Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-12-03
EVIDENCE ALL TAKEN
 IN GILLETTE CASE No 1ima Limit Set For the Argu- guments Of the Opposing
 Counsel MILLS BEGAN AT s:3O Attorney Went at Length Into Case and Made Able Plea
 For Client.

or the young factory foreman of Cort
 land, who Is charged with havin,
 slain Grace Brown, his sweetheart
 will be enacted to-day. District At
 torney Ward will review the ev,denc,
 which has been placed before tn.
 jury and demand that the prisoner
 be forced to answer with his life tn,
 happenings of that day on Big Moose
 lake when Grace Brown went to hel
 death. Gillette's counsel will argue that Miss Brown went to her deatf
 suicide, the result of her own vol
 untary act.
 To-days session promises to be g
 long one. The opening of court was delayed for some time, as Judge Devendorf was obliged to open a regular term of court before the Gil. lette case was resumed. The judge has said, however, that the lateness of assembling will not be permitted to interfere with the completion of the case to-day. He has announced that a night session will be held if necessary to give the attorneys time to conclude their arguments. For mer Senator Mills, junior counsel for Gillette, will make the final argument for the defense.
 Silas D. Feeter, a civil engineer, was called by the defense when the trial was resumed to-day. Hc said he had been to South bay, Big Moose lake. within few days and made measurements at the point where the overturned boat was found
 At that place the water Is seven and a half feet deep." he said. |. MT Ward objected. because condi- tions are not the same now as they were July II. when Grace Browns death occurred. It had been testified by witnesses for the people that the water was four and a half feet deep where the boat was found and on cross-examination Mir Feeter admit ted that there was a big difference in the water line when he made the soundings and last July. when the alleged tragedy took place.
 "The summer shrubbery that was growing last July is now covered with water." he said.
 District Attorney Ward called Ju- Han A. Van Vie as his witness MT Van Vie is manager of a cycle com pany in Cortland.
 ''I have seen Chester Gillette sev- eral times." he said: "the first time in my place of business"
 What was the transaction, if any?" asked Mir Ward.
 This was objected to. as reopening the peoples case. and District At torney Ward did not insist upon an answer. The objection was sus- tained.
 "The people rest" announced Mir Ward.
 Anything for the defense?" asked Justice Devendorf.
 Nothing more." was the answer. and all was ready for the summing up.
 Justice Devendorf asked # the counsel wanted to be limited in time for their addresses. ''I do not pro- pose to limit you unless you desire It," he said.
 There was no request for time lIm- Itation.
 Mir Mills began his summing up address for the defense at 9.30. He said:
 "I congratulate you that this case comes to a close. At last this -oung | mana mere boy--comes 10 body | ,f men who in law and facts arc his friends. He knows that In your minds he will receive impartial con- alteration of his case. That. he has not yet had. From July 14 he has been opposed by an almost irr sisti- ,le power. There was the district attorney. who has worked his hard st to prosecute and convict this boy. fl any criticism is to be made of this ,ficer. it would seem to be over zeal. The prosecution has been carried to he very limit"
 MT Mills referred to District At- orney Wards opening speech. speak ng of the "eye witness of the trag- 'dy. promise of marriage ant the reddIng clothes"
 "The opening was a critical time md some may have gained false im- 'ressions from these statements" he aid.
 But every and any fact in favor of his boy should have been produced" aid Mir Mills. Although It Is not he district attorney alone vho has cen against this boy: the sheriff is mother"
 Mir Ward and Sheriff Richards had cen over-zeaIous In questioning GIl- stte and in searching for ineriminst- nz evidence
 Mr Mills asked that spec.sl atten- lon be given 10 the nevsntpers- The yelping cry of the pubiir press as been raised against him from rst to last honor and respect Due writers. bat there gre others hat are not worthy of resrect. and ne whose work has earned . place ,r the writer n the jail -crnss the 'sy. You have read the pspers. yo1 kouId guard se.fnsf tb<sr slate- ueufn- | fnp1 fu1ff0e1 n weufjonlux