The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-04
IS WARM PROPOSITION
sT0UTz-GLAss CASE IN COURT AT
 MOBILE.
Defendant Alleged to Have Procured Compliments Dismissal from Masonic Lodge-Family
 Skeleton Involved.
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MOOtle, May $. :. Tn the Criminal Court. Hon. Samuel B. Browne presiding, the case of R. W. | Stoutz versus Adam Glass and Robert L. Douglass. in libel and claiming $50 . | first of two cases, each for similar sums. The attorneys who appeared were Messrs Harry T. Smith. R. H.
 cIarke sn, sss and ,1 w. c Fitts for complain. Hanaw, William II. Armbrecht and l.. G. Rickarby for the defence. = Plaintiff. R: W. Stoutz. seeks to re. cover s50.o00 libel from Adam Glass and Robert l.. Douglass, averring in his bill of complaint that Adam Glass preferred
 charges in Lodge of Perfection. Four teenth Degree, Scottish Rite of Mason
 ", against him, which resulted in a hearing of said charges and the con : viction and expulsion of plaintiff and
 that defendant, Robert l.; Douglass. be-
 sisted the defendant, Adam Glass. in the prosecution of the charges.
 The complaint included several
 counts which Attorney Harry T. Smith The jury secured was as follows: s.
 p. Copeland. Jr.. James J: Deegan. John
 holds. john McCowan. Thomas J.
 Burns. Thomas Martin, Milton Will Hams. ,a negro; James c. Touart, John
 MSlmss James O. ,iad smith far hot, s,sss
 as follows: William H. Armbrecht.
 Robert "; southerland; E; o; zadek.
 ons dShp dsey Mey9y PfTfy PSyDI B F2hnH PTGn Roche
 R. H Duesberry. A. H. spira, Rev. Ed wards Bennett, Henry Hess, George l..
 Hodges. Mrs. R. w. stoutz and Mrs.
 After the witnesses were put under the rule. Harry T. Smith for the plain | tiff presented the bill of complaint,
 The suit. being joint in it's caption. he said, 1t was the purpose of plaintiff to
 show that libel was manifest in the ac-
 tion of Defendant ,iaI. Glass las in that he in presenting certain charges before the Lodge of Perfection, Fourteenth Degree. Scottish Rite Masonss same be- ing heard and, plaintiff dismissed from
 The allegation of plaintiff was that he had been employed as counsel by the wife of Defendant Glass in proposed divorce proceedings, and that the action of Defendant Glass in the lodge was due to this.
 showing for the defense and alleged that Glass had preferred charges in lodge room, a place of supposed secre- ey. and he said to the jury they would be charged by the court that they were not to try a divorce case, but to de- eide if any libel had been committed by Glass. As to MT. Douglass. he said and brother to Glass in a lodge room and had tried his case as his counsel:
 Attorney, Richard H. Clarke. for jury. lie said 1t was expected to De shown to the jury that the plaintiff, Stoutz, had been employed by Mrs Gav Gsss as her ans and n thF the allegation of the defendant, that he had acted unprofessionally.
 :, Plaintiff Stoutz was then placed on the stand. He gave his age, place of birth, etc. and said he had formerly been in the employ of Glass before en- tering the. practice ot law He was wealth, and a lengthy legal tilt began and lasted for some time. Later, when witness began to tell of a meeting with Mrs. Glass and conversations with her in the presence of some of her children, Attorney Pillans began another legal tilt as to the legality of the. question and for an hour the tilt was on. Finally Attorney Pillans moved the court to not allow further testimony of witness until libel has been shown. and that Glass's communications with him be- cause they were to him as her lawyer and were confidential statements and in law her lawyers lips are sealed un- til she gives him permission to speak, While counsel was arguing this point, the witnesses and jury were excused until 8 o'clock.
 At 3 o'clock court reconvened. The court overruled this motion of the de- fense, and Witness Stoutz began run tions and episodes in connection with the family troubles between Glass and wife and children. He reGited state ments made by Mrs. Glass of cruel treatment by her husband. or threats of going away. also of his wife leaving home and the intercession of witness and friends in efforts on several occa- sions to bring about reconciliation. The stenographic report of the proceedings in the Lodge of Perfection of scottish preferred charges against Witness StputE aul tile hIll drawn up by w1tnees in divorce proceedings were produced as evidence During this entire recital there were objections interposed by the defense all of which were overruled.
 At 6:30 the direct examination of the first witness, Plaintiff Stoutz, closed and court adjourned until o'clock to- morrow morning. Lawyers not inter ested and who were present. state this case is a warm proposition and will ac- cupy the week in testimony, during which every inch of legal ground will be warmly contested.
 According to the books of record in the United States Collector of Customs Ofice, following were the exports from Mobile for the month of April.