The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-09
BKGLEION In
GLOVER CLOSET
|uurder Trial Of Hattie Leblanc
Brings Out the Trouble Which
Was Present in Unhappy
Home.
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|HUsBAND mo GOOD"
|Mrs. Glover Threatened Three Times
to Buy a Revolver for the
Purpose Of Killing
Husband.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Dec 9.-Mrs. |
Lillian NJ. Glover three times threat |
ened to buy a revolver and shoot hor
husband, Clarence f. Glover of Wax
than for whose murder Hattie L,-
planc is now on trial in Cambridge,
according to the testimony of Mrs.
Kate Sampson of Auburndale, one O.
the witnesses for the defense.
Mrs Sampson said Mrs. Glover
made these threats while visiting her
at Auburndale, and tnat she appeared
enraged because, she said, she had
found her husband insulting Hattie
lie Blanc, who was working in taeic
home, in the bathroom. The witness
further said that once Mrs. Glover
brought Hattie to the home Of the
witness and struck her under the
chin in an attempt to make her con-
Tess that she had acted improperly
with Glover. On cross-examination
by District Attorney Higgins, Mrs.
Sampson adhered to her account of
the threats, but said Hattie denied
the bathroom incident
This was but one Of the numerous
sensations. The state had concluded
its direct case and A. Farley Brewer.
junior counsel, outlined the case OF
the defense. He said Hattie lie Blanc
was brought to Gloyer's home design
cdly and was sent from there design
edls on The 4light. of, the murder.
1T is a mysterious case" he told
the jury. 1T is not your duty to solve
the mystery. The law says the com.
monwealth must prove this girl guilty
before you adjudge her guilty. We
will show you that one other had the
opportunity, the intent and the aoil
ity to commit that crime
When Mr. Brewer had concluded
the senior counsel for the defense
Melvin M. Johnson, who so searching
4 cross-examined the government
witnesses, coolly asked District At
srney John j. Higgins to take tht
9f.and as the first witness for the de
tense. Mr.. Higgins declined, the jor,
was sent from the room and heated
argument followed Finally Judge
Bond ruled that the district attorne,
need not take the stand, and the jur,
was recalled; neighbors and relative
of the defendant were first called, IL
Guiding the girls father, Abraham L
Blanc of West Arichal, N. S.
These witnesses testified that Hai
tie was one of nineteen children VIII
lived In a small house in tiny flsl
ing settlement on an island; that sh
had little opportunity for education
and had spent only six months
school. She always bore good rep'
tation before coming to the Unite
States. it is said. A firearms expe'
testified that the revolver with VIII
Glover was killed could not backfir
this tending to show that allega
marks on Hatties hands, could nj
have been received that way. Mr
SIMPSONS testimony followed.
The final witness of the day, HIATT
lie Blanc's sister, Mrs. Irene |
Blanc Langley, said Mrs. Glow
showed her three notes which 81
had written, in which she declare
she wished to get rid of her husbai
and would do SO. On the night befo
the murder, Mrs. Langley testitie
s.. Mrs. Glover forbade her husband
NJ come into the house to supper, al
exclaimed that If he did come in
would he the last supper he won
ever eat. She said she had heard Nj
Glover say that her husband was
good.' Cne day when she called
the Glover home she found Tobie
Blanc. Mrs. Glovers brother, chokil
islst;e.