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Show WOMAN TELLS OF SHOOTING Lob Angeles, Dec. 23 Mrs Ko L. Glover, or De Vllliers, because oi whom Glover, a real estate man. shot to death Daniel De Vllliers. scion ot ;i famous English family and a Boer war hero. Sunday night, at 2219 West Twentieth street, this city, will be the principal witness to testify in dc rense of Glover. The surprising fact developed to day that Mrs Glover, II that Is her name, 13 prepared to clear up the mystery mys-tery of tho socoud revolver which made it appearanoe in Borne strange manner on the night of the tragedy. Glover shot De Vllliers with a Cop automatic gun That with two chambers empty and a Mauser automatic, with all cnam bers filled, constituted the armament in Sunday night s claBh The Mauser Mau-ser was picked up on the floor near w here De Hlier6 lu. Who put it there? This is the Interesting and crucial I question that the former wife of Do VUllera and the former wife also of Vice Chancellor Vlvlon M. Lewis, ot the state of New Jersey, will answer Her statement In substance, at to morrow's inquest will be; 'When I entered the room my hus band (Glover) and Mr De Vllliers were struggling. Mr. De Vllllere took a revolver from his hip pocket and was trying to shoot Mr. Glo ver. ' 1 ran around behind Mr De Vil Hers and twisted the revolver from his hand as be was trying to shoot .Mr. Glover. It was then that Mr Glover 6hot him " Upon the still undetermined point as to whom and where she married Glover, the woman who calls herselt his wife Is silent. Early today she left the house on West Twentieth 6treet to spend a day at the beach, and the maid was left In charge of the two young children Up to today it had been supposed ibat Mrs. Glover did not enter the room where the men were struggling until after the fatal shot Thl3 In fact, has been published as coming from Mrs Glover but tde announcement todav throws an en tirely new light on the tragedy and gives Glover the benefit of her posi tlve statement about De Villlers having hav-ing had a revolver The messenger boy who accoinpan led De Vllliers to the Glover house Sunday night, is hot able to testify either in a negative or afflrmatne way as to a revolver, hence MrB. Glover's Glo-ver's statement will stand alone If her statement on this important point is clear and positive it Is pos slble that Glover may be freed at the coroner's inquest |