Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-02-19

month. Last Monday Miller was discharged
for drunkenness. Miller was standing on
ths porch with double barreled shotgun in
bis hand, and just as DIR. Glenn passed him
he raised the qua and fred, only distance
of ten feet separating them. The whole
charge took effect in the doctors head, tear
ing away portion of the skull about the
size of a large hens egg on the top and
slightly to the right side of his head. The
doctor fell forward on his face. and IS soon
as possible was conveyed to the hotel parlor.
Medical aid was at once summoned, but it
was of no avail, for at S:57 o'clock this even.
ing the injured man quietly passed away
surrounded by his family and numerous
friends.
CAUSE OF THE MURDER.
The murderer, Miller is man of family,
and ia about So years of age. He has been
intimately acquainted for years with DR..
Glenn. Twice has DR.. Glenn started him in
business, the last time in Colusa but being
an Incorporate man he did not succeed.
Finally he was compelled to resort TO the
mental labor OF herding geese at paltry wages,
when Dr. Glenn again took pity on him and
gave him situation as his bookkeeper at a
salary of So per month. Last Monday the
doctor again found him under the influence
of liquor and severely reprimanded him,
when Miller retorted in vile and abusive
language, whereupon he was Immediately dis
charged. Ever since that Miller has been
loafing around Jacinto under the pretext of
hunting, but there is now no doubt that his
sole purpose was to find the proper oppor
tunity to execute his foul design.
FLIGHT OF THE ASSASSIN.
As soon as Miller saw his victim fall lie
tried to escape by going across field in a
southerly direction. Just then R. NJ. Coct-
ran, general superintendent for Doctor Glenr,
hearing of the crime, rushed for Henry rife
and started ia pursuit. When within hailing
distance he ordered Miller to stop. Miller
then turned upon Cochran and told him not
to approach or he would shoot, having taken
his shotgun along. Cochran, seeing no other
way of capturing the murderer, shot at Miller,
and the bullet entered the fsshy part of his
thigh. Being wounded, Miller threw up his
hands and called for mercy. He was then
transferred to the Colusa jail, where be now
lies.
SORROW IN JACINTo.
The death of DIR. Glenn has caused much
sorrow at Jacinto. He gave employment to
hundreds of men, and treated them all more
as members of his family than as his work
men. The streets of the town sre crowded
with his men, who look on his death as
great misfortune, both personally and to the
community. AT all times he was foremost in
public undertakings. snd his loss will not only
be felt in this town but all over Colusa coun-
ty. He was identified with the agricultural
interests of the entire State. being the largest
wheat-grower in California. His business
was not alone confined to this State for he
had large cattle and farming interests in Ore
gon and Nevada.
THE MURDERER AND HIS FAMILY.
CoLUsA, February 18th.-Miller is new in
jail for the shooting of DR.. Glenn. He re.
fuses to say anything about the affair. He
says that Cochersp, who shot him in the leg
TO make him surrender, did right. AIiller's
leg is badly swollen aud is very painful. He
and DR.. Glenn were boys together, and Mrs.
Miller and Mrs Glenn were warm friends
from girlhood Miller was addicted to drink
ing before he came TO California, and when
he came here Mrs. Glenn desired to provide
for her friend, Millei's wife. The doctor set
Miller, who was good business man when
sober, up in O store at Jacinto, bat he soon
fell to drinking, and he had to let him go.
The family then came to Colusa, and Mrs.
Miller began teaching private school for
girls. she then got a situation in the public
school, which she holds now. Mrs. Glenn,
however, saw all the while that the family
wanted for nothing. Miller went away, and
was gone for some months; came back, So
bered up, and kept books for Jackson
Park About two years ago DR.. Glenn
and soiue other friends set him
: up in o grocery store ia Colusa, but he ran
through with al the capital in about fifteen
months, and drink again took possession of
him He went TO work on a ranch near Will
lians, and DR.. Glenn, desiring TO give hin
another chance, took him to Jaeinto to keep
his books Glenn was in Colusa about ten
dsys ago, and, on being asked how Miller
was doing, said he Wss drinking again, but
that he intended to take care of him. and see
that hs and his family wanted for nothing.
Miller was very much afraid of mob when
lodged in Jail. Mrs. Miller was terribly pros
trated with the news of the shooting and is
very i'll. She has two grown daughters, both
very talented. One is an invalid. and the
other is teaching school at st. Johns, in the
upper end of this county. She has also sew
eral boys. No lady stands higher in the esti-
nation of the people, ard she has borne her
many trials with a fortitude that has won her
the admiration of all. Everybody sympa-
thizes with her and her family.
;; coRoNER's INQUEST DETAILS.
WILLOWS, February 1Sth.-This morning
Coroner L, P. Tooly, learning that DR..
a. J. Glenn, who was shot yesterday
afternoon at JRcinto by II. Miller, had
, died last night, summoned jury of
twelve and proceeded to Jacinto, where the
> ju'y were sworn and an inquest held, at
which the following facts were elected
| Miller, who had been in the employ of Glenn
about one month, was some few days ago dis
charged by the doctor for drunken ness. On
| Monday last he was heard TO say, {" l will get
even with DR.. Glenn" This was said to one
Maupin, in conversation respecting his dis
charge. Ths ssme day he borrowed saddle
horse from DR.. Glenn, for the pun pose Of COM
ing to Willows, and returned the same day
! with his double. barreled muzzle-loading
shotgun. which be claimed he wanted to rattle
off, Yesterday evening, between and
o'clock, one OF Or. Glenn's horses ran out of
, the stable south Of the hotel with its harness
on, when the doctor walked out of tie parlor
! door of the hotel to the south end OF the
porch, where he stopped with his hands
in his pockets looking a. the men trying
to catch the horse. While standing in this
position Miller passed him, having the gun
in his hand, going north, neither speaking to
the other, end when he had got some ten or
fifteen feet behind Glenn he turn ed short
around TO the tight and fred one shot at
Glenn, who took one step forward and fell on
! his face. Miller then turned north agair,
took few steps. look ed back once, then
, started running north towards the store.
Meeting a Lady who was just leaving the
! store he raised his gun as if to shoot, when
she screamed and ran back into the store,
! and Miller ran in westerly direction across
e field near by. He was pursued by Il. NJ.
j Cocheran and John Marian in buggy, and
? when they neared him they hallooed to him
to surrender, when he drew up his gun as if
! to shoot, and Cocheran, who had Henry
q rife, then fred ere shot at the ground near
Miller's feet, and again called on him to sur
: render. Miller refusing to do this, and still
6 presenting his gun, Cocheran again fred, hit
: ting Miller in the leg, just above the
: knee. Miller fell to the ground, but
: still presented his gun, when Cocheran
!; told him to surrender or he would
Y shoot him again. Miller then threw away
p the CUR, and was taken into custody and
: brought to Willows, where his wound-a q ssh
one-wss dressed. He was at once arrested
upon a warrant for murder issued by Justice
NJ. Norton, and taken to Colusa to await his
examination. Miller is reticent, and refuses
to talk about the murder. His motive is IN.
d known to the public. 1t is understood that
d other and more damaging evidence against
Miller is in the hands of the authorities
which in due time will be made public.
The jury found that Glenn came to his
4 death from a gunshot wound IN the head al