Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-02-17
Woman Resembling Mrs.
Clever Bought Revolver.
Salesman Feels REASONABLY
Certain" She Was Person.
Brother of Murdered WaItham Man
Tells Of Alleged Threats to Shoot.

Cambridge, Mass, Feb. 18th e re-
volver with which Clarence +. Glover,
the Naitham Iaundryman, was shot
and killed on Nov. 20 last, was pur-
chased by a woman who Thomas Cof-
fey, a salesman in Il Boston sporting
goods house. is reasonably ce rtain"
was Glover's wife, according to COT
fey'S testimony i'm the hearing. over
the contest Of Glover's will in Il re- pro-
bate court here today. Coffey r:stified
that the woman asked him VIII ether Il
32-calibrc revolver would kill II per-
son, and upon being told that it was
doubtful. selected the 3S-calibre, weap-
on with which, it is alleged, Glover was
shot. *
In tie effort of the brothers of the
dead man. who arc. contcsting the will
to prove that Clarence was a fraid Of
hsgM ife and that she frishte ned him
into making her and his brother Scy-
nour Glover the principal bene ticiaries,
ore of the brothers Norman Glover,
Etestihed today that Clarence has told
him that his Wife repeatedly had
thre atened to shoot him.
Interest in the contest over the Will
Of Glover showed no .diminution today
despite a respite since tr1day last.
The probate court room was again
crowded when Judge Mcintyre con-
tinued mis- investigation OF the claim
of the contestiEg brothers of Mr..
Glover that the will. which leaves
greater portion Of the property to the
widow and another brother was OBJ
tanned through undue influence on the
part of Mrs. Glover.
The widCW was still the center of at
traction although up to today she had
not been called upon to testify re-
garding her knowledge Of the murder
Of her husband for which Miss Hattie
LIE Blanc, a servant of the CiloVers, is
under Indictment in the first degree.
Norman Glover, one Of the protesting
brothers, who is now employed as
shoe worker in Lynn, taking the stand
when the hearing was resumed, stated
that his brother Clarence in talk
with him, told him that his life was a
perfect hell' and he was constantly
afraid that something would happen
and that his wife had threatened re-
peatedly to shoot him.
Asked why he had not visited his
brother Clarence at his hor,e, Norman
Glover stated that it was because he
did not care to associate with the wo-
main with whom Clarence was living"
and asserted that his brother seymour
is trying to shield Clarence Glovers
widow"
The question Of admitting the testi-
mony of Thomas Coffey aroused much
debate, but he finally was allowed to
take the stand.
He testified that on March 81, 1909,
Smith e Wesson revolver Of SO cali
bre, No 1852, was sold by him to a
woman, together with a box of cart
ridges of the same calibre.
Asked to describe her, Coffey said
she was about 80 years old, but could
not tell how she was dressed. He is
reasonably certain he said that the
woman was similar in appearance to
Mrs. Glover, whom he had seen in the
court room during the previous days of
the hearing. The woman asked him if
such a revolver would kill a person.
Her counsel interposed the question
of whether the purchaser asked speci-
fically il the weapon would kill a man.
Coffey was not positive of this, but be-
lieved it was the question.
Attorney Elmore cross examined the
witness but did not materially change
his testimony.
Court then adjourned until tomorrow
morning.