Arizona republican., 1919-03-18
TELL OF CRUEL ACTS
 OF MAN ID THE WIFE
 WHO KILLED H I'M

Mrs. May Glenn will take the stand in her own behalf in Judge Stanfords court today where she is on trial on a manslaughter charge as result of a Christmas night tragedy.
 That she shot and killed her hus- band. Robert Glenn, after years of gross mistreatment was the testimony of witnesses who came from the for mer home of the couple in Fl Paso to testify for the defense.
 Glenn was pictured as a dangerous man, brutal in his conduct toward his wife a man greatly feared by others and one who bore the reputation as being the best rough and tumble wrestler in Fl Paso. As the character of Glenn was shown, there were sym pathetic glances directed toward the defendant by the crowd of men and women who have thronged the court room since the commencement of the trial on Saturday.
 The county attorney did not cross examine certain of the witnesses who testified to Glenn's character until shortly before court adjourned yes terday. afternoon when he spranS the sensation of the day by asking Jeff Elliott, who was Il bartender of Glenn's saloon and particularly bitter in his announcement of the man, if ,t were not true that when he first met the, defendant she was not Glenn s wife, but belonged to the Fl Paso un- derworld, before she took up with Glenn"
 F. C. Struckmeyer objected to the question, MT. Laney cOntending that he had a right to probe their relations The states prosecutor declared that the type of q woman made a differ ence and that he had a right to gst at the facts. The court sustained the ob- jection of counsel for Mrs. Glenn. MT Struckmeyer has requested the court to permit the jurors to visit the Glenr 1 home on North Ninth street where the ! shooting occurred following a Christ mas night card party. The court has ! not yet ruled on the matter. It is believed that the case will gC ! to the jury this evening although ther, are still a number of witnesses to b. called. Mrs. Glenns testimony wil be lengthy and will bear out the evi l dence already introduced relative tC ! Glenns brutality.
 Captain Davis of the Texas rangeri who knew Glenn for a period of | years testified as to the dead man I reputation as a fighter in Fl Paso. ! man of 220 pounds, he said he was tn best wrestler in Fl Paso and he ire ! quently used his -prowess on his wife clubbing her cruelty.
 As a former saloon man, Glenn i ! alleged to have told W. E. Fruit h would be watched but he suggeste, that Fruit go in the bootegging busi ness with him in this city. He sus |. gested, said Pruitt on the witnes stand, that he make the whiskey an, ' Pruitt sell it. He told the man h. asked to be his partner in the un lawful business that he need not worI, about the wife, he'd beat h- out O her a time or two and she would D all right.
 Roscoe McManaran, who was a gues of the Glenn's on Christmas day an an eye witness to the shooting, tol practically the same story as that c Jack Reed when he took the stand O Saturday. McManaran stated that Il had had a drink down town wit Glenn on Christmas day before the went home 10 dinner and that othe drinks followed during the evening He said that after dinner they playe poker and that as Glenn lost none he also lost his temper After play ing some time Glenn called for
 toddy, and Mrs. Glenn, who the witnes said was perfectly sober. placed he hand on Glenn's shoulder sayin Don't drink any more dear, it is tim to go to bed"
 With that, testified McManaral Glenn gave a backward. swing of hi arm saying as his wife staggered un der the blow You go to bed you - McManaran said he arose and remon strated with Glenn who ordered hil seated declaring that he was runnin this"
 } The next thing McManaran recalle was a shot being fired. He said tf bullet entered Glenn's neck and ths as he fell his wife became hysterica crying T have killed the only man ever loved"
 Mrs. Ross Daley who lived in u / house with the Glenns when she W; honeymooning in Fl Paso testified
 abusive language she heard Glenn ut
 to his wife and told of acts of cruelt
 Her conduct was that of an abje l slave" said Thomas $. Stevens wi : knew the Glenns in Fl Paso. f That Mrs. Glenn lived in fear of h - husband was testified to by Mrs. J,
 Sullivan of Fl Paso who lived with u
 Glenn's in Phoenix for a time
 Glenn was pretty bad man to [
 up to- said Jeff Elliott. bartender
 Glenn's Fl Paso saloon. He sa
 Glenn needed no provocation to be
 his wife and that he witnessed innur
 erable attacks on the woman by t
 man whose name she bore
 Why did you not interfere?" he W
 asked.
 I'd get worse than she got" Stories of other beatings were na rated by inc witness who will called to the stand when the case continued at 9: 30 o'clock this mornir
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