Arizona republican., 1918-12-27
FREE WOMAN WHO.
 KILLED HUSBAND. AT CARD PARTY
Tale Of Abuse And Blows He
 Struck Wife That Night Causes Jury To Clear Mrs. Glenn Of Responsibility

That the gunshot wound winch cost Robert Glenn his life was inflicted by his wife in justifiable self defense, was the verdict of a ejury who heard the testimony offered at the inquest yes terday afternoon hel dbefore Coroner Wheeler whre the story of the dead mans cruelty and abuse of his wife was revealed.
 The Christmas night tragedy which occurred at the home of the couple, 5l4 North Ninth street followed a happy holiday dinner. Before they dined both MT and Mrs. Glenn had indulged a bit freely in holiday cheer in form of Ce- dar Brook whiskey, and after dining, Glenn continued in taking an occas- ional toddy, becoming more and more quarrelsome.
 The blow that Glenn dealt his wife that evening was only one of many that | she had received from him, and the jury considered that in firing the sho, she only protected herself from her | husband.
 Woman Doesn't Testify Mrs. Glenn did not take the stand, although she was present at the in quest with her attorney, w. F. Ryan. After all the evidence was offered Mir. 1 Ryan said that if the coroner cared to 1 stand, but that she was too unstrung to testify. She has nothing to conceal" he declared in conclusion.
 The coroner held that sufficient tes- i timony had been offered and in a few minutes the jury returned it's verdict and Mrs. Glenn left the court room a free woman. She was joined outside the courtroom door by q woman friend,
 and together they walked in the direc-
 tion of the home occupied by the Glenns and where they rented rooms. Mrs Glenn was conventiona1ly
 garbed at the inquest and looked very
 different from the woman who less
 than twenty four hours before garbed
 in a pair of overalls, had fired a revol- yer at her husband, inflicting a fatal
 wound. She declared that her hysteria
 the night before had been caused by
 the shock of her husbands death and
 not from the fact that she had been
 drinking.
 Denies She Was Drunk
 T was not drunk" was her state
 ment to a Republican representative
 q only had two toddies and did not fee
 the effects of the liquor. never meant to kill my husband. I wouldn't have shot him for a million dollars and only intended to fire to scare him."
 | MrS. Glenn said she had been married I, for five years and that she was 7! , years of age, and her husband was 5
 During the pore than two hours sh1
 remained in Wheeler's court she neve
 once raised her eyes, and frequently during the taking of evidence sh,
 quietly sobbed
 : Friends who had known thc couple il
 Fl Paso came to Mrs. Glenn's rescu,
 and testified to the fact that Glenn, former Texas saloonkeeper, had a bat
 reputation in the southern state Ina
 a murder charge had once been lodget against him was asserted, although tn witness unwillingly admitted tha Glenn had been acquitted That h r had been acquitted. That he bragged 0 T the number of notches in his gun wa I another story told of Glenn. the "ba ' man." When added to these storie l came those of mistreatment of his wife e whom he is alleged to have struck an = knocked down on various occasions tn : jury was ready to relieve the good 0 looking young woman of all legal re S sponsibility of his death.
 . Those who visited the scene of tn f shooting Christmas night and returne 0 the verdict yesterday were A. L. Moor q R. T. Mansfield, Charles Mitchell, F. :
 Currens, Frank Babcock, and Charle ., | Wallace. Police Officers Sutherland y Mickey and Cutler who made the arres were in the court room, but were nc , called to the stand.
 n Strikes His Wife The first witness was Jack Read. i young Texan, who was in the friendl