New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-04

-. reouest Of the District Attorney that
Y,.n.r.or NcKenna OF the Waltham Police
o.nar.n,ent. sit with counsel for the prose
cution-
Mr.. Emere then took the stand. and tes-
tilted that he had visited the laundry soon
after the murder Of Glover. There he no
t,ced marks on the floor. but At his men
ton OF these marks q long wrangle be-
tween the District Attorney and Mr.. john
son began. Mr. Johnson contended that
Nj. EInere was not an expert on marks
and that his testimony was not competent
Judge Bond directed Mr.. Elmere TO answer
and Mr. Johnson took his second exception
Mr. Eln1ere said that the marks on the
floor appeared to have been made by shoes
II. had seen similar marks, he said. when
ha WAS a student at Harvard, and had
watched them wrestling in the Hemenway
Gymnasium
GIover's Business Profitable.
The witness said that he had acted as
eIove-s counsel and was familiar with
GIoyers financial affairs. In reply to
question regarding the income from Gio-
vers laundry, Mr.. El-nere said that the
laundry Melted Glover a profit of about
& 900 6 month
The Glover will was drawn up in April
raa Mr.. Elmere said. He was then ques-
TONED regarding the affairs or conversa-
tons that led Glover to make his will
Tho Questioning OF the witness finally
hro1,ght him TO the story Of the discovery OF
Ha.rIs Leblanc under a bed in the Glover
home on the night after Glover's funeral
-i-I rad
under the bed Elrnore asked her. according
to his testimony:
Hattie have you been under the oeo
+,-ee davs7" to which she replied, 'Oui,
three days.
Continuing Gilmore said he said TO Hat
sa- "Oh no. Hattie you could no. have
bear, there three days" and she again re-
piled, 'fOui''
Mr. Johnson objected to these answers
on the ground that Miss Leblanc did not
understand Flrnore's questions, but his alb
lection was overruled-
IN describing the defendants appearance
after being taken from under the bed, FL
mere said that her clothing was wrinkled
and untidy and that her hands were black
mo, exactly dirty" he explained, and then
be went on 70 describe a black mark on
t,e index finger of the right hand.
Questions Through interpreter.
After short time the witness said that
the defendant was taken to the police sta
ton in Waltham. where she was questioned
Those who were present at the time were
Mr.. EInore Mayor Walker. Chief of Police
McKenna Police Inspector Mchenna- an
Interpreter and an attorney named Upper.
The questions, Mr.. Elmore said. were put
TO the girl through an interpreter. Mr.
Johnson objected TO the witness testtfying
to the answers given by Hattie TO these
questions. On the ground that the answers
were in French and made 70 an interpreter,
and that so far as the witness was con-
cerned the evidence was merely hearsay.
The legal wrangle already referred to
took place at this point
Or. Utley, the physician at the East
Cambridge Jail, was then called to tell
the court of Hartie's knowledge OF Eng
ush DR.. Utley, who examined the de-
PENDANT twice when she was in jail said
that she spoke English fairly well and COM
piled with any request made TO her in that
language.
Sheriff Fairbairn. who has charge of the
girl for E year. said that she answered
questions fairly well in that language and
understand.
The District Attorney requested that he
be allowed to offer three questions which
were asked the girl in her examination by
the waltham police directly after she was
found, three days subsequent TO the muir
der. All of these questions were IN English,
and the District Attorney said that one
would be favorable. one colorless and the
% girl
Judge Bond said: 'I don't think she
knew very much English anyway, al
though she might have understood few
simple questions"
He said he would think over the propo-
sttion and decide Monday He then ed-
journed court and ordered the jury 10 be
held IN custody. with directions that the men
might be taken out under the surveillance
OF the court officers