The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-12-02
CHILLING OF MRS. CLOVER
 CONTINUED
Freeman Woman Tells of Mur- dered Mans Wife Weeping Over Casket = Also Testifies to Hattie Le Blanc's Half Crazed Appearance When Found Under Bed
Especial from United Press.)

Especial from United Press.) Cambridge, Dec. 2-Though thou | sands flocked to the East Cambridge courthouse, today, to make an effort to get into the court room, where Hattie Le Blanc, the F years old girl, is on trial there, charged with the murder of Clarence F. Glover, only a few, comparatively speaking, succeed ed The police barred the way and only let the spectators in ten or fif- teen at a time until all seats were filled. Nevertheless, hundreds remain ed about, outside, trying to gain en- trance. Not only were there morbid men and women, thousands of whom have come to the court but men high in professional, business and social life, were there. On account of the many new features involved in the case. the bar was exceptionally we'll represented and, throughout the city lawyers could be heard talking shop over the Le Blanc trial.
 When court opened, today. the prosecution had the satisfaction of of the witness who would be most un- der fire had been practically complet- ed in the long grilling of Mrs. Lil- lian Glover. From her childhood to the present, over and over again, the lawyer for the defense led the widow of the dead man but she parried his thrusts cleverly.
 Her story, yesterday showed a few slight discrepancies, of which Attor- ney Johnson made as much capital as possible. but for the most part her story showed a life of hard work. Shen did all kinds of work. She pos ed as a statue in theatrical troupe, and she was laundress; she specu- lated in pawn tickets and real es- tate: but never would she admit that her life was not what it should have been.
 Both Mrs. Glover and Hattie Le Blanc, the two chief figures in the drama, returned to court, attired as usual, the young prisoner attended by her friends, the court officer and ma tron, Mrs Glover by a woman friend. Mrs. Glover again, today. foiled the photographers efforts to snap her by holdine a parasol in front of her face Mrs. Glover was recalled immediate lv on the resumption of court. this morning for further cross exmaina- tion and was questioned by Johnson.
 After further questioning regarding testimony which she had given in the various hearings Mrs. Glover fell back upon the statement, sarcasti- cally delivered, that as she had tes-
 
 concerning this whole question it was not at ali strange that she could not rememben each time exactly what she had said at the previous hearings.
 Mrs. George A. Freeman. of Au- burndale. was then called to the testified as to her friendship with the Glover family that she and her hus- hand went with the Glovers and Hat tie to the football game on the af- ternoon before the evening Glover was murdered, though they rode there
 Mrs Glover had steadfastly denied that she had any knowledge of Hat fife Le Blancs whereabouts during those three days between the muroer and the time Hattie was dragged, half-starved, from under bed in the Glover house. Tn regard to the state ments concerning two reporters who came to the Glover house the night of the murder, to whom. it was charged. Mrs. Glover refused perm1s- sion to search the house, Mrs. Free- man asked whether she had heard this. On objection from Johnsoh' she was not allowed to answer
 Asked how the clock. which stood unon ., telephone. compared with her watch. she declared that it was m minutes slow Her watch, she stat ea was very nearly correct.
 The defense had contended that thls clock was 20 minutes fast.
 After the body had arrived and it's placement in the parlor, she told how Lillian had been taken in to see It. I'atar Mrs. Freeman had taken Mrs. G1over on her arm to see the body, and leaning over the open casket, Mrs Glover wept for 10 minutes.
 Describing the finding of Hattie, che testified that she saw Hattie af- Fer the girl had been founds and was hroueht out from under the bed. The ~;r1 was sitting on the bed, her cloth ;ne badly disarranged and her hair disbeveled, and with the general ap- oaarance of a hunted, half-crazed be- ing.
 ,ength cloak of red and her hat was under her arm. In answer to an in o,1iry by an officer Hattie shook her head. as if to indicate that she did not understand English. Then, Mrs. freeman said she assisted in prepar- inc coffee for Hattie, and at the rec of Mrs. Glover, some crackers, which the scared girl ate Mrs. Freeman last saw Hattie as she was being led down stairs by the policeman.
 She denied conversation which she testified to have had with Mrs