Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-12-09

Incnt. he said, must prove beyond a
reasonable doubt that she committed
the murder. 1t is not the province, Of
the jury to solve the mystery. 1t Is the
| jury's work to say whether Hattie LIE
Blanc killed Clarence F. Glover N@
! The attorney said that the govern.
| ments case was purely circumstantiai
and, said he. circumstantial evidence
! is bad. ~
| He cited case in Jersey City, where
a man was sentenced on the strength
of circumstantial evidence, to serve q
life term in prison. and later the real
| culprit-another person-confessed his
guilt.
"Scmebody,' he continued. killed
| Clarence Glover, and did it with d cool
| and deliberate purpose. Others had
| the opportunity to kill him and we
| shall show that one other in particular
! had opportunity. motive and ability"
| Hattie. he asserted, had no motive
| for killing Glover. Counsel for the de-
fence. he said, in closing, would not
attempt TO defend the relations be-
tween Glover and Hattie, which. he
said. may or may not have been
proper
When Mr.. Brewer had concluded his
| add: ess. Mr.. Johnson asked District
Attorney Higgins to take the stand as
the first witness for the defence. In
stantly there was great commotion
and excitement in the court room.
II 10 not know of anything have
DONE said the district attorney, '.bu4
| will leave the matter entirely to the
court
The jury was sent from the room,
and Mr. johnson addressed the court
in explanation of his purpose Of call
ing the district attorney as a witness
fer the defence.
II desire to examine the district at
torney for two reasons" said Mr..
Johnson, who proceeded to explain that
he wished to show great bias and An
terest on the part of Seymour Glover,
one of the brothers of the murdered
victim and witness for the prosecu.
ton and, secondly. to show that the
prosecution had done everything pos.
sble to block the defence in preparing
the case. In referring to the alleged
| bias of Seymour Glover. Mr.. Johnson
said that he desired to offer an inter-
view between the district attorney and
| Sc ymour Glover 81 HILL
Mr.. Johnson alluded to the state
ment made in the opening address, o;
the prosecution that the. government
could not select it's witnesses. and said
| that he desired to show, through the
district attorney. that the government
did select it's witnesses and that It
omitted to call certain material wit
nesses and had suppressed material
evidence rra .ttth ~i51t
Il will show YOU" he said, that the
inquest at Waitham was not q secret
affair While it appeared to be secret
it was not so. and the witnesses were
instructed by the district attorney not
to tell what had happened there.
characterize this as an effort TO pre-
vent investigation on behalf of the de-
fence"
The defence, Mr.. Johnson argued,
should be given opportunity to prepare
its case and be ready to meet and, an
swer any surprises that might be-
sprung by the prosecution. II tina dis
trlct attorney told the inquest Wit
nesses not to talk to anyone, he at
tempted to suppress investigating. evil
dence for the defence, Mr.. johnson de-
clared.
Replying to Mr.. Johnson, the dis.
trlct attorney denied that any atternpt
had been made by the prosecuting at
torneys TO block investigation by coun-
sci for the defence. He said that he
had rot forbidden witnesses at the In
quest to talk, although he had gwen
special warning to the newspaper re-
portcrs at the inquest not to discuss
the matter. He accused Mr. Johnson
of keeping witnesses for the defence
locked up so that the prosecuting at.
! torneys could not interview them. He
said that some of the government Wit
nesses had not been called. but said
that the case was not in yet and that
there was rebuttal to be presented
later. II was in WalthaM on the night
of the Glover murder, and within a. hair
mile of the scene,' said Mr.. Rigging.
but I can prove good abb, as my
wife and boy were with me. I did not
know but what Mr.. Johnson was going
to try and connect me with Mrxs Glow
err" ftr+a asa 90 49,
Mr.. Higgins then characterised Mr..
Johnson's request for him to take the
stand as grand stand play "
IF there is anythingI have refused
| MIR. Johnson. would like to hAve.it
shown me-" said Mr. Hfesina - hs
concluded. s..
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