The Portland daily press., 1872-07-13


that she saw the same CATERS soiled and mud
dy OH the porch the morniug after the muir
der; that Mrs. Gem pas ed out by them upon
the porch, and that they were never seen af
terward. 1t was also proved Mrs. Glen was
seen to get into the carriage with Young and
his wife, as they were going in the direction
herethey were murdered, the afternoonlof the
murder and one witness, who had known
her and her brother Silas for years, met them
coming home in a buggy from the direction
OF the murder, at a rapid pace, and swore
they refused to recognize him.
The most remarkable feature of the case
however, and one that has excited curiosi-
ty that will never be allayed until parties con-
fess and explain it, grew out of the secret and
mysterious financial transactions which were
carried on between Mrs. Glen and her vic
tim, Young, and other citizens of Indianapo-
lis for months prior to the murder
and up to the very day of its CON-
mission. Young, the murdered man, had
been porter in a hardware store, and was
known to be poor. Suddenly he gave signs
of wealth, improved his property, bought him
horse and carriage, quit working, and in
formed his former employer that he was en-
gagged in a business that was realizing
enormous profits. He borrowed large
sums OF money at enormous. rates
of interest, invariably upon short time,
and always repaid them before his obi
cations matured. He kept a large bank bal
ance at one of the Indianapolis national
banks, and established credit that enabled
him to procure the Endorsements of some of
the leading business men of the place. No
one knew his business, and when asked by
his indorsers what he was doing, he put them
off with eyasive answers. He was murdered
September -, 1868, and $1,000 of his pape
matured in bank on the 14th. This amount
was paid by his indorsers. He was seen in a
bank the day he was murdered with $500 in
his pocket and one witness swore that Mrs.
Glenn said that Young had given her 10000
in the morning of the day of the murder.
murder. These financial transactions
of .Youngs covered period of
six months, and during the whole time
he was visiting Mrs. Clems house as often as
two or three times week, and always when
her husband was at his grocery store Mrs.
Clem's husband never met Young, and never
knew that his wife was acquainted with him
until after the murder Mrs. Glen was also
in the habit of visiting Young's house two or
three times week In company with her SIS
ter-in-law, and when there she and Young
would retire to an adjoining room, where
they would be engaged in conversation and
writing for few minutes. When questioned
by her sister-in-law about the nature of her
business relations with Young, she put her
off with indefinite answers. Meanwhile
Mrs. Glenn and Mr.. Young both had plenty of
money. During the same period the fortunes
OF her convicted accomplish, Adams, who
purchased the gun, began visioly to improve
lie quit working at his trade, commenced
loafing and borrowing money at high rates of
interest, kept respectable balance in bank,
paid his bank paper promptly, and spent a
good portion of his time in visiting Mrs
CLIENTS house. But the straneest mart of
these financial transactions remains to he
told. DR.. Duzan, leading physician of In
dlanapolls, and man of wealth, had been
acquainted with Mrs Glenn since she was n
child, and had always been her family ply
stefan. Before her arrest Mrs. Glenn had
testified as witness in the grand Jury room,
and had there positively asseverated that she
had never had any financial dealings with
Mr.. Duzan, and that he would not testify
otherwise. All the leading bankers in the
city were examined and compelled to pro-
duce the bank account of DR.. Duzan, Young,
the murdered man, and Abrams, Mrs. Clem's
confederate. Mrs. Glen kept no bank ac-
count during these transactions.
A comparison of these bank accounts re-
veaied the fact that there were the most in
innate relations existing between them.
When Dr. Duzan would check $4,000 out of
his bank, I Dung would make deposit of the
same amount the same day; and when
Young would draw upon his bank balance
Duzan's would be increased to the same OK
tent. 1t was the same with the bank ac-
counts OF Young and Abrams. DIR. Duzan
swore IN all the trials that he never knew or
saw Young, and that he had never had any
dealings with him directly or indirectly
Duzan, however, had large money transac-
tions with Mrs. Glen. She began by bor-
rowing small sums of five hundred or a tbou-
sand dollars at time for short periods of
seven to ten days, at enormous rates of in
terest, invariably returning the money. with
interest, before due, and telling Duzan that
she was engaged in large speculations with
leadln9 business men of Indianapolis, and
that she would tell him all about If at the
proper time. These loans increased until
Duzan at one time advanced her over twenty
thousand dollars, for which he took no re-
celpt, note or memorandum. 1t invariably
happened that the very day she would OBJ
tain money from Duzan, Young would make
deposit of like amount or pay off note in
bank AS has been stated, $4,000 of Young's
paper matured in bank ON the 18th of Sep
TENDER, 1868. -Four or five days before that
time Mrs. Glen came to Duzan in great dis
tress of mind, and, as he testified. went hit
terly and begged him to lend her $50. 900.
just at this time Duzan's bankers had be-
come nqulsitive concerning the use he was
making or his money, and upon his refusal
to tell them, they withdrew their accommo-
datlons. He informed Mrs. Glen that he
could aid her no longer. Young evidently
looked to her to provide the means to meet
his maturing notes, and when she found il
impossible to effect q loan from Duzap. she
found herself at the end of the rope. She
was compelled to close the account, and.
catching the nearest way, she ACCOMPANIED
Young and his wife on their ride: her brother
Sllas followed in a buggy with the gun pur
chased by Abrams; Young and his wife were
murdered, and the murderers fled to Indian
apolis in the manner described.
Mrs. Glenn was first tried in the fall of 1868
ana put Tor the obstinacy of German juror,
who stood out for conviction against eleven
Tor acquittal, she would have gone scot free
Upon the second trial she was convicted. and
sentenced to the State prison for life. Her
brother Silas-who had testified i'm her he
half and had been detected in dozen ner-
juries concerning his whereabouts on the day
OF the murder-committed suicide in Jail. the
nlgnt OF her conviction, by cutting his throat
Win a razor. Abrams was then tried, and
convicted OF murder in the first degree-the
proof OF the purchase of the gun by him few
hours before the murder, being clear and con-
elusive; also, his dividing the money with
Mrs. Glenn after the murder. The supreme
court reversed the judgment against Mrs.
Clein, ana gave her new trial, upon shall
low technicality that led many ignorant peo-
pie to believe that the court had been cor
rupted. Her counsel took change of venue,
and she was tried the third time at Lebanon,
Boon county, Indiana; that trial resulted in =
divided jury. The fourth and last trial has
just been concluded by verdict of guilty.
with sentence of imprisonment for life
Thus has ended one of the most remarkable
chapters in the history of the criminal iuris-
prudence OF the country. We doubt even
the celebrated Webster case furnished a
stronger Illustration of efficacy and reliability
OF connected chain of circumstantial evil
uehce. AT 1lrst 1t was pronounced incredible
that Mrs. Glen should have had anv connec-
ton with the murder of her two friends. bnt
little by little truth came to lioht until hnr