The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-07

room today with a smile for the first
time since the trial began, eleven. days
ago, for he had succeeded in obtain
ing permission to introduce as evidence
the girls statement to the police di-
rectly after her arrest.
Until the closing hours of the trial
yesterday, the district attorney had
seen the greater part of the essential
elements of his case thrown out by ad-
verse rulings of the court and in add1-
tion there had been an unusual amount
of contradictory evidence from his own
witnesses He sent 700 miles to Prince
Edward island and brought back MISS
Zella Gallant. Frefcn-Caha4laI x41sI
than at the time of the murder ana
acted as the interpreter for the police
in the examination OF MISS LIE Blanc
after the girl had been dragged from
under a bed in the Glover house three
davs after the shooting. Miss Gal
lant's evidence was available when
court opened today
Second Victory for Defense.
Soon after the opening of court the
defense scored its second important
victory when Judge Bond ruled TO eX-
clude from the statements made by
the defendant at the Waltham police
station on the night of her arrest any
and all portions of the questions ana
answers which made any reference 10
the alleged dying declaration of Glover
that Hattie had shot him. One of the
questions put to the defendant at the
police station was:
's.NIr.. Glover said before he died that
YOU shot him. Did you?
To this question Hattie answered:
NO.
Miss Gallant was the first witness
called She told of being called to
the police station on the night OF Hat
ties arrest to act as interpreter. Hattie,
She said, appeared greatly frightened
District Attorney Higgins showed the
witness the transcript of the questions
and answers at the police station near
ing and Miss Gallant SAID She DeheNeu
it was correct
..Did you see any one present who
appeared in Hattie's behalf?" asked
Mr.. Johnson.
1T did not was the reply.
When asked what inducements were
offered her to return to Massachusetts,
Miss Gallant said her fare anC eX-
penses and the expenses of her brother,
John Gallant who accompanied her
were paid by the prosectfuon- pe She
Miss Emily Bowers, the stenogra-
nher of, MayOr Walker of WalthSm.
followed Miss Gallant on the stand
She said she had taken notes of the
questions put to Hattie at the police
station and the answers made through
the interpreter.
She was shown a transcript of ques-
tiOns and answers and said it was cor
rect. she ana OInSE Witnesses lNSSlACN
mat neither promises nor threats had
been made to Hattie before the exami-
nation began. Mayor Walker of Wal
than described Hattie's appearance at
the hearing, saying she looked Just
like a little bird that had flown in
through a window and against wall.
IF Won know how such a bird looks
you will understand what I mean
The Defendants Statement.
District Attorney Higgins read to
the court Hattie's statement at the po-
lice station examination. According to
this statement Hattie said she was 16
wears old and that she had left her
home in West Arichat, c B., when she
was Is. She had gone directly to Mrs
Glover's house in Waltham, where she
had lived ever since
20 on November 20, 1909. the day of
the murder of Glover. she said she
left the house at about 7:15 p. M,
C;Iaver departing at $40. She went
to the laundry. That morning Glover
had asked her to meet him in the
hIandry that night and she was keep
ing the appointment. When she met
Glover at the laundry she said he made
Improper proposals to her, which she