Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-12-05
GILLETTE DECLARED CUnTN.

GILLETTE DECLARED CuILTf.
Chester Gillette charged with the kill
ing Of Grace Brown, was found guilty OF
murder in the first degree last night BY
the Jury, in Herkimer, n. y, which
had the case under deliheratOn for fve
hours. The verdict was rendered shortly
alter ] | o'clock Gillette took the yer
dict stoicaly. He will be sentenced on
Thursday morning to death in the cleo
trio chair at Auburn.
It was Just Eve minutes 10 II o clock
when the spectators in the courtroom
heard knocks on the door OF the Jury
room. Everyone knew that verdict
had been reached. Deputy Sheriff
Haley went to tho door and the foreman
told him that they we're ready to report.
Judge DaVendorf and the counsel were
sent for and under Sheriff Klocke went
to the jail to bring Gillette. The prison
CT was playing solitaire when the sheriff
told him that he was wanted in court.
I'm ready" was all that Gillette said.
Mauacled to KlOcke, Gillette WAS
brought TO court. There was only q
sprinkug of a crowd on the outside OF
the court, and Gillette was no. mOlested
az he vent TO hear his doom pronounced
BY the Jury; Judge Devendorf called the
court to order aud the jurv filed into the
room. The roll was called, aud the
clerk asked:
"Have you, gentlemen OIL the Jury, ar
rived at q verdict 20
Foreman Marshall Hach replied that
the idry had reached a verdic'
Glllstle stirred 10 bis chair aud his
hand rose to his face as if TO ward of o
blow.
"What is your verdict "'
"We find the prisoner guilty rs
charged by the indictment" came the
answer from Foreman HaCh
Gillctte's head fell forward for an in
stani. There was a shpili re Of the feet
of messengers huryDg to fash the bull
le,ius of the conviction 10 The telegraph
opera,o-
Gillette quickly recovered and reached
for pencil in his pOcse'. Nervously
be wrote a message tn his father. II
read
Dear Father am convicted viii
write
Senator Mile; senior counsel for Gil
lette, asked that the jury he POled one
by one. Each juror rose ~ his name
vas called aud answered that be had
agreed upon the verdict given. Gillette
sa. chewing gum, his face half sunk in
his hanos throughout the ordeal.
Senator Mills asked the court that ser
,ence he deferred until Friday, ss he de-
sired to formulate several grounds upon
which to ask for neS trial Judge
Devendorf said be would sentence G l.
lette Thursday morning st 10 O'Clock,
and the prisoner was taken back 10 bis
cell
When Gillette had lef. the courtroom
after the jury had gone out, at 5;5S
o. clock yesterday, he left 1t whistling,
and when he got to his cell he threw OIL
his coat and began to play solitaire.
Then he yawned and said: GLOW long
DO yon think this jury will be out?
hope they come back in time so J can
get good nights rest"
Tue fact that be bad 70 wait for these
l2 men to decide his fate did not seem "a
appeal to him 10 the least
The defendant who had spent the
night before in his cell playing sOlataire
aud had to be walked from a sound SLEEP
yesterday morning, was not afraid, or at
least be showed no signs of fear
When be had come over from the jail
to the courthouse tor the afternoon ses-
sion, he had met a messenger boy on the
way.
j 'Hsy, kid" he said Tipping him f
t quarter, 'get me couple Of magazine
t and bring EN- around 10 me later in th'
afternoon. 4"