Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-14

where there appeared to be disposition to
abstain from talking. However, after con-
siderable questioning Austin secured a rea-
sonable description of Montague and tele-
phoned 1t to police headquarters Before
the search for him had hardly commenced
Montague walked into the city jail and
gave himself up. He was at once placed
in the steel cage. At the time of giving
himself up Montague did not know that
Glynn was dead Before Jailer Caldwell
had finished searching him, however, Cap
| tain Austin walked into the station and
gave out the information that Glynn had
expired Montague appeared considerably
surprised at this and tears came intos his
| eyes but he said nothing.
| Prisoner in Taken to County Jail.
Shortly after Montague had been locked
UP Chief Carroll deemed It best to remove
| the prisoner to the county jail for safe
| keeping, and consequently mittimus was
| made out by Judge Babcock. While no
complaint has been filed as yet, the mitti-
mus states that Montague is held for MUIR
der. When brought from his cell to be
taken to the county Jail Montague showed
plainly that he had been crying. AS the
handouts were being placed on his wrists
Judge Babcock asked the prisoner what he
had been quarrelng with Glynn about, and
| he replied: He threw hot water on me-"
| Then in the same breath he remarked:
Guess I'd better not talk until have seen
a lawyer
| Montague's Statement.
| Montague, in his cell at the county Jail,
| was convulsively nervous and at first was
not inclined to say anything. He sat on
a slab running lengthwise of his cell and
rocked to and fro. Part of the timo he
buried his face in his hands.
When informed that Chief Carroll Of the
South Omaha police force ha1 given out a
statement Of the tragedy as It was related
to him by himself he frightened up bit
and said
II told Chief Carroll the truth. Whatever
he says is correct. II you have got his
statement you have all that | could tell
you, for | told him everything"
Chief Carroll says Montague made to him
| complete report of the affair. He told
| me" said the chief, that he has been here
| only a short while and that he knew Glynn
his victim, in Ottumwa, la. They boarded
at the same place here and had been quar-
reling for three or four days. Montague
says that Glynn had been imposing upon
him in various ways. among other things.
throwing hot water upon him while at
| their work in the packing house. Montague
says he tried to keep out OF Glynn's way
as iluCu dS posSlDle BECAUSE ne ulQn [ want
any quarrel with him. Murder he says.
| had never entered his mind, but when in
their dressing room Glynn jostled Montague
| in a manner that seemed insulting, on
the impulse of the moment he says, he
hurled the trimming knife, little dreaming
| OF the deadly effect 1t would have He
| told me he was very sorry for the affalr
and that he had no disposition to evade the
| law. This is shown by the fact that he
hurried TO my office to surrender himself I"
Current comment in South Omaha among
the packing house employees is that Mon
| tague had suffered numerous insults at the
| hands OF Glynn. Montague is a beardles.
boy, He is 22 years old. but looks younger.
| He seems to be OF mild manner and doesn't
| have the appearance OF a bad man in any
| way. He has employed an attorney and
| will make vigorous defense. II is said
that his father, who lives at Ottumwa, is In
| comfortable financial circumstances.
The doctors who attended Glynn say he
received a frightful wound. 1t looked like
the knife had been thrust into his body and
twisted around decorating large area of
the lungs and heart
Witnesses for the Inquest.
| Deputy Sheriff Lewis. acting for Coroner
| Swanson. has secured four or Ave witnesses
to testify at the inquest TO be held on Mon
| day oyee the remains OF Thomas Glynn.
From investigation 1t appears that the