The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-06-17
Ellis Glenn Accused Of Many
Crooked Transactions.
GIRLS FELL IN LOVE WITH HER.
Engaged 10 MirT 0ns-Whan Convicted 10
Illinois Her Sex Was Discovered and
State Got Rid Of Her.


trial OF Ellis Glenn this week will be one
place in the state. She is charged with
having raised deed OF trust from $500 to
siiOO and presenting IL I'm payment for a
piece OF property bought from William
Richardson, OF this city. for 5000, receiv-
ing a cash difference of 5000
While residing In this and neighboring
counties she posed as a man. and the de-
ception was complete. She made use of
like deception in Illinois and was SEN
fenced there for similar crime.
During her residence in Willamstown,
near this city, she worked I'm barber
shop She was considered pre-eminently
the best story teller i'm the village. She
was the envy OF all the other young men
I'm the town on account of her converse
tional abilities and her popularity with
women.
She looked handsome man and dressed
In dashing style At Marietta, o., across
the river from williamstown. she worked
I'm livery stable. She could do as much
work as any man. and never shirked
hard or disagreeable work.
Ellis first came into prominence at But
Ter. ILL.,. where she engaged In the sew
ing machine business She was not long
I'm building up "A good trade and obtained
access to the best society OF the town.
She became prominent in all the towns
contiguous TO Butler where she was as
active I'm society as a man.
ENGAGED TO A GIRL.
Many girls fell i'm love with her. Ella
Duke. daughter OF one OF the leading citi-
zens OF Butler. young girl OF beauty
and many accomplishments, was courted
by the sewing machine agent and they
became engaged.
About this time Ellis was carrying
through real estate deal involving sew
eral thousand dollars. Miss Duke has a
charming sister, TO whom Glenn was IN
troduced by an imaginary friend, T. IL.
! Terry. OF East ST. Louis. Her letters
/ were supposed to be mailed by Ellis. who.
after having read them. would write re-
| plies posting them on some train.
J There was n firm of wealthy farmers
| Mel can Bros.--in the neighborhood OF
| Butler. In closing up the real estate deal
| "A note for $4,000 bearing the signature of
! Mclean Bros. was presented IN payment
| The bankers were suspicious or the sig
| nature and refused TO pay until an inyes-
= tigation had been made The investiga-
I ton led to Glenn's arrest on charge OF
( forgery.
GOT TERRY TO DROWN HER.
James Duke. father OF Ella. went on
| Glenn's bond and was released from GUS
| tody Plans for the marriage or Glenn
! and Miss Duke were then made, anu
| Glenn went to ST. Louis, ostehsloly u
| purchase "A wedding outnt. -,
| Arriving there the imaginary II. II
! Terry" was put into use. a telegram Wa
I received by the Dukes from n,,,,. lsTeS GTeSS,,
md fallen into the Mississippi river anc
was drowned. Another telegram shorty ~
afterward followed, announcing thst
n. Terry had been called TO Paducan
ky. by the Illness OF brother.
Before leaving ST. Louis Glenn pought
complete outfit OF woman's apparei III
tending to change her azure upon her al
An elaborate story was prepared ,ans
published I'm the st. Louis papers, Whlci
| proved to have been the concepuoh -
| gilIs detailing the story that hlenh
BODY had been found floating up the Ohi'
river against the current
The authorities at Hillsboro. the connt,
seat OF Montgomery county, in whlcl
Rutler is located became suspicious. IA
| ducah officials were told 70 LOOK ou, - ~
| Terry or Glenn at the postonlce. Hlen'
was arrested while receiving mail al
| dressed 20 Terry, A. D.
ducah and made the idenunhoat'ou ILL., was so,' ~,
| suspicion other than Glenn was ne. s
She pleaded guilty TO the charge vi vi son ~,
gerry and received an lnde,eriii,i,dh. ln i,i ths reni
| = A.
| Tertiary. At that Institution IL wa
| learned that Glenn was a woman
After this discovery the penitentlMaI M
| orficials refused 10 receive ner. oneiii
| csssidx took her hack TO Hillsboro ElIl
| now stated that she was not the sam
person who had confessed TO the forgery
She declared that on the way TO the penn
tentiary she had changed places WITH
| twin brother. who was the real culpr1t'
order TO save him from punishment
MYSTERIOUS DEFENDERS.
Having learned that Glenn was wante
| here 10 answer to a similar charge the ~
linois authorities decided 20 take no tuI
thor action against her. and informed IN
West Virginia officials. Accordingly Sh
was brought here the latter part OF Ho
venher 1899 and she has since reslue
vcrv comfortably In this city.
There seems TO be powerful unknow
influence back OF her somewhere. lf Sh
has any property or any source OF lncoHl
no one here has ever been able 70 dl'
ctysr A. Yet she has lived quiet sol
OF life, surrounded by all the ordlnar
/ comforts within two blocks OF the coui
! house without any apparent toll 81
| will be defended by one Of the most prom
| inent attorneys in the state.
ella Duke. 10 whom Ellis Glenn wa
| engaged 10 he married. is Telegram
operator, and IS now employed az Har
| nihaI Mo She ts highly respected. Ht