The Jersey City news., 1906-11-28

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'points OF the defense in his trial for
murder This information was CLEANED
from Grace FIill, rival of Grace
Brown. who is in Ierkimer under sub
poena Of the prisoners counsel to ap-
pear in his behalf.
The Hill girl is one Of the most inn
portant witnesses for the defense She
was first subpoenaed by the prosecu-
ton in the belief that her knowledge
of Gillette's affairs might suDstantiate
the charges against him.
More Doctors or Stand.
Much technical testimony along the
lines Of conditions ordinarily found in
the bodies of persons who have met
death by drowning marked the ses-
siens Of the Gillette murder trial.
-Four OF the I'VE doctors employed as
experts by the state To perform the au-
topsy on the body Of Grace Brown, Gill
Iettes alleged victim, were on the
stand. Evidence was introduced to
show that she was in a delicate condi-
tion ut the time of her death.
Some Of the questions put to the ex-
perts By counsel brought out further
confirmation of the assertion that there
We're blood clots on the girls brain
and under the scalp Other questions
were put to the doctors by Mr., Mills,
Gillette's senior counsel, to bring out
opinions tending TO show that the con
ditions found in the dead girls body
were similar to those sometimes found
in the bodies Of drowned persons and
that the conditions they found at the
autopsy are recognized by medical au-
thorities as indications of drowning.
Conditions Found In Body.
DR.. Douglas, who performed the au-
,topsy, gave several comparisons be-
tween the conditions usually found in
drowned bodies and the conditions
found in the body of Grace Brown.
He said: 1.-THE liver in cases of drown
ing is livid; in this case it was pale
In cases of drowning the hands be-
come muddy and finger nails dirty;
they were clean in this case There is
water in the pleura cavity in cases of
drowning; there was no such water in
this case. No watery fluid flowed from
the lungs in this case, as is customary
in drowning cases. The liver in this
case was normal; in cases OF drowning
it is contracted. There was little wa
ter in Grace Browns stomach; there
is considerable in cases where q person
is drowned The diaphragm in this case
was elevated three inches; when the
lungs are filled with water it has a
tendency to depress the diaphragm"
On recrossS examination DR.. Douglas
was asked if the three days that elaps-
ed between the discovery of Grace
Browns body and the autopsy were
not sufficient time to allow the water
that would naturally collect in the
lungs of drowned person to escape.
He said there were means by which
the water might leave the lungs.
DIR. S. S. Richards stated that the in
juries to Grace Browns body were in
flicted before death. He enumerated
the injuries, as had the physicians pre-
CENlIlS I1lli O4 tic WllllSSS SIsll0.
Prosecution Wins Point.
An interesting point was scored by
the defense when Attorney Charles D..
Thomas of the defense extracted from
Rev. Cuthbert Frost, a Lowyille cler-
gNnan, contradiction of a statement
made byShim on the witness stand last
week At that time Mr.. Frost swore
that Gillette broached the subject of
the Big Moose tragedy to some guests
at Arrowhead inn, where he stayed aft
er leaving Big Moose, where the Brown
girl died, but Rev. Frost admitted that
he was not sure whether it was Gill
lette or some one else who spoke of
the Big Moose incident
In the hope of proving that Gillette
was lying when he said that the boat
in which, he took Grace Brown out on
the fatal ride was upset when he reach
ed out for a lily pad on Big Moose
lake District Attorney Ward intends
IS make a test with the rowboat on the
hiohawk river, mile away from the
courthouse.
Not only viii the jury be. present to
witness the test. but Gillette and his
counsel
The test win be made witt a man Of
Ciliette's weight and boy OF Grace
Browns weight The boat is so large
and heavy that the district attorney is
confident he can prove That it WIS a
physical impossibiiity for the capsizing
Of The boat to have taken place under
the conditions a4eged by Gillette after
his arrest
Graft Case in Pittsbufs,
Pitfsbure, Nov 28.-With the rear
rest OF s. S, Cameron president of the