The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-08
BRIT Glenn RUNS ANUCK
Havoc Caused by frenzied Negro
at Jacksonville.
TWO MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
Several Arc Woundcd-Aftcr Holding the
Officers at Bay Until Ills Ammuni.
ton Is Exhausted the Muir
dcrcr Is Captured.


Glenn. commonly known as kid
| Charlie" negro gambler and desper-
rado, ran amuck here early this morn
ine, and as a result two men are dead
and three wounded, one of them prob
ably fatal. The killed are: Napoleon
Stucks negro porter, shot in the throat
and his neck broken; Edward Minor,
policeman. The wounded are: jim
Clemons, negro; James Minor, lieu
tenant OF police, and IA negro named
Black. Clemons will probably die
Stucks was the first man killed by
Glenn. and 1t was while resisting arrest
that he killed Policeman Minor and
wounded the others. Stucks was killed
about / o'clock this morning In the
rabbit Foot" saloon. notorious negro
dive on West Bay street
A crowd of negroes We're in the saloon
and eileen drew a pistol on another
negro. Stucks jokingly said that he
would take the pistol away from Glenn,
and advanced toward him. He passed
by Glenn, however, and went toward
room in the back of the saloon AS he
neared the door he turned around, ana
Glenn pulled out his pistol and fired,
and Stucks fell dead. No words passed
between the two men, and no quarrel
of any kind was heard.
Glenn turned and fled, pursued by
large crowd of negroes who soon lost
sight of him in the darkness.
The Hunt for Glenn.
Shortly afterward Lieutenant Minor,
Sheriff Bowden and other officials be-
gan an organized hunt for Glenn, and
about o'clock this morning they start
ed their game. nag jim" one of the
negroes subsequently shot. was in
front of the pursuers and he found the
negro hiding on lighter in a creek.
The murderer ran, followed by a crowd
of people. Glenn was finally run down
in a barn, where he took refuge in
loft behind a pile of lumber, which
formed an effectual barricade. Lieu
tenant Minor called on Glenn to sur
render, and the negro answered with n
shot. The officers returned the fire.
emptying their pistols, but the negro
was effectually protected by the lum-
ber
Rag Jim was hit in the thigh by
> Il
Minor was shot-through the heart and
killed. A little bootblack entered the
door, only to receive a bullet in his
thigh, which. however did not inflict
a serious wound. The fusilade had now
continued for ten minutes and of the
four men who had entered the barn to
arrest Glenn, one was dead. and two
were wounded. Lieutenant Jim Minor
another police officer), however, was
still in the barn firing at Glenn, who lay
in safety behind the lumber. Sudden
ly Glenn rose up and fired and dropped
back behind the lumber. Then Lieu
tenant Minor felt his ankle give way
and knew he was wounded.
Desperate Surrcndcrs.
But the shot that wounded the lieu
tenant had exhausted Glenn's ammuni-
tlon, and the next moment he called
out: Lieutenant, l will give up, If you
won't let them kill me-"
All right replied Minor, "throw
down your pistol and come down"
The negro obeyed and the next min
from the barn.
Inc Olllcer leu tHe negro toward the
city hall, which was more than a mile
away, followed by an immense crowd
clamoring for the mans blood Near
the city Jail Policeman Holland ap-
preached with pistol drawn. swearing
he would kill the negro and avenge his
brother officer. The lieutenant placed
his pistol against Hollands head and
said: This man is a prisoner. If you
shoot him I will blow out your brains"
so Lieutenant Minor brought the negro
safely to Jail.
This was 8 o'clock, and by 9 there
were rumors that q mob was forming
to storm the Jail and lynch the negro
The mob was said to be composed Of
negroes as well as white men, as the
former were enraged over the killing
of Stucks by Glenn. This rumor proved
to be untrue, but the officials In order
to run no risk, removed the murderer
secretly from the Jail to st. Augustine,
where he was placed in jail. Brit
Glenn. the murderer, is about 80 years
old and is noted among the negroes as
a. desperate man.