New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

Mrs. Glover, should have protected Hattie
IN an emergency Of this kind
Regarding the motive, Mr.. Johnson said
that Hattie lad none unless it was be
cause Glover scoIded her because she would
not take some candy. In the other hand,
Mrs Glover he said, had a motive in re-
moving a man who had taken her money
to buy the laundry and would not return
1t. and who had made a will which did
give her control
Mr.. Johnson said that the defence de
sired 70 compromise verdict. no attempt
10 modify the verdict 10 nanslaughter but
a straight decision as to the guilt or in
nocence of the girl. He appealed 10 the
jury to aCQuit Hattie Leblanc that she
might be reunited with her father and
kindred in West Arichat on Christmas Day.
In his argument Mr. Higgins said that he
did not pose as Mrs GIover's defender. and
he described Mrs Glover as a woman who
had been bad from the beginning He
claimed that Hattie's association with
Glover transformed her from q child 10 a
woman. and that when she went to meet
him IN the laundry on the night of the
murder she went as a willing woman and
not as child that had 10 be coaxed- The
District Attor1ev declared that Glover had
shooting and that the struggle IN the laun-
! dry occurred after the shooting, when
! Glover grappled with the girl for the pos
session of the revolver. He asserted that
! the powder marks on GIover's coat showed
| that the nluzzIe OF the revolver was within
| three inches of his body indicating that
| he had been shot my some one whom he
/ trusted
| After reading the two counts OF the in
/ dtctment. one of which made a direct
/ charge while the other was of a more
! descriptive character. Judge Bond in ad-
{ dressing the jury said that II was for the
! Jury 10 determine whether the prisoner
! was guilty and whether she had the oppor-
tunity TO fire the shots. He called partic-
/ uIar attention to what ne said was very
! important testimony given by Hattie LIE
! blanc in which she said she heard what
! she thought was another person in the
/ laundry when she was there with Glover.
! He said that the jury must determine
whether there was any one else there who
/ might have had the opportunity 10 shoot
/ Glover
/ The matter Of motive for killing Glover
must be considered-whether Hattie had
/ such a motive ard desired his death, or
! whether some one else had one Judge
/ 10 Hattie found il the laundry. He said
! that there were many peculiar things about
( the finding Of the articles. for several per
I sons claimed 10 have been the only ones
+ VINO had discovered them.
1t has been shown from the defendant
own testimony" said Judge Bond. that
Hattie was in the laundry Mrs Glover says
that she was al her home reading paper
and using telephone. There is testimony
showing that Mrs Glover was on the
/ street that evening. and it is for the jury
! TO decide whether she had the opportunity
! Of going 10 the laundry Il has been shown
that Mrs. Glover was familiar with pistols
and their use"
/ Judge Bond had been speaking an hour
and a half. when the jury appeared to be
getting very nervous He then said that
/ he would conclude IN the morning. II IS
/ expected that he viii occupy only few
| minutes and that Hattie Leblanc viii then
take the stand that she may he asked II
! she has anything 10 say
/ It Is expected that the case Will be ii
the hands Of the jury by 10 o'clock To-
morrow morning.