The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-30
Restaurant Baked Beans Said to
Have Been Responsible
For the Sudden Passing of Thos.
Glenn, at HeringtOn.
CHIEF INVESTIGATES.
Causes Arrest of Mrs. Myrtle
Reed in Kansas City, Has.
Mystery in Connection WithCase
That Courts Will Sift.

Kansas City, Kan, Nov. 3o.-Mrs.
Myrtle E. Reed, a widow. 80 years old
of 937 Central avenue, was arrested at
her home Saturday by Thomas Mansell
and Walter Gibson, police detectives, on
information furnished by J. B. Favor,
sheriff of Dickinson county, Kansas.
He telephoned that he had warrant.
Mrs. Reed was with Thomas c.. Glenn,
married man, 35 years old of 562
South Eleventh street, Kansas City,
Kan, when he died in Harrington, Kan,
a week ago yesterday. 1t was supposed
at the time that his death was due to
ptomaine poisoning, caused by baked
Deans that he ate in a restaurant Fol-
lowing notification of the arrest
Sheriff Favor wired to David Bowden,
chief of police of Kansas City, Kan,
that he would reach Kansas City Sat
urday to take Mrs Reed to Abilene, the
county seat of Dickinson county.
According to the story Mrs. Reed told
the police of Kansas City, Kan, Glenn
went to Oklahoma City November in
search of employment He found none,
and November Ii went to Hutchinson,
Kan. Mrs. Reed met him there and
they went to Harrington, Kan.
1t was in Herington, Thursday, No
vember 10, that, Glenn became ill., after
eating at restaurant Several phys1-
clans of Harrington were called to at
tend him, but he became worse rapidly
and died Saturday, November 81. His
body was brought to Kansas City.
Kan, under a certificate setting forth
that death was due to paralysis. He
was buried in Oak Grove cemetery. 50
Mrs. Reed is the widow of Ernest
Reed. She has a daughter, years old,
and lives with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore cellar. She conducted
confectionery store at 1908 Central ave-
nue. until a few months ago.
Mrs. Reed. sitting in the. private Of
fee of Chief Bowden, denied any re-
sponsibiIity for the death of Glenn.
''It was due to poison from eating
baked beans in a restaurant" she de-
clared. -
Mrs. Reeds costume consisted of
suit of black cloth, a brown Jacket and
a fur boa about her, neck. She did not
appear i'll at ease because of her arrest.
st left Kansas City, Kan, three weeks
ago and went to Hutchinson" she said:
''The day after I got there Glenn and
Oklahoma City and from there we went
to Herin gton, when Tom took sick. and /
died.. Then I came with his body TO
Kansas City. Kanssy and turned 1t over
to the undertaken" Er~74a
An officer was sent with Mrs. Reed to
her home, where he stayed.
INV husband had been without work
for several weeks, . Mrs. Glenn said last
night at the home of her father, w. L.
Niswonger, 917 Packard street, Kansas
CITY Kan "Hes left home November Z,
going to Oklahoma City, where he said
he hoped to find work. got a letter
from him there a few days later. No
IS he wrote me he was going to
Kan. That was the last
heard of him until November %, when |
I got the message that he was dead at |
Herington."
Mrs. Glenn's second child, a son, was |
born the day after the departure of her
husband from Kansas City, Kan -. 4
Harry White, a railroad man of june |
ton City. Kan, was the companion of |
Glenn and Mrs. Reed in Oklahoma City |
and Harrington. He left Harrington be- |
fore Glenn died In a statement to |
Sheriff Favor he corroborated Mrs. |
Reeds version of their movements. 1t |
was after he made his statement that |
Sheriff Favor caused a warrant to be
issued for Mrs Reeds arrest.