New-York tribune., 1906-12-02
GILLETTE CASE ENDING
Odds and Ends of Testimony-To
JurY TO-norrO5c.

Herkimer n. Y, Dec. 1.-The little ODDS ana
ends Of testimony that District Attorney "ard
wanted to bring together before closing the prose-
cutions case in the Gillette murder trial We're got
the records In brief session to-day ana liiei
court adjourned until Monday, wneh the '""Sot'
will up and the will go to the jury
The defence applied for permission to lnVesusale
point, which 1t did not name, ana 10 swear oiie
witness to testify to IL on Monday; out shouo 'i'S
witness be sworn only twenty minutes will be con-
sumed in the completion of the eVioence- JuuSe
Devendorf is insistent that the case get to the
Jury on Monday. and at the close Oh to-oaS HeS
sion he said he would hold a night session on ioh
day. necessary. Judge Devendorf instructed .iie
lawyers to file their application for changes III liie
judges charge in writing. The court apolosIAeu
to the Jury for holding them another Sunday
Court a trihe late in assembling this lore-
noon, and by the time the first witness WHO hdp
pened to be Gillette himself went on the stand the
auditorium and gallery of the courtroom were wen
filed
District Attorney Ward pulled several garments
out of Miss Browns trunk and Gillette identified
them apron. skirt, etc, tnat Grace blo"h
wore in the factory. Gillette under instructlon
from the District Attorney. ransacked his own suit
case at the feet of the jurors, but failed to ma
anv Of his working clothes in the pack. The pur-
port of this testimony was to show that Iface
Browns farewell words to the farm. when sne saiu
she might never the dear old place again. were
prompted by her decision to remain away from
ised to go to South Otselic and take her away
Gilettes failure find any of his working clothes
in his grip will be placed before the jury IN the
prosecutors summing up. an indication that ne
intended to be back in Cortland In a week
Deputy Sheriff Klock testified that Gillette toio
him he was able to find his way to Eagle Bay Dy
keeping the lake in sight all the time
The District Attorney called Evan Evans turH-
KEY at the Herkmer Jail. to the stand. Mr. Evans
swore that Gillettes watch did not stop at o'i'
o'clock on the night of Grace Browns death DIS
the defence declared Mr. Evans swore tnat the
watch was going and keeping good time when IL
came into his possession
statement Gillette made the witness stano
yesterday was refuted by John Coye. proprietor OF
the Taber House, at De Ruyter, where Gillette
stayed the night before Grace Brown came from
South Otselic to meet him. Mr.. Coye testified that
Gillette applied to him for horse saying that he
wanted to drive to South Otselic. An attempt was
made by the defence to rule this evidence out. To
the court District Attorney Ward said:
1t is to show that this man Gillette had con-
ceived plot to take this girl away without any
one knowing had gone with Chester Gillette
He registered Charles George at the Taber
House, and tried to hire horse to convey the idea
he going to South OtseliC. Then when 1t was
learned that Grace Brown dead in the Adiron-
dacks, people would say, why, there a
named Charles George at De Fauyter Sunday night
He wanted horse to go to South Otselic'
Il will deny the motion to strike 1t out" said
the court.
Hubert Whaley who has charge of the Tabe,
House barn, in De Reuyter corroborated the testi-
mony of Mr.. Coye relative to Gillettes application
a horse.