New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1859-01-12
The Murder OF the e.Ienp. - Mer,co.

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The Murder OF the glenn. ~ ,r.x,eo
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We some time ago published the fact that
two Americans. Mr.. Glenn and hin son. had besn
murdered bv Msx;ca 1es,sr.do.s ss.,.;,, ~
uioeea " neAcAa near sals'iio. Inc
ioioHng fui account OF the AFFAIR Is exEacted from
Monterey letter in the Galveston News:
They came On through saltiIlo. and ON this s;de
some two LEAGUES. to q ranebo While Nm. .is
through this rancho. then were riding ia he solIo1
ing order the mother in advance in he ,nsch ~
Glenn on horseback hi daughter Marraret N Nh
right bis daughter Elizabeth on bis ieft bid son
Samuel at he extreme in md iii rsa,,. ss,.s..
on horseback Mn, Glenn was some sixtv va.ds n
front OF the oshers. ana he hoysss eoHe st1 n
number; behind them, and quietly feedino slonc Al
the sides Of the road. In lie rear. ana WITH tbe
servants, wasiding The youne man Rer;smir ds;v;"s
the pack mules. - -. =
At this time the soldiers who had t,ed th.;, ,..
in hollow, came up on foot. Win the;r eo.....ss
Miguel Gomez csIdipss and he soldier, Who had
attempted to turn back the mule vhich p.,;.,ss;y
was driving He asked them rhat thev 81
ing with the mule. They replied, TsIe Il Il III
tillo" "You cannot do this without consuItine NJ
father. said he, aad turned the mule to1.rSs ~
other herses AZ soon as his hack was turned . ~
was fred entering the back Of the head and con,s
ont at the eve, He spranr from his horae az as
or three steps, and fell dead At the report Of IN
first re Mr. Glenn ATTEMPTED to turn hid horze ana
was shot in the act BY yolley OF ten or more 9ies
BE chung for moment to bis horse then feii beau;Ir
to the ground At the report Of he last diseharae
and the wbistling Of the balls, The gir MsrcsreSs
horse jumped to one side and threw her, SEEING
their father and brother shot down 1the Girl
being sti on horsehaek1 tbev rsn , X. ~
terror to their mother lvho VAS Il aSrancsn
thew have killed father and broth.r H.,
ing this the mother anranc from IL co.s "a -.
Soldier rnnn;nn SCR H. ~ ~ sJaoL. ~ mel
by on horsehack While she ss 4; ~ n ~
ie to the ground. She caurht bs rnn =. ~
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wretch ierked the eun from her orasn ana s.
heavy hlow over Tia head wci nuu s1ss LEI ~
an instant and medistev rsn~otad ~ ME- aJI ~
half Conscious she threw IN her hand snJ ,sssvs
By this time the how had f,,rned ste s ~ .
bonse when a marty was dsns totaI ~. ~ - =
Miguel Gomez ar3enas ~ ispso ~ ~ orHs. =,
this thew were nsuccessS a. n boss. ~. y
his fendish pursners. ''''-s 'ppsu
As Mr. Glenn fell from h;s borae a ao,d;a. ~.,. ~
and struck him over The head and stsnnsa No.
After Mrs GIenn,s encounter .;ti tba is;P o ~,
to her husband and attented n tsEa hs a az an
her lap when she was brutav rennsed hv tha III
on finding him dead she retnrned 10 -Ls, 10 "a IU
band was living and vas comnelied ~ st5 80 LIZ ~
ipdcuities and near curses heaned nnon h nlu Is ~
dying moments. After bis death thew attemntea r.
head and stopped them the order -.s o;sss et -
shoot her but she chung to them. The little eri Mar.
garet understanding every word that was sa;S ~ ~
her mother and pulled her away-their object in
0rlF10g Oh the coach DluEdor-they ALREADY had
robbed the persons Of the murdered men faking fvs
thousand dollars in gold and near eoht hnndsed n
watches and jewelry thew stole theis hlankets hi.
dies and the spurs from the son before the mother
could reach their bodies. Il was now nearly DARK
the coach was driven or and they then affer,nted ~
make the little girls get upon their horses a. thew
had taken the girls saddles and horses and apnronr
ated them to their own use leaving them their miser
able animals instead, the little girls obstinatey re-
fused. Ihey attempted to intimidae them, but to no
purpose.
| Upon repeating the inquiry, where can we 70 to
| hgnts miguel Gomez Csrdenas replied, s. To my
mouse ny Wlie needs servants, and that is all that
you are NJ 1cr, coupled with other abuse that would
unge me nardest cheek with shame. The soldiers
now leit, ana they were alone with the dead in the
Toad, no one daring to approach Just at dark, a Mr.
rhlilps an american from the factory, came to them.
ne mad seen the whole affair from the factory with
MS glass; he SAID ne could do nothing, and fearing
every moment the return Of the soldiers, he left
mem. .nen. AT O'CLOCK the boy Samuel returned un-
;r, ~, 70 .ns time the poor mother supposed
MN dead. they passed the night in the road with
tne pooies OF tne sialn AZ daylight Mr. Phillips re.
tuInoo WIN cart IN winch ne placed the bodies and
lnen 20 me CITY, taking the mother and her
eunuren 10 nls own mouse. The bodies were taken to
sae nunse OF ~. omth for United States
~ st,st no. u Smltn AND King going out and bring
hs ~ re 1aMy lron tne mouse OF MIR. Phillips to
'na Mh VI s ~. nsH .aa1I 70 oaltlllo.
io iInelai looh place az nine O'CLOCK at night, at
;.u " large Goncourse OF the respectable
VI sao me bodles were inferred in the
o1 Tha soi Hemnseiy presume by favor.
tIo oho"inS IS lue cerLlncate OF the U. b. Consul