Glass v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. W. H. Thomas., J. D. Glass was convicted of murder, and appeals. Nearly all the facts necessary to a proper understanding of the case appear in the opinion.
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Appeal from Montgomery City Court. Heard before Hon. W. H. Thomas., J. D. Glass was convicted of murder, and appeals. Nearly all the facts necessary to a proper understanding of the case appear in the opinion. The witness Knight was permitted to testify over the objection of the defendant that he saw the defendant and Bedsole about an hour and a half before the difficulty over-at the new mill, and that Glass said in Bedsole’s presence that they were going over to Milner’s house and dance, or break it up. The witness Penler was allowed to testify that he heard the shots, and soon thereafter…
1Opinion of the Court
DENSON, J,
The appellant, J. D. Glass, was jointly indicted and tried with one Frank Bedsole for tiie murder of Marshall Rutherford. The trial resulted in the acquittal of Bedsole and the conviction of Glass of murder in the second degree. From the judgment of conviction, Glass has appealed.
The killing was done by Glass with a pistol on the first night in May, 1905, in the city of Montgomery, on what is known as “Factory Row” and across the road from the house of James Milner. There was a dance in progress at Milner’s house, and several persons were gathered there. Among them were the deceased…
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