Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-10
HATTIE Lee BLANC's De.
FENCE GROWS STRONGER
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dlOtcIy "iltClt was W navy pCCA1 eCclACS<
within few days. will be postponed.
probably until the April term Of the
court.
Coffey was cross-examined by Dist.
Atty. Higgins when the afternoon ses-
sion opened. He said that he attended
the Glover will hearing and looked at
a woman who was pointed out to him
as Mrs. Lillian Glover. He could not
identify her as the person to whom he
sold the revolver, inasmuch as she
was yelled at the will hearing. He
knew that the woman who bought the
revolver was shorter than he. He
could not remember any other sales
made on the day he sold the revolver
and would not have remembered that
particular incident IL a detective had
not produced the sales slip and re-
called it to him. 1t was the first time
he had ever sold a revolver to a wo-
man. The witness was unable to de-
scribe the dress Of the purchaser and
did not remember whether she wore
gloves.
When the ss-examination Of COT
fey was concluded Mr.. Johnson intro
duceG several letters. Although he did
not tell at the time the reason for
bringing them into the case, it was
believed that he intended to show by
them Hattie's state of mind. and that
she was generous and loving, rather
than vindictive.
One letter, written by Mrs. Glover
fer Hattie, who was unable 10 write,
was dated Oct. 90, 1909. and was to
Hattie's parents at West Arichat, c.
&. 1t said:
"Mv Dear Mother-I would like to
tell you that your. three girls are we'll
and all working. Irene and Lillian are
getting 81 week. They are green girls
and it takes time to learn. was
obliged to give up nearly all my
clothes to Irene and Lillian. Nobody
wants you around here If you have no
good clothes. I also gave them hats,
SO l think / have done my share. If I
had not done this would be able to
send you money. I only have 81 now.
Everything up here costs money. When
we go to Kate's (Mrs. Sampsonx who
testified yesterday I have to pay for
everybody and carfares for three make
quite lot of money. So I can send
you only 81. Compliments to all the
family from Henriettee Ann"
A letter dated Nov..S 1909, said, In
part:
IF I had not bought a fur coat
would have sent you some money.
have given Lillian a waist, but Lii
han keeps coming back for more. If 1
have got 10 pay for all her things I
do not know what I shall do. 1 think
after what I have done, / ought to be
finished paying her expenses. When
we go anywhere 1 have to pay for her,
because Lillian always leaves her peck
etbook at home. / am proud, yes, and
l always shall be proud. that I am
now an American girl. l have been
here year. Irene says all she came
for was to earn some clothes and be
married The girls come to see me
nearly every day. The girls frolic.
dance, laugh and eat treats. Irene
made bread this week and her mistress
said that 1t was very good. There IS a
good deal of French people here in
Walthain. Lillian is going to night
school. Compliments Of Lillian and
Irene to all. Henriettee Ann"
AIiJlLGI LelLSI It'll OitCCo lIao COSfA
written from West Arichat by Hat
ties sister, Eva. to Mrs. Glover. and
acknowledged the receipt OF 81 to buy
@ bonnet. The writer said thta she had
bought bonnet for SO cents. and had
given $3.50 To Marie, another sister.
that she might buy q pair of shoes and
be able TO attend school. Eva was pro-
fuse IN her thanks to Mrs. Glover Tor
the latter's kindness and said: I'VE
hear Mass every day and pray to God
for YOU. Heaven will open up for you
at the close of your days for your
charity to the poor The good God will
return TO you what you have given us
il charity. The slippers YOU sent me
am keeping for my first communion
next summer. I thank you from the
bottom of my heart"
In q letter written to Hattie's par
ents. Mrs. Glover said: .
Hattie has aided her sisters with
clothing. Poor child it pains me that
she does not write. She spoke to me
of how she liked the church and said
that if she had money she would give
it to the church. If she likes the
After the letters had been intro
duced the court was given a taste of
testimony of an unprintable nature.
The women in the roon-and there
were many of them-covered their
faces but few, if any, left their seats.
This came when J. Harold Gardner
VINO was employed in Glovers laun-
dry for several years, told Of CONVEX
sations he had had with Mrs. Glover
previous to the death of her husband.
Gardner did not respond to the sum-
mons issued by the defence and was
brought into court on capias. He
told of indecent epithets that Mrs.
Glover had applied to her husband
when speaking of him TO the witness.
and said that Mrs. Glover had told
him that Glover was keeping company
with other women.
Gardner said that Mrs. Glover had
told him of the bathroom incident
ana ne repeated the language, which,
he alleged, she used i'll describing
the affair and commenting Oh her hus-
bands conduct.
The witness testified that Mrs.
Glover had suggested TO him that he
ought - pay attention to Hattie. and
she also told him, he said, that she
had got Glover where she wanted him.
On one occasion. when Gardner was
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