Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-12-08
STRAIGHT STORY TOLD
BY HATTIE LIE BLANC
Continued from Page One.)

Mr.. Johnson was reinforced at hi
| table by the French consul in Bostol
and Il French stenographer ana know
| ing something of the language him
self, he was quite well prepared to fol
| low Miss Gallant closely and protes
against any discrepancy between he
evidence today and what was said a
| the, little police station Il year ago.
The district attorney also armed
| himself with q French Interpreter ant
Canada the trial today took on an in
| ternaticnal significance.
Soon after court convened, the de
fence scored its second important vic
| tory of the case, when Judge Bone
ruleti that he would exclude from tn,
statements made BY the defendant q
the Waltham police station on TIL.
night of her arrest any and all por-
tons of the questions and answer
which made any reference to the al
legged dying declaration of Glover that
Hattie had shot him. The district at
torncv had expected that the permis-
sion obtained yesterday to introduce
tho,QueStiOnS and answers at tOdayS
session would BILE him to bring be-
fore the jury Glovers dying state
ment. which had previously been en-
cluded under another court ruling.
One of the questions put to the de-
fendant at the police station was:
Mr.. Glover said before he died that
you shot him. Did Eou?"
TO this question Hattie answered:
"No."
Zella Gallant was the first witness
called today. She said that in 1903 and
1893 she was at the Waltham hospital
training school for nurses.
She told Of being called to the police
station on the night Of Hatties ar
rest to act as interpreter Hattie. she
said, appeared greatly worried and
frightened when brought into the Do
lice station
Her hair was matted. her clothing
crumnlcd. and her hands were dirty
and 2rimy. The girl was given an oys-
ter stew before being subjected to the
questioning of the officers.
District Attorney Higgins showed
the witness the transcript of the ques-
NAN'-''
hearing ard Miss Gallant said that to
the best OF her remembrance. it was
correct.
Under cross-eXamination by Mr..
Johnson. Miss Gallant said that Hat
lie sat with her back against The wall
and the witness sat beside her. The
others. including the police officials,
Mr. Elmor2, Mr.. Tupper and Mayor
Walker of Waltham. sat in half-cir-
Gle facing the defendant and question
ed her.
Did YOU see anyone present who ap-
pear2d in Hatties behalf?" asked Mr..
Johnson.
Il did not" was tho replv
Miss Gallant told of the visit of State
Detective Burns to her home at
Bloomfield, p. f. l.. for the purpose OF
inducing her to come to the trial When
asked what inducements were offered
ner to return to Massachusetts. Miss
Gallant said that her fare and OK
penses We're paid and she was to re-
,cciye Witness fees. The expenses. of
ihcr Brother, John Gallant. who ac-
cOlnpanicd her, were also paid by the
prosecution.
Miss emily f. Bowers, the stenogra-
pher Of Mayor Edward a. Walker of
Waltham, followed Miss Gallant or
the stand She said that she had TAX
en- stenosraphic notes of the questions
put to Hattie at the police station ana
the answers made, through the inter-
prefer. She was shown a transcript of
the questions and answers ana said
that it was correct. She had with her
the original notes. which she COM
pared with the transcript She testi-
fled that neither promises nor threats
had been made to Hattie before the
examination began. This was brought
out by Mr.. Higgins to show that ms
hearing at the police station did no:
resemble Il so-called third degree" ex-
Several other witnesses who were
present at the police station examina-
ton followed Miss Bowers. Chief of
Police Mckenna said that Hattie was
not threatened or intimidated, nor was
she offered any inducements to make
her talk. On cross examination the
chief said that he had not suggested
to Hattie that she should have coun-
sci, nor had he given her any oppor
tunlty to secure counsel. He allowed
Attorneys Elmore and Tupper to be
present at the inqulsition because he
knew Gilmore was GIover's attorney
and he thought Tupper was Elmore's
partnef
Mayor Walker described Hattie's an
pearance at the hearing, saying that
she looked just like little bird that
mad hown in through window and
against a wall. If you know how such
= bird looks you will understand what
mean"
Dr. George l.. West, medical ex-
amner, recalled said that the wounds
IN Glover's body were in line with the
bullet holes in the overcoat and under
coat, entered as exhibits. This testi
nony was introduced because one of
yesterdays witnesses could not identi
y the overcoat exhibited as the coat
worn by Glover when he went to the
cousen's hospital A few other wit
lesses~ gave testimony of a minor na-
'ure and then Dist. Atty. Higgins read
o the court Hatties statement at the
Naltham policea station
According to this statement Hattie
vas first warned Of her rights and