Arizona republican., 1919-03-16
STATE SPEEDS CASE OF MRS. MAY GLENN
 ON SHAVING CHARGE

County Attorney L. M Laney will ask the jury to return a verdict of manslaughter against Mrs. May Glenn.
 In his opening statement to the jury yesterday the county prosecutor made this statement when he said it was the states theory that the shot was fired in the heat of passion. He referred to the climax of the Christmas night par tv at the Glenn home when Robert Glenn was shot and killed by his wife as mot a murder. but an unjustifiable homicide"
 The case is to so on record as one of the spediest tried murder cases in the history of Maricopa county. The state had it's last witness Night Captain Sutherland of the police, on the stand when court adjourned yesterday and at the conclusion of his cross examination by F. C. Struckmeyer Monday morning the state will rest.
 Mrs. Glenn arrived at court early in the morning accompanied by her brother -in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs R k. Allison of Fl Paso. Mrs. Allison did not leave her sisters side through 2 were exchanged between the two Mrs. Glenn scarcely spoke. The only evil dence she gave that she was following the proceedings was to call the atten- | ton of her counsel at some remark of | a witness.
 She was costumed in black. Her simple tailored suit and dropping sailor i hat were unrelieved by any touch of color. and accentuated her deadly pallor. Her eyes were doWncast al- ways.
 The selection of the jury occupied the greater part of the morning ses- sion. The examination of the talesmen begun on Friday afternoon was con tinued yesterday and singularly enough there was not a challenge Among the
 twelve men chosen to determine the fate of the defendant was Ed Ruppert. who was the night jailer when Mrs. Glenn was taken into custody on the murder charge. Serving with Ruppert aye Harry Pew. Dean Woodward. A. F. Dom, George B. Maegio, w. Fl. Pom crime, R. A. Wood. H. T. Evans. Fred Maier Howard A. Varge, l.. J. Holes and Neil Cook.
 Mir. Laney asked that the rule be en- voked and the witnesses were called inside the rail and sworn
 The state then made the opening statement to the jury Illustrating the remarks with a hastily drawn diagram of the Glenn home on North Ninth street where the tragedy occurred. Briefly the county attorney outlined what the state would attempt to prove. concluding his remarks by stating he would ask for a manslaughter verdict.
 Review Glenn's Life
 MT. StTIFl<npVnr runda Irr,s ~ffr,.,. from the usual custom by making his statement following that of the county attorney. He reviewed the life of the Glenns dating from their marriage in
 Nogales in 1913. He told of their de-
 parture from Arizona. of their arrival
 in Fl Paso where Glenn engaged in the
 saloon business and where his wife
 conducted a rooming house. He de-
 scribed Glenn as "a man of the Fl Paso
 underWorld-a man wholly devoid of honorablet instincts and one whose
 attitude toward his wife was what his characterization indicated. Struck l meyer told the jury that Mrs Glenn
 carried on her body scars of wounds . inflicted by her husband. A scar or
 her breast caused by d knife wounf l was evidence of Glenn's treatment of
 his wife. said the lawyer. as he recalled
 a circumstance when Glenn split hei
 head open"
 He hit her when it pleased his pas
 sion or his degAerate nature" charged
 the lawyer, who declared Glenns pur- pose in coming to Phoenix last No
 yember was 10 violate the liquor law. Jack Reed was the first witnes,
 called for the state. Young Reed Wa. member of the Christmas night party
 at the Glenn residence. where he mad, ! his home. Reed testified he was tht
 only one at the party who did no l touch drop Of liquor on that fata Q night. He testified that after the ma.
 jority Of the dinner guests had depart l ed he. Roscoe McManaran. Dan Step
 Jantch, who has since died. and Glenl { played friendly game Of poker II
 said that during the evening Glenl t | proposed going downtown, but Whe1
 Mrs. Glenn urged him to remain. staye, S at home
 For a time, he said. the conversation S was general. but by a peculiar coinci 5, dence Glenn's mind seemed to be cen - tered on shooting and he bragged of hi v ability, claiming 10 be an expert wit s rifle. As the evening advanced am % the drinks became more frequent Rec s stated the atmosphere became strained ,. Mrs. Glenn passed behind her hus 3. bands chair and spoke a few word. O which the witness could not recall. H - said that Glenn gave a backward swim Q of his arm and though he did not SC - the blow inflicted he heard the soun, . McManaran remonstrated with Glen q about striking a woman, said Rec, a who was afraid the two men were go s ing to mix over him." The next thin To he remembered was seeing gu q through the curtains and of hearing tn !; report of the gun. He thought tha e Mrs. Glenn reeled and the next thin
 was the arrival of the officers.
 R. F. Mansfield of Moore and McLel l lan's testified relative to the positio = of the body when he arrived at th Iv Glenn house and told of it's removal [ 10 the undertakers.
 ,T Officers Testify
 ! l.. J. Cutler of the city police wh n arrested Mrs. Glenn, made d point Y the fact that in his. opinion the defend 4 ant was intoxicated when he arrive 's on the scene. He said she gave him q o' keys to the wardrobe, where he four '- two full pint bottles of whiskey il r- nine empty bottles having been four
 in the kitchen by the night captai
 according to later testimony. Suthel IF land also testified that Mrs Glenn ha m been drinking, although counsel f, s- the defense insisted that she migl
 have been hysterical from the result