The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-05-06
ARE BEGUN
JURY WILL SOON CONSIDER
 sTOUTZ-GLAss CASE.
Trial at Mobile of Suit Against Prom Inent Mason and Furniture Man is Drawing Rapidly to
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The Stoutz-Glass trial was resumed at 10 o'clock this morning. very large number of people being present
 By permission of the court c. Wil- liam Glass was put on the stand by the defense He said while in Stoutz's office before the Sunday he went away from home, Stoutz remarked If MT. Hanaw and other suckers could pull fathers leg, why could not he get something out of himT
 He said this was before his mother left home. He was at the time working for his father and was on good terms with him and his father and mother were on good terms. Told his mother of the remark, but could not remem- Der when. Witness did not discuss the remarks with his father. His father had arranged for the fishing trip be- fore the Sunday Stoutz went to the house.
 R. w. southerland was next placed on the stand and said: Am a Mason and Master of Mobile Lodge of Perfeo- tion No. 8, Scottish Rite Masons. There are rules governing trials in the lodge. Glass preferred charges in writing against Stoutz."
 Witness read the jury the method of procedure in the trial of charges pre- ferred against a Mason by another.
  news as to the witness giving the sub stance of the oath of a Mason during A trial, and on becoming a member. Witness said he could give the suD- stance but not the verbatim language, nor would he If he could. The court informed witness the law would com pei him, if attorneys demanded 1t. By consent of counsel witness gave the substance of the oath Insofar as it re- lated to the duty of one Mason to an- other to warn him of pending disturb ance to his peace of mind.
 Witness said he was present during inc trial of Stoutz and did not hear Glass use the remark damn black guard" He did say something re- ferring to a statement of Stoutz during his testimony. Rabbi Newheld apolo- eized for Mir Glass's remark. The eanduct of Glass at the time he pre- ferred the charges was that of gen tleman. Could not say if Stoutz was then present. w H. Armbrecht--Am a Mason; was stenographer at the trial in the Lodge of Perfection. Was not Fourteenth Degree Scottish Rite at that time Glass did not use the words damn niack- puard" but did say that's lie," to a remark of Stoutz that he was pound- ing on a door.
 After w. H. ArmbFecht had testi- aAd that Glass did not during the lodge trial call Stoutz a damn blackguard, but did use the remark that's lie,' the defense rested. In rebuttal the nlaintifr placed Stoutz and w. c. Fitts on the stand to refute the testimony Of q w Glass. The reply of Stoutz to the charge of Glass in the Masonic Lodge and the statement of Mrs. Glass used at that trial were submitted to the court and allowed to go to the jury. o...a withdrawal of the suit against Hop- ert l., Douglass and rested. Attorney PilIans for the defense announced VII IJn9ness to submit the case on the charge of the court, without argument, hut Judge Browne said that owing to tha irnportance of the case he thought counsel should argue 1t. On agree rnent a short recess was taken and at a o'clock Attorney H. T. Smith began his argument for the plaintiff. MT. smith spoke from 3;10 to 5:1O p. m, ana was followed by Attorney w. M. Arm brocht for the defense. He spoke un- III o'clock and court adjourned until tomorrow, when Attorney Harry Pn- lans will speak for the defense and Att torney R, H. Clarke will close for plaintiff.
 Tonight the members of the A. II. Club met and reorganized under the name of the A. IT. P. Club The roll showed a membership of fourteen. Four applications for membership were filed to be balIoted upon at next meet ing. Ofcers were elected as follows;
 Fred J. LytRs, President; Harry Marshall, Secretary; A. Wade, Treas urer; M. J. Amos and Phil CosminskY were named as a committee on consti" tuition and bylaws.
 The sixth annual conference of the Womans Home Mission Society of the Alabama Methodist Episcopal Confer ence met in Government Street Meth odist Church this morning with dele- gates present from several cities or the State A preliminary meeting of ofh- cers was held at o'clock. Later the convention was called to ordeC, com mittees named and reports of officers read. Short devotional exercises tol- lowed and a recess was taken until o'clock.
 Rev. J. B. K. Spain. pastor of the Government Street Methodist Church, delivered the address of welcome Mrs. Clara M. Sims of the Foreign Mission Society spoke the welcoming words for | the local society and Mrs James B.. Vaughan for the local Home Mission | Society, MrsaV. P. Pickett of Union Springs made the response Tor the con vention. The annual address of the President closed the afternoon ser | vices.
 Following is list of the delegates | present and the officers of the society | Conference officers: President, Mrs H | D. Moore, Opelika; First Vice-Presi dent, Mrs. D. W. Magruder, Tuskegee | Second Vice-President, Mrs. J T. Du | mas, Mobile; Third President, Mrs | John A. Rice, Montgomery; Treasurer l Mrs. w. 1T. Thomas, Montgomery ] Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. T. D
 Power. ODelika; Recording Secretary