Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-11-22
And His Assai|aint, Hattie
Leblanc, Is Missing.
ShofDown on Street al WAL
than Saturday Night Soon Dies.
Police Believe That Miss Leblanc
May Have Committed Suicide.

Waitham, Mass, Nov. 21.-Although
the police dragged the Charles river
in the vicinity of the scene of last
nights shooting, and made numerous
inquiries today no trace of Miss Hat
tie Leblanc, who is wanted in connec"
ton with the death of Clarence F.
Glover, could be discovered. Miss Le-
Blanc, who was living with Glover's
family in this city, disappeared about
the time Glover was found dying from
bullet wound last night, and in his
dying statement he accused Miss Le-
Blanc of shooting him.
It is believed that she may have
committed suicide by jumping into the
river, which is only a short distance
away. Glover was president Of the
Waltham Laundry Co. and lived at
428 Main street.
Waltham, Nov. 21.-Miss Hattie Lee
Blanc, a pretty 16-year-old French
Canadian maid employed in the home
of her victim, fatally shot Clarence F..
Glover, aged As. married, of Az Main
street this city, Saturday night in the
Office of the Waltham laundry of which
he was the proprietor.
Glover died shortly after midnight in
the private hospital of Dr. Nicholas W.
Cousins, on the corner OF Crescent
street and Clifford avenue. not 100
yards from the scene of the tragedy.
The shooting took place about 30
O'Clock and the girl Immediately dis
appeared. The authorities believe that
she committed suicide by jumping into
the Charles river which flows close to
the rear of the laundry.
Mrs. Glover, who went to the Cous-
ms private hospital Immediately after
being informed of the shooting, but
who did not go to the bedside of her
dying husband who was calling for
her, gave the police an intimation as
to the possible motive for the shoot
ing.
She suffered so severe shock from
the knowledge of the fatal shooting OF
her husband that she could not sum
mon the courage to be a witness to his
suffering and his death. She was pros
trated and when she was told of the
death of Mr.. Glover she refused to see
any one but her physician.
She had previously intimated, how
ever, that the Leblanc girl, who had
been her maid for Is months, was
spurred to desperation Saturday night
when her employer further pursued
her with his attentions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glover and their maid
went to Cambridge Saturday afternoon
in Mr.. GlOver's big automobile and
witnessed the Harvard Yale football
game, returning to the Glover home
at AIS Main street at $50 o'clock.
After dinner Mr.. Glover left the
house at Gas o'clock and the Leblanc
girl left at O'Clock, saying that she
was going to Boston to visit friends
1t is known that Glover and the girl
met about SIS O'Clock. for shortly af-
ter that hour they were seen riding in
his automobile at Halls Corner in this
city.
The next heard of them was at about
9.15 o'clock. when Glover was found
clutching at the door of DR.. Cousins
hospital on Crescent street. Thomas II
Connors helped him into the hospital
Drs. N w. Cousins, F.. F. Dowd and
F. L. Mcdonald placed him on a cot.
Glover begged them to operate or
him at once, saying: II have just been
shot by a woman and I will surely die
il something is not done for me imme-
diately."
After some questioning he said;
"Hattie Leblanc. my wife's maid
shot me while we were in the Office OF
the laundry together and l am al a
lossSto understand why She did it.
cannot possibly ascribe any motive for
the shooting"
The first shot proved fatal and GLOW
or died of internal hemorrhages. He
was shot with his own revolver which
is of .3S calibre.