The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-02-26
Robert A. Glynn Then Turned
Weapon on Himself
TRAGEDY AT SPRINGFIELD
Mrs. Glynn Had Recently Sued Him fol
Divorce and He Had Repeatedly
Tried to Get Her to Return to
His House.

Springfield. Feb. 26.-Robdrt A. Glynn
a farmer living in North Springfield,
shot and instantly killed his wife, Lois
A. Clynn, about 3 yesterday afternoon
and then shot himself through the body
three times. He may live.
The shooting occurred near the CEN
ter Of the village, a short distance be-
low w. +. Fuller's store. Mrs. Glynn,
who was living with her daughter, Mrs.
Lillian Spafford, had started down tho
street, II is said, TO get team TO de-
liver some laundry At Roy Perkins and
had crossed q bridge leading over a
small brook. running through the viii
lage. She was nearly opposite the
house occupied by Fred Smell when
Glynn approached her and entered into
a conversation. He attempted 10 take
hold OF Mrs. Glynn and she pushed him
away. Again he approached her and
again she pushed him of.
Glynn then drew a revolver and shot
his wife in the body. She dropped to
her knees and hold up her hands as
though begging him to stop. He fired
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turned the revolver toward himself and
fired three shots into his own body,
emptying the revolver.
The Tragedy Witnessed.
There were many eye witnesses to the
shooting but no one was near enough
to hear the conversation that led up TO
tha tragedy. Mrs. Glynn came down
the street from Mrs. SpaGords house
which is above Fliler's store, and
went into the store to transact some
business. GAynn was in the street and
saw her 60 into the store and inane-
diasely started down the street toward
who're the tragedy occurred. 1t il sup
posed that he had behind a shed near
where the shooting occurred and watch
cd her approach.
Mrs. Glynn fell after The Second and
third shots were fired and died almost
instantly. Glynn fell, after shooting
hiEnseif, over ffrs Giynn's body.
Mrs. Aynn had been complaining of
her husbands treatment OF her 70 her
daughter for long time and on Jan.
"A. while Giynn wNs away from home,
MRS. Glynn packed up her personal ef-
fects and moTsd them with such person
al property az she owned to the home
of Asr daughter, Mrs. Lillian Spafford,
nearby. On the same day she had serv-
Ell on Glynn libel for divorce, alleging
intolerable severity and enjoining GiynR
from disposing of his read estate during
the pendency of the libel and also from
interfering with his wife's persopal lib
erty.
Afraid Of Husband.
GIynn shut up his house and went
to hive With his son, Herbert A. Glynn, |
whose wife is Airs. Glynn's daughter by
a former marriage. Since that time he
has trded by all possible means to in
duce Mrs. Gynn TO return TO bis home,
bat withoak avail. His son says that |
he had hsen unable to sleep and had |
eaten very mttie since AlRs. Glynn left
Mrs. Gifnn had expressed fears at va
ricws times that Glynn would kill her. |
and these feas we're greatly increased
when she leaFned that he purchased a
seNosysF of Lafoun%ain, Staples & Co.,
Of this place about two weeks ago She
had also eomplaiDad that Glynn had
threatened to sheet her before she left
him.
HAEA. AIg ALhB MsElucH UdAuc NNS isDtS
a. Colby, and her maTriage to Giynn
WAS her third. Her former husbands
were Willian a. Gerham and Richard
Z. Witherell She has two daughters
and one son by Witheren. She and
Glynn wae married at Snxtens River
on June Ii, 1898. No children have
besn born to fhem.
Giynn il ~ years old and Mrs. Glynn
about 65. They have naver lived to-
gether happily. 1t u said, and about six
fears ago Nynn was arrested for
bis wife, Glynn and his
wife and their respective attorneys had
i meeting last week at which Glynn at
temptad by avery means to persuade
ais wife to return, but she insisted that
lhe would not so back TO live with him
ander amy condition. at the same time
fear that he would shoot
ler. He has siso tried to have infiuen-
iial citizens In North Springfield use
thcir influence to persuade her to come
pack to his home.
Glynn is a man Of temperate habits.