Charles  E. Glenny was born Jan. 11,1879 Illinois and died Jan. 30,1956 Garza Co.,Tx.
Parents  were  Robert  Glenny  and Olive A. Mott. Charles married Parilee Taylor born
Nov.  5,1877  Tarrant,Tx.  and  died Aug. 5,1962 Henrietta, Clay Co.,Tx. Parents were
Wiley Thomas Taylor and Sarah Annie Elizabeth King.

Children  of:  Robert  Lee  Glenny b abt.1905 Tx. d Apr. 10,1925 Murdered...... Erwin
Latson  Glenny  b  abt.  1907 Tx. d ? Nellie Bell Glenny b Mar. 7,1914 Clay Co.,Tx. d
Jan. 26,1965 Clay Co.,Tx. m Dewey A. Wolf

Clay  County,  Texas  No.  2416  State  of  Texas vs C. E. Glenny Charged with Murder
Henrietta,Tx. June 10,1925

By  testimony  of Miss Betty Green for the defendant Charles E. Glenny. (The deceased
told  the  defendant  that  he  would  kill  him, that deceased procured a pistol and
followed  the defendant out into the yard, that defendant did not curse or abuse Mrs.
Chas  Glenny or the deceased, that she was present when deceased was killed and heard all conversation  prior thereto in the home of Mrs. Chas. Glenny.) When it came time for her to give her testimony Betty Green could not be found in Texas.

Charlie  killed  his  oldest  son,  Robert Lee Glenny on April 10,1925. The following
account is recalled by Etta Mae (Taylor) Grospiron, a cousin of Robert Lee Glenny, as
remember by members of the Taylor family. Out of eleven children born to Wiley Taylor
and  Sarah  King,  Parilee  was the only girl. She grew up being protected and looked
after  by  her  brothers.  In  her  relationship  with  her husband, Charlie, she was
constantly  threatening  him  with her brothers. As a result he hated "The Taylor's".
Charlie  and  Parilee  marriage resulted in a separation with Charlie living away. On
one  occasion  he  came  to  the house in Byers,Texas, where Parilee was living and a
heated  argument  ensued inside the house. At one point Charlie left the house saying
he  was going to kill her and all "The Taylors". He went to his car, which was parked
on  the  side  of the street, to get his shotgun. Before coming to Parilee's house he
blackened  the windows of his car with black cloth. Robert, Charlie's oldest son, got
an  inoperable  hand  gun from inside the house and went outside to try and bluff his
father in an attempt to protect his mother.

As  Robert  rounded  the corner of the house Charlie saw the gun in Robert's hand. He
raised  his  shotgun  and shot his own son!!!! Parilee ran from inside and saw Robert
laying on the ground covered in blood. She raised her hands and was screaming "You've
shot my son, shoot me, too". Charlie raised his gun at her, but did not shoot?

(This  part  was  told  to  me by my dad George Wolf, he was raised by Parilee Taylor
Glenny,  his  grandmother.  Charlie  did pull the trigger but the shell misfired, one
more  time  he  tried but the shell misfired again. My dad has the very shotgun shell
that misfired, you can see the two punches on the shell. Parilee was lucky.

He  lowered his gun, got in his car and drove away. There was fear that he might come
back  to  kill Parilee and Latson, their younger son. Family members armed themselves
and  hid  Latson  in a haystack. Charlie was attempting to cross the Red River Bridge
into  Oklahoma,where  Parilee's brothers lived, when he was apprehended. He willingly
turned himself in and there was a trial.

He  was  sent to prison for ten years. There was a appeal for 42 witnesses subpoened,
not  one  showed  up!!!!!  Charlie  Glenny  was  said  to  be the meanest man in Clay
Co.,Texas. He tried to use the insanity plea which did not work.

(By  Lynn  R.  Keinston,  George  Wolf  and  George  Wolf Jr./1993) George Efren Wolf
Jr./1999 THE END OF CHARLES E. GLENNY By George E. Wolf Jr./2000

(From The Murder of Robert Glenny By George Efren Wolf Jr./1999)

After Charles E. Glenny spent 10 years in prison for the murder of his son Robert, he
moved to Garza County,Texas.

He was living in Post,Texas since 1940.

Charles  was a blacksmith and mailman. On Jan. 30,1956, he walking along the railroad
tracks  in  the  bitter  cold,  being  77  years old he got turned around and started
walking out away from town. After about 5 miles the cold was taking its effect on the
old man.

Charles  had a heart attack and his body fell over on to the Santa Fe Railroad tracks
around  7  am.  He had been dead several hours when a early morning freight train ran
over his body cutting it in two.

For the meanest man in Clay County,Texas the end for him was bitter and lonely.

It  was  said that later in life of Charles E. Glenny that he became a peaceful soul.
He was buried in the Terrace Cemetery in Post,Texas.