New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
PRAYED FOR M|SSLEBLANc
Attorney Implores Jury TO Send
Her Home for Joyous Christmas.
IlIDGE's CHARGE FAVORABLE
Girl TO Take Stand and Declare
Her Innocence-Case To BE
Given Jury TIC day.

--,p--f5ra Mass, Dec 1S.-The fate Of
- Leblanc. the diminufive Cape Bre-
-+-l u-ho mas been on trial since No
- * for the murder OF Clarence F
-, Vas almost " the hands Of the
-. when the court suddenly adjourned
- sfrernoon until tomorrow Judge
- min sneak = few words at the open
~ -o-7,,o-row=s session. finishing his
80 and after the girl has taken the
-..,5 and declared her innocence the jury
N take charge Of the case
,sat,5n n Johnson. the senior counsel
.s-, ,7arsudau;. in an address which
,.-= rour hours. begged the jury TO send
&c Leblanc back to her home in the
81. =sn7-- hamlet OF West Arichat for
q i0vous Christmas
..c-s-f q C4od,'' he exclaimed, in prayer
., conclusion. that the proud escutcheon
= 1rsssaebusetts may not be stained by
=. blood Of this innocent chIld-
re-, District Attorney John j Higgins.
-, calmly hut no less earnestly. de-
1870 -ra- the girl ripened into a woman
b. 7iea Al the Glover home, had gone
-.,,4--gr-- 10 tie laundry with Glover al
-r-r- and there had shot ham to death A
- -,i-1, clover. he said, furnished the
- 10 sisclainled any desire to con-
v5-- he girl merely for the sake Oh CONVICT
irE some one
--s7 ----rf-e in the contest bet"een the
-rosec--ion and the defence ana gave the
60 r,a benefit Of his examination OF the
evidence
,f,,c, Of what Judge Bond had 70 say
- distinctly favorable 10 the defendant,
.snecfaIlv that bearing on the question on
-rha+5a- me girl had the courage and the
,r;I,fr- 70 usn for the first time revolver
,rs+ required the grasp Of a Eood-slzed
hsrF and the knowledge how TO release
= safety attachment He said that the
government had not shown that hattie
leblanc had ever used such a weapon
--hfls. on the other hand. Mrs Glover, the
-s-i=azr. lid know how 70 use one
T7e 7oirted out conflicting statements
-,a5e nv witnesses concerning both Mrs
Glover and her attorney. 3. D. Elnore. and
YES urging the jury 70 give the glrl me
re-eet Of any reasonable doubt when he
decided 70 conclude his remarks Tomorrow
Contrasted the Two Women.
II Johnson. counsel for Miss Leblanc
co--rssted he two women as TO their opPor-
+r-ir-. capacitv. motive, intent and design
- murder. He said that the only evil
5a7ce rf..r Hattie had the opportunity was
from the third degree examination b1
-0l5~e officers and counsel for Mrs Glover
Mrs Glover. he declared, had the oppor'
rs,rftv as WIS shown bv several witnesses
As 70 cspa city ne declared that the re
,-7--7o- which he displayed 70 the jury va
s7===--1l- 10 fro and required strong pull
~ the trigger. such as 2 girl as weak a
Hattie could not give On the other hand
he said that Mrs clover had been show
20 nave killed 4 squirrel with the weapon
sic also referred 70 EIaItie's eyesjght ant
-re-7 lowering has voice 80 that the pTISorle
could not hear he declared that the cir
was approaching blindness. but had no
geer Told Of The fact
h described The examination Of the cir
ny r7en. none OF whom were IN sympathy
9Th her and none q whom told her thai
me va Untitled 70 counsel One Of these
zen. Jhe $4,000 counsel for the widow