Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-15

her. Most of her answers to questions
were interpreted by one of the priests,
although occasionally Hattie spoke in
broken English. 80 ''=-'"i
She said that she would remain with
friends in Massachusetts for a few
days and then would return with her
father to her West Arichat home,
where she would arrive in time for
the Christmas celebration.
Hattie is not much of a talker."
said Attorney Johnson, to which re-
mark FIR. Robetaille offered the COM
ment that "Silence is a virtue.
When Hattie was asked about her
feelings when the jury was out, she
said: II felt sure of the outcome and
it comforted me during the ordeal"
The girl was very nervous and the
interview was soon declared ended.
Attorney Johnson was so pleased at
the outcome Of the case that he could
not talk, further than to- express his
great delight. FIR. Robetaille, who on
the stand testified that Hattie was "as
good a girl as any in Nova Scotia"
expressed great qualification because
his little friend had been freed.
District Attorney Higgins would not
comment on the verdict.
Shortly after the verdict was an
nounced, it was announced about the
courthouse that Hattie LIE Blanc was
to be arrested and held as a witness
in another case. District Attorney
Higgins, when asked concerning the
matter, said: "This is news to me-
Later, MIR. johnson said that the dis
trict attorney had assured him that
no move against the lie Blanc girl
was projected.
1t developed however, that after the
adjournment of the court, the assist
ant district attorney, Charles J. Wier,
called on Judge Bond and represented
to him that now that Hattie was ac-
quilted she ought to tell her story
before the grand jury, which meets
III January, in order that her evidence
might be used in the prosecution Of
some other person.
The judge told Mr.. Wier that there
had not been enough evidence pre-
scented during the trial to convict
any other person of the murder OF
Glover.
After the newspaper men had left
the Jail the members of the jury filed
into the sheriff's Office. Each of them
shook hands with Hattie. and all con-
graduated her on her acquittaE Hat
tie tried to express in her broken Eng
lish her gratitude to them, but her
feelings overcame her and she broke
down. Several OF the jurymen also
wept.
After the jurymen had left the Jail.
preparations for Hattie's departure
were made, and at 1856 P. NJ, she
LETT in taXicab, accompanied by Mr..
Johnson and Larry Smith, the de-
tective. who had assisted in collect
ing evidence for the defence. 1t was
not announced at the Jail where Mr.
Johnson was taking his client.
Some hours after the announcement
of the verdict District Attorney John
J. Higgins made the following state
ment:
against Hattie lie Blanc is now ended
and the defendant has been acquitted.
1.-The exclusion of the dying state
ment Of Clarence F. Glover that Hattie
LIE Blanc shot him in the laundry and
that he took the revolver away from
her and threw it over a fence where
it was afterwards found. deprived the
government OF the most vital testimony
against the defendant. If l could have
felt justified l would have preferred
to have dropped the case then and
there, but it seemed my duty to go on.
After the verdict Judge Bond was
requested to secure the attendance of
Hattie lie Blanc before the grand jury
with a view of indicting Mrs. Lillian
NJ. Glover. He declined to do this anu
stated that the evidence which had
appeared in the case against Mrs. Glov-
er would not warrant finding such an
indictment and that if a jury should
find her guilty on no more evidence
tnar what had appeared against her in
this case he would set aside the YER
dict