The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-07
TETHEROW CASE IS
N HANDS OF JURY
Jury Retires for the Night
Without Reaching Verdict.
MUCH INTEREST IN CASE
Glenn Tetherow Tried on the Charge
of Taking the Life of Alderman
J. Hardy White of Ensley
Last March.

The case OF Glenn Tetherow. charged
with taking the life of J. HARDY White
a member of the Ensley city council, is
now In the hands of the jury, the men,
bers of which retired early last night
without reaching a verdict.
The defendant was tried before Judge
Samuel e. Greene. in the first division
of the criminal court. The tragedy oc-
Cured at Ensles. on the night of March
8. 1904.
The case passed to the jury yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock The last argu-
ment In the case was finished yester-
day morning Capt. Frank s. White being
the last speaker. He closed thsfcase in
behalf of the prosecution. Judge Greene
was engaged from II a. M. until about
2:40 p. m. with the exception OF the din
ner hour, in going over the special
| charges offered by the attorneys. There
were many of these charges. some being
accepted and others refused.
At 2:45 o'clock the charge of the court
| to the Jury commenced and was finished
within an hour's time. With the excep-
ton of the specials 1t was oral. In all
the charge to the jury contained q total
OF 1000 words.
Jury RetIres.
| Shortly after o'clock the Jury re-
tired from the court, carrying with them
! the two pistols offered In evidence, the
clothing said to have been worn by White
on the night of the killing and other ar
| aft ha
about dark for his home in Elyton. Be-
fore leaving he instructed Deputy Sheriff
Joe Hill who was in charge of the jury
to call him in case the Jury had reached a
verdict at any reasonable hour The
jury was then taken to supper.
| About 7:30 last night the jury returned
TO their room and commenced again to
deliberate over the case. They were in
the ante-room adjoining the first di-
vision of the city court of Birmingham,
on the west side of the court house. A
group of people gatherd at the Guarantee
building corner to watch the jury About
| o'clock one of the members of the body
stood up on a table in the Jury room
and his gestures could be seen plainly
| from the Twenty-first street side of the
court house. Shortly after 8 o'clock the
jury retired for the night.
Many Witnesses.
The case against Tetherow was called
last Monday a week ago In the first
| division of the criminal court. The jury
was organized that afternoon, and the
taking of testimony commenced the next
day. A large number of witnesses were
examined during the progress of the trial.
The plea of the defendant was self-de-
| Tense.
The defendant was indicted on the
charge of murder in the first degree by
the April term OF the grand jury. Since
that time he has been confined in the
county jail He waived q preliminary
hearing
At every session of the court while
the case has been on trial a large crowd
OF spectators have been on hand. The
wife and the little daughter, as well as
several brothers of the defendants, have
been by his side constantly
A number of prominent attorneys were
engaged on the trial on both Sides and
every point has been contested.
This Is Judge Samuel e. Greenes last
capital case inasmuch as he will shortly
resign to accept the office of probate
Judge of Jefferson county. to which po-
sition he is the democratic nominee. Judge
Greene was the first judge of the GRIM
inal court of Jefferson county and has
been on the bench continually for eighteen
years.