New-York tribune., 1910-12-08
DENIED KILLING GLOVER
Miss Leblanc'S Statement to
Police Admitted at Trial.
HEARD THREATS TO SLAY HIM
QuaTrelled with Victim Night Of
the Murder-Glover' Dying
Declaration Barred.

Cambridge. Mass. DaC. Hattie L.
ssnc, a. to-day's session Of her trial for
she murder Of Clarence 2. Glover. was
shown by her own statement. given ir1ue-
T7iatelv following her arrest three days
sf1s- the shooting to have been in he
laundry with Glover on the fatal night, 20
lave seen the revolver in Glover's hand. to
have struggled with him when ne is said
20 have assaulted her. TO have heard a
noise in the laundry like the rustic of
RoTnans skirt. which also attracted GIov-
sr's attention. TO have escaped from his
clutches. and then 10 have heard a shot
fred
Miss Leblanc declared in those state
+1ents which she gave 10 the police in
Trench and which We're interpreted 10 the
police by Miss Zella Gallant. that she never
Fnor Glover. that she did not know how
= use revolver. that she was angry with
him for his conduct toward her and that
sae had heard other people say that some
Dne would shoot him. She did not know
Elst he had been shot OF that he was dead
Un-il after her arrest She claimed that
she -ar hack 20 the Glover house after
escaping from the laundry and remained
,aree days without food. hiding under the
1'ed where she was finally found
she vent 20 TIE laundry by an appoint
sneut with Glover made OF the morning OF
she same day She believed that Glover
had shot himself. for he had a revolver in
fis hand when she last saw him. Miss La-
f'auo admitted that the comb and Din
found in Jhs laundry were hers and said
rev came of during the struggle with
Cover
All mis- evidence was placed before the
So through Miss Gallant by tedious
method which involved the mixing I'D Of
e7su-erS
Melvin N Johnson the leading counsel
for the defence, scored another point when
Fudge Bond refused 70 admit that part Of
he s1enograpfic report which referred 70
Elover's alleged dying statement that Hat
&c had shot him. The strain of the trial
became too much to-day for the young
lawyer. and the court adjourned al noon
for two hours while Mr.. Johnson received
medical treatment
TIE afternoon session was compare lively
trief and the only features were the in
Frodgc1ion by the government Of Glover's
DveTcoat. which has two holes IN II. and
the statement by Mr. Mcke1na- inspector
of the Waltham police. that he saw no
marks II made by powder Eattie's
hand when she was dragged from her hid
ing place This allegation. made by Sam
uel .. EimOre, the attorney who repre-
R-uts Mrs. Glover, on the witness stand on
Monday. was still further made a matter
~ question when the District Attorney
sid that both sides had agreed that there
we're no signs OF powder grains on a part
O. her hand that had been minutely ex-
E0rined by experts.
The government then rested. having oc-
Cr.pied eight DAYS in submitting its case.
Tie defence VIII open tomorrow morn
:0E. after which two residents Of Cape
E-=ton. including Hattie Leblanc's priest,
w. testify
District Attorney Higgins read 10 the
eourr Miss I<2 Blanc's statement made at
TIE police station examination She said
she vas sixteen Years old and had left
home when she was fifteen. and gone di-
Fectly % Mrs. Glover's. in WsIthan, where
she has lived ever since.
Describing he- movements on November
2, fs-ns tia DAY ~ the murder Of Glover.