Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1906-12-05
FIVE DOCTORS SCORED
Termed Liars BY One Of Attorneys
For Gillette.
REJOINDER is WARM
Distriet Attorney ward Vigorously
Rssents the Assertions Of xr.
Mills, Istinstisg ne Was
Seeking Rogue Jarsr.

Herkimer. N. r.. Dec. t.-Nevsf.
perhaps. In the history Of Herkimsr
county justice had the closing scenes
q . murder trial been characterized
by such bitter attacks Of counsel -
developed In the summing up OF the
Gillette case Monday. Replete as the
trial has been with surprises and sen
ssitons. none were prepared for the
sharp exchange with which the day
closed. Judge Dsvsnaorff had expect.
cd TO give the case TO the Jury Mon
day. but after District Attorney Ward
had spoken for fifteen minutes court
was adjourned untid Tuesday morn
Ing.
Former Senator A. NJ Mills. a close
personal friend Of the Gillette family.
made tho last appeal TO the jury TO
acquit Chester Gillette for the mur'
der OF Grace Brown. He had occupied
nearly the whole OF the session. and
Il was late In the day when he dsamat'
ically declared that the five physi'
clans who had sworn that there was
a blood clot on Grace Browns brain
had sworn 10 falsehood, that they
hal got together and made up the sto
ry for the witness stand and deli6er
ately withheld testimony favorable 10
his client. intimating that the physs'
Y clans were improperly Influenced.
L As Senator Mills concluded. District
Attorney Ward, rose to his feet and
interrupted the Judge. who had decid'
ed upon an adjournment. and launch.
ed into a scathing denunciation OF
Senator Mills and the methods he had
taken 10 sway the jury over TO the
defense. As he spoke. the outstrsteh'
/ ed and trembling hand OF the prosecut
or shook In the face Of the counsel
l for the defendant
when Mr.. Mills stands here and
7, tells yos as be Just has. he saia
that those five doctors, reputable
men OF Herklmer county. and your
trssnds. who enter your homes perhaps
every day. are liars and burElsrs. ne
ssys shat which N not true. He ases
nst enact by that address 70 reeeh
The inselilgent man on this Jury. ne
thinks dat there may be rv0oe
ansng you. You know somsumcs
men get on juries WHO have dssw o.
rratltnde to pay from away back years
sso. ana they pay them BY violating
shs ruies aad rendering the dest not
1 10 accord with the evideace. Thaf is
what n called on the Iary. And ne
thousht tAsre might be one rosus
among you-"
II Af,sr DECLARING that oouasei for the
defense bad sought 10 fini rogus
J in the jury. Mr.. Ward continued
}, They say that this young mAh shouic
have bsaa represented at the autopsy
How is a TO be represented vh~n tne
ofYfc,rs we're in the Adirondack moun
tains locking for him at the time tns
autopsy was performed. and tnsn se
cause be WA not represented h'
MElls sttsmpts 70 diseredit me Nol.
Of the live reputable doctors orousn
here. and he attempts TO make q doc
tor OF himself and tries to tell yoS
what constitutes drowning.
why weren't they represented
Nobody knew but what the girl ha'
been drowned until they found tha
wound under the hair and followed ]
10 the braia. And when they foun'
that blood clot they knew what ha'
caused her death. II was a blow o'
the head.
There vas nothing in the postmo'
tenn 10 mislead OF deceive anybody
and Il shows the fact that murder ha'
been committed: that the girl ha
died from drowning: that no waite
: entered the mouth; that no water er
tered into the lungs.
Now. what aid he mean when a
told you about graft that existed
Was there any graft when that. poo
. girl was brought into the woods !
be murderedi Did gfart cause that
What did he meant | charge her
and now that that little falsehood wa
put into the case for the purpose O
: pretudicinS some poor poolish juro
and 10 keep him from giving prope
! consideration 10 the evidence In IN
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