The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1883-07-06
The Miller-Glen Tragedy.
MILLER TELLS WHY HE SHOT GLEN
MRS. PosTEA, "RosEBUD,"
MIXED UP IN 1T.

In the tlIal at Colusa, CAL, Of Miller last
week for the murder of DR.. Glenn, the great
California farmer, the defendant was placed
on the stand in his own behalf and testified
that he vas As years old; he came TO Cali
fornia nine years ago from Missouri, where
he bad been intimately acquainted with Dr.
Glenn; DIR. Glenn bought the place where
Miller's wifs now lives and waited several
years for his pay; DR.. Glenn assisted him to
get into business in Colusa; defendant failed
and turned over the stock TO his sureties; he
then quietly went 10 herding geese and DR..
Glenn came and offered him position as
bookkeeper, which the defendant accepted.
The witness began telling how Mrs. Posten
was interested in the business on the Glenn
rarch, when the counsel for tn pros ecution
inierposed an objection that anything of the
kind vas immaterial and irrelevant. The
point was argued at length, the prosecution
endeavoring to keep Mrs. Posten out of the
case, while the defense was equally anxious
to bring her in, claiming that it was mate
rial part Of the defense. The objection was
overruled.
Miller 81 ated that Mrs. Posten had money
and kept discount account with the EN-
ployes. The defendant kept the books till
about January Goth, when DR.. Glenn called
him into Mrs. Posten's room and told him
that his predecessor wanted his place back;
that the defendant suited Glenn we'll enough
but Mrs. Posten complained that the de-
PENDANT did not charge the men discount
enough. The defendant told Glenn that if
be did not want him to keep the books he
would 60 back to herding geese. Glenn said
he wonld see him again. The witness was
at the house of Mrs. Posten on the 9th of
February last. DR.. Glenn called him into
Mrs. Posten's room and the woman followed
him in. Or. Glenn locked the door and
said: 81 want you to give me those safe
this lady?" Miller replied to this in some
way, when Glenn knocked him down and
kicked him and cursed him, and when the
defendant attempted to defend himself the
woman aimed apistol and said: Don't you
touch DR.. Glenn, or will kill you" The
Doctor then said: "My dear, give me the
pistol and l will kill the - seoundrel."
The woman then said: "Remember what
you promised; you must not kill him." The
defendant then said: "Kill me if you want
to. / see you have the TOOLS" The woman
then said: "Boy, you must let Mr.. Miller
go. He has had enough" DR.. Glenn said:
49, you, don't you ever say a word
about this occurrence, or I'll kill you"
The witness stated that Mrs. Posten
warned him not TO 60 near where the Doc
tor was, as he was very angry and had said
that if he found him he would break his
- neck. The witness said that on the
night of the ball his bowels were out of order
and he was up nearly all night, and he had
his gun with him. He was in the back yard
of the hotel. He did not remember of look.
ing into DR.. Glenn's window. The witness
swore that when he was coming up to town
on the day Of the shooting he almost ran
against DR.. Glenn; that witness bad his gun
with him. The Doctor said: "Not gone
YETI" and Immediately after, "You -
dirty whelp, want that gun. Give it to
me-" The witness stepped aside. The
Dobtor grabbed for the gun and said, "Give
it to me, or will fix you" DR.. Glenn put
his hand into his overcoat pocket as If to get
a pistol, and the defendant, thinking his life
in danger, cooked the gun and fred the fatal
shot.
The testimony of the prisoner is very EN-.
phatic and he swears positively. He direct
ly contradicts the testimony of three wholly
witnesses. Miller says he
never mentioned the row with DR.. Glenn,
nor said he would get even with him, for he
was afraid OF his life If he should say any
thing about it.