The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-09

he had been a poor porter in a store, but
had suddenly developed into man or
means. nandnng large sums OF money, Dor
rowing sometimes high as $1,000 or $2o,-
0O0 at time. No one knew what he did
with these large sums, and the mystery
was then and sun is impenetrabie.
1t was found that he and Mrs Glenn held
frequent and private consultations ana that
she had been having some large and mystic
rious money transactions with sundry par
ties and the banks. and that she had been
security, paying as high as ~ per cent
month for the loans. AS she had no
property of her own II could hardly be
conceived that she could thus borrow such
sums. sometimes not even giving her note
for the amount. Yet she dld TINS time
and again. Now comes in the third party
TO the transaction. 1t was Wllllam J.
Abrams. the purchaser of the shotgun. He
was known as a man about town without
any visible means of livelihood, but always
wen supplied with money. The examina-
ton of Lank books disclosed the fact that
he was also a favored borrower of large
sums.
MRS CLIENTS LOANS.
The loans of all these parties were on
short time none of them being for longer
period than sixty days, but they were often
made for only ten days. An analysis of
the various bank accounts disclosed this
close connection with all the dealings. The
same day or the day after one would make
Il
ments, and the payments were always
made promptly.
When questioned by the lenders what
they wanted of such large sums they re-
piled that it was a secret. but intimated
that they were engaged in buying UP claims
against the government. They began by
borrowing small sums from each, pu 5
rapidly Increased until the loans reached
up into the thousands. One witness teSu-
fed that his profits on the loans he had
made 10 Mrs. Glenn in three mo nihSS t Ma9
over 5000. Another witness testlned tnat
he had been paid as high as $500 Tor IN
dorsing note for Young. On the morning
of the murder Young was seen by TWO or
three persons with a very large roll or
package of money, in which were several
bills for $1,000
Mrs Glenn was absent from her home on
the afternoon of the murder, and when she
returned she concealed in a large tin can
a large roll of money, among the bllls being
some Of 1000, and hid the can In the cellar
of the house occupied by her sister-in-laW.
Abrams was the first to be arrested, ana
he Immediately sent to Mrs. Glenn for So,OO0.
She went TO the cellar and got that amount,
handing it TO the messenger without asking
for receipt or anything of the kind but
cautioning him to keep the matter secret.
AT his death Young owed more than $4O'VO
to different persons, but Mrs. Clems loans
had been made good with the exception OF
$4,000 or $4,000. Her husband had known
of none of her transactions, and he refused
to believe in her guilt, standing Loyalty by
her for several years, employing the ableSt
counsel N the laIlQ 10 QeIe0u ner. Sne was
indicted for the murder OF Mrs. Young
BEFORE BAR OF JUSTICE.
At the first trial the jury failed to agree,
but on the second many witnesses confessed
that they had sworn falsely in her behalf
on the former trial. at her instigation, some
having been paid large sums for their per-
jury. At this trial she was found guilty
and sentenced to the pententiary for life
A night or two after the close of this trial
/ her brother committed suicide in Jail after
| having made a pretended confession, in
| which he admitted his connection with the
| crime, generating his sister from all
| knowledge of it, but duplicating one or two
| others whose names had not hitherto been
! connected with it. His confession was
| BOXED upon utterly worthless. In the
| case of Mrs. Glen an appeal was taken
| and as we had a Supreme Court at that
time that was organized to let criminals
| escape, she got a new trial In the mean
! time Abrams had been tried and sent to
| the penitentiary for life. Mrs. Glen was
| tried again and again convicted, and again
| granted a new trial A fourth time she was
| convicted, and once mere the Supreme
| Court came to her rescue. In all of these
! trials perjury and bribery played "a promi-
The authorities of this county were at
| last worn out in their efforts to punish the
| woman and the prosecution was abandoned
! She returned to her home in this city, but
| it was not long until she was at her OLD
| game of borrowing large sums of money,
| promising immense profits to the lenders.
| She was soon again in court charged this
| time with an attempt to swindle. She was
acquitted. but was arrested shortly after
wards charged with perjury committed on
the trial of the former case. She was con-
victed and sent to prison for four years.
While in prison on this last charge her
husband obtained a divorce At the time of
her first money transactions and her trial
for the murder of Mrs Young. Ferdinand
| Ward, the rascally partner of General
| Grant, was a teller in one of the banks of
! this city. and it there it is said, he OBJ
tanned the first ideas of the gigantic conf
! dence game he afterwards played.