The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

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 blows tried to reach him with my cane, but was unsuccessful"
 On being questioned closely regard ing the words which one of the Corners used while his brother was lighting. Mir. Glass stated that he could not state his exact words. but that he heard the words. Kick him. stamp on him. choke him."
 On being cross questioned by the att torney for the defense. Mir. Glass stated that one of the Conner boys struck him almost at the instant the words about The Advertiser's policy left his lips. .After the first mix-up remarked something about him being . very brave man to wait for so long . time to fight about the policy of the paper with regard to his father, and Conner said something about his taking long at last'
 Tn Mir. Giass's evidence it transpired that he identified Fletcher Conner as his active assailant, that <he was mis- taken, and that 1t was Donald. Capt. ". F. Lee. who had separated the comhatants during the second af- fray was called to the stand. and tess tified that he had seen the fight in the arst instance from Acrcss the street. lA-N~-@ lman as one of the participants. he had run across with the crowd: that when he arrived at. the scene he recognized
 Nr. Glass
 T heard. Conner say that he was tired of the paper publishing certain things about his father, and Mir. Giass's state- snent that he had the right to publish what he pleased, about him. Then the
 lighting began again.
 avaN sT.WaaiP aonQrafaH the two. Smith taking charge of Mfr. Glass. leav- ing the Conner boys to my care.
 s. L. Smith. who took charge of MT. Glass after the second mix-up, stated fo the court that he was driving around the corner of the postoftlce and saw the dil1iculty. That he couldn't hear any words except that Mir. Glass stated that he would publish any state,nen. s,.a boys then hit him. and that he stepped in and separateI them.
 1T saw one Of them with a stick and he wnne going closer to the haht when [ grabbed him. I then took Mrs Glass
 On cross exafninatisa Mir smith stat d that the stick which one of the CO msr boys had wae about tAe slss et . n nen snith. va was, then called to the stand, nEr. Smith stated that ne was erossing the street from The Advertiser on hIs way to the bank when ne mo- flka6 what seemed to be fight in front of the postofIice; that he rushed over to see The affalr and heard one of the Co., mer boys. whom he pointed out to the ecurt, say that he was d- tired or the way The Advertiser published naner. saw another of the Conner hoya about 10 strike Mir. Glass with rsye. ana Rrab6ed the stick and toid Conner not to use It. ,,,.
 He described the stick as looking iike a niece of plank, about an inch and half. or an inch 6road, and about an inch tbick.
 nairy with MT. Smith practically sub- stantiated the testimony Of his prede- cessor. on the stand.
 : W. E. Fort private secretary to eoy. 'to testify that the two Conner boys were sons os the Governor of the state. and nointed out to the court Donald Conner ss .gistin ruisled from Fletcher Conner.
 Judae Baber ruled that the evidence showed that Donald Conner did the arht,nr ana that his brother, Fletcher, stooA nv. and that in view of the fact that nothing other than fists were used. -he would dne4 Donald Conner Slo ana coats. Fietoher Conner he dischargea.