The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-28
The Glenn case.

The Gleim case.
There was not much difficulty expe-
rienced in securing a jury for the trial
of Mrs. Mary Glenn for assault in the
second degree. 1t took considerable
time, but IL Jurors were secured from
the regular panel and only one special
venire was necessary. To begin with.
John Vickers, c. r. Prescott, Frank
Locke and r. s. Mentrum were ex-
cused for cause. all having either per-
sonal knowledge of the case or an
opinion formed from a recital OF the
facts. The state. on its first peremp
tory challenge, excused Michael Flynn.
Its second challenge was waived and
on the third, ex-Alderman Tom McCaf
frey was allowed to step out The de-
PENDANTS attorneys challenged Matt
Coleman, John Bonner, Joseph Gauth-
Ter, Fred c. Stoddard and G. w. Fen
wick
BY this time the regular panel was
exhausted and the defendant had one
challenge left. There were IL jurors
in the box-Fred Shaser, Joseph Gren-
Ter. Albert Hall, Daniel Doyle. ]. II.
Lasbelle, George Briggs. Henry Reh-
der. o. V. Troop, John Britt. Fred Won
Bestenbostell and Frank Heime. To
complete the jury a special venire of 10
names was prepared and court adj
journed until 1920 o'clock.
II was 3:1s o'clock when Deputy
Sheriff Corbett returned the venire to
the clerk, having found six of the 10
men whose names appeared upon the
venire The six men who responded to
the clerks call were: p. NJ Reilly. d.
Marceau, A. ]. Gibson, II. f. Lambert.
c. Z. HART and Arthur Quinn. A few
minutes were lost in making a citizen
out of Arthur Quinn and then ID. Mar
ceau and p. NJ. Reilly were excused by
the court.
The name of c. e. HART was drawn
from the box but he said that he could
not give Mrs. Glenn a fair trial, as he
had formed an opinion in the case.
Harry Lambert also knew something
about the case and was allowed TO go
his way. Arthur Quinn was next drawn
and was accepted by both sides. The
defense exhausted its sixth and last
peremptory challenge by excusing
George Briggs from jury duty. The
name of A. j. Gibson was then drawn
from the box and he was found to be
acceptable TO both sides.
This completed the jury and the fol-
lowing u men were sworn as TO their
duty in the case: Fred Shaser Joseph
Grenier, Albert Hall, Damias Dagle, j.
H Lashelle, o. V. Troop, John Britt,
Henry Render. Fred Won Bestenbostel,
Frank Hume, Arthur Quinn. A. J. Glib
son.
Judge Woody then instructed the wit
nesses as to their conduct during the
case as regards conversation with each
other or with outsiders regarding the
case. They were then excluded from
the court room and the trial of the
case was begun. County Attorney Dix
on made the opening statement for the
state. in which he said the prosecution
would show that Mrs. Glenn had as
saulted Louise Defoe, known as French
Emma, when the latter had been call
ing upon her; that Louise had come to
pay her rent, and that she and Mrs
Glenn had taken several drinks togeth-
er; that her man" had come TO call
her TO supper, when Mrs. Glenn stepped
in front Of her and told her not 10 go;
that when she insisted, Mrs. Glenn
struck her with her fist knocking her
down, and then beat her with a bottle
and couple of plates. infiicting serious
injuries. French Emma was the first
witness called for the state. She was
unable TO speak English and Deputy
Sheriff Pichette acted as Interpreter.
Her story. on direct examination, COW
cred about the same ground as the
opening statement. Court adjourned
for the day before the cross-eXamina-
tion was finished.
AS far as IL proceeded il was very
sharp and in a measure forecast the
line Of defense. Ii will be remembered
that after Mrs. Glenn was arrested on
the night Of the assault. she claimed
that four men had assaulted her and
that she was the victim OF a plot IL
is thought that this will be the basis
of defense. II is known that one wit
ness will testify that four men were
seen coming from the alley back OF
Mrs. Gleim's house at the time the as
sault was committed. MIR. Wood con-
Quoted the crOss-eNamination in an ad-
mirable manner. He attempted TO show
that before Emma was assaulted, she