New-York tribune., 1910-12-09
MURDER THREAT ALLEGED
Witness Says Mrs. Glover Thrice
Said She Would Shoot Husband,
LEBLANC TRIAL SENSATIONS
Lie Passed in Wrangle Between
District Attorney and Coun-
sci for Defence.

Lie Passed IN Wrangle SSLWeSu
District Attorney and Coun-
sci for Defence.
cam bridge. Mass. Dec. S.-Nrs. Lillian NJ
Clever three times threatened To buy q re
volver end shoot her husband Clarence F.
Glover. of Zvzltsa47 for whose murder Hat
zie Leblanc Is now on trial here. according 70
the testimony ~ Mrs. Kate Sampson. Of An
hurndale. one Of the Witnesses for the de-
fence to-day Mrs Sampson sajd that
Mr. Glover haG made these threats while
visiting her al tuhurndale- and that she
appeared enraged because, she said she
had found her husband insulting Miss Le-
blanc. who was working ii their home. in
RE bathroom The witness further said
1f.a1 Mrs. Glover told her of having re-
T,eatedlv hea1en the girl and thar once Mrs
Clover brought Miss Leblanc 70 the home
Of the witness ana struck her under the
cilin in an attempt to make her confess
that she had acted Improperly with Glover
On cross-examiuation by District Attorney
higgins ETrs Sampson adhered 70 her
story OF TIE threats. bat said that Miss
Leblanc had denied the bathroom incident
This was onlv one Of numerous sensa-
tious ~ te-sisv'S session. The state had
finished It's direct case yesterday. and his
forenoon A Fariey Brewer 5urior counsel
oI-tlned The case Of the defence. He de-
clsred that Hattie Leblanc was brought 70
clover's home designedly. and was sent
from there oesisnedly or the night Of the
murder He described 1lle childhood OF
Miss Leblanc, her former home al West
Aricllat. y 3. where. IS 2 member OF a
poor family. she had no prospects Of ad-
Uancenent and oTaportunity.
Mysterious Case, Says Counsel.
It Is a mysterious case he told the
5l-v. I'll Is not your duty u solve the
nayste-y. The law says the commonwealth
must prove this girl guilty before you ad-
T6se he- guilty. We vii show vo1 thai
one other had The oPportuniry- ti1e intent
and ability 20 commit that crime
y hen Afr Brewer had finished. the senior
counsel for the defence. Melvin n. Johnson.
vho had 50 searchIngiv cross-eZsnined the
governments TICnesses. calmly turned 70
District Attorney Tohn 7 Higgins and asked
hin 70 take the stand IS tho FIRST witness
fer the defence. AEr Higgins declined. the
jury was sent from the room. and a heated
argument followed
Nr Johnson addressed The court IN ex-
eianstion of his PURPOSE n using the Dis
1y5ct Attorney as q witness foT the defence
J desire 20 examine the District Atror-
rev fo- -7ro reasons said NJ Johnson.
z=f7c rroceeoed 10 e~-ls,u that nc wished
70 snow creat mas and interest or the part
q Seymour Glover. one n the l-rothers o.
the murder victim znd witness for tine
prosecution. and serasnd. r. show that the
prosecution had done everything possible II
E8eck rf7e defsnace n p7epa-lng its case
N[r. Johnson s5iG thai he desired 70 show
through the Dlstricr Atrorne,. that the
soverurneut omitted n call certain material
witnesses and hat il had suppressed ma
rer-al evidence
7 viii sheE vou. hc said. -'-tlar ne in
1ues- a. Talt1s1n vas nor . secret affalr-
While II appeared n Ie secret = vas not
70. and The witnesses were instructed by
he Disr-lc- a1cornev not TO tell what had
t.appered there characterize this ss an
e4orr 10 prevent investigation on befiar
o, tha defence
Denial frnn7 District Attorney.
The Districr Attorney denied that any At
tempt ND been made ny the prosecuting
artornevs 70 block the investigation by the
counsel rc- ne defence IL ssi0 rhs- ne
mas nov fer--fdseu Witnesses At tho inquest
70 rBIk although ne had given special
warning 10 tie uewzQz1e~ reporters d the
5r7oues- rct 10 discuss rho rnsrter. Fe &c
cused 1Ir. johnson # keeping --}-uesses
fer the defence locked up, SO 3har the
r,rosec,.-5rlz 7trornevs could not interview
them.
Judge Bond =ndsd the wranEle hE ruling
that The District Attorney need nor take
tfie stand
The 7er- was recalled. and the case pro
ceeded. with John II. Kyte. of s. Peters,
X Member @ Parliament from Rich
rnond County and me county prosecutor,
as the 1rst witness. West Arichar. Hat
me- former nome. Is In NJ Kyre's district
Ar K--te described conditions a West
Arlcrzt vhe-c me population Of one thoI-
and. is zlr7cz- entirely French When he
was asked if Earr1e'z reputation vss that
O. = person peacazbie. moral and law
sl,lsiinx' srs arsSer=5- Frzceilenr-
Abraham ebIs-1c fa-he~ o- me prisoner
testified rls- he was rhE father u nine
1ee- children au1 ttlar Ejth the exception
~ Eartl@ and TWO Other sisters all lived
a. home Hattie ne sand, had been 70
=cho-oI 9rIz- six months and 6rst went OUT
TO work when sne was ten .-esrs cid she
was good EirI vvrile sne lived al home
The witness. who vas examined through
N fnfernrete-. 7vss nor Subjected 10 cross
eEaminstion-
The era. rv1-uezs ~ tl.e da7. Hattie Le-
hlancrS sister lIrs irene Leblanc Langley.
=aia that Mrs 5Ic--r had shown her three
notes which sne had written in which she
declared that she wished 10 nd herself Of
hey husband and wculG % IL on The night
before the murder, 1irs- Langley tesufed
that Mrs. Clover forbade her husband 10
come MO The house 70 supper and cN-
Claimed that Z re did come iT II would be
the last supper $50 would ever eat she said
she had heard Mrs. Glover say that her
sae called Al the Glover heue she said that
Ee 3,s5 fa,s..7 --o9,i. , TaF,Tefe Mrs r,Ioyer--S