Arizona republican., 1919-01-03
DION I INTEND
 TO KILL GLENN
 SAYS HIS WIDOW
Fired Only To Brighten Illus
 band, States Mrs. Glenn At
 Prelimina y Hearing On Charge Of Manslaughter

He beat me unmercifully. Every time he got drunk it would mean trouble. He would beat me with any thing he could lay his hands on and call me vile names. But l did not mean to kill him. l loved him better than my life, and I meant only to fire 10 frighten him." This was the statement made by Mrs. May Glenn, charged with man slaughter to County Attorney l.. M. Ianey when the county prosecutor called on the woman in her cell in the city jail shortly after her arrest.
 The woman told the story of the shooting to the county prosecutor, claiming that she had no intention Of murdering her husband, Robert Glenn, but only protecting herself from his insults. Her confession to the officer was read in Justice De Souza's court yesterday at her preliminary hearing, which will be continued at 10 o'clock this morning.
 Loses Composure
 Mrs. Glenn. who is out on ball. en- tered the court room with her sister. She was costumed in navy blue and wore a black plush coat and small black hat. Her composure of the past few days deserted her as she listened to her own statements read by Henry Larson. the court Stenographer. As her hysterical remarks were read matter of actly by the witness on the stand she fairly quivered and sobbed convulsively as Larson reviewed the scene when Mrs. Glenn went into the bedroom and drew her husbands gun from under his pollow and, going to the doorway, leveled the gun and fired.
 Mrs. Glenn told the county attorney that she had not been drunk on Christ mas night when she shot her husband She declared to him that she had only three toddies and that she did not fee the effects of the liquor. Glenn hat been drinking and was quarresOme, as always when drunk.
 Mrs. Glenn confessed to Laney tha it was not the first time that Glen1 had mistreated her, but that he ire quently had struck her, and that a one time her head had been sewe( from the blows inflicted by Glenn Only a month ago he cruelty attacked her because the house was not in orde as soon as he thought it should hay been. Mrs. Glenn said, declaring tha she had to stitch and lay the carpet and do all the work, as Glenn refused t share the responsibility.
 Often Threatened to Kill Her
 He threatened to kill me thousan times Mrs. Glenn said, and told hoy she tried to coax her husband into good humor when he was cross an cruel.
 But I did not mean to kill him." sh repeated 10 the county attorney. meant to shoot high"
 Mrs. Glenn stated she passed behin her husbands chair as he sat playin cards and urged him 10 stop playin; She refused him another drink an calling her a vile name he struck he Mrs. Glenn claims that Glenn aros from his chair when he struck he and it was then she got the gun an fired.
 At the conclusion of the reading ( the statement, Justice Wheeler, wh acted as coroner. identified the gun.
 w. F. Ryan and J. C. Phillips, tC the defense, argued a motion for di: missal, on the ground of justifiab self-defense, which was denied by Il court. Testimony will be taken aga today, beginning at 10 o'clock tn morning.