Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-07-25
HUDSON READS
Bible AND KEEPS
SILENT ON CRIME
Sheriff Iarver Hopes Yet
Albany Man Will
Confess

NAHUM July EO.-N opeCldl. -
Denied all callers and kept in a
cell removed from other prisoners at
the Bibb county jail, Glen Moore
Hudson, charged with the murder of
his two step-chiIdren at Albany,
spends most of his time reading the
Bible.
Following the visit of Sheriff Tar
yer of Dougherty county, instructions
were issued to the Bibb iailer not to
let any one talk to Hudson. Sheriff
Tarver hopes to obtain a full confess
sion of the crime from Hudson. see
ing in the latter's charge that Mrs.
Hudson killed the children signs that
he is weakening.
Contrary to reports, Hudson will
not be removed from the Bibb jail
back to Albany, it was learned from
Sheriff Tarver today. No removal
to any other jail is even contemplat-
ed, unless the Bibb jailer should dis
obey instructions not to allow any
one to interview Hudson. This
Sheriff Tarvcr does not in the slight
est anticipate.
ALBANY, July 25.-Declaring
they are not afraid of rash punish
ments," and asserting they have no
desire to secure a change of venue
for the trial of Glen Moore Hudson,
J.J. Hudson, his father, who lives at
Columbia, Ala, has issued through
his attorney, statement in behalf of
the accused man, The statement con-
cludes with an appeal for calm and
deliverate investigation and when
have gotten the truth, then punish
ish the guilty" I'll L statement severe
ly arraigned Mrs. Bennie Temple
Hudson, and insinuates that the wo-
man is not the lawful wife of their
son, but that she has completely
wrecked his life, which until he ge-
gan associating with her, is declared
to have been exemplary.
The text of the statement follows:
you who are parents know that
myself and wife are sorely distressed
on account of the connection of our
you have gotten the truth, then pun
crime. Our son and we have been
silent while the most awful reports
have been coming from the jail, cir
culated by the woman who claims to
be the wife of Glen Moore Hudson.
"Glen Hudson has lived with us all
all of his life, with the exception of a
short time when he endeavored to
serve his country in the late war,
from which service he was discharg-
ed June Id, 1918, at Camp Sewer, S.
c., for defects existing prior to draft
(hunchback). This defect was caused
by a runaway mule in the town of
Columbia. Glen Hudson was never
accused of crime in his life up to
this one. He was a young man of
the most exemplary conduct and hab-
its, until Bennie Temple procured a
hold upon him that a"Deared to hyp-
notize him. He did her bidding
as though he was only year old.
His mothers tears did not keep him
from her his mo ;ther would hang
about his neck and beg him to re-
main away from this woman, as she
would disgrace him and the family,
and would get him into serious
trouble, or cause his death. We
pressed him so closely in our earnest
endeavor to save him from her that
he and the woman left Columbia 1t
is claimed that he entered into
marriage with her.
He had been consistent Mason
He was then notified by the lodge
that charges were procured against
him for marrying this woman. Also
the Baptists expelled him for the
same reason. eW had our son, r. O.
Hudson, who is student at the Uni
versity of Alabama, to attend this
meeting Of the lodge. He was ex-
PEELED on this account. No one can
contemplate our desperation and
humiliation by this condition, We
have lived on the farm near Column
bia and made tNenty-six crops. Glen
assisted us in making twenty-four
! of those crops. He was dutiful boy,
good citizen, loving child, until
he got into her clutches.
''This woman speaks of fearing
Glen. We know, from daily observa-
ton. week bv week, lengthening into
months, that Glen feared this woman
as he would have feared a lion. He
obeyed her absolutely, at all times
and under all circumstances. He h'
never. hitherto, caused his mother
grief or pain: but this woman exer-
cised such absolute dominion over
him he would have put his finger into
the fire if she had told him to do so.
"Glen Hudson had never associated
to any extent with women folks, un-
tt Iittl more than year since,
when this woman got possession Of
him, although he was 33 years old.
IF you will write to anyone in Column
bia, of the best citizens or members
of the Masons lodge, such as Harper
& Culbreath, T. / Blackwell. Porter
Causey, or any other good citizen of
his town, they viii inform you that
no one ever li0asS there with better
reputation f, lnorals and good con
duct, 'until this woman entered his
| life
"We are not offering suggestions as
to the solution of this terrible crime,
nor would we seek to justify our son
if we believed that he was in the
least guilty; but under the circum-
stances. it will take more than the
word of this woman to incline US to
believe that he is guilty of this awful
| crime.
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