New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-15
Defendant Declares Innocence.

Nervously the girl rose to her feet, faced
the fury box and in a voice SO faint that it
could be heard only few feet away said:
'I did not do It; want to go home with
my father"
At 9:45 a. m. tie Jury retired. At LIS
the bell rang. indicating that the jury was
about to return to the courtroom Miss
Leblanc. seated beside the matron Of the
Cambridge Jail. who has been the prison
er's constant attendant since the trial be-
gan shuddered as the jurors fled into the
Jury box Then she rested her head on the
matron's shoulder and began to weep. The
rnatron was also overcome with emotion
and wept.
When the foreman pronounced the words
Not guilty the little prisoner stood mo-
tioniess for a brief second. Then, as the
crowd In the courtroom burst into cheers
she sank into her seat and, again resting
her head upon the natron's shoulder, she
wept for joy
Miss Leblanc later received the news
paper men who had attended her trial. She
told them that she was delighted at the
verdict and had expected favorable out
come She said that she was going to re-
main with friends In Massachusetts for a
few days, and then would go back to West
Arichat with her father. arriving there In
time for the Christmas festivities.
After the newspaper men had left the
Jail. the members of the jury fled into the
Sheriffs office and each Of them shook
hands with Miss Leblanc. and all congratu-
lated her on her acquittal. She tried to
express in her broken English her graft
tude to them, but her feelings overcame
her and she broke down. Several Of the
turymen also wept
Preparations for the girls departure
were then made, and at 1885 P. m. she lef,
in q taxicab, accompanied by Mr.. johnson
and Larry Smith, the detective who had
assisted in collecting evidence for the de-
fence.
The crime of which Hattie Leblanc was
aceused was the murder OF Clarence z,
Glover, a laundryInan, Of Waitham. Mass.
in whose home she was employed Glover
was shot on the night of November ~
1904 After being wounded he crawied to g
r,.,vate hospital and said that MISS LIE
blanc had shot him.
The girl could not be found for three
DAYS. and then, when the police were tclc
10 make another search OF the Glover
home she was found asleep under bed
IN the guest room. She had been practical
1y without food all that time and hac
spent most Of the days In sleep. she said
At the police station, when questioned
as to the shooting. she insisted that she
had not fred the shot that killed Glover
and said that when she had left the laun'
srv- after Glover had assaulted her she
he.rd +he sound OF tho explosion This
statement could not be shaken by any
amount of questioning, and it was on cir
c,,,os-ansiaI evidence alone that the prose
cution based its charge of murder asains'
her
Soon after Glover's death there was
contest ON the part OF a number OF Glover
brothers over the laundryman's will. ano
while the hearing was held in the Probate
Court IT was virtually trial OF Mrs
Glover for the responsibility OF her nus
bands death. The will case is still PEND
ing in the courts. Last spring Mrs. Glover
was acquitted of being an accessory afte'
the fact.