and as a mutual friend. had conn | plained that on several occasions we had printed about deaths at their In- l firmary. Major Screws told me that he said that it had been done in the cases of others. but that If 1t was disagree able. he would discontinue printing deaths at sny of the hospitals. Where were you at the time of this interview?
 think was probably in New York. That fs my best recollection now. Did your paper refuse to publish re- coveries at their infirmary? No, sir.
 Now. is 1t not a fact that you re- fused to publish the recovery of Charles Gay?
 Never heard of the instance before. tThe State objects; sustained by the court, but let remain what had been said).
 We'll. now, as another fact, was there not some misunderstanding between you and pr. L.. L. Hill about some fee?
 I do not know that there was. About ten years ago at the time my father was shot, and fatally hurt. l carried Dr. Wilkerson and pr. Hill with me, and Dr. Hill procured the bullet. (Mr. Lomax wants to know if they are going back to the flood, and makes objections. MT. Macdonald is heard on the subject. The court sustains the | objection and the defense takes their exception)
 Was there any unfriendliness be- | tween you and Dr. L. l.. Hill? Not the least that I knew of. l thought that my relations with Dr. L. l.. Hill were. if anything. even more 1 friendly than with any of the others. (Mr. Lomax objects and the court | overrules.)
 Now, MT. Glass. do you not remem- Der that The Montgomery Advertiser | printed in its columns that the head nurse of HilPs Infirmary was trained l in Booker Washington's school, and | as a fact was not the head nurse a | graduate from the Episcopal School in Virginia? @ (Mr. Lomax objects and the court overrules.) .-taa - do not know anything about 1t. ' Now, did not Dr. l.. l.. and R. S. Hill call on yon and ask that you cor rect the statement? I have no recollection of any such call.
 Now. will ask you if the correction was not made?
 l don't remember anything about 1t. I don't say that 1t was Dot. 1 don't know anything about 1t.
 Mir. Glass. have yonr paper dated January 10th. Will you please glance over that (handing him an article) and state who wrote 1t?
 w. w. Screws.
 Did you have the knowledge of the fact that it went in your paper?
 think he read 1t to me.
 Then it went in with you knowledge?
 les. sir.
 Now. please look at the article of 1 January 1th. and state who wrote it?
 l wrote this article.
 (Col WiIey.) Now We offerS in evil l dence, if your honor pleases. an article 1 taken from The Montgomery Advertise CT, dated January 10. 1901. Also a letter | from Judge Sayre and an article writ ten by MT. Glass. and the anonymous letter signed Lawyer
 MT. Glass: The next evening, in the ! absence of both Major Screws and my self, this article was brought to the office. l returned to the office that ni&ht about Il o'clock and after having looked it over and perhaps conversing with Major Screws over the telephone, we decided to publish it.
 Who was in charge of the office in your absence.
 expect MT. Burney. Either Mr. Bur ney or MT. Kennedy: I do not know which.
 (At this point Mir Glass read the card which was signed by Mir. W. W. Hill and included letter from Judge Sayre.)
 And upon this letter The Advertiser has this article which 1 wrote.
 MT. Glass, before you read that, please read the anonymous letter.
 Yes. sir.
 (Mr. Glass reads the anonymous let- ter.)
 (By MT. J. W. A. Sanford. Jr.I
 How is that signed. "I-awyerw ,r.
 Yes, sir.
 Who wrote that?
 (The State objects. Court sustained) - -.--=---===.===-===4