The Washington herald., 1906-11-23
SUIT Case TO DECIDE
Dry Contents of Satchel Eyi-
dence Against Gillette.
PRISONERS WORD IMPEACHED
Witnesses Testify That Grace
Browns Companion Had suit Case
In Boat Late In Afternoon of Her
Death-IndiGerence shown by the
Defendant the Day After.

Herkimer. y Y. Nov 22-The prosecu-
tion in the case Of Chester Gillette made
a hard problem for those who are defend
ing him to-day in bringing up very forci-
bly, the question of how il happened that
the suit case he had with him in the canoe
was dry when it was found and the stuff
| in it showed no signs OF having been in
| the water. In the first place, the prosecu-
ton proved that when Gillette was arrest
ed he said that Grace Brown was drowned
after the boat which they were in had ac-
cidentally upset
When asked TO account for the fact that
the suit case was dry, he replied that he
and the Brown girl had gone ashore TO
get their lunch at o'clock in the after
noon. and had left it there at that time
On the cross-examination OF Sheriff-eiect
Klock, who testified to these facts, the de-
/ fense spent a long time In impressing on
/ the jury this explanation Of Gillette.
/ Then the district attorney sprung his
/ surprise In the last few minutes OF the
afternoon session he called Thomas Bar
rett TO the witness stand. Barrett is a
guide at Camp Craig. on Big Moose Lake.
Remembers the Hour.
AT o'clock on the afternoon Of July
/ II, he said, 4 had taken the two boys
whom 1 had in charge from Camp Craig
! 10 a swimming float off South Bay. 1
was keeping close watch Of the time. so
would not let the older boy stay in too
long. At just $40 O'Clock saw the
| boat come out OF the far inside OF South
/ Bay and turn into the branch known
as PUnkie Bay. In IL was a man and d
woman, and between them was a suit
/ case.
The man was in the bow seat Of
I the boat rowing and the woman was in
j the stern. / noticed that they were young
/ people At 5:45 o'clock ! saw Bernard
/ Fosters boat come out Of South Bay,
and a few minutes afterward the boat
with the young man and woman came
/ from Punkie Bay, and went toward the
south shore OF South Bay. The man
was leaning forward IN the bow seat
apparently talking to the woman in the
stern, and was rowing slowly, a stroke
at a time.
/ Nearly the whole day was spent by
] Prosecutor Ward IN showing the actions
| Of Gillette after the death OF Grace Brown
! had occurred, and tracing him from that
/ time until the time Of his arrest by Tn
/ der Sheriff KlOck at the Arrowhead Inn
/ on July a.
| Mt Klock was called to the stand early
| IN the afternoon. With him, he said
was Charles Gross. Of Cortland. who
worked in the Gillette shirt factory, and
who identified Gillette for him. The un-
/ der sheriff attempted TO refresh his men,
/ ory from notes he had taken OF the con-
versations ne had with Gillette after the
| arrest, but this was strenuously objected
/ 20 by the defense. and finally not allowed
shows Surprise at News.
When / went into the dffice." said Mr.
/ KIock. I saw the defendant At that
time I did not know him. Gross went
up 10 him and said, Hello. Chester and
! the defendant answered, Hello, Charlie;
what are you doing down here?' Gross
asked him il he knew that Grace Brown
was dead. and Gillette answered. No, is
4 that 500 Then Gross said. Yes; she was
drowned in Big Moose Lake. and Gillette
answered: Ny God! Is that so?'
! In the morning Rev, Cuthbert 3 Frost.
I a minister at Lowville, had testified that
on the evening Of the day before this
/ Gillette, who was in the lobby Of the
I Arrowhead Inn. had gone up 10 some men
/ who were playing cards IN the lobby and
I had said. Have you heard about the
/ tragedy at Big Moose Lake-the drown
! ing?'
This was after a day which Gillette had
spent climbing the Black Bear Mountains
with a party from Arrowhead Inn, which
/ included Rev. Mr. Frost Rev. Mr.. Dean.
/ Of LOwville. and Mr.. Deans son and
/ daughter Most Of the morning session
I had been spent In proving this party and
another expedition which Gillette had
made the day after Grace Browns death
/ to Black Bear Mountain alone.
Most of the afternoon session was taken
/ up with the testimony of Under Sheriff
klock and Sheriff John Richards. who
told Of the finding Of the tennis racquet