Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-01-06
GLENN DIES
Eternal Sleep Comes to Distin.
guished Jurist at Mon.
mouth Home.
HAD BEEN AILING 3 YEARS
Long on Circuit Bench in Tenth Dis
trict - Local Bar Takes
Action.


embracing Rock Island county, died
this morning at s o'clock at mis- home
in Monmouth. He had been in failing
health three years. He was "A years
of age.
On receipt of message announcing
the passing OF the distinguished jurist,
President E. w. Hurst called a meet
ing of the Rock Island County Bar as
ISOLATION, with the older members of
which Judge Glenn had so long been
associated. and by all of whom he was
held in affectionate regard. Judge w.
III. Gest. II. A. Weld. Adair Peasants,
G. w. Wood and j. Il. Oakleaf were
appointed a committee to draft resolu-
tionS expressive of the loss felt by the
local bar over the death and report,
them for approval to an adjourned
meeting of the association tomorrow
morning.
Committee TO Attend FunraI.
A committee of ID was appointed to
attend the funeral. which is TO be held
from the Monmouth Presbyterian
church next Monday morning at II
O'Clock, as the representatives of the
Rock Island county bar The commit
tee consists of Judge w. III. Gest, f. ID.
Sweeney, Judge f. f. Parmenter. w. j.
Entrikin. II. NJ. Schriver. William
Jackson. ]. T. Kenworthy. C. J. Searle,
II. A. Weld, w. r. Moore. j. b. Oakleaf.
w. A. Meese. j. l.. Haas. b. ID. Connel-
| ly and II. ID. Blakemore. Judge
E. E. Parmenter. B. d. Connolly
II. NJ. Schriver. b. F.. Peek and w.
r. Moore were appointed a committee
on arrangements for the transporta-
ton of the local party and the procur-
| ing of suitable floral tribute. The
court was requested to adjourn next
I Monday out of respect to the memory
of Judge Glenn. On the reopening of
court the action of the association was
reported to Judge EGest and he entered
an order adjournfng court next Mon
day. The county court will adjourn
also.
III BOyhOOd spent ON Farm.
Judge Glenn came here in the days
when Judges G. w. Peasants and a.
4 A. Smith were on the bench. Both
have since passed away. Judge Glenn
was born on a farm near Monroe.
lOhio. After a common school educa-
ltion he entered Miami university, from
which he graduated as member of a
class with Whitelaw Reid and others
who have attained prominence in civil,
political and military life in their later
Years. In the COS Judge Glenn began
the practice of law in Monmouth. In
1873 he was elected a member of the
circuit bench in the Tenth district, of
which Rock Island county formed a
part. remaining continuously on the
| bench in that circuit until the change
in the district in 1897, when his county
was assigned to the Ninth district. In
that year he was elected in the Ninth
district. In 1903 he declined to again
become a candidate owing to failing
health. In 1897 he was appointed to
the appellate bench from the Third dis
trict. filling the position now held by
Judge Gest, but in the same year he re-
tired, because of his impaired physical
condition.
Widow and Three Children.
Five children were born to Judge
and Mrs. Glenn. Three of the children
survive with the widow. They are:
Mack Glenn, secretary of the Chicago
Manufacturers association; Addie, who
is the wife of Mr.. Ferris, cashier of
the National bank. Carthage, H., and
Miss Anna Glenn, at home. The
daughter. Minnie Glenn, died in 1887,
and the son. Will Glenn, who was a
member of the Chicago Inter-Ocean
reportorial staff, died at Springfield
| some years ago
| Judge Glenn was a man of large and
strong sympathies. suave. kindly of ma
ture. and quick to see a wrong and to
right il. He was close TO the people
OF vigorous mentality and strong legal
mind. one whose opinions and decis-
ions commanded the respect of the le-