The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1883-04-10
All Kentuskiars.


Courier Journal.
ST. LOTUS, April 3.-Just before 2
o'clock this morning bloody tragedy
was enacted at the house of Mrs.
Theresa Prettyman, lbs Pine street.
Albert, or Burt Wing, shot and killed
Joe Glenn, clerk in dry goods store,
in the presence Of Essie Davis, wo-
man of the town. Wing and the wo-
man were a short time ago from
Greenyille, KY, and Davis became an
inmate ofthe house of Matte Roberts.
Here she made the acquaintance of
Glenn. The latter yesterday engaged
a room at Prettyman's, and late in
the evening Glenn and Davis went
there. Wing had become jealous of
Glenn, who divided the woman's af-
fections with him. He. went to the
house, found them together; he up
braided Glenn for his treachery, sud-
denly pulled a revolver, and shot
him twice in the head, killing him
almost instantly. Wing rushed from
the house, but was soon arrested.
The Davis woman was also lodged in
the calaboose. Wing claims the shoot
ing was in self defense; that Glenn
drew revolver; that struggle for
the possession ensued /; that he secured
it and fired. The whole party lived
at Owensboro, Kentucky. The real
name of the woman is said to be Ma
riam Eaves.
Albert Wing is younger brother
of Hon. Z. Rumsey Wing, who was
United States Minister to Ecuador
under Grants Administration. Joe
Glenn, was the son of a merchant of
South Carrollton, KY. and Marian
Eaves, alias Davis, is a daughter of
Judge Eaves, Of Greenville. She Is
a Mrs. Reno, but has left her husband
and two children. She confirms the
story Of the killing as told by Wing.
THE WOMAN IN THE TRAGEDY.
THE STRANGE HISTORY OF MARIAN RE-
no, THE BEAUTIFUL MISTRESS OF
BURT WING.
All the parties in the tragedy are
well known in this city and through
out the State. Some Of them have
honored names and have relatives
filling important positions. The his
tory Of the girl who is in the case is
a singular one. She is now about
eighteen years Of age, and was re-
garded as one Of the most beautiful
women in her section of the State.
She is petite blonde, and her win
ming ways have fascinating more
than one man. Her family is as good
as any in the State, and no efforts
were spared to reclaim the beautiful
girl from her bad ways. But hers
seems to have been one Of those ma
lures that one comes across now and
then that no amount of moral train
ing can benefit and who are predes-
tined to evil. Her real name is Ma
riam Reno, her family name is Eaves.
She is daughter of Judge Eaves, of
Greenville, one of the best-known
men in his section Of the State. When
she was but sixteen years of age she
ran away with fellow named Ed
Reno, and has lived in a queer kind
Of q way with him ever since, running
off every now and then with some
other man. Her reputation as dis
solute woman has spread from her
own county to those adjoining it, and
no one is better or more unfavorably
known. She has been intimate with
Burt Wing for long time, and when
she ran off to St. Louis with him she
forsook her infant which is only two
months old.
Burt Wing, the man who did the
shooting yesterday, has been in troub-
le before. He cut a man named Mar
tin some years ago SO severely that
he was weeks recovering, and he was
sentenced to the penitentiary for two
years, but was pardoned by the Gov
ernor. He is q brother Of Charles
Wing, who is now in Jail at Prince
ton for numbering the Marshall Of
that town. He is also brother Of
Rumsey Wing, the Minister to Equa-
dor, the youngest Minister that was
ever sent from this country.
Joe Glenn, who was shot, is wild
young fellsw, but has borne a good
character. He left his home, South
Carrollton, for st. Louis year ago.
His father is a well-known merchant
at Sacramento, KY, and his mother
Mrs. d. Ella Glenn, is one Of the best
known lady teachers in the State.
He was q handsome young fellow
and was popular with the ladies.