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Show WIDOW OF MURDERED MM CWMPIRE Defense in Glover Trial Seeks lo Fasten Guilt on Wile. CAMBIUDCU. Mass.. Nov. HO. Two decisions in favor of the defense. In the case of Ilattie r.o IJIanc. charged with the murder of Clarence F. Glover, and the accusation by the defendant's counsel coun-sel that Mrs. Lillian M. Glover, the widow, had the motive, inclination and opportunity to shoot hor husband, were developments in the case today. District i Attorney Hlgglns fought hard to yet. before be-fore the Jury Glover's dying declaration that Rattle I.o Itlanu had shot him. Judge Hond overruled him. however, Haying Hay-ing after hearing a dozen witnesses yesterday yes-terday and two today that the evidence did not abov that Glover knew his end was near. The district attorney told tho court "the dying dechirF.iion" was one of the essential essen-tial propu of the government's caae and that only circumstantial evidence remained. re-mained. The prosecution had not gone far in Ita evidence when it was found that the defense, de-fense, on cross-examination of a. witness, wit-ness, waa seeking to turn the attack on Mrs: Glover. The district a.ttornoy protested pro-tested strongly, but Melvln M. .iolinson. counsel for tho defense, declared that ho purposed lo show Mrs. Glover "had the motive, the Inclination, the mental and physical capacity, and tho opportunity lo murder her husband." "I expect to provo this," said Mr. Johnson, John-son, "by the acta and declarations of this woman before and after her husband's murder. I desire to show that nho was a vampire, and I uso the word advisedly." advis-edly." Interest at the afternoon aes3ion shifted from Ha.ttie l.o Blanc to the widow of Clarence Glover when Attorney Johnson declared that he proposed to connect her with the crime. "I want a chance to show that Mrs. Glover is a vampire." said the attorney. Mr. Johnson waa led lo make theso remarks re-marks when his crops-examination of Dr. Cousen3 was objected to by the district attorney. The district attorney maintained main-tained that Mr. Johnson should show to the satisfaction of the rourt that his accusal ac-cusal Ions had foundation. Judge- Bond decided to hear tho evidence, evi-dence, as he did thai regarding the "dying "dy-ing declaration," before allowing the jury to pass on It. and the jurors wcro sent from the room. Mrs. Glover was Miss Lillian Lo Blanc, a. second cousin of the prisoner. Sho was acquitted last spring of a. charge of being be-ing an accessory after tho fact to the murder of hor husband. |