Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-01
MRS. GLOVER HAD INCL
NATION AND OPPORTUNITY
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belonging to Hattie LIE Blanc. as well
as handkerchief found in the laun-
ldry. tt.
She identified as belonging TO her
Husband, the weapon which the prose-
cution claims was used. She said she
| had owned the laundry for 13 years
ard bought il with her own money.
| Her direct examination had been con-
Guided when court adjourned. She
will be crosse examined tomorrow by
Mr. Johnson.
Cambridge, Mass. Nov Gothic al
Ileged dying statement" of Clarence
r. Glover. for whose murder Hattie
lie Blanc is on trial for her life. and
Which statement is said to have named
the girl as firing the fatal shot. was
ruled out of the case by Judge Bond.
at the opening Of today's session. The
district attorney claimed yesterday
that the statement was essential to
the governments case. but said today
that the trial would proceed.
| Judge Bond allowed the prosecution
an hour to produce additional proof
that the dying statement" was COM
|
reviewed the evidence very carefully.
had studied numerous authorities. but
could not bring his mind to believe
| that the statement by Glover that
Hattie lie Blanc shot him was made
under tn" solcmnity of approaching
death. ] therefore exclude it from the
case"
| The courtroom seemed to be uuivcr-
ling with ..Ncitmcnt when Judge Bond
took his seat at the opening of the
trial today. for he had announced at
the adjournment last night that he
lWould make HIS decision the first
thing this morning. District Attorney
! Higgins appeared nervous. and NJ. NJ
johnson. the leading counsel for the
girl. was also somewhat excited for
the district attorney had stated that
on the Introduction of this evidence
rested the essential props of the gov
ernmcnts case.
Before Judge Bond could utter d
word. the district attorney had jumped
to his feet and renewed yesterdays
fight by asking that additional wit
nesses might be heard. He told
Judge Bond that Glover's statement
| WAS Vi tIt SIcftlSSl iIuDOi " tliC
government and he urged the court
to hear q few more witnesses before
ruling on the matter. Mr.. Higgins
said he was convinced that the jury
should have a chance to hear this
testimony and what Glover said dur
ing the hours before his death The
witnesses he wanted to call today he
thought would clear the doubt in the
nina of the judge as to the presence
of certain of the witnesses at the hos
pital when Glover lay there. He said
that while they might differ somewhat
lin their testimony they would be found
to agree on the main facts.
Counsel Johnson for the girl. de-
nounced what he called the attempt
OF the district attorney to crowd in
competent evidence into the case, and
quoted tho testimony of several OF the
doctors yesterday to show that none
of them told Glover that he was dy-
ing Glover" he declared, never
said. Hattie shot me- after the police
men made him realize that he was
dying
Judge Bond allowed two witnesses
to be heard. one a girl Ethel Snow,
VINO was W ltll f1'IilldII iNii's1 N'Nii
the latter jumped off a wagon to help
Glover after I've had been shot. An
other was Alfred Proctor. who was
at the hospital when Glover was taken
in and said he heard Glover say sew
cral times. Hattie shot me-
Judge Bond gave his decision in a
clear but low voice to courtroom
that seemed to hang breathless on his
words.
The stories by these witnesses"
| he said, seemed to differ strangely.
and / must insist that they have not
convinced me that Mr.. Glover's state
ment. Hattie shot me- was made I'M
der the solcmnity OF approaching
death. People get the habit of say
ing I'm going to die but such state
mcnts are seldom made with such a
conviction.
| 1T should be shown conclusivcly
| tlat Glover was convinced that he
was going to die. and the evidence
I have heard does not come up to
such conviction"
Judge Bond cited several cases and
| told a couple of stories to make clear
| the point. and concluded with the
| words: II therefore exclude the ev-
| iGcncc."
A recess was Immediately an
notnceG.
The district attorney announced that
| the governments case would go right
on despite the setback. which he ac-
knowledge to be a severe one.
Assistant District Attorney Charles
:. Wier opened for the government
with history of the case. Starting
with Glover's leaving home on the
night of the shooting at 1.45 o'clock he
told of his being seen to enter his
laundry with woman at S.35. his dis
covery half an hour later on the piazza
of DIR. Cousen's private hospital hun
dred yards from the laundry. his death
there at 1910 A. NJ. on Nov. p, the
discovery of the revolver with two
bullets missing in the place where
Glover said he threw it. and the arrest
Of Hattie LIE Blanc three days after the
murder.
Mr.. Wier also referred to legal con-
troverses over Glover's will in which
relatives of the girl took part. He said
that the evidence which the govern