The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-31
HUDSON MAY HAVE
Been MURDER RED
Coroner Suspicious of Certain
Circumstances
BIG BUMP ON THE HEAD
Yesterday in Watts Building With
Mug of CarbOIic Acid
sitting Near

According to a statement made by Cor
oner Brasher last night, there Is prop-
ability that George G. Hudson, VINO Was
| found dead at o'clock yesterday morn
n., in his office at the Watts building,
lid not commit suicide as was at hrst
claimed hut that he may have been muir
dered. Mr.. Hudson was a special aseh'
for The American Accident and Health
Insurance company and was very Wen
known in this city.
Coroner Brasher said last night;
have held no thorough Investigation INTO
the case DR.. o. ?. Board telephoheu 10
me late tonight. however. that he had
held an autopsy over the body, and was
not sure that death was caused by car
bolie acid poisoning, as he at flrst saiu'
DR.. Board said that there was lump
on the back of Mr.. Hudson's head tnae
was the result of a blow that would nave
been enough to kill any man. lie was not
able to say whether the lump was caused
before or after death, or whether II was
or was not the result of the mans falling
to the floor.
ut is supposed that Mr. Hudson feh
to the floor on his face, as there was
scar on his forehead which looked as IL
it had been made when his head struck
the floor of the office. thorough lnves-
tigation will be held in a day or two. The
preliminary investigation Is bringing out
some mysterious circumstances but no
definite decision can be made until an in
quest is made in the case
1tlU
morning by the negro janitor OF tine
Watts building when he was making MS
morning rounds. The coroner and the po-
lice were summoned as soon as 1t was
found that Mr.. Hudson was dead. The
doctors at the time were of the opinion
that Mr. Hudson took his own life, as
there was a mug conspicuously placed on
the office table which contained small
quantity of carbolic acid
Mr.. Hudson lived at ECO North Sixty
sixth street and leaves a large family
of grown children. He lived with his
son. C. c. Hudson, and was SIS years old.
Mr. Hudson had many friends and &C
quaintances in this city and at East Lake.
where he was city clerk for two years
prior to his taking his present position
with the insurance company. He had
been working for the insurance company
for nearly a year and it was claimed that
he was about to receive a promotion to
higher office.
Mr.. Hudson is survived by bis wife and
five children. The children are C. c.
Hudson of the Hudson-Iarris Printing
company of Birmingham, r. R. Hudson of
| the Birmingham Tailoring company, @.
| F. Hudson, who belongs to the United
States army and is in Wyoming, and Mrs.
c. w. Wheeler and Mrs. G. l.. Lunsford
of Atlanta He was a member of the
Baptist church and a Mason.
If Mr. Hudsons death was due to sui
eide. il is attributed to ill health. C. C..
Hudson, his son, claims that his father
had been in bad health for some time
and at times was very respondent. Man
ager j. F. Weir of the insurance company
said that there was nothing wrong with
Mr. Hudson's accounts with the company
| and that he was in no business trouble.
| Mr. Weir claims that he was with Mr..
Hudson up until 10 o'clock Tuesday night,
and that his death occurred between that
time and o'clock yesterday morning.
He said that Mr.. Hudson was in good
spirits when he left him Tuesday night
and was laughing and talking. He said
that Hudson was one of the best men he
had and he was about to promote him to
| the office of district manager, with head
quarters at Montgomery
| The body was sent to Douglasville, Ca,
| for interment last night by the Lige 10y
| Undertaking company. The body was
| accompanied By the family.