Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-05-15
NJ RS. GLEN.
rFrom the New York Times. !


Indiana has for many years enjoyed
the doubtful distinction of being the
s.champiOn" divorce State of the
Union. 1t has now earned the right
10 be called the E.urdcrers' paradise.
In spite of Il free discussion of the sub
kct in the newspapers. and the public
INDIGNATION said to have been aroused
MI the mere mention of such a possible
ity. the four-tinlcs-tricd and thrice-con-
yic:cd murleresS, Nancy +. Glenn, has
triumphcd over the law and the courts,
and now walks abroad Il free woman.
"A ON the 18th of September, 1865, Ja-
cob and Nancy Young, residents OF the
nelghborhood of Indianapolis. We're
brulallv murdered while out carriage
riln.. \ large sum OF money i'll
Al 900 grcenbacks, of which Jacob was
known to Lave been possessed. was
stolen. Two men, one the brother OF
Mrs. Glenn, and Mrs. Glenn herself,
swerc seen in the vicinity ofthe spot i'll
the woods where the murder was per-
lmtr,ted. Mrs. Clen. partly disguised,
climbed over the fence ut the back Of
her house to join the Ioungs. She
sptn, portion of the same evening in
company with her brothers conpan-
~
was arrested on suspicion, she sent
money to Kim. AS soon as she had
heard of his arrest, she carried Il news
paper parcel to her brothers. wife, and
Sbcyyed her for Gods sake to hide t.
Ihl, parcel contained several Sl,0uO
grcenbacds, and, in appearance, cor
had been seen with Young after
I,., Il IL tlr,
Of money from Il bank on the day OF
the murder. Furthermore, Mrs.
81, lem $ shoes fitted exactly the tracks
in lie soft turf here the bodies OF the
murdered pair lay.
& The evidence was so strong against
The woman that when she was first
brought to trial her conviction was en-
le.:cd to follow as Il matter Of course.
However, much to the public surprise,
the jury failed to agree. The second
trial resulted in her conviction of mlIr
der III the second degree. An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court, the
verdict set aside. and new trial or
dere'. The two tr ais had taken
place III the Marion county court. \
change of venue was granted, and the
ease taken TO Boone county. Th" first
and second trials held on an indict-
nlrnt for the murder of Nancy Young.
The third was on the indictment for
the murder of Jacob Young. The jury
failed to agree. The fourth trial re
suited as the second had done. in Il ver-
die, of murder in the second degree.
Then there was another appeal on II
technical error to the Supreme Court,
and the upshot was the issue of an or
der for fifth trial. Up to this time
the commissioners of Marion county
had borne the expense OF the proSccu-
ton in each case; but believing that
there was Il limit to such Il tax, and
that the limit had been reached, they
1at!v declined to spend anol her cent.
In this unlocked for emergency, the
Governor was appealed TO. lie, it
seems, had only a few hundred dol
lars of Il con, ingcnt fund, and could
not sec any way by which the honor OF
the State might he preserved and the
cause of Justice vindica.cd. The pro-
scouting counsel, failing to procure re-
tainerS, so to speak, washed their
hands of the business and retired. The
county prosecutor, not being able t"
see his way out of the difficulty any
clearer than GOV. Hendricks, finally
a>kcl leave to enter Il noite irOScYW.
and Ju &c Palmer, before whom the
nth trial was to have taken place,
complied. The Judge, in giving his
ra>onS for granting the county prose-
cuor's request, took occasion to state
mat As the witnesses were scattered
over Caliornia, Texas, Michigan, Hi
hoN and New York, and as there was
ho money to pay their expenses, it
would be worse than folly to allow the
trial to go on.
Mrs. Gem was then released, and.
accompanied by her husband, returned
10 her home in u private carriage. She
u'u not go, however, without firSt
cfl>plng her senior counsel by the hand,
saying to him, ~ want You to live
i,ohg, Mayor: want all my counsel to
I'VE long. The Mayor, according to
uie indianapolis JOniW0i, was so elated
"nh his success that he immediately
Giesraphed i to Il friend thus: "Mr>.
len is discharged, free as the air.
"M bless yOu.' Was there ever such
hrce in Il civilized country pa wO-
man about whose guilt there was
Ma"ely second opinion. allowed To
Walk out Of Jail for the lack of means
continue her prosecution 1t seems
"llo>t .nc,edib!e. And now, as if to
MiaNe this farce yet more complete,
we are told that Mrs. Glenn is
"s "ssrlnusly considering the proprie,y
SUNG the Commissioners of Mar
"h county for Sla0,W0 damages for
miaiiciously and illegally" furnishing
II"his TO prosecute her. The people ci
"I",'aha, aI" 1t is said, are greatly "excii :
,na and 'deeply indignant" at this
arI pS' Hisgraceful failure of justice, and
un they may be, for although they
NJ mad more than six weeks notice
me intention OF the Marion Com
yicrs, no movement was made To
ion ' the reproach by public subscrir-