New-York tribune., 1906-07-15
LAKE MURDER ARREST.
GIRLS COMPANION HELD.
NepheU of Manufacturer Employ
ing Her accused of Killing.

Utica. N. J.. July 14-Chester Gillette, of
Cortland, N. Y, was arrested at the Arrowhead
Eagle Bay. on Fourth Lake, about O'Clock
this morning. charged with the murder Of Grace
Brown. of South Otselic, on Big Moose Lake on
Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning last
He was brought to Fulton Chain, and there was
met by the manager of the hotel at Big Moose
where Miss Brown and the man, who signed his
name Carl Graham Albany, registered on
Wednesday Others staying at the hotel at the
time were at Fulton Chain when the boat ar
rived, and the man under arrest was at once
fully identified as the man who accompanied
Miss Brown her trip upon the lake.
This afternoon Gillette said he was with the
Brown girl in this city Monday night. and that
they went to Tupper Lake Tuesday and re-
manned there night. Then they came back to
Big Moose and went out on the lake, sending her
trunk to Old Forge.
He says that while they were in the boat he
arose to get his hat and that the boat tipped
over He kept as far away from Miss Brown as
possible, he says. fearing that she would carry
him down with her, and shouted to her to catch
hold of the boat This she failed to do and
sank.
He does not explain why he did not give the
alarm and he says that his grip was left on the
shore at another point.
It is explained that ne did not attempt TO
leave the woods because he was out of money,
He had written friend in Cortland to send
him So at Eagle Bay, and yesterday is under
stood to have telephoned for money.
Gillette worked in the same factory with Miss
Brown in Cortland. He went there about two
years ago from Seattle, Wash He is nephew
of the proprietor of the factory. He had been
attentive to the girl, and she had told her par
ents that they were to be married. When she
was on her vacation to her home in South
Otselic Gillette wrote her several letters and
once she went to the village and held long
conversation with him over the telephone. She
was heard to accuse him of being false to her
said he had deceived her and that she should
look TO him to keep his promise
The drowning caused great excitement in the
neighborhood where it occurred. The post NOR
tenn examination of the body OF Miss Brown
this morning establishes the fact that she was
I alive when the body entered the water
Syracuse. July ia special to THE Herald
from Cortland says that the Carl Grahm VINO
was with Grace Brown at Big Moose Lake when
she met her death is believed there to be Chester
Gillette, of Cortland. N. II. Gillette. proprietor
of the Gillette skirt factory, in which Miss
Brown was also employed. is his uncle He de-
parted on Monday, telling his uncle he was
going to spend a week at Big Moose Lake
When Miss Brown departed she told her 1ntl-
mate friends that she had invitation to go Y
Big Moose Lake and bring her young nlar
| along
Mr.. Gillette believes that it was his nephew
/ who was with Miss Brown, but says that II !
was his nephew is probably drowned
"He is not the sort OF a boy 70 nlde on al
/ occasion like this said Mr. Gillette.
/ The young man bore an excellent reputation II
! Cortland.