Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-01
MIGHT NEVER SEE
OLD HOME AGAIN
Gillette Testifies About Grace
Browns Farewell Words.
GOING AWAY TO REMAIN
Evidence Tending to Show That She
Had Little Hope.
NO WORKING CLOTHES WITH HIM
More discriminating Evidence Against
the Alleged New York Murderer
Tells Conflicting Stories.

HERKIMER, N. Y, December Leicester
E Gillette, the young factory foreman who
is on trial here charged with the murder of
Grace Brown, will not know his fate until
after another week begins. The last bits
of evidence, both for and against the ac-
cused man, will have been given to the jury
before the court adjOurns today. There
still remain, however, the plea of counsel
and the charge of the presiding justice be-
fore the case reaches the jury. In view of
the mass of testimony which has been
heard it is believed that the final argu-
ments will be long. The charge OF the
court upon the law and evidence and the
verdict of the jury will furnish the closing
chapters in of the most remarkable
murder trials ever held in this state.
The session of the court today will be a
brief one. The usual custom of adjourn
will be followed. This will give scarcely
more than sufficient time to clear away the
many details. which must be adjusted in
the closing stage of trial of this kind.
Court a trifie late in assembling and
by the time the first witness, Gillette him
self. went on the stand. the auditorium and
gallery of the court room were we'll filed.
District Attorney Ward pulled several
garments out of Miss Browns trunk and
Gillette identified them as having been
worn by Grace Brown in the factory. Gill
lette, under instructions from the district
attorney, ransacked his own suit case at
the feet of the Jurors. but failed to find any
of his working clothes in the pack.
BILLY" Browns Farewell.
The purport of this testimony was to show
that Grace Browns farewell words to the
farm. when she said she might never see
the dear Old place again." were PROMPTED
by her decision TO remain away from home
forever with Gillette who. at least. had
promised to go to South Otselic and take
her away. Gillette's failure to find any of
his working clothes in his grip will be
placed before the jrry in the prosecutor
summing up as an indication that he in
tended to be back in Cortland in a weex
Deputy Sheriff Klock testified that GIL
to Eagle bay by keeping the lake in sight
all the time
Evan Evans. a turnkey at the Herkimer
jail, swore that Gillettes watch. which the
defense claimed stopped at Clio on the night
of Grace Browns death. was goinp and
keeping good time when it came into his
possession.
John Coye. proprietor of the Taber House
at Deruyter, where Gillette put. up the night
before Grace Brown came from South OF
sehc TO meet him. testified that Gillette An
piled to him Tor horse. saying he wanted
to drive to South Otseltc.
Tried to Rule It Out
An attempt was made by the defense IN
rule this evidence out. To the court Dis
trict Attorney Ward said:
1T is to show that Gillette had conceived
a plot to take this girl away without any
one knowing she had gone with Chester
Gillette. He registered as Charles George
at the Taber House and tried to hire a
horse to convey the idea he was going to
South Otselic. Then when it was learned
that Grace Brown was dead In the Adiron-
dacks people would say Why, there was
a man named Charles George at Deruyter
Sunday night He wanted horse to go to
South Otselic.'
The court overruled the objection.
Hubert Whaley. who has charge of the
Taber House barn in Deruyter corrobo-
rated the testimony of Mr.. Coye relative
TO Gillette's application for a horse