New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
ATTACKS MRS. GLOVER
Hattie LebIanc's Counsel inti-
mates She Is a ''VaTpire."
DECISIONS FAVOR DEFENCE
Attorney Declares That VINE
Had Motive, Inclination ana
Opportunity to Shoot Husband

ya-+,> Leblanc for the alleged rproer Oh
S7a-arca = Glover and the accusation og
she ,7efe-~5ar1t's counsel that Mrs Lillian NJ
Glove 4he widow. had the motive, inclir1a-
zion and opportunity 10 shoot her husoaiIG
,r,sre fhe DEVELOPMENTS IL the case to-day
District Attorney Higgins fought hard TO
get c-lover's dying declaration that Hattie
Leblanc had shot him Before the jury
Tuere Bond overrule6 him. however. stat
snz after hearing dozen witnesses yes
-erday and two to-day. that the evidence
cid not show that Clever knew his end was
rear. The District Attorney told the court
that the dying declaration" was one OF
.he essential props Of the government |
case and that only circurnstantiai evidence /
ser1aired.
The prosecution rad not gone far in its |
evidence when Il found that the defence |
en e-oss-exar1ination Of a witness, was |
seeking 10 turn the attack 70 Mrs Glover |
TIE District Attorney protested strongly. |
but Melvin n. johnson, the leading counsel |
for the defence. declared that he proposed |
10 show that Mrs. Glover had the motive |
the inclination the mental and physical ca |
Tacity and the opportunity 20 murder her /
Husband.
= expect TO prove this" said M John /
sor. by the acts and declarations Of this /
woman before and after her husbands
murder. : desire 10 show that she was
q vampire and use the word advisedly-"
Called Mrs Glover TO Telephone
Judge Bond decided 10 repeal his method
OF weighing the evidence before allowing il /
TO be submitted TO the jury This evidence |
was given by Dr.. y ". Cousens. who Owls
rhe private hospital 10 which Glover stag
eered after he vas shot. DR.. Cousens told
Of calling Mrs. Glover by telephone. OF her
coming TO the hospital. Of her refusal 10 see
her husband and Of her going away, with
the request that she be notified in case Of
tlover's death. Later there came an il
Cutry by telephone as 70 Glover's condition
and whether he had Implicated his wife in
The shooting.
Judge Bond then decided that the Jury
might hear the evidence against Mrs.
Glover. and the twelve men fled in. DR..
Cousens repeated his testimony under
cross-exanlination by Mr. johnson
The prosecution then called Mrs Glover
Sic told Of her discovery Of The alleged
relations between her husband and the de-
fendant She explained her failure TO see
her husband a. the hospital by saying that
she was faint and was told tl,at he was
about 10 be operated on Although officers
searched her house twice and she searched
i once. il was not until three days after
the alleged murder thai Hattie Leblanc
was found hiding under a bed IN one of
She rooms How she came there the wit
ness did not know. She identified jewelry
found near the laundry as belonging TO
Miss Leblanc as well as a handkerchief
found IT the laundry She said her hus-
band had a number Of firearms in the
house and usually carried & revolver she /
identified the weapon which the prosecution /
declared was used. She said she had owned /
the laundry for thirteen years, and bought /
il with her OWL money.
Her direct examination had been finished /
when court adjourned She will 5e cross
Examined Tomorrow by Mr- Johnson
80 Mrs. Glover Defendants Cousin. +
Mrs Glover was Miss Lillian II. Leblanc.
cf West Arichat. y. 8. q second cousin Of
the prisoner. She was acquitted last spring /
of charge Of being an accessory after the 1
fact 70 the murder Of her husband.
\ feeling Of subdued excitement through /
Cut the courtroom was manifested when /
Judge Bond took his seat al the opening /
Of re-day's proceedings. for il was sur I
missed that perhaps the fate of the prisoner /
depended on the decision Of the judge. Uho /
had announced last night that he would +
make Il known this morning whether the
accUsat ton Of the ding man could be used
as evidence against the Canadian girl
Before Judge Bond could utter word TO- /
o8y the District Attorney jumped 70 his /
- feet and requested that the additional wit
resses b. heard Miss Leblanc's attorney. /
Melvin II Johnson. denounced the attempt
Of the District Attorney 70 crowd incoTn- /
petenJ evidence in the case" and quoted .
the testimony OF several physicians yes1er- !
day 10 show that 10 one Of them told /
Glover that he was dying. Glover never
said Hattie shot ne after the policeman /
made him realize that he was dying, said /
M johnson.
Judge Bond allowed two witnesses to /
be heard Ethel Snow. who was with
Gilbert King when the latter jumped off
2 wagon 10 aid Glover after the shooting, /
identified King, who was in the court
7rocvr The second witness Alfred Proc /
tor said he heard Glover say Hattie I
shot ne
Judge Bo-d then gave his decision in /
clear but low voice.
The stories b. the Witnesses he said, |
Seemed 10 differ strangely. and 1 must
insist that they have not convinced me
tha1 8Ir. Glover's statement, Hattie shot .
ne" was made under the soleulEity of .
approaching death. People get The habit
ot saving I'm going 10 die but such
Statements are seldom made with such /
Z conviction.
Evidence Is Excluded.
II should be shown conclusiyely that |
Clover was convinced that he was going /
70 die. and The evidence I have heard does
Tot come Up 10 such conviction Judge /
Bond CITED several cases and told couple |
of stories 70 make clear the point and then /
concluded with the words. 7 therefore
exclude the evidence"
TIE District Attorney announced that the
governments case would go one. despite
tae setback which he acknowledged TO be
q severe one
TIE witnesses. except those who told Of
GicEer's last moments and the jury, were
excluded from the court room during the
hearing yesterday and this morning.
In conronwealth's case was opened
VIE. court reassembled by Assistant Dis
t--cI Attorney Weir He admitted that the
evidence The state had 10 present was
largely e q circurnstantial character He
rehe2-sed the story Of the tragedy from
the tine TIE laundry owner left his home
q 7.55 2. II on November %. 1903 until
his death u 1910 a. m, November q. Mr..
Weir said that the state would show that
several pieces Of 1ewelry which were
oE-aed by Hattie lie Blanc were found in