The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-01

O. II was heavy, wasn't itp A. Yes.
q. And you were in a hurry, weren't
your A. Yes.
o. Did you take your cameras7 A. Yes.
q. They were heavy. weren't theyr
@. Why did you take them, A. Because
they were expensive.
HIS LAST MOMENTS WITH oRACR BROWN.
It was late in the morning session when
the prosecutor got to questioning Gillette
concerning the last few moments that
he was with Grace Brown. Before this
he had drawn from him that he was able
to swim and had practised in Spring Lake,
Washington. Hawaii and Little York Lake,
near Cortland.
Chester Gillette" he began, you cay
this girl jumped overheard over the stern,
did she push the boat away a. she jumpedP'
This fact was important, as the defence
may contend in their summing up that the
bruises found on the girls body came
from hitting her head against the upturned
boat after she had jumped into the water.
Q. What did you dor A, tried to reach
Q. Tried to reach her from the boat'
o. You didn't take the oarsf A. No.
Q. Did you see her after she jumped'
A. When she hit the water.
Q. After that1 A. No.
O. Didn't her clothes foati A. No.
q. She went right DOWN. A. Yes.
DIDN'T TIT TO RESCUE THE oIRL.
Q. Did you do anything else? A.. Yes,
I stood up in the boat and the boat tipped
O. Did you dive for herr A. No.
O. Didn't you try to reach bottomf
A. Yes, with my feet.
Q. You didn't expect to reach her with
20 Nd Won swim 70 where she WASP
A. ! was there already.
Q. Did you try TO find out how deep the
water was there? A. No.
Q. How far did you have to swim before
five feet, | should think,
Q. You have swum In the ocean in
O. In the lakes Of Washington In
Little York Lake9 A. Yes.
Q. And you swan ashore and left her
The prisoner answered this without the
least sign of emotion and Mr.. Ward turned
to Mr.. Earl, his assistant, and said: My
God, what efronteryl'
DIDN'T SEE GRACE BROWNS o
At this point a recess was taken. In the
aftsrnoonGill was Immediately returned
to the stand and his examination continued
with the same speed and sharpness. The
District Attorney returned TO the time OF
the accident and asked concerning. the coat
belonging to Grace Brown which had been
found on the bottom OF the upturned boat
When they tipped over, Gillette said, II was
in the bottom of the boat but after the 40
cident he had not seen it. He had looked
pack carefully to see II Grace Browns body
had come up, but had not noticed the coat,
which was found in plain sight half over
the upturned skiff.
q. fsnt il true, Chester Gillette, that you
took the boat ashore after the accident,
turned il over and put III coat on the bot
tom, and when you took IL out again forgot
TO take the coat of? A. No, that is not
true. -.
o. 1t was daylight at the time, was it mott
Toward the last OF the examination the
District Attorney touched on the suggestion
which has not been made at the trial before.
DO you know DIR. Sangee?' he said.
by sight" Gillette replied.
o. Didn't YOU take Grace Brown TO DR.
Sanpee from Little York Lake and ask him
to perform an operation on her n did
he not saw it was too late? A. No.
After Gillette had been allowed to 60
he was recalled for a few minutes cross
examination and asked concerning the
conversation at the Arrowhead Hotel when
he is supposed to have said: Have you
heard OF the tragedy at Big Moose Lake
the drowning2" He said that he had taken
part In the conversation, but that some
! one else had asked the question and that
! he had answered in the negative.
you thought you'd fooled them, didn't
| your asked Mr.. Ward.
NO" he replied: ,
The telegram which Gillette had received
at the end Of to-day's session was dated
H~ackensack, N. j., and read:
Am expert on our cases that were per-
sonal- Fare only. B. A.. OGDEN"
In spite of the small amount of evidence
brought out by the defence it il said by the
residents here that Gillette's case is not
lost even yet. -,
ALBERT NJ. Mills has gone TO the jury with
a much weaker case h that" said a
LAWYER in town to-day, and won out by
his able presentation in summing up, The
case of Gillette will not be settled until
the iurv comes in with a verdict"