The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-30
GLASS TRIAL
 HAS BEGUN. With Frank BedSOle He is. Charged With Murder. M. [. RUTHERFORD VICTIM Killing Occurred in Factory
 Row, West End. 4 Big Crowd Is in Attendance-Ths Afternecn Was Consumed h
 Drawing the Jury. which
 Was Completed.

inal division of the City Court of Mont gomery yesterday to try the cast against J. D. Glass and Frank Bed sole. the young men of West Enc charged with the murder of M. L. Rutherford
 The empanelling of the jury required all of yesterday afternoon. and was nol completed until 6 o'clock. On account of the iateness of the hour as soon a: 5 sworn and put under the rule an ad. journment was taken until e:S0 o'clock this morning.
 So important is the case deemed that 1t will be tried on Thanksgiying Day. Over thirty witnesses had been summoned to testify in the case and in nected with the Peoples Cotton Fac tory in the houses of one of whose op- eratives the slaying of Rutherford took
 The killing of Rutherford is perhaps Factory Rows greatest sensation. In March, of this year. just as springtime was coming on and the hearts Ss if the tSngss SDSas tne house of spected machinist. was alive with a neighborhood dance. All the beaux glory. Among the young sparks pres ent were J. D. Glass and Frank Bed- men along ssai With snas severai si' others. % Sad endeavored to make the time even more lively by purchasing enough of the fiery fluid to intoxicate their
 During the dance dispute arose as to who was to pay for the music. It Is alleged that during this dispute Glass Siss hosse by @ s Sraesa oasde @ of Rutherford and the. two defendants were the. Principals; The defense the better of the fistic argument and that Glass was compelled to fire: The State claims that Glass, insulted by the call down given him n.sp in the presence , Ss.n or his revolver and shot the older man without provocation.
 Since that time Glass has remained fn the Montgomery County jail while Bedsoie has been out on bond.
 Yesterday afternoon. when the case was called by Judge w. H. Thomas people of Factory Row. There were young men and old men and young wo- men and old women. They were all dressed in their best clothes as s, if the ture The two youthful defendants. neither boy has attained his majority: were seated with their counsel and clothes, were clean shaved and their hair was piastered down the side of their heads in quite proper form. Tp all appearances GlasS had never sees the inside Of a priso3. His color was ruddy and he never seemed excited.
 Two hours were spent by the law yers in conversing with witnesses. At for the defense asked for a continuance, sn the ground that there were two witnesses in Birmingham who would testify positively That the Killing was
 On the other hand the State proved that attachments had been Issued for these witnesses and had been returned by the sheriff of Jefferson County as
 The. court ordered the trial to pro- eeed, and the drawing of jurors began. hausted Many of the tafesmen said guilt or innocence of the defendants. The first talesman examined. J, w. Barnum. testified that the grandfather Of Bedsole was his step-uncle. He was disqualified.
 The jury finally selected was as fol-
 c. W. Marshall, butcher.
 T. s. Davis, merchant and farmer.
 T. E. Williamson. patrolman.
 Lee Morrison, clerk.
 T. F. Gibson. saloon man.
 D. H. Mclean, railroad hagman.
 w. c. Jones, farmer
 J. s. Smith. farmer.
 J. M Warner, merchant.
 W. H. Carmichael, cotton man.
 J. T. Traywick, clerk.
 John N. Todd, gunsmith.
 Judge Thomas then ordered an ,ad- journment.