Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-10-05
JURY RETURNS
GUILTY VERDICT
With NO MERCY
Extreme Penalty To Be Inflicted
For Staying OF Two Little
Boys
STATEMENT ON STAND
BRIEF SHIFT OF BLAME
Wife, Mother Of Lads, JOINTLY
Indicted, To Go On Trial
\ Monday

ALBANY, Oct. 5.--The jury in the
case of Glen Moore Hudson, chargec
with the murder of his two little step
sons here July 70, returned verdic,
at II o'clock this morning, fndin2
Hudson guilty of first degree murdef
without recommendation for mer y.
Hudson was sentenced by Judge
Bell to Re hanged November 10 be.
tween Il and 2 O'clock.
The 5ury resumed its deliberations
early tooay after failing to return 4
verdict last night after being cut
over three hours. The case went t0
the jury at 1925 p. m, after Hud.
soE in an unsworn statement had
asserted MS innocence.
When tte case was placed in the
july's hands it was announced that
Mrs. Hudson, VIE Of the defendant
ard JOINTLY indicted with her has
hand 81 murder charge. VIII be
placed en- hial here next Monday
royning. Attorneys representing
Mrs. Hudson announced that they
would be ready for trial,
Nothing New Revealed
The state closed its case DURING
the morning session, and the defense
Immediately began to introduce evi
dence IN which it planned to show
some other person tnan Hudson com.
mltted tho crime, that the mother Of
the children was such a low and de-
PRAYED character that she plotted to
get rid Of .he children, with T. NJ
Skipper, principal witness for the
7&tate.- -any--b& planted evidenee-te
throw suspicion on Hudson and in
that way to get rid Of him also.
The trial was devoid of anything
new in the way Of evidence or of the
facts that had not been made public
during the investigation of Tie crime
Its only really dramatic moment was
when Hudson took the stand Tuesday
afternoon to make an unsworn state
ment in his own defense.
If any one present thought this
statement would bring out anything
Of sensational nature he was DOOM
ed to disappointment, for the state
ment was OF few words. and deliver
ed in a hating, hesitant manner with
long pauses between sentences.
Gentlemen: | am before a court
to be tried for The first time in my
iifc, accused of a crime | am not
guilty Of" he said / am as innocent
as an angel in heaven, God knows |
am. These chiIdren's mother was
cruel to the little ones. Her and Mr.
Skipper both seemed like they had
grudge agaiSSt them Many times
I've seen her take pieces of rope and
sticks and beat the largest boy and
I'd beg her not to be SO horrible to
the little fellows" :"
Kissed By Sister.
When Hudson completed his state.
ment, his leading attorney, Claude
Payton, asked him if he had anything
further to tell the Jury and he replied
IN The negative. AS he left the wit
ness stand he returned to his chair
by the side of his attorneys, where
his brother a Young college student
shock bands with him and His sister
Kissed him. Both sat at bis side
while the trial progressed, The broth
cr and sister are from Columbia, Ala.
Argument before the jury was be
Gun by J. D. Gardner, Of Camilla,
bro'her of Solicitor B. c. Gardner
and associated with him in the prose
cution. Mr.. Gardner outlined the
states contentious ard reviewed the
evidence, seeking to show that per
feet chain of cirrumstantial evidence
had Been established to connect Hud-
so" with the crime
r. 4. l.. Spence Jr., Of Macon
or"ned for the defense, and made a
brilliant and eloquent plea for the
defendant. arguing that all Of has.
clients acts folIowin~ the commission
of the crime were those Of an inno
cent man aid that evidence against
rim was such that it shaved an eyl-
dent plant or frame-up on the part
a the real murderer.
Attornov Claud Payton. chief coun'
sci for Hudson, closed for the de-
fonso before court adiCUrned for-snp
per. Mr.. Payton made forceful ar9u
ment and impassioned plea for ms
client, ridiculing The testimony OF the
tate seeking to conenct Hudson with
the crime.