The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1915-04-09
HUDSoN's FATE NOW
in HANDS OF JURY
Great Crowds Have Attended Trial
of West End Murder Case
All Week.

has gathered in the court house al
each session of the court in the tria
of Henry Hudson for the killing OF
Yates w. Burton, mention of which
has frequently been made in these
columns. Over 100 witnesses were
from the counties of Wayne, Pulaski
and Lincoln, and these together with
friends of the dead man and his
slayer and the crowd of spectators,
which included many ladies, made the
court house full and sometimes over
flowed it.
At the close of court Thursday af-
ternoon it was announced by the at
torneys that evidence was all in, and
Judge Charles A. Hardin stated that
SESSION would be held that night.
Judge w. R. Cress, for the defense,
and X. S. Alcorn, for the prosecu-
ton, spoke, each occupying an hours
time. This morning Judge Virgil p.
Smith, for the defense, Hon. Ed Nor
row, for the prosecution, and Hon.
John Sam Owsley, for the defense,
occupied the attention of the jury.
Court adjourned for dinner at the
conclusion of Mr.. Owsley's effort, and
Commonwealth Attorney Puryear
made the closing speech this after
noon. Probably not in the history
OF the county have six ADLER argu-
mentS been made in a murder case.
1t took all of Tuesday and until
9;l5 Wednesday morning to secure a
jury and some 80 men were examined.
Following is list of those secured:
w. c. Afford, j. H. Wheeler, r. E.
Horton, Mack Petrey, w. H. Higgins,
w. H. Leece, VIM. Landgraf, Spears
Fisher, Luther Johnson, A. c. Sine,
w. R. Brummett, George V. Hail.
Hon. o. H. Waddle stated the case
for the commonwealth.
Space forbids giving the testimony
of all the witnesses but the salient
points of the more important ones
follows:
Grover Ard, who was the only wit
ness to the killing save Mrs. Hudson.
who is denied by law the right to
u.
said:
Il accompanied Burton to the Hud
son home, having driven a team from
the formers home in Wayne county.
Burton followed me on horseback. We
got to the Hudson home at about 8
O'Clock and Mr.. Burton, who is my
uncle, and with whom | have lived
49, my life, knocked at the door
toelg r11SSlQR,, we having first put
.o0 - <ba.rn. He called for
7udson's wife-and
l.yf x Yes calling her name
81 66- 371keS doos. She invited us
ind finto front room to
the righc.41d Burton made fire
in The CRATE. He heard Hudson make
no statement when they entered the
house. Speaking to his daughter, Bur
ton said they wanted room, that he
had come to do some work and settle
up~the partnership business, that they
had brought their own bedding and
provision with them. Mrs. Hudson Of
fered to cook them supper and told
them to use the things in the room,
but Burton said no and asked that
what she had in the room be taken
out. His wishes were complied with,
Mrs. Hudson moving the dresser and
several pieces of furniture from the
room. The first thing heard Hudson
say was, "You are entitled to half of
this house and not a Cd DIM bit
more" Burton cursed Hudson and
they passed several such epithets.
Hudson was in the other room at the
time. Burton, who was then sitting by
the fire with a lantern in front of
him, picked it up and turned and
stopped to set it down when a shot
was fired and Burton went toward
the door. Then another shot followed
and | caught hold of Burton and cas-
ed him to the floor. | then entered
Hudson's room and told Hudson that
he had killed the best friend he had
ever had. Hudson said Cd DIM you,
I'll kill you.' | did not see Hudson
when he shot and Burton was not
fixing to shoot and WIS not doing a
thing. He had no gun in his hand and
had made no attempt to draw one. We
had taken four drinks of the quart
jar of peach brandy Burton had and
neither was the least intoxicated
Ard reiterated very emphatically that
Burton was picking the lantern off
the floor when the first shot was fir
ed.
Garvil Burton, son of the deceased
and who is administrator of his ia
theirs estate, testified that his father
was AZ years old, weighed 225
pounds and was five feet eleven
inches tall. He left a wife and ten
children. His estate is valued at $780,
900.
James Richards, who married a
daughter of Burton, but who is di-
vorced from her now, stated that in
the summer of 1912 while he and his
wife were at Hudson's home the two
were engaged in conversation out al
the barn, when Hudson complained
that Burton had money, but had nev-
er helped him with it. Richards said
he told him he wanted no money, that
he could make his own living, wher
Hudson said: 1--WE can get some OF
his money by making away with him. >
Cross examined, he said that he hac
never told his wife about this, nor haC
he said anything to Burton, fearing
that it would cause trouble.
George Butler swore that Hudson
had approached him for the purchase
of a pistol week or so before the
killing. He had none to sell.
CIaud Hughes testified similarly.
Sheriff Jasper of Pulaski, swor'
that Hudson came to him after his ex
aiming trial and told him he wante'
him to help him in his case, that h'
Jasper. knew how to do with juries
he having had experience. The Off
Ger declined to aid him.
At this point the Commonwealth
rested its case and Judge Virgil P
Smith. of Somerset, made statemen
for the defense