Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-16
GRACE BROWN MURDER
OFFICIALS WEAVING NET
AROUND GILLETTE.
NET

Chester Gillette OF Cortland. n. Y. who
who was arrested at Inlet In the Adiron-
dacks. Saturday. charged with the murder
OF his sweetheart Miss Grace Brown of
South Otselic. and who Is now confined In
the county jail In Herkiner. was last night
In a state of physical and mental collapse
He spent restless night and scarcely
touched the food that was set before him
today
Besides the jail officials no one is per-
mitted to see Gillette who spent the great
err portion of the day pacing about hts cell
OF sitting on his cot holding his head IN
his hands. His relatives In Cortland have
not reached Herkimer, but an uncle Of the
prisoner is expected tomorrow.
Lawyer Mills OF Little Falls was request
ed by telegraph to visit young Gillette AMI
warn him to keep close tongue. Lawyer
Mills did as requested. and late Saturday
night had an hours talk with the prisoner
The prisoner had made many damaging
admissions to District Attorney Ward and
Deputy Sheriff Klock shortly after his ar
rest, and the warning in consequences was
late
Busy Gathering Evidence.
District Attorney Ward is at Big Moose
securing witnesses and gathering evidence
against Gillette. whom he Is confident he
can convict of first-degree murder. The
prisoner has made no confession, but he
repeated to Deputy Snerin kIocK the story
he told Saturday night that Miss Brown
was accidentally drowned When he
asked why he had not reported the drown
Ing to the authorities at Big Moose instead
OF attempting to escape he became badly
tangled in his statements and then refused
to say more
District Attorney Ward said:
"AH circumstances point to the belief
that he knocked the girl senseless and
threw her overheard We found part OF
ma 70 an an
boat which is evidence that the body was
dumped overheard after she had been
beaten into unconsciousness with either an
car slunShot.'
Gillette's Story.
Gillette told the district attorney that he
was in the woods vacation. He saw
the folly of this remark when the district
attorney asked him how he intended to
have vacation for himself and Miss
Brown on only SIS. which is the amount
that Gillette had with him when he left
Cortland on Monday. Gillette also admit
ted that he had been intimate with Miss
Brown for about year, and that he was
aware OF the fact that she had been in
delicate condition since April.
He also said his trip to the woods was
for the purpose of being married to Miss
Brown. When asked where he intended
to marry her he seemed to be In quandry
over his answer. and finally said he did not
know This point in the case has con-
vinced the district attorney that Gillette
lured Miss Brown to her fate under the
pretense that he would marry her
The authorities have taken possession of
Gillette's suit case. his camera and the
trunk which owned by Miss Brown.
In this trunk the district attorney found
letters in which Miss Brown wrote to Gtl-
lette begging him to take care OF her.
since you have been responsible for my
condition" These letters were all of
cent date. and in each one Gillette
n 10 he w ha
done Miss Brown by marrying her
The remains of Miss Brown were in
tered in Valley View cemetery at South
0tsetic, yesterday afternoon.