The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-02-25
NUMBER 8.
IN. u. !. GLENN.
Fatally Shot AZ Jaeinto by His
DlSch arEcd Book X Keeper.

Fatniiy shot Rt Jaelnto by His
Discharged BoOk-KeePer.
The particulars of the killing of DR..
Hugh ]. Glenn, of Colusa county, Cal
fornis, on Saturday afternoon, were
contained in the San Francisco papers
received last night.
About 2 o'clock, as the doctor was
passing along the porch of the Jacinto
Hotel, Il. Miller, his book-keeper,
whom The doctor had recently dis
charged for drunkenness, deliberately
loVeied shotgun Mt the doctor and
fired. the charge tearing away portion
Of the skull near the top of the head
and causing his death about 0 O'Clock
the same evening. The murder ap.
pears to have been wholly without
provocation, as Miller had been the re-
! cipient Of nothing but favors at the
hands Of his victim. Twice had the
doctor started him in business, but
through habitual intemperance, Miller
had in each instance failed. aud being
now reduced to poverty. DR.. Glenn had
installed him as his book-keeper, but
continued intemperance had recently
forced his discharge from that position,
since which time Miller had been hang
ing around Jacinto on the prstense of
hunting.
As soon AS Miller saw his victim fall
he tried to escape by goiug across a
field in southerly direction. Just then
X. III. Cochran, general superintendent
for DIR. Glenn, hearing Of the crime,
rushed for Henry rifle and started in
pursuit. When within hAiling distance
he ordered Miller to stop. Miller then
turned upon Cochrane and ordered him
not to approach or he would shoot,
having taken his shotgun along.
Cochran, seeing no other way Of cap
turing the murderer. shot at Miller and
the bullet entered the heshy part of his
thigh. Being wounded. Miller threw
up his hands and called for mercy.
He was then transferred to the Colusa
Jail, where he now lies.
The death Of DR.. Glenn has caused
much sorrow in Jacinto. He gave en-
ployment to hundreds OF men and
treated them all more as members of
his family than as his workmen. Tho
streets Of the town are crowded with
his men, who look on his death as n
great misfortune, both personally and
TO the community. At all times ho was
foremost in public undertakings, and
his loss will not only be felt in this
town but all over Colusa county. He
was identified with the agricultural in
terests OF the entire State, being the
largest wheat grower in California. His
business was not alone confined to this
State, for he had largo cattle and farm
ing interests in Oregon and Nevada.
Deceased was n native OF Virginia,
and had reached the age Of 90 years.
He came from Missouri to Sacramento
in IS49, and in 1867 moved to Colusn
county, whero he purchased 1000
acres OF land in one body, $4,000 OF
which he was farming to wheat. raising
an average crop of nearly half mil
lion OF bushels. Though strict in his
business transactions, DR.. Glenn was
aaid to be very generous in his private
relations, rs the poor OF tho Vicinity
where lie lives can testify. When ono
Of his business partners wac embar.
Gssed by heavy losses, with large fam.
lily and without dollor, DIR. Glenn
furnished him the capital TO go on, tell
ing him that as long as he himself had
dollar, half Of it belonged to his dis
tressed associate. He hsd several chill.
dren and lived in simple and unpre-
toniions stylo, experimenting in per-
son the FIVE or elk hundred mon who
during tho summer season were In his
employ.