Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-04-28
Three BrOthers-in-IdW and a
Sister -in-IaW Combine
To Prove That Murdered Hus-
band Was Afraid Of Her
And That He Made Protested will
Under Compulsion from Her.

Cambridge, Mass, April 27.--Having
passed through a similar ordeal several
times before, Mrs. Lillian Nj. Glover.
who is charged with having inufienced
her husband, Clarence F. Glover, the
murdered Waltham laundryman, in
meldng a will in her favor did not
Vince today when the testimony in the
supreme court was aimed directly at
her.
Three brothers-in-law and a sister
in-law testified today that Glover fire.
quentiy said that his wife had threat
ened to shoot him, that his life with
her was unhappy and that he feared
her. He also told them. they said, that
he had made will and that they must
not mind if it was disappointing, for
he was compelled to make it that way.
These witnesses We're William, Ar
thur and Norman Glover and Mrs
Arthur Glover.
Just before adjournment the deposit
ton of Miss Hattie LIE Blanc, who was
acquitted of the charge of numbering
Glover, was offered but Judge Ham
mond. after listening TO brief argu-
ment against its admission. took it into
his possession for examination as to
its admissihility.
Counsel for the will argued that the
deposition which was taken in ST. John,
N B., by n commissioner, should not
be admitted for the reason that many
of the questions asked the little Cape
Breton girl were excluded by the COM
missioner. 1t was claimed that these
questions should have been allowed
and any objections would have been
noted and passed upon by the court
here.
one of the features of the case to-
day was the opening argument of E. F.
Barry for the Glover brothers. in which
he made a severe attack upon the
character of the widow
Cambridge. Mass, April pa mer-
CHESS attack on the character of Mrs.
LILLIAN NJ. Glover, widow of Clar-
ence F. Glover, the Waltham laundry
man who was murdered a year ago
last November was made in the SUI
preme court here today when Edward
p. Barry of Boston made his opening
address to the jury in behalf of four
of Glcvers brothers who are con-
testing the laundryman's WILL Mr..
Barry declared that Glover was under
his wife's influence, and the epithets
applied to the widow by the attorney
gave some slight indication of the
nature of part of the testimony to
be introduced later.
When the court resumed it's session
this forenoon, Fletcher d. Ranney.
counsel for Samuel ID. Elmore. ex-
ecutor of the will, finished the ad-
dress which was interrupted by adj
journEent yesterday. Mr.. Ranney
said that the making of the will and
the death of Glovef We're two sep
arate and unconnected events The
present case is will contest and not
murder trial, he said, ''but" he con-
tfnueG, IF the murder issue is raised
we shall have to meet it. We do not
seek it, but we shall not shirk it, 1t
may be that an attempt will be made
TO throw suspicion upon the widow.
IL such is the case, 1t can be shown
that ffter the shooting Glover went
to hospital; thae his mind was clear
and that he spoke freely, telling where
he had been, with whom he had been
and who it was that shot him. Glover
knew who did il, because he was
there"
In concluding Attorney Ranney said
there was no undue influence exerted
by Mrs. Glover and that she did not
even know that Glover had made a
will.
The three witnesses to the will. Dist.
Atty. John j. Higgins. Alton S. Tup-
per and Mrs. Samuel d. Elmore, were
then called to the stand. Each testi-
ned briefly to the fact of witnessing
Glovers signature. and they were not
cross examined.
The opening address for the four
contesting brothers was then made by
Attorney Barry, who devoted most OF
ms attention to attacking the charac-
ter of he widow. Mr.. Barry said that
the contestants would show that Mrs.
Glover, by intrigue, trickery and
threats had forced her husband to
place his brother, Seymour Glover, in
the laundry.
Mr.. Ranney has told you," said Mr.,
Barry, that there were quarrels In
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