Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-26
In Gillette Trial For The
Murder Of Grace Brown
Will s.CIaim AbIas!ons on Body
Were Made After Death.
Driver Of Team Swears Body Was
Carefully Handled.

IIcrkilncr, ~ IT,, Ecv. 2J.-In 2 brief
;, SSiIn, closing at noon Saturday, Dis
tiict Attorney Ward failed To reach the
| evidence Of the physicians in the Gill
lcttc murder case. The first intination
Of the dcfcncc'S claim that the abra-
aion5 on Grace Browns body were
made after it was recovered from the
W4tc3. came out Saturday forenoon
v hen the driver Of the wagon in which
tic body was taken to the station was
croSs-e%amincd.
Court adjourned at noon to Monday.
and the prosecution win probably pro-
duce the physicians ut that time.
District Attorney Ward produced
three witnesses to prove that the ten
MS racquet that Gillette is alleged to
have hidden under Il stump after he
started through the woods from Big
Moose lake was in tine same condition
when found as it is now, the handle
loose and bow split. They testified that
thcy saw the racquet in July and that
us condition then WAS as it is now.
Interest in the case seemed to sub
side somewhat. the courtroom being
but comfortably filled when court
opened The usual overflow crowd was
not outside.
rho prisoner. after a good nights
sleep. appeared refreshed ana showed
no sign Of worry.
The sextct IF physicians to be called
by the prosecution before the states
ease rests were in court ut the opening
of the s. sSiGn.
HCratiUn Gcttman. the Frankfort I'M
dartakcr. who Lad charge Of the body
Of Grace Brown after il was found in
Zig Moose Lake. was closely qucS-
toned about the caution taken in the
removal of the body 20 prevent its b.
coming disfirurcd. The dcfenc" at
tempted to show by John DEMO, who
drove the team that took the body Of
Grace Brown from the Glenmore no.
tel to BIG Moose station, that the road
was very rough. This was to prove that
The jolting the body received after it
WIS taken from the water might lave
disfigutd the girls head. DEMO said
the road was smooth ana that the body
WAS handled carefully.
Horkc:mcr. \. y. NOV. o5.-Tha trial Of
Chester Gillette fer the murder of his
Youthful sweetheart viii be resumed TO-
morrow. District Attorney Ward will
make an effort to complete the case Of
the prosecution in one day. permitting
the defence to open Tuesday.
The only important state witnesses still
EIsworn are the six physicians. five of
whom performed the autopsy on Grace
Browns body after it was brought down
from Big Moose lake. ana the sixth. DR..
Crlmb Of South 0tselc who made Il mi
croscopic examination of the HAIR found
in tn rowboat used by the couple
Today. for ,ha first time since the boy
prisoner was put on trial Tor his life.
tn town resumed som, thing like its
usual quit. Many Witnesses and others
WHO had bccn attracted here by interest
if tie prorro lings, returned LONE ia
spend Sunday.
Gillette spent Il quiet day At Tho Jill. |
II" expects ~ BE- called To tell his story
"t Grace Erown's death not later than
Tuesday o. Wednesday,. 1t is generally
,Xrcctcd ti.at the defence VIII SIT UP til"
claim of suicide. In his connection the |
letters from the girl To Gillette and which |
tie prosecution read in court ara expect !
al to play a part In some of these let |
t,rS the girl expressed the wish that She |
could die; in others her belief that she /
would not live long: while she animated |
that her death might be desirable end |
IT, al their troubles.
Gillette has showed remarkable forti
tII, TINS far