Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-02

| Giover's probate action, to leave the
court room, as they would be called
upon to testify later in the case. One
of them, Mr.. Lenelle, refused, but
Judge Bond ordered him out.
Mr. Johnson then led Mrs. Glover
through certain incidents on the day
of the shooting.
| She told the time that she arose that
morning, of her purchasing of the Sun
| day dinner, Of dinner at noon and Of
| her leaving with Hattie LIE Blanc and
her husband in an automobile at 2
| o'clock for the football game. They
reached there late and left early but as
| there was some shopping after the
game the party did not reach Waltham
until O'Clock.
| She denied that she said to Hattie in
| the automobile that she used to like
| her husband. but did not now or tina,
| he was no good"
Mr. JohnSons examination had
| reached tea time at the Glover house
when the noon recess was taken
Mr.. Johnson resumed his cross-ex-
animation of Mrs. Glover by asking
how Hattie lie Blanc was dressed when
she left the Glover house on the eve
| ming Of the murder. Mrs. Glover could
| not tell She did remember that the
girl started out at 1.45 P. M. and said
she was going to Boston and that she
was told to be back by 10 o'clock. Mrs
Glover said she did not think It sur
prising that the girl wanted to go to
Boston. although she knew that Hat
tie had very little money.
She said she stayed at the house and
at $50 o'clock she talked with Mrs
Freeman. a friend, by telephone. At
9.r5 O'Clock a Mr.. futile ca>,e with a
pair of shoes.
How is it. Mrs. Glover" asked Mr.
Johnson. that you have testified four
times regarding your actions that night
at other hearings and this is the first
time that you ever mentioned Mr.. Tut
tle?''
Mrs. Glover replied that she forgot
it on other occasions. She said thai
it was $50 o'clock when Sergt. Grain
Of the Waltham police came to the
house and asked for Hattie. He
thought that she (Mrs. Clover was
Hattie, until she convinced him of his
mistake.
The police officer finally told her
that her husband had been shot, and
she Went with him to the hospital
Half way up stairs as her
husband was having sick
spell she turned and came down
stairs again where she waited in
side room and talked football with
some people there. She heard some one
say that Mr.. Glover was to be operat-
ed uron. Finally she started home
r,An fhnrn n fa. hot
midnight She admitted saying to
reporter the next day: Remember that
he was shot with his own revolver. 1t
will look better for me-" She did not
know why she said it.
Mrs. Clover's lawyer was s. D. Ell
more. who she said came to her house
the day after the murder and to whom
she gave s4I53 two days after the crime
for legal expenses.
She described the search Of the
house by the police for traces of Hat
tie lie Blanc, and of her own examin-
alton and she said she was surprised
when she learned that the girl had
! been found three days after the muir
der under a bed in her spare room.
She denied that she ever discussed
her husbands habits with Lawyer Ell
| more or had ever used profane Ian
guage in speaking of her husband.
She declared that she bought the
Waltham laundry in 1898 with her own
money. Her house stood in her broth
er's name and he paid many of the
bills. but it was all her money.
Just before the day closed Mr.. john
son returned to the letters and urged
Mrs. Glover to hunt for them upon her
return nome tonight. She said she
would and will tell the result of her
search tomorrow.