The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-08
IDENTITY May Be
HARD TO ESTABLISH.
Ellis Glenn Trial Set for To-Day
Mysterious Woman Suspected
Of disappearing as a Man.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Parkersburg. W. Va, July 7-To-morrow
morning Is the time set for the trial OK
Ellis Glenn on an Indictment for forgery,
and both her attorneys and the Prosecuting
Attorney state that they will be ready for
the trial.
There will doubtless be much difficulty in
securing jury. for the case Of the mystic
rious woman, who is charged with masouer-
aiding as a man, has been thoroughly dis
cussed, and there are few men In the coun-
ty who have not expressed an opinion as
to her guilt or innocence. Yet there Is
wide difference of opinion as to whether Ell
lis Glenn Is the same person as the man
who is accused of the forgery.
Persons who knew E. B. Glenn well when
he was living In this county state that Ell
liza Glenn. the woman who Is now here for
trial, is not the same person: while others,
who knew her equally as we'll state that
ther. can he no doubt that she is the same
person, There will be little difficulty In
proving q forgery, but the difficulty VIII
be to identify Ellis Glenn. the woman. with
f. q. Glenn, the man. who Is accused OF tho
forgery. and to fix the crime on her.
witnesses in Her Behalf.
Among those who will be the strongest
xitpesses in her behalf will probably
appear Miss Ella Duke, the girl 10
whom E. B. Glenn was engaged TO
be married In Butler. ILL.,. and her father
and sister. Ellis Glenn has had letter"
from them stating that they would appear
az ~. trial when necessary AZ witnesses in
her behalf. and 1t Is understood that they.
nv mart of them, will be here this week.
They have always maintained that Ellis
Glenn is not the same person as 81 y
Glenn; to whom Miss DUKE sis.s vas sti m,sin.
tain a regular correspondence with Miss
Glenn, and send her at intervals clothing
and other gfts showing s Would mot Re
pected II Ellis Glenn were the same person
who pallned herself Off as man and won
Miss Dukes affections c .,en, IN Tho same
room and the same bed with r: b. Glenn at
VILLA mstown for several weeks vii! be
t ttrong Win VIII make Il almost impossible to
prove that Glenn was woman.
On the other hand. there will be witness,
es from Wiliamst %n VIII Mics pesttveV iee e
tffy Ellis Glenn as the same person VINO
lived there as man.
The defense expects to prove by one wit
ness ~ she can be secured. a woman who
lived at Williamstown while Glenn was
there that Glenn was man.
Her story Has Many Believers.
The story Ellis Glenn tells Of her twin
brother, who so resembles her as to be
,lndistinguishabl from her y credited by
some persons here. who doubt her guilt.
It is even stated that he Is in Canada, and
that he sends monthly drafts to Caldwell
e Watson, Glenn's attorneys. who are un-
derstood to be paying her expenses. She
boa rding-house in the fashionable part Of
the town, and has everything in the way Of
luxury that could be desired. She seldom
goes out. and never receives company, save
a few intimate lady, friends, but she al
A few weeks ago; c: T Caldwell; one Of
several weeks. and no one knows Just
where he went. 1t is now claimed that ne
went TO Canada and saw the twin brother,
Z. B. Glenn. for whose offsnses Ellis Glenn
| ia now about to be tried. She has six Of the
abiest attorneys in the city retained, and
not one Of them would handle the case nm
Money is coming from somewhere. and her
friends assert that her brother = paying Ill
The. case viii occupy the courts attention
for a week or more. and will no doubt
be productive Of much sensational testi-
mony. =