Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-02-01

alley to the intersection of Alley C,
where he intended to look south and
see what the men were doing.
In the meantime, however, the men,
who were evidently searching for the
residence of John G. Hoffman, Sr.,
which is north of Alley 10, had discov-
cred their mistake, and, unknown to
the officer, had moved up Alley C to
the proper place. while Glenn was
making the detour. When the officer
reached the intersection of the two
alleys, and was looking south, the
men, who were thus behind him,
could not be seen, and as he turned
to look the other way he was hailed
with the cry: Stand where you are."
The officer drew his revolver, the gum
case of the gun coming from his
pocket with it. He snatched off the
cover and threw it to the ground, and
as he did so, the tallest of the two men
in the alley, there being a considerable
difference in their size-as Glenn said
before he died-fired The shot struck
the officer in the stomach, and as he
staggered back his revolver was dis
charged, the ball going up at a con-
siderable angle and
LODGING IN THE SPOUT
of the stable of the Hoffman residence,
beside which the burglars were stand
ing, about fifteen feet from the ground
The two burglars continued to fire at
Glenn, and the officer recovered and
returned the shots, five being fired on
each side. Of the shots fired by Glenn
one lodged in the spout, and four
struck the wooden side of the stable Of
the five fired by the burglars, three
hit Glenn, inf1icting the two wounds
above detailed.
Seeing that the officer was game, and
that the neighbors were becoming
aroused the burglars ran, going south
along alley c to Twenty-third street.
Their subsequent course is uncertain.
Officer Glenn managed to crawl and
walk to Minkemeller's drug store,
where he pushed the bell and then fell.
The call was answered from the second
story window. and Officer Glenn re-
sponded:
For Gods sake, hurry down! I'm
shot"
In a moment Mr.. Menkemeller was
down, and aided by two or three spec
tators, brought Glenn into the store
and laidshim on the floor, while mes
senger was sent for DR.. John A.
Campbell. After the examination the
officer was carried to his home at
Twenty seventh and Market streets,
where he remained until noon the fol-
lowing day, when he was carried on
cot to the hospital.
While at the drug store, and later,
both at his home and the Hospital,
THE WOUNDED MAN
narrated the circumstances here set
forth. lying stress upon the fact that
one of the men was noticeably taller
than the other. A search of the local
ity after the shooting resulted in the
discovery of Glenns revolver case near
where he stood, while near where the
burglars stood were two chisels mark
ed with the name of P. ]. Gilligan. and
at that time thought to have been
stolen from that Sentlemans shop.
Later developments made 1t almost
certain that the chisels were taken
from a blacksmith shop, where they
had been sent by the owner to have the
steel renewed. They still showed the
marks of the blacksmith's work, ana
had not been used since they had
been sharpened. The rear door of the
Hoffman stable had been pried off, and
the chisels fitted the marks in the
wood This work had been done just
before the officer appeared on the
scene. and one of the men had evident
" entered the stable a few steps and
then came out as the imprints of his
feet were to be seen.
The death of the officer was followed
by reward OF $500 for the arrest OF
the murderers, by the Board of Com
missioners, and to this sum Council
added 81 600. The police of this and
other cities at once got to work, and
on January 18th, the coroners jury,
consisting of George Steadman. Jerry
Myles, Charles Weit2el, Peter f. Far
rell. r. B. Merchant, John Houston,
Joshua Rine, Charles H. Senseney,
Edward Duffy. John Fendt and j. q.
Cline. made a thorough examination
and inquiry, and returned verdict OF
death by gun shot wound al the