Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-03-24
Seymour Glover Unable 10
Recall the Advice
Given Him by District Attorney
To Tell The Truth.
Told That Men Had Been Con.
vieted on Less Evidence.

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REORGANIZATION Of Seymour Glover,
a brother II the murdered Waltham
l:,undfyTnan, furnished d series OF sen
satinns at tnday's session or the contest
Of Clarence f. GloVer's VIII. Incident
ally n transcript Of IN" stcn"graphic
notes Of the district attorney, John j.
Higgins made in connection with the
Investigation Of Glovers death, was in
troduced IN court.
Seymour Glover stated that until he
heard the testimony Of Mrs. Lillian
Glover, the widow. he thought that the
stock, machinery and good Will of the
laundry bolpnEod to the corporation.
This Is valuod at $4,000. or about half
the total value of the Glover estate.
The witness, wnen questioned regard
ing his appearancc in the Office OF Dis
trict Attorney Higgins at about the
time the murder was being investigated
gave evidence 0f Il poor memory.
He was asked If the district attorney
did not tell him to tell all he knew
about the affair and also If his broth
ers d,d not agree To sign an instru-
ment waving their claims to the es-
tate II he ga tell the truth In the mat
ter The witness replied that he did
not recall. n response TO another
question. Seymour Glover said that he
tod The district attorney AL that |
was justified in telling him
II did not know what game was up
continued the witness. and ! might
have said something that Mr.. Gilmore.
with whom ] had consulted. would net
want ne 10 say"
AT this point. a transcript of the dis
trict attorneys stenographic notes was
introduced and the following question.
which was asked by Mr. Higgins OF
Seymour Glover at "A private inquiry
in the district attorneys office was
read:
Is il possible that You are connect
ed with this crime? Last February /
convicted Il man OF murder in Lowell
upon a good deal less evidence than |
have on you You have prohted more
than anyone. This man in Lowell got
$500 on an insurance policy. | can't
understand your position Mr.. Glover"
The witness could not recall the
question and comments of the district
attorney
Another extract from the district
attorneys transcript was then intro
duced as follows:
Question by Mr.. Higgins: Now,
Mr.. Glover you are not "A criminal,
and you arc not suspected. but | urge
you to tell the truth; you will have to
tell il some day. somewhere"
At this point, Attorney Elmore, who
represents the will, sprang to his feet
with a protest against the introduction
of the stenographic report. He de-
clared that the case at issue was
whether Clarence Glover had made his
Will under undue influence on the part
of any person. ana was not a murder
trial Judge Lawton ruled that Sey-
mour Glover was Il hostile witness and
that the transcript might be admitted.
Seymour Glover then explained that the
reason he did not talk more freely in the
district attorneys office was because he
was not alone with the district attorney
Irene lie Blame. sister of Hattie lie
Blanc. who testified that Hattie had
charged Mrs. Glover with the murder of
her husband. succeeded Glover on the
stand. She appeared very nervous. Mr..
Gilmore asked her if her half sister. Mrs.
Davis. had told her that she was going
to write Mr.. Elmore that the witness had
said that she did not care what lies she
told" and Irene answered that Mrs Da-
Wis had said nothing of the kind The
witness said that she considered Hattie
truthful and that she 0he witness) had
never said that Hattie was a bad girl
and stayed out late at night
Questioned by Attorney Cove. for the
petitioners. Irene quoted Hattie as say.
ing that Mrs Glover had hidden Hattie
under the bed In the guest chamber OF
the Glover home after the murder anc
that Mrs. Glover knew all the time tha