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 II, returned verdic,
at II O'clock this morning, finding
hudson guilty Of first degree murdci
without recommendation for mer 'y.
Hudson was sentenced by Judge
Bell to Re hanged November 18 be,
tween - and 2 O'clock.
The luly resumed its deliberation.
early tooay after failing to return i
verdict last night after being out
over three hours The case went to
the jury at 1925 p. NJ, after Hud'
soE in an unsworn statement had
asserted his innocence.
When the case was placed in the
Jury's hands il was announced that
Mrs. Hudson, wfe Of Ike defendant
ard jolnilg indicted with hel has
bard er a murder charge. vii be
placed On tIial here next Monday
nclnmg Attorneys rearcscnting
Mrs Hudson announced that they
would be ready for trial.
Nothlng new Revealed.
The state closed its case during
the morning session, and the defense
immediately began to introduce cvf
dence in which it planned to show
some other person than Hudson com.
mltted the crime, that the mo, her of
the children was such low and de-
praVed character that she plotted to
get rid Of The children, with T. NJ
Skipper, principal witness for the
state, any by planted evidence to
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 the crime
It's 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
cf 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 court
to be tried for the first time in my
life, accused of a crime | am not
guilty of" he said. | am as innocent
as an angel in heaven, God knows
am. These children's mother was
cruel to the little ones. Her and Mr.
Skipper both seemed like they had
4 grudge agaiTst 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
Payfon, 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, Young college student
shock hands with him and his sister
kissed him. Both sat at his side
while the trial progressed The broth !
CT and sis1er 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. MIR, Gardner outlined the
stato's contentious and reviewed the
evidence, seekinggto show that a per
feet chain of circumstantial evidence
had been established TO connect Hud
on with the crime
r r. l. Spence, Jr., Of Macon
oDened for fhe defense. and made a
brilliant and elopuent plea for the
defendant, arguing that all Of his
clients acts followino the commission
Of the crime were those cf an ipno.
cont man aad that evidence against
him was such that il shaved an eYi-
dent plant or frame-up on the part
ef the zeal murderer.
Attorney Claud Payton. chief coun-
sci for Hudson, closed for the de
fenee before court adieurHed fer SUD
per Mr. Payton made forceful arou
ment and impassioned plea for his
client, ridfculing The Testimony of ttly
state seeking to conenct hudson with
the crime: