Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-07-08
Special TO the Register.

Special TO the Register.
PARKERSBuRG, W. Va, July l.
Tomorrow morning is the time set for
the trial of Ellis Glenn on an indict-
ment for forgery. and both her attor-
neys and the prosecuting attorney
state that they will be ready for trial.
There will doubtless be much difficulty
in securing a jury, for the case of the
mysterious woman, who is charged
with masquerading as a man, has been
thoroughly discussed and these are few
in the county who have not expressed
an opinion as to her guilt or innocence.
Yet there is a wide difference of opin-
ion as to whether Ellis Glenn Is the
same person as the man who Is ac-
cused of the forgery. Persons who
knew E. b. Glenn well when he was
living in this county, tsate that Ellis
Glenn, the woman who is 10Y here for
trial, is not the same person; while
others, who know her equally as well,
state that there can be no doubt that
she is the same person.
There will be little difficulty In prov
ing a forgery, but the difficulty Will be
to identify Ellis Glenn, the woman,
with Il. b. Glenn. the man. who was
accused of the forgery. and fixed the
crime on her.
Among those who will be the
strongest witnesses in her behalf are
Miss Ella Duke, the girl to whom Il.
b. Glenn was engaged to be married
in Butler, H., and her father and sis
ter. Ellis Glenn has had letters from
them stating that they would appear
at the trial when necessary as witnesses
in her behalf, and 1t Is understood that
they. or part of them, will be here this
week. they have always maintained
that Ellis Glenn is n o the same per-
son as f. b.. Glenn. to whom Miss
Duke was engaged. Miss Ella Duke
and her sister still maintain a regular
correspondence with Miss Glenn, and
send her at intervals clothing n
other gifts, showing the friendly rela-
tons still existing, which would not
be expected If Ellis Glenn were the
same person who palmed herself off
as a man and won Miss Dukes afec-
tions.
The young man who slept in the
same room and the same bed with e.
b. Glenn at Williamstown for several
weeks, will be a strong witness In her
behalf and his testimony will make 1t
almost impossible to prove that Glenn
was a woman. On the other hand,
there will be witnesses from Williams
town, where Glenn lived for nearly a
year, who will positively identify Ellis
Glenn was the same Def-on who lived
there as a man. The defense expects
tic prove by one witness, IL she can be
secured, a woman who lived at VIII
Jamestown while Glenn was there, that
Glenn was a a
Whether the rubber appliances which
were taken from Ellis Glenn when she
was discovered to be a woman, and
which were intended to give the casual
observer the idea that she was a man.
will be introduced as evidence or not
is not certain, although they still ex-
list. But whether introduced in evil
dence or not, reference will no doubt
be male to the male organs of rubber
which she wore to complete her dis
suise.
The story Ellis Glenn tells Of her
twin brother, who so resembles her as
to be undistinguishable from her,
is credited by some persons here, who
doubt her guilt. 1t is even stated
that he is in Canada and that he sends
monthly drafts to Caldwell & Watson,
Glenn's attorneys, who are understood
to be paying her expenses. She lives
without toiling at a comfortable board
ing house in the fashionable part of
the town and has everything in the
of luxury that could be desired.
She seldom goes out and never re-
ceives company, save a few intimate
friends, but she always seems to be
we'll supplied with money. A few
weeks ago c. T. Caldwell, one OF her
attorneys, took a mysterious trip of
several weeks, and nc n knows just
where he went. 1t is now claimed that
he went TO Canada and saw the twin
brother, E. b.. Glenn, for whose Of
lenses Ellis Glenn is now about 10 be
tried. She has six of the ablest attor-
neys in the city retained and not one
of them would handle the case unless
they knew they would get their fees.
Money is coming from somewhere, and
her friends assert that her brother is
paying all her expenses.
The case will occupy the courts at
tention for a week or more. and will
no doubt be productive of much sensa-
tional testimony.