The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-27
MRS. GLEIM'S CIRCUS
The Court Room Crowded With Eager
Spectators.
CHANGE OF VENUE WANTED
But the Judge Says No-A New
Witness viii Appear To-Day
i'm the Person of the De-
PENDANTS Nephew.
CHANGE OF VENUE WANTED

the defendant Within the bar, a group
of attorneys watched with interest the
legal battle which was TO determine
whether or not Mrs. Glenn would be
granted change of venue. On the wit
ness bench were half a dozen women
from the French quarter of the bad
lands, among them being French En-
ma. Mother Gleim's latest victim,
whose blackened eyes, swollen face and
bandaged hands bore witness to the
fierceness of the assault which the ter
ror of the demi-monde made upon her.
Although this woman understood but
little of the proceedings which went on
around her, she seemed to instinctively
realize that the decision of Judge
Woody was in a favor of trial here.
when he overruled the petition of Mrs.
Gleim's attorneys for a change of
venue. She leaned over and whispered
to one of her companions and then her
face assumed its former blank express
sion.
Mrs. Mary Glenn, the prisoner, sat
almost directly in front of Judge Woody
in company with her attorneys, j. X.
Wood and +. c. Webster. +. Warren
Toole, who has been her senior counsel,
was not present in court this afternoon.
Mrs. Glenn is too well schooled to al
low herself to give any expression of
her feelings at such critical time. She
sat unmoVed, her face partially con-
cealed by a brown VEIL through which
the entire proceedings of the day. even
when Judge Woody refused to grant
the change of venue, she made no dem
onstration. This was a sore disappoint-
ment to the courtroom audience, which
evidently hoped for a scene.
This morning, when the case was call
ed Mrs. Gleim's attorneys presented
two petitions for a change of venue,
one in each of the cases now pending
against her-the assault upon French
Emma and the attempt to blow up
Bobby Burns These petitions were ac-
companied by affidavits signed by j.
K Wood, r. Lee McCulloch, ID. II. Ross,
Andrew Logan and others, which set
forth the opinion of the signers that
Mrs. Glenn could not receive fair
trial in this district on account OF the
bias and prejudice which exists against
her among the people of Ravalli and
Missoula counties The petition also
sets forth the fact that the petitioner
believed that the trial judge was pre-
iudiced against her The facts of the
former trial of Mrs. Glenn, her inn
prisonment i'm Deer Lodge, and her re-
cent escapades were recited in support
of the petition.
Court adjourned until 1870 O'Clock
this afternoon, to give the states at
torney an opportunity to prepare coun-
ter affidaVits. When court convened,
pursuant to adjournment, the petitions
and afiidavits were read and the state
presented its side of the case. Judge
Woody declared a recess of half an
hour and retired to his office with the
papers in the case. When he returned
and called order. he announced his de-
cision i'm the case as follows:
In deciding this matter / shall call
attention 10 two cases in which the SUI
preme court has rendered decisions
which have a bearing upon this case.
Judge Woody then read the su-
preme court decisions in the cases OF
the state of Montana VS.. Gelmer and
the state of Montana VS.. Manton. The
former decision was by Chief Justice
Wade and the latter by Chief Justice
Mcconnell, both having been appealed
from Deer Lodge county and the re-
fusal to grant a change OF venue being
among the exceptions in each case.
The substance of these opinions was
that the mere statement of the opin-
ion of the affiant as to prejudice and
bias is not sufficient ground for petit
ton for a change of venue, but there
must be certain facts set forth.
Continuing, Judge woody SAID: In
this case we have two petitions or the
defendant setting forth certain matters
relating to a change of venue. i shall
first look at the assertion regarding
the prejudice of the people in this
county Leaving out much that is
said. we will look at the affidavit of
Mr.. Wood, who says that he Is one of
the attorneys for the defendant, and
that he has lived here six years and
is acquainted with the sentiment of
the people of RavalH and Missoula
counties and that he knows that niLe-
tenths of them are prejudiced against
defendant and believe that she should
be convicted.
Fun Their. adiant says that within
the past week and as soon as IL be-
came apparent that IL was necessary
to ask a change of venue, he sought
to obtain the signatures of citizens to
anidavits as 10 the existing prejudice
Many of them said that they believed
that the facts contained in the attida-
Wits were true, but that the prejudice
in the county was SO great that they
would not sign them
The afIiant further says that, up TO
10 days ago. the prejudice against the
defendant had entirely subsidized, but
that IL has been revived within a week
and is now stronger than ever. Ac-
cording 10 this showing. up to 10 days
ago. the prejudice had all subsidized SO
that there was no ground for an appli-
cation for a change of venue Within
a week. according 10 the affiant. this
prejudice has been revived and is now
stronger than ever and the opinion
prevalent i'm Ravalli and Missoula
counties is that the defendant should
be convicted and that the state prison
is the proper place for her, innocent OF
guilty
Now. il is more than 200 miles from
Ross Hole to Cabinet Landing and
from the Deer Lodge county line to the
St Regis is more than 100 miles. ] be,
Hove that Il is a physical impOssibility
for this change of opinion TO have
been accomplished in so short "a time
over such a vast area.
As far as the prejudice or bias OF
th,. Judge is concerned. the statement
rests entirely upon the opinion of de-
PENDANT Not solitary fact Is cited
To show that any feeling OF this sort
has been revived in the judge. There
Is one fact connected with the former
trial Of the defendant. which IL true.
would show prejudice. II Is admitted.
however. that such prejudice. III IL did
exist. had subsidized and there is moth
Fr,.- 90 -hrv- chat il has bsen revived