The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-15
Jury FREES HATTIE LIZ BLANC
Inp> THIT SHE nm NOT wtR-
DJE rIOi IR. HTR EMPLOYER.
,rrr,t Received Win Enihu~,asm o.,
I-rvn ia q curt t.iri ws,i he rak ru
Itpmr n tathrr >a Indictment to
a., found against Mrs. t.,o, rr

-"N"ni''''n year-old French
Want girl who has been ON
,.. r'.,an days in Eas1 Cambridz,
..l..l.'r ut her employer. Clarenc.
e Nal'ham. on the nj ght ot
80. 1919. was acquitted this
..E vs. out about an hour and =
b.. ."F did not actually spend more
b. .. - considering the evidence.
.. 'ntoTnatio has been given
e.. 'ut"r>tood that the jury stood
a.t. .-'v Tor aSluittal On the first
., 90, That had they 80 d'ssired "a
,a-t Id have been returned in ten
1nIn"em"nt 81 the foreman that
", 81 u"en found noe guilty. caused
.--E -N HN~.h-m IN the court room and
~. " -herihs were unable for a
ur- .,-tTain the excited people.
H.',.. stood up while the verdict was
benz r"Id and then COLLAPSE on the
.nol t,r II IN" natron who has attenC i..d
a.- % curt Many women wer. hys-
,-r.r linen the girl stood up once. mora
ami ,-"n"d while the clerk announced
a.r =, large
>!r-'und,'d ny her counse, and spscta =
Tor, Ht''l" walked out of the court room
boo, . the corridor she broke down and
veg; Freely as her father ciasp-d her IN
10. arms Later she was carried away
DO an tu'omobils bv one of her friends
In .aN dlvs she will return To West
A-.aaf Nova Scotia. with her father
~ -ti she had no plans for tn. future
Ia- erdIct was NOT surprise tn either
tie counsel engaged in the case or 10 those
pru D.. followed tbs, evidence and court
-.luE- When Judge Bond ruled our
ne ty.nc stat emsnt NJ Glover that Hattie
-ai no; him rho Government case prac-
tally fell and IN. District Attorney had
20 -..Iv upon circumstantial evidence
In HI charge Judge Bond instructed
'te lrorS that considering SUCH evidence
'sa, must have been satisfied nv the
Government that everything presented
~ 'r- prosecution il consistent with
s.I' and Inconsistent with every theory
~ innocence.
The degree Of certainty must b., e1ial
90 direct testimony. II there II anything
contradictory to rails. a doubt in your
mrG-. then YOU must acqut the de-
:srtanr
rr.-.r'-.I during IN. trial What evil
'"r'ly impressed IN" Jury most was the
statement ~ "A store clerk that h.. SOLD
80 revolver with which the shooting
vi done 81 some woman other than
Hattie L. Blanc
\"y' III Importance was IN" testimony
= 'nur Witnesses who SAID they saw
NJ Latham VI Glover. widow IL th.
nG-1 rod man. coming from IN. laundry .
Er-r" m. shooting occurred. ~ about the
'v- IN. shots were fired Tn. state
~"rf- NJ many other witnesses that they
81 heard Mir Glover rssvila he husband
iat threaten "a kill him douh le-s also /
lad effect upon the Jury.
thour all the prosecution could show
-. 'Na' IN. girl had gone Ia the laundry
- lowers request. knowing what his
.r.,u-. was: that he had been shot twice: ,
',i n-awled TO a private hospital near by !
.nf died three hours later.
Inc Government then proved that the
" had been found hiding under "a bed
= he Glover home tnrc. DAYS after the
.r,oting and introduced her statement.
rai" after her arrest that -h. heard a
w. m the laundry ~ she started to l..av-
. place: had climbed out OF window
,rI made her way 10 IN. Glover house
4 ..-.. she had been hiding under the
|.f without food or water for three days.
.l-Town TO any Of the inmates. Sh"
;.roi having shot Glover and told the
.r... hat when she last saw him he was
= r.. head of tn. stairway descending
ErN Nc revolver IN his hand
vi Glover wa not AslOni-hsd by the
--rfrr when informed that HrttI.
81 -a.n let free she remarked: We'll.
auuut say that ! am surprised. This
- o...n a very funny trial right through
.-ar'v I ws- tried for IL
Tr- aruuittal 81 Hattie lie Blanc iTrma-
a'-y raised the question Of who II
y Il rn. murder. 80 much Wa said
p ~ NItn.->- stand against Mr.. Glover
- go free. have been the declarations
-. 30. committed the crime thai tn"
t.'-..- Attorney sent Mr. Wiar. has AS
slant ito confer with Judge Bond an
Pc Il"-rIon ~ having Hattie tell her
~ rr IA" Grand Jury.
~" lUig. told Mr.. Wier that ~ tho
,'..- stands now there IL not evidence
y Oh against Mr. Glover Ia justify I
. p against her -Of cours. l do not
.r.H what the future will bring forth
- '... Judge but whatever tn" >uSpi
'- r IN. private belief 0f any one
zero NOT sufficient evidence ~ present >
,.-sur aston against any other per !
'..'"- District Attorney Higgins I-s'I-d !
-'..'"H-ni
t.. 49,. - Commonwealth -. lie
'ar ulw "nd..ri. and tbs. defendant {
- ."..n ~ .ui'ted IN. exclusion Of {
." #yr. statements 81 CLARENCE r Z
W. -- nat HATTIE lie Blan" fhot him !
p 'f- = uirv and that h. tn'k the re-
~ e from her and threw u over I
-. '..... o. m" plac" where ~ WAS after
-. .lud deprived the Government
% n.n-' vital testimony against N"
-'-n.. 49, II ! could hav. felt justified
..i ~" preferred L. hay" dr"pp-d
-..n.IrIpn th.n and ther". but II ,
'-'. -. '. e. nv duty to 60 on
t"..r ne" verdict Judge Bond was
o. ......-l 20, -.c1Ir" tn. sttandanc. Of
..... ..r.~.. IN. Grand jury with "a view ,
'. .u- Mr. Glover he rsfu -..d t. =
.rl stated that the evId-nc.
'.. - ..rl"araci i'm ths Css-@ against :
f,.. or would not warrant tn" find I
}. ..' .riIc'rnent against her. that i
.rHlhl find her guilty on No NOR" {
..r What has appeared against :
-N. ....,. H.. would set the verdict !
... .r rIrntrl II. Elnore. executor
...u - IN" Glover estate. was IN {
l.. laundry when me news 81 I
r..u ned him. He Immediately 4.
.rIrr Nlc' all 20 li'e laundry