Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1883-02-23
DIR. GLENN MURDERED.
Shot by Man Whom He Had Refrie,.,o,,
for Years.

o|cling, from the effect:
81 Plstol-shot wound. A dispatcl
from San Francisco states that Hrrpo,
MiIler' the man who murdered DR.
Glenn, is about 55 wears old. anf
married. He was addicted to intern
peranee, which was the cause of hi.
discharge. Miller has known Glenr
1or many years, and started him II
business; but through dissipation
Miller was unsuccessful and was
hnally forced to accept a mental stu.
alton at nominal salary, when Glenn
found him in this plight and gave
MN a situation as bookkeeuer. On
Monday he was found intoxicated.
and when reprimanded, Miller applied
very 'nsolent, insulting language to
his benefactor, who at once DISCHARGED
him. Since his discharge, Miller has
been hanging around under the nre.
text Of hunting. After surrender;no
Miller was taken to Colusa and Jailed.
The public Indignation is intense.
and it is thought the prisoner would
have been lynched had he been placed
in custody here. While on his wav
to Jail, Miller seemed perfectly com.
posed. No definite cause is known
yet for the assassination. Miller had
been drinking heavily since he was
discharged, but all say he was per-
fectly sober when he committed the
deed.
The Salt Lake Tribune, in com.
ment'ng upon the murder, saws:
Among the representative men of the
far West DIR. Glenn has been prom.
lnent figure for many years. He was
we'll educated, but he was much mora.
He was one of those men who. had he.
all untutored, been turned out into an
Indian country would have been chief
OF the strongest tribe in few weeks.
his ruling traits were magnificent
Judgment, splendid administrative
abilities and an energy that knew
no relaxation or fatigue. Away back
IN the fifties he went East, bought a
drove OF mules, drove them across
the plains and sold them in Callfor.
MIA. With the profits he bought
cheap lands on the Sacramento river,
This he repeated annually for sew eral
years, until he had land enough to suit
his ideas. He set the last drove of
mules to blowing, and now for 20
years past he has raised from $4,000
to 10000 acres CT wheat annually,
tie has been his own manager, and
has reduced wheat-raising to science
tie knew just how many animals
would be required, just how many
men and how much machinery, and
the whole business worked like clock
work. From the farm the wheat was
shipped direct to the ships waiting for
t in San Francisco Bay, and some
years his crop has been ample to load
81 xteen 1000 ton ships. Besides the
great G2,OOO-acre Colusa farm he had
'ther great tracts of land in Northern
California and Oregon. These were
devoted to stock-raising, which was
carried along on the same great scale
IS the wheat-rasing on the Sacra-
ncnto. DIR. Glenn must have oiven
100 men employment, while during
he summer and autumn these must
rave been increased by 500 more.
This will all have to be changed now
md the land divided up, for Glenn
caves no heir who can man age his
business. Physically he was splen-
lid specimen of man, more than six .
Get in hight and heavy, with COM
handing face, and great, shaggy, {
plendid head. We believe he was
ative of Missouri; at least he came ,
Vest from Missouri. That such a ]
ian should be killed by loafer who t
ad consumed his own fortune in the .
re made by strong drink, is a pita- t
lie thing, and will be universally de.
lored in California. DIR. Glenn's
cath there will be looked upon as
ublic calamity. =