The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-10
THE MONEY OF MRS. GLEN
BELIEVED THAT SHE LEFT A CON-
SIDERABLE SUM IN BANK.
Further Remarks Made After She Was
Stricken-A Man Whom She Hoped
Would Come Forward.

The funeral of Mrs. Nancy e. Glenn was
held yesterday afternoon from the home
Of Michael Slavin al No. 81 Drake street
The services were short. Rev. G. L. Berry
pastor Of Garden Baptist Church said a
prayer and made short address to the
half dozen persons assembled and the body
was placed in the casket and taken to
Crown Hill cemetery
With the body of Mrs. Glen was prob
ably buried the secret OF the murder of
Jacob Young and his wife; certainly her
knowledge of the crime went into the grave
with her; for she made no statement fur
Their than that reported in the Journal yes
terday. She came to the home of the
Slavins four weeks ago. She had been en-
ployed by Mr.. Slavin for about eight years
selling a patent medicine from house to
house. Her work was not confined to this
city and she seemed to prefer to work in
smaller cities and towns throughout this
and adjoining States. Four weeks ago she
came in from a trip to Danville and, feel
ing i'll, asked Mrs. Slavin to allow her to
stay at the house until she was better. In
a week after her coming, she seemed to
lose her reason and never talked coher-
emily afterward
fession. although she seemed to realize,
during the week she was rational while at
the Slavins, that she would die. Miss
Slavin said last night that Mrs. Glen talked
a great deal during this week about re-
ligious matters and used to have her sit
by the bed and talk to her. One day she
said:
II know that the Lord will forgive all
Gin
wicked in my life, though L have been ac-
cGsed."
She spent great deal of time praying
and was fond of hearing Miss SlaVin read
to her from the Bible. She never directly
referred to the celebrated case of which
she was a central figure. One day she said
TO Mr.. Slavin:
"A statement may be made for me after
my DEATH If the man will come forward
and make it. l have borne the blame for q
great crime that | had nothing TO do with.
1t would have done great harm to others
besides the guilty ones If had told all
know"
AT another time she said: "a banker will
probably have something to say about my
financial affairs after 1 gone"
Mr.. Slavin did not know what was meant
by this remark. He said he believed Mrs.
Indianapolis banks. He believed this be-
cause she had been employed by him for
eight years and during all the time she
had always made big wages. She worked
on commission and made as high as $50 a
week frequently and rarely made less than
500 a week when she worked, and she was
seldom idle. Her dress and her expenses
cost her very little. She would not wear
anything but the cheapest clothing. Her
son once or twice tried to induce her to
wear better clothes, Offering to buy them
for her If she was not able. But she re-
fused to accept them, saying that she could
not sell patent medicines if she We're to
dress up.
When she went to live with Mrs slavin
she had on black CALICO dress and
brought with her a blue calico wrapper.
This was the extent of her wardrobe,
said Mrs Slavin, land so far as l know
this was all she possessed"
Miss Slavin saw Mrs. Glenn frequently at
her fathers office and never remembered
her except that she was dressed Shabbily.
1T helps business" Mrs. Glen would say.
People won't buy unless they think l am
in need of the money"
Miss Slavin remembers once seeing Mrs
Glen have bundle which she said con-
tanned clothing to go to the laundry This
was the nearest she ever came to having
wardrobe.
The opinion seems TO prevail that Mrs
Glen has left a large sum of money and
that it will he a surprise when the amount
is known. Mr.. SlaVin thinks she has GER
tainy saved considerable money during the
eight years she was connected with his bus
mess. Among those who think that she
profited by the death of Jacob Young, there
is a belief that she still had at her death
a part of the proceeds of that crime.
Mrs. Clcm's only living relative so far as
known is Albert Patton. her son, by a first
the corner of Fletcher avenue and Grove
street He was present yesterday at his
mothers funeral. Frank Glen, husband of
Mrs. Glenn, is now living at Anderson. where
he is a respected citizen. He obtained a
divorce from Mrs. Glen.