Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-03

found 1t was procured by fraud; and
that if Mrs. Glover did not threaten
her husband there was no undue in
fluenee.
Sweeping denials of many of the
statements contained in the deposition
of Hattie lie Blanc were made by Mrs.
Lillian NJ. Glover, widow of Clarence
F. Glover the murdered Waltham
laundryman, when she resumed her
testimony in the supreme court today
as a witness for the will made by her
late husband, which Is being contested
by four of Glover's brothers.
The direct examination of Mrs. Glow
err was resumed by Attorney Fletcher
ID. Ranney today. Mrs. Glover said
that she was 40 years old. She said
that she had never quarreled with her
husband over his will, nor had she In
sisted that he make his brother Sey-
mour Glover a beneficiary. To con-
trovert the statement in the LIE Blanc
girls deposition that there was no
show of affection between Mrs. Glover
and her husband, Mrs. Glover identi-
fled a letter that had been written by
her husband from a New Brunswick
hunting camp. This letter abounded
in terms of endearment, expressing the
wish that his dear wife might have
had some of the trout caught" and was
signed your affectionate and loving
husband, Clarence" The LIE. Blanc
girls deposition said that Glover and
his wife did not address each other by
their first names.
The cross examination of Mrs. Glow
er by Attorney Jesse M. Cove, of
counsel for the contesting brothers,
was then begun. Mrs. Glover said
that she and her husband had taken
many trips together and sometimes
they took the lie Blanc girl with them,
although she was a servant in the
house. She denied that she had ever
talked over business affairs in the
presence of Hattie. She said that she
had no ill-feeling towards William
Glover, one of the contesting brothers,
but Norman Glover she had not seen
for 20 years and she had not seen Ar
thur Glover for 16 years. She declar-
ed that her husband did not care for
Arthur Glover, and she charged that
Arthur had been given money by her
husband on numerous occasions, but
had not repaid the loans.
During her cross examination, Mrs.
| Glover exhibited considerable keen
ness. Mr.. Cove asked her about some
happening and she replied that she
should not answer that particular
question without an order from the
court, inasmuch as the court had
ruled that nothing could be Introduced
that had happened more than IS
| months previous to the trial of the
case. The court sustained the wit
ness in her refusal to answer.
| Several witnesses followed Mrs.
| Glover. One of them. Robert NJ. Scott
a Waltham attorney, said that Mrs.
| Glover had been to consult him reia-
| tive to instituting divorce proceedings.
but that at his advice she had eff
fected a reconciliation with her hus-
band. Two other witnesses who had
called at the Glover home in Waltham
testified that relations between Mrs.
| Glover and her husband were happy
and pleasant.
One of the last witness to be heard
was Melvin NJ Johnson. the lawyer
who successfully defended Hattie LIE
/ Blanc in the murder trial last VIM
| ter.
Mr.. Johnson was called In rebuttaI
and differed with Miss Carrie Parker.
! who testified yesterday tllat Glover
/ called his wife endearing names. Mr..
Johnson stated that he talked with
Miss Parker in preparing the LIE
| Blanc defence and she told him that
she never heard Glover speak to his
wife, nor had he ever said anything
about his will.
l Mr. Tahrcpp o1Sn jatiiaI bok I,1
/ ever said that Hattie LIE Blanc was
J the worst liar he had ever met.
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