The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-12-01

| nrSt l would De willing to go 10 prison
! for my brother, and I am yet II it il
necessary. Only I don't think It is go
| ing 70 be necessary. He is not here anC
I who am here am innocent"
The party went out and Miss Duke:
| admitted she had changed front and tha
| the fate of the farm did not matter
! This is the side of the case which has
| given some persons excuse for believing
| in the innocence of the Glenn individual
and others ground for asserting that she
never will be convicted, guilty or limo
cent.
Unfortunately for the prisoner there Is
another side. dealing less with evidence
possibly more with facts and certainly
more with detail. Though the person
! most interested has done well to curb her
tongue she made the mistake this after
noon of putting pencil to paper. She was
searched as a matter of precaution and
the following note was brought TO light
intended, apparently, for the Dukes:
Make no statement, only that you Of
fered a reward for a man and that you
can't identify me as that man, and you
viii not have that TO pay. II you say
too much you will all get into it, Just
say that there is a remarkable resem-
blance"
Seemingly Of little connection. If not in
coherent, the epistle ended with the SEN
tence: The Glenn twins were born in
north Ohio in little log house. in the
woods. with all kinds of wild animals.
They were poor people,"
Among the persons who secured permits
sion TO see the jail curiosity today was
a travelling man from Cincinnati. The
woman learned where he was from and
talked with him several minutes, asking
him at length If he knew a man named
]. c. Grannon. The traveller answered,
that Grannon was a detective, where
upon he was told TO hunt the officer up
on returning and to give him her best
wishes. Tell him where you saw me, ="
she added, and about the scrape 1 am
in
The clew given to Sheriff Cassidy, who
has communicated with the Cincinnati
chief of police. Numerous other clews
have come to hand, pointing to the pres
ence of the Glenn woman in many cities,
but not throwing any light upon the
Truth about her career. She herself
takes pains to puzzle every questioner,
now intimating that she has a black
past. now ridiculing her own stories
Inc pI4SOuSE grew LlIcu OF NISiIOI5 IulS
afternoon and called to the guard, "If
you bring any more hayseeds up here
there is going to be a death" The warn
ing was needed.
The career of Ellis Glenn, the former
Glenn, whatever the sex, in and about
Hillsboro, Butter, and Litchfeld, is one
Of simple happenings, even to his matri-
monial engagement. On July Il, 1885,
Slight built young man alighted from
a Big Four train at the Litch1eld de-
pot and asked to be directed TO a board
ing house. He was told to 60 to the
house kept by Mrs. Hay, and there he
went. He told the landlady he was from
st. Louis and said he was a private de-
tective, not naming the agency he was
working for. If the ingratiating stranger
told the truth, and the Glenn of that
time is the woman now behind the barred
doors, it is not impossible that Detec-
tive GrannOn of Cincinnati may have
been an acquaintance. That the woman
would mention person who knew any
thing important, however, is deemed I'M
likely. Mr." Glenn made friends with
mis- landlady and soon was welcomed as
a member of the family. His stay IN
Litchheld, nevertheless, was of only a
months duration. He left, saying he
was going to hunt for a more paying
occupation In a few weeks he was back
again, this time coming as the agent OF
a sewing machine company. He bought a
team of horses and light carriage and
began to make daily trips through Mont
gomery county. Glenn continued to make
Litchf1eld his headquarters. In Novem-
Der, a year ago, Mr." Glenn met Miss
Ella Dukes, her hister, and her father,
comprising the Dukes family. He drove
up one day to the farmhouse, which IS
a short distance out Of Butler a town
six miles from Litchfeld toward Hills
bOrO, and inquired if new sewing ma
chine was wanted. Ella Dukes, a pleas
ant featured young woman "a years old,
not school girl, as shA AHs been de-
Bcribed, informed him tlaeS there was a
machine in the house but that it needed
mending. The agent was as willing 10
repair as to sell. He fixed the machine
and staid to supper. He came again
the following Sunday and again remained
for supper. Before the end of that week
Mr." Glenn brought Miss Dukes and
Nellie. the elder sister, to Litchfeld for
a days stay at Mrs Hays. After that
there were frequent visits and the love-
making soon took on the aspect of earn
estness The landlady was Mr." Glenn's
confidant.
He came TO me-" said Mrs. HAY to-
day, "the first night after he met Miss
Dukes and told me what a nice girl he
thought she was. He used to bring her
here often, and I got to consider both Of
them as part of my household. A nicer
Young man than Ellis Glenn I never
met. There was nothing he would not
10 for me, and he always was so gentle |
manly. l never suspected he was a wo-
mani just can't speak Of him as her
hough ne cared far more for the society
# women than he did of men. He used /
10 tell me he was his mothers girl, and !
when I joked him about his preference /
he didn't seem 20 mind. Mr.. Glenn did /
lot seem TO have a bad habit. He never /
frank, smoked. chewed, or swore, and /
le always staid at home nights unless /
Re was out at the Dukes farm"
Ms. Hays story does not provide for 4
twin sister. He told me-" she said.
that he had a sister bat that she was 4
% years old. He said ne was IS years /
Id, but 1 never believed IL; ne did not !
ook over IS or y. He said he was born /
n Ashtabula. Ohio. but that he left there /
,efors he was u years old. He said the /
listers name was Mrs. Unger and that /
he lived at Jackson. Ohio"
The story about the sister is being in
-estigated by the sheriff.
The sewing machine agent spent a /
pleasant winter, working when the 4
Weather was fine. going acquiring when I
{ was not. Two or three times he went /
o 81 Louis. but be never remained long
y than two days u was noted BY his
sHd.ady that he often came back de-
,ressed in spirits. and that after such
Quincy he was apt 10 refer 10 2 dear
riend. T II. Terry. a companion from
'oyhood- He used 70 correspond regular
3 with this individual and. oddly enough
lie wrote in shorthand Mrs Hay IS sure
.rswers were received.
Constant as were his attentions 70 Miss