The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-01
| ELLIS GLENN N JAIL
Mysterious Man-Woman Ac-
cuSed of Forgery.
HER DUPES DEFEND HER
Although Her AcquittaI Means
Their Ruin.

she is an adventures so exceptional as
! to lack a class Whether the martyr,
/ DOMINIC male attire to exDiate a twin
! brothers offense, or a means toward
livelihood and incidental love-making,
/ she is equally remarkable.
If the adventures, the woman's power
! for dissimilation continues to be on a par
with her audacity. Other women have
committed crimes while passing them
selves Off for men, and there are in
stances On record where a woman has
taken advantage Of mems garments to
usurp mans right Of courtship, but I'M
til Ellis Glenn gave the proof today
there has never been an example of the
ability Of such a deceiver to maintain a
sway after exposure
Nellie Dukes, sister of the girl Ellis
Glenn was to have married, herself the
first object of his now herr attentions,
and later on such familiar terms with
Glenn that she was called SISTER" left
the cell this morning declaring on her
conscience that she could not identify
the prisoner as the former sutton Yet
on entering the cell she greeted it's occu-
pant as a dear friend, and before she
left was holding Miss" Glenn in her
arms, caressing and talking tenderly to
her
IF these were TO be the last words I
ever should utter" said Miss Dukes,
with a somewhat exaggerated emphasis
Of tragedy. ct could not take oath that
woman in there is the Ellis Glenn 1
knew"
Ella Dukes, the former fancee, did not
come the jail, but she sent words of
frendliness, If not of love.
To understand something Of the mag
netism of the Glenn woman. if she is the
person who wooed and won Ella Dukes,
it need only be explained that James
Dukes, the father of the two girls, will
lose his farm and the house over the
head of his family if the Ellis Glenn in
the Hillsboro jail IS not the Ellis Glenn
for whom he gave bond on the charge
of forgery brought against 'Mr." Glenn
last spring. If Glenn. the forger, wheth-
er man or woman, has been delivered to
the county authorities Mr. Dukes is re-
leased from his bond. If the twin sister
has been captured instead the bond is
forfeited, the criminal having fed.
When this statement defining respon-
sibility was made to Nellie Dukes yes
terday morning she demanded instantly
of Sheriff Cassidy the right to enter
Glenn's cell.
IT'S true, then" she said to the Of
fetal, that we will lose the farm if that
Is not Ellis Glenn up there?'
at is" was the answer.
Then give me five minutes alone in
the cell, and I will give you proof that
you have got the right party" said the
girl.
The request was granted willingly,
with the unexpected and mystifying re-
suit previously noted. When the five
minutes were up James Dukes. the faith
err was sent into the cell, and a few
minutes later Sheriff Cassidy and Prose-
cutting Attorney Creighton entered. Mr..
Dukes was sitting in a corner, taking no
part in the conference. Ellis Glenn, who
continues TO dress as man, was lying
curled up on a cot. on the edge of which
Miss Dukes was sitting
The Glenn woman was supporting her
head on one hand. and the two were
conversing in low tones, laughing be-
tween sentences. The prisoner turned, /
looked the newcomers over, and smiled. /
The effort seemed meant to be winning |
but 1t was scarcely successful.
The features of the woman showed /
clearly the signs of suffering Against /
whatever else she may be proof. she is /
vulnerable TO worry. She tried, how /
ever. to assume nonchalant air. Look /
ing into the face of the prosecuting at /
torney. she burst into a hysterical laugh |
and blurted out rather than spoke the |
query: Wouldn't it be a fine thing TO
be able to read another persons mind?"
She did not wait for an answer, but /
continued: Now, II I could read your
mind I would know just what to do
'You seem to have decided already"
was the retort of the lawyer. 'Since you
concluded yesterday 10 withdraw your
plea Of guilty and ask for a trial YOU
seem 70 have made up your mind pretty
decidedly"
The lawyer asked her II she intended
70 keep to her purpose and she said she
did. Mr.. Dukes opened his mouth 20
speak. bat his daughter motioned him 70
keep silence Since he learned this morn
ing that ne was credited with hiring an
attorney 10 defend Glenn. and that his
farm hangs in the balance. he has be-
come the hereto Of the family. and was
willing today 10 even swear that the
Glenn in durance was the Glenn who. as
he expressed it. ''courted his darters"
But Mr.. Dukes can hardly be counted
the head OF the Dukes family. That po-
sition falls 70 Miss Nellie. Accordingly
Mr.. Dukes obeved the sign. More con-
fdences followed between the two on the
cot. Sometimes. for they spoke in whiS-
pers, the visitor seemed "a be peladinE
more often to- be consoIing.
At last the prisoner stood I'd and
shook her head. Her appearance. 50 ths
sheriff saws. has been much changed by
the close prison clip ~ her hair. the
work Of Chester BARRIERS.
Admitting the discount az the process.
Miss Glenn IS not n bad locking woman
and in her disguise would b. called
good looking man OF q somewhat fsni-
nine tyne. She IS five feet and seven
inches high. more than medium height
FOR q woman. s slender and has sIoQing
shoulders The least masculine feature
y the wonau's squire Is her feet. which
ire small. but her hands are large She
: brunette ard when she was much
IN the open air evidently had good
and soft skin After The
troubles 81 her present plight and q
month a. Imprisonment however. re-
-ace has become sallov.
The Glenn woman remained silent IN
ie- scrutiny for moment and then
sad. partly 20 the Dukes. partly 10 the
1ths-s:
y have nothing more to sax. either n
,ffioers OF 20 the public. : have told nv
story. I stick 70 Il. and now 7 an going
o hght In my own right thought a.