The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-12-01
CALLS HER A VAMPIRE.
Attorney Makes Fierce Attack on
Widow of Murdered Man.


Cambridge, Dec. Interest in the
| trial of Hattie LIE Blanc, the 17-year-
old Cape Breton girl for the murder
of Clarence F. Glover, Waltham
laundryman, drew to the Middlesex
county court house today a greater
crowd than at any previous time dur
ing the trial.
Encouraged by the victory of her
| counsel yesterday when they succeeded
in having excluded from the jury's
consideration the alleged dying decla-
ration of Glover that Hattie lie Blanc
had shot him, the defendant faced her
accusers with a buoyancy that showed
plainly her apparent firm faith in her
speedy acquittal.
Mrs. Glover the widow, was expect
ed to resume the stand today but in
stead of being examined by a friendly
district attorney she awaited the or
deal of a minute and searching cross
examination at the hands of Mr.. John
son, counsel for Miss LIE Blanc.
The commonwealth case was opened
by Assistant District Attorney Weir. He
admitted that the evidence the state
had to present was largely of a cir
cumstantial character He rehearsed
the story of the tragedy from the time
the laundry owner left his residence at
7:45 p. m. on November 20, 1909, until
his death at 1910 a. m. November 81.
Mr.. Weir said the state would show
that several pieces of jewelry which
were owned by Hattie LIE Blanc we're
found next day in the rear of the
laundry where Glover was shot.
Thomas Connors of Waltham said
that he was called to help remove
Glover after the wounded man had
been found on the piazza of DR.. N. w.
Cousens' hospital. The witness denied
that there was any young man named
Herbert A. King on the piazza that
evening as claimed by the government.
DR.. Cousens told the jury that when
he saw Glover on the piazza, Glover
was breathing heavily. He gave him
an injection of morphine but was con-
WINGED that Glover was dying
Interest shifted from Hattie LIE
Blanc to the widow of Clarence Glover
when Attorney Johnson declared that
he proposed to connect her with the
crime.
st want a chance to show that Mrs.
Glover is vampire" said the attor-
ney. Mr.. Johnson was led to make
these remarks when his cross examina-
ton of DR.. Cousens was objected to by
the district attorney. The district at
torney maintained that Mr.. Johnson
should show to the satisfaction of the
court that his accusations had founda-
ton. Judge Bond decided to hear the
evidence, as he did that regarding the
dying declaration before allowing the
jury to pass on it and the jurors were
sent from the room. Mrs. Glover was
Miss Lillian M. LIE Blanc. second
cousin of the prisoner. She was ac-
quilted last spring of a charge of be-
ing an accessory after the fact to the
murder of her husband.
Before Mrs. Glover was cross-ex-
amined, Assistant District Attorney
Weir asked her a few more direct
questions. She admitted she was IA
miliar with firearms and that Hattie
Leblanc was with her husband and
herself in an automobile at a football
game on the afternoon before the
shooting. Mrs. Glover said that in
past years she had sent money and
clothing to Hattie's family at West
Arichat, c. B., and had aided two of
Hatties sisters to come to the United
States.
H. On cross examination. Mrs Glover
admitted she had received letters I'M
der an assumed name, that of Minnie
Everett Clark.
She said she was introduced to her
husband by Arthur Glover. his BROTH
the name of Gardner. She said
she and Clarence Glover were married
in Boston in January. 1890 and again
in Providence in 1900. The second
marriage ceremony was performed be-
cause she was told the first was illegal
The widow sat gack in the witness
chair cool, collected and always on
the alert.
She admitted that she had INDUCED
in revolver practice with her husband
in their back yard in Waltham, but she
disliked a rife. Four pictures showing
her holding such a weapon were e1e
hibited, but she said they were all ia
loquy over letters. She said she fire.
quently wrote letters for Hattie LIE
Blanc and admitted sending one 20 a
Mr.. .Fales at Centerville, n. E. She
could not remember whether she had