Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-09
DEFENSE OF MISS LEBLANC
Attempt Made to Show that Mrs.
Glover Threatened Husband.
ATTORNEY SPRINGS SURPRISE
Prosecutor who Charged TryinE 20
Block Preparation Of Defense f.
Asked 20 Take witness
stand.

CAMBRIDGE Mass, Dec. s.-The de-
Tense in the trial Of Hattie lie Blans' on
trial for the murder Of Clarence F. Glover
opened with sensations today.
The Junior counsel for the defense, A.
Farley Brewer. declared in his opening adj
dress the defense would show some one
beside the prisoner had the opportunity
the motive and the ability to commit the
crime. and when Melvin NJ. Johnson, senior
counsel for the girl, who had sufficiently
recovered from the illness that attacked
him yesterday, to take part in today's pro-
ceedings, called the first witness, the
crowd in the court room was surprised to
hear the lawyer ask District Attorney
Higgins to take the stand
Il do not know Of anything I have done
said the district attorney but will leave
the matter entirely to the court"
The jury was sent from the room and
Mr.. johnson addressed the court.
Mr.. johnson explained that he wished TO
examine the district attorney to show great
bias and interest on the part Of Seymour
Glover. one Of the brothers Of the muir
dered man, and a witness for the prosecu-
ton, and, secondly, to show that the
prosecution had done everything possible
to block the defense in preparing its case.
Mr.. Johnson said he desired to show
through the district attorney that the gov
eminent omitted to- call certain material
witnesses.
The district attorney denied the state
ments Of the opposing counsel.
Judge Bond ruled that the district attor-
] ney need not take the stand.
! The jury was recalled and the case pro-
ceeded, with John w. Kyle Of ST. Peters.
I n Z -
mond county and the county prosecutor, as
the first witness. West Arichat Hattie s
former home, is in Mr.. Kytes district.
Mr.. Kyle was asked II Hattie's reputa-
ton was that Of person peaceable. moral
and law abiding" and he answered, "Ex-
| cellent."
Abraham Leblanc, father OF the prisoner.
testified that he was the father Of nine
teen children and that with the exception
Of Hattie and two other sisters all lived at
home Hattie, he said, had been to school
only six months and first went out to
work when she, was 10 years of age. She
was a good girl while she lived at home.
Mrs. Kate Sampson Of Auburndale, half
aunt Of Hattie testified that Mrs. Glover
visited her in Auburndale and told her Of
the incident Of Glover and Hattie in the
bathroom. Mrs. Glover was very angry,
tho witness said, and pounding the table
with her fist, told Mrs. Sampson that she
had no revolver herself. but would buy
one and shoot her husband.
Mrs. Glover Threatened Husband.
Mrs. Glover told Mrs. Sampson at this
interview. the witness testified, that she
had grabbed Hattie by the throat and had
beaten her. Mrs. Sampson said Mrs
Glover had repeated her threat to Kill
Glover three times and Mrs. Glover told
the witness 1t was impossible for her tc
keep a servant girl in the house on &C.
count OF her husbands advances towards
them.
On another occasion, the witness test.
fled, Mrs. Glover brought Hattie out &c
see her, for the purpose of having Hattie
make a confession In order TO hasten the
confession, Mrs. Sampson said. Mrs. Glover
struck Hattie under the jaw with heI
clenched fist Another time, Mrs Glover
told the witness, her hand was swollen
from beating Hattie.
Under cross-examination Mrs. Sampson
persisted in her story OF the threats OF
Mrs. Glover to kill her husband and OF
her striking Hattie. Hattie had not men,
toned the bath room incident to her, but
/ the witness had asked II Mrs. Glover'l
charges were true, to which Hattie re,
! piled:
What do you take me for? Do you think
would do a thing like that?''