The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-12-15
4 TRAGEDY IN DENVER.
John P. Glow Was Shot Last Spring
by Garrett Hughes Of
This City.
The Middlewei9ht Killed and all
Who Knew Him
Rejoice.
Ho Was q Quarrelsome and Dangerous
Mantle Story of Two Shoot
ing Scrapes.

The killing of John p. Glow by Frank
Marshall. in Denver, on the morning OF
Dec. 8, aroused good deal of interest III
this city. Many Helenaites who formerly
resided in Denver knew both men very we'll.
Glow was at ono time a we'll known pugil-
list. He was once the middleweight cham
pion of Colorado and has defeated several
good men. Among them are Conner. of
Duluth, Fahey, of Minneapolis. Denny Kill
len. Tom Kelley, Bill GrabiR, Denny Kelle-
her and Joe Downing. His last battle was
with Mike Conley, the Ithaca Giant, in
which he was worsted. He was known all
over the west as very bad man. He was
ugly and quarrelsome and his death is not
regretted by the Helenaites who knew him
in Denver. Frank Marshall is a son of
Gen. Frank j. Marshall. one of the pio-
neers of Colorado. The family is one of
the best in the state. Gen. Marshall former
ly owned the old Alvord house, which he
which his son Frank has since had charge.
The killing, which occurred in saloon,
was the result of quarrel between the two
shall claims that he came into the city with
800 horse. He says that he was drugRed
by Glow and remained in a semi comatose
state for two days. When he finally re-
covered full consciousness the horse was
gone. The men met in a saloon
few words. They parted apparently on
friendly terms. Marshall going to his hotel.
A short time afterward he returned aud see
ing Glow through q screen door, fred at
him. The ball crashed through CLOVIS
skull into his brain. He fell and Marshall.
walking up to him, fired two shots into his
body. He was Immediately arrested and is
now in Jail awaiting examination.
Additional interest ia lent to the story by
the fact that Garrett Hughes. who is a
brother of Horace Hughes and is now q
resident Of Helena, is under $4,000 bonds
for shooting Glow last May. The affair &C.
CURED in tho same place, Murphy,s E1-
change. The particulars az given by Mr..
Hughes are as follows. He said: went
into the place about 2 o'clock in the morn
ing where found Murphy, Glow, Holdings
worth and a stranger. ordered some wine,
but the bartender set up two glasses instead
of five. Murphy and drank the wine and
me-. He said i ! Would 90 out into an al al.
ley he would lick me. finally got mad
and replied to his insults, but at
last told him to take drink and let up.
Murphy Glow and drank another bottle of
wine. l asked him to take walk, think
lnR tuat cOulO easily explain matterb. we
started out of the saloon. The moment l
reached the sidewalk he dealt me a terrific
blow on the back of the head which knocked
me down. Then he kicked me three times.
Murphy came out and picked me up and l
went to friend from whom got revol-
yer. l then started back with the intention
of defending myself against Glow
At this time only one shot was fired. The
bullet went through the middle Of the
groin. For weeks CLOVIS life was dispaired
Of, but he finally recovered and was as we'll
as ever until killed by Marshall. Hughes
was arrested but released on bail and was
never indicted for the shooting. It ia prob
able that his case will be dismissed when
brought up in court.