The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-11-24
HAIR TORN FROM HEAD
Prosecution Produces Tresse;
Found In Rowboat Hired
by Gillette.
sKIFF ALSO SHOWN IN COURT
Locks Compared With Dead Girls Hair
by sister-Firder Tells of Recovering
Body From Lake-De5endant Expect
ed to Testify In His Own Behalf.
Crowd Threatens Prisoner.

Crowd Threatens Prisoner.
Herkimer N. Y, Nov. p. TIL,
twelve foot cedar rowboat, sharp a
both ends, typical pleasure craft O
the better class, i'll which Chester Gil
lette and Grace Brown ventured fortl
upon the waters OF. Big Moose lake las
July, the girl never to return alive
was the most important and interest
ing witness produced against Gillette
at his trial here on the charge Of Inur
der.
Clinglng to the cleats in the bottom
of the boat at the stern and twinine
about the braces which hold the rear
seat ia place were a score of strands
of long dark hair. The man who found
the boat floating bottom side up on
tie lake testified that he had removed
enough hair from the cleats and braces
to make lock the size of d lead pen.
Gil. The hair was also introduced III
evidence.
Compared With Dead GirFs Hair.
Then Immediately followed dramat,
ic sequel The prosecutor called to the
stand young Frances Brown, a sister
OF the dead girl. She had brought with
her a lock of hair cut from the dead
girls head after her body was brought
home. 1t was identified placed in evi
dence as an official exhibit and attach
ed to a piece of paper side by side
with the hair taken from the bottom
OF the boat. Then the hair was passed
to the jurymen to make their own
comparisons,
The defense fought the introduction
Of the samples OF hair. Judge Deven-
dorf oyerruled all of The objections OF
the defense, but granted the demands
that exceptions be noted upon the rec
ord.
District Attorney Ward was graft.
fed at his success in getting the exhib.
its Of hair before the jury. 1t is his
contention that the girl was struck
down ia the boat and that her hair be
came entangled in the cleats and
Braces when she fell Then. as Mr.,
Ward stated in his opening address.
the hair was pulled out when the body
was picked up and thrown overheard.
Other Articles Picked Up.
At the same time that the boat was
found Gillette's straw hat. floating
right side up, a magazine and Grace
Browns silk cape were also picked IN,
The cape was caught in one of the
car locks, and part of it was flung over
the dry keel of the upturned craft.
All of these articles were placed i'll eyf
dence, as were several articles of elc5h.
ing worn by the girl on the fatal trip.
Frank Crabb. engineer of small
pleasure steamer on Big Moose lake. /
told the story of the finding Of the
body. Several parties were SEARCHING
when Crabb happened to see some
white object well beneath the surface
He took long stick with a large fish
hook upon it, grappled the object and
brought the body of the girl to the sur.
face. The eyes were partly open and
bloodshot- The hair was disheveled
and partly down on the shoulders.
After the body had been on deck q
few minutes a blood clot came from
the nostrils.
Charles Kerwin, who was one .8f the
searching party, testified to the same
effect, but added that there was
mark or bruise near the girls left
eve He also said that a bloody dis,
charge trickled from the nose while
he body was being taken to the hotel
1t Big Moose.
Gillette will, it is believed, 60 on the
stand in his own defense.
1t has been the impression here that
he young prisoner would never dare
ace cross examination The pr0secu.
ion has asserted that he would con
7ict himself out of his own mouth. but
hat'Gillette feels differently about the
natter and has the consent Of his at
to testify in his own behalf i
low assured
Bitter Feeling Against Gillette.
It was admitted by Sheriff John
richards that the situation in recaro
Gillette is SO serious and feeling
gamsf the youth so bitter that he has
allied the attention Of Judge Deven.
OFF to the matter.
Judge Deyendorf called some of fhe
ewspaper men in the town to his
and practically begged them
cease publishing anything that might
ncourage violence toward the pris-
ner
Every day the threats against Gil
'tte grow more bold, and men in their
cups in town discuss 'slynching'' ev
y night. Sheriff Richards has made
averal visits to the slums Of the town
y the purpose Of learning the true
ate Of affairs. His first visit caused
IN to swear in fifty more deputy sher-
IS. Six Of these men accompany GIL
re whenever he GOES outside the Jail.
& il eeiaIlletelg shielaed hytbesn dur $
y llis 8tss sttli is nov taken to !
'Nft twenty milsafes before The pro- {
leaings begin bF i side entrance. !
any demons tratl6ns are made against
lnette when he leaves court for jail.
e is easy to see that Gillette is not
lperyious to his nerve wraclSing ex- u
'riences and his Indifference is not as J
arked as It was when the trial began. o
Is appetite Is falling, aud his face 3
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