Lewis pleaded guilty last week to Cassidy's slaying. Yesterday the jury of eight women and four men, who must decide if Lewis, 23, should serve the remainder of his life in prison or be sent to death row, heard starkly different tales from Hill and Glover.
Hill, a corrections officer for 22 years, said that he felt trapped in a no-win situation when he arrived at Dyches' Roosevelt Boulevard home and learned from Lewis that he was the hooded figure on the television news who had gunned down Cassidy, 54.
"I said this is a family matter and you need to call a lawyer and turn yourself in," Hill recalled telling Lewis, before he left the home and called police himself.
Hill said that he feared for his safety and was trying to keep Lewis calm.
Lewis warned that "it was going to be a mess" if the police came for him, Hill recalled.
"The only thing going through my mind is, I have to find a way to get out of here," Hill said.
Glover told the jury that he believed helping his cousin escape justice was paramount.
Glover, 26, testified that when he arrived at Dyches' home, Lewis was in a bad mood and was talking about hurting people.
Lewis showed Glover two handguns - one was eventually identified as the Hi-Point 9 mm murder weapon, the other was the Glock 9 mm stolen from Cassidy.
Glover and Lewis eventually headed to a home of relatives on Franklin Street where Lewis hid the guns in a drop ceiling.
Glover then drove Lewis to the bus station in Wilmington, Del., and bought him a $231 round-trip Greyhound ticket to Miami.
Glover was arrested Nov. 5. Lewis was arrested at a Miami homeless shelter Nov. 6.
"I didn't kill nobody, I didn't rob nobody and I didn't hurt nobody," Glover shouted after defense attorney Michael Coard pressed him on why he lied to police about his involvement.
Glover griped that after telling the truth he was arrested, spent weeks in jail and now he faces prison charges of hindering an investigation, to which he pleaded guilty.
"Did the truth land you in jail or your decision to help a murderer get out of town?" Coard asked.
"Both. Bad decisions," an agitated Glover replied. "I love that young man. No matter how you want to make him seem, I love him," he said of Lewis, who last week pleaded guilty to six armed robberies and a count of "general murder" in Cassidy's slaying.
Despite his predicament, Glover said that he believed that he made the right decision to help Lewis flee. "I did the right thing in my eyes because my cousin is safe. I can still see him. They were going to kill him."
Glover's testimony evoked tearful wails from his and Lewis' relatives and friends, which court staff had to quiet.
