The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-28
GILLETTE TELLS
HIS OWN STORY
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Mr. Thomas, in his opening address or
the defense said: "A week ago. we learn
ed from the district attorney what he
claimed he would show. There is not
particle OF foundation for many promises
of the district attorney. II II were not for
his excitable imagination there would be
nothing to this case
Mr.. Thomas said the defense had
physician who could swear positively 10
the condition OF Grace Browns body as
II appeared when taken from Big Moose
Lake and added: 1T was not shown that
Grace Brown and Chester Gillette were
engaged to wed. II has only been shown
that they should have been, or at least
should have married some time before
The district attorney told you about
her wedding clothes. doubt IL any girl of
Grace Browns character would prepare
for her wedding with a single dress.
The district attorney promised to bring
you an eve witness. He did not do It. The
records OF the autopsy we never had
| They were suppressed.
THE district attorney tries TO draw a
line between the classes 10 which Grace
| Brown. a farmers daughter belonged
and some other girls, daughters OF pro-
! fessienaf- men, but I don't see where the
! distinction comes in
Mr.. Thomas said Grace Brown suggest
| ed that abe and Gillette stop off at Big
Moose to see the lake. Gillette. after
| Grace Brown had drowned did not try to
! conceal himself, he said. Would you be
| better satisfied II you had the words OF
/ Grace Browns death from the only one
/ who saw her die2" be continued "Of
course, you would; everyone OF you: and
| you shall have It, 1t will be a straight
! forward story OF how that girl met her
| death, no slipping on the lathe that these
| doctors talked about and slipped up on
| hall rH all Nf hA
evidence we will be satisfied with your
findings"
Chester f. Gillette. charged with muir
dering his supposed fancee. Grace Brown
OF South Otselic. then took the witness
stand In his own behalf With face some
! what drawn, but attitude as care free as
| the most unimportant witness in the case,
Gillette crossed his legs. gazed at the
jury and began TO tell the story of the
| ill-fated trip that he and Grace Brown
took on Big Moose lake.
After going over his youthful career,
which carried him through the West.
Gillette said that he had been In the
employ of his uncle. w. II. Gillette of
Cortlandt since March, 1905. In response
to the queries OF his serior counsel Gill
lette then began his rehearsal OF the
tragic story.
81 left Cortland on Sunday, July s." he
began. 81 went to De Ruyter from Cort-
I iSllO ana remained IneTe one night. i met
Grace Brown the next day, and we went
TO Utica, staying at the Hotel Martin
that night"
did you have any talk with Grace
Brown at the hotel?' asked Mr. Mills
Gillette made an affirmative reply, but
on objection OF the district attorney the
| conversation that was alleged to have
passed between the Brown girl and Gil
lette VIII not be allowed to enter upon
the minutes.
Then Gillette continued with the narra-
tive or his trip into the Adirondaeks. He
testified that he went 10 a Utica laundry
before starting northward
We reached Tapper- Lake at S o clock
Monday evening" Gillette said when
we got to the hotel, we started out for
a walk. Returning we told the proprietor
that we did not care much for the place
and he told us OF a morning train we
| could get in. We took that train"
In his opening address Mr. Thomas said
that he would show that Miss Brown
suggested that they get of and spend the
day at Big Moose. but when the witness
reached that point he made no allusion
to what inspired them to get off at Big
Moose after the girls trunk had been
shipped through to old Forge
I'VE went TO the Glenmore hotel in a
bus" said Gillette. Grace sat down on
the veranda. I went In and talked with
the younger Mr.. Morrison. He told me
| there were some Deautltul Sights on tne
lake and when I inquired about the
steamer ride he told me to go and tell the
engineer that 7 wanted to go with HIM
This I did"
What did the engineer say?" asked Mr..
Mills
VS. when he was ready to start" said Gill
lette.
"Then." he continued IL went back 10
the hotel. and Mr.. Morrison told me II
| n sights
I'd better take rowboat. asked Grace
which she would rather do and she
There was an objection 10 conversations
with the girl now dead and II was cur
I'VE went down to the dock and hired
n rowboat." Gillette went on. Before
leaving the hotel I went In and got my
things and hung mp Grace's hat
What things had you there?" asked
Mr.. Mills.
"A suit case. a camera and a coat"
What was strapped TO the suit case
"A tennis racquet I'm a case and an um-
brella."
Al the afternoon session Gillette re-
sumed his story Of the trip with Grace
Brown on Big Moose lake.
we started along the south shore and
moved along slowly. looking for places
that Mr. Morrison spoke Of. We saw y
r'tstic bridge. open camp ana = boat
house. and then we went 10 South bay
1south BAY Is where Grace Browns death
| occurredD
we went out 20 pick some pond lilies
and fioated around. reading. had mas
azine About 10 O'Clock we went 10 the
south shore 10 get In the shade. as the
sun was hot. We went 10 point about
opposite Punkey bay and went on shore
asked n she was not hungry and she said
she was not well and wasn't | got the
SUIT case and used II 20 sit on. because
the ground was damp. She sat on II and