Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-12-09
IN MARIETTA!
Ellis Glenn Spent Three Months Of.
Her Strange Life,

for so long, and who is now in prison
at Hillsboro, Ills, convicted of forgery
is the subject of many stories and
much comment in the newspapers OF
late. Parkersburg and Wllllamstown
have both figured in the newspapers as
abiding places that this strange indi-
vidual chose for awhile, but until re-
Gently it was not known that Ellis
Glenn made this city his home for
three months or more before going to
Willlamstown.
Here in Marietta Glenn was known
as Bert Glenn. "He" came here dur
ing the summer of 1895 or 1896 in the
guise of a seller of patent medicines.
He drove into town one day with an
old worn cut nag He put the horse
in Mugrage's stable for few days and
he secured a room and board at Mrs.
Green's boarding house, on Second
street. 1t was here that he made his
headquarters while in this city, and
1t was by Mrs. Green's recognizing his
picture in the newspapers the other
day that the story of his life here be-
came known.
His second pose here was as a horse
trader and in less than ten days after
he arrived here he had succeeded in
trading himself out entirely and sell
ing his rig.
After that he settled down to a more
prosy life, and was by turns painter,
paper-hanger, hod carrier, butcher,
clerk and general help in Mugrages
stables. Mr. Mugrage told the Leader
reporter yesterday that Glenn was
very handy about the barn in many
ways, and that he was we'll liked there.
Jake Kauf, driver of the Bellevue
transfer, remembers Glenn we'll and
relates a little occurrence that hap
pened when Glenn was showing some
photographs of gentlemen one day.
Pointing to one of the pictures, Glenn
said, That's my best fellow"
1t sounded strange to his hearers,
but no one ever suspicioned that Glenn
was a woman.
During the summer and fall Glenn
stayed at Mrs. Green's, occupying
room by himself. He was well liked
about the house, owing to his fluent
conversation and his skill in playing
the violin and other musical instru-
ments. Mrs. Green says that he fre-
quently entertained the boarders and
people of the house by his playing.
She says he was very good at doing
household work, which he did as rap
idly and neatly as any of the girls.
He did not smoke, chew nor drink, or
at least he told Mrs. Green that he
did not, but one night he was brought
home with black eye and a bruised
face, as the result of a saloon fight on
Ohio street. Mrs. Green asked him
why he went into saloons if he did not
drink. Turning over in bed he said:
Mrs. Green, I'll tell you something, if
you'll promise never to tell. Take my
coat there and look in the back of it,"
Mrs. Green did so, and found detec-
tive's badge. There" said Glenn, "is
the reason why l go into those places"
He revealed himself as a detective to
several other people in town.
During the three or four months
from the time Glenn came here to the
time he finally left he was away for
several days at time on two or three
occasions. Shortly after Glenn return
ed from one of these trips, Mr.. Green
was taken ill with typhond fever and
Glenn nursed him for seven weeks
As nurse, he was the same as in ev-
erything else, very sklllful
After his return the last time, before
ne went away for good, Glenn told |
Mrs. Green that he wished to board |
here, but would not have any money
or a month. He said that he had !
lbout $4,000, but it was in shape that
le could not get it for that length of
ime. He had always been good pay
md Mrs. Green told him to stay. Dur
ng the month that followed he sat
Iround and took it easy, talked about
lis money and his plans for the future
md seemed to be of the opinion that
10 was a millionaire. One of his plans
vas 10 buy certain Second street lot,
'uild a building and start a laundry,
nd he showed Mrs Green correspon-
ence with another party on the sub
ect.
At the end of the month, however
is financial prospects were on IN =. /
zane, and when Mrs. Green asked Elm /
o pay up, he laughed at her first, Then
rev angry and left the house, Ieavipe, |
is trunk full of clothes behind In nav !
lent of the bill
There seems to be no one in Marietto
Tho was the victim of his schemes but
e rather got the WORT of it in most of
is deals here.
NO one with whom he was acuuaint-
ever suspteioned that Glenn was a
oman, aud it was not until Glenn's
io|ures appeared in the newspapers
nat those who knew him here first
Inspected that Bert Glenn and Ellis
Tenn were the same. But now there
no doubt in many minds that Bert
lehn' OF Marietta, Ellis Glenn, of
and Illinois fame, and
ora Alice Cunningham nnur In -