Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-30
Admits That When Grace Brown
Jumped From Boat He Did
Not Try to Reach Her.
HE DID NOT SWIM TO HER AID.
ConteSSeS His First Version OF
The Tragedy Told to Sheriff
KIoCk, Was a Lie.


Hcrkimcr ~ Y, Nov. 30.-Chester H.
Gillette told his story of Grace Browns
death again today. this time in re-
Spouse TO questions put 10 him by u
in the accused young mans testimony
For three hours Dist. Atty. Ward ques.
toned Gillette and 10 the surprise of
everyone I'm the room, Gillette was as
cool and confident when he stepped
down 10 go 10 dinner as he was when
he walked into court this morning.
Gillette replied in the affirmative when
Dist Atty. Ward asked him II he swan
to shore and left Grace Brown to die IN
the lake.
Witness describing :he girls act in
leapiug into the water to her death said
she jumped from the stern of the boat.
that he shouted for help. that no one
responded ana that he tried to ind
out how deep the water was there.
Did YOU try to reach herr
No"
Yet you say yau swan in the Pacific
ocean,
Il did
And you did not swim TO this girls
aid?"
Il did not
When she leaped into the water
from the boat what did you say you
did?"
Il reached out my hand toward her,
then the boat tipped over
Aud you who had swan I'm the lakes
In Washington and in the Pacific
ocean. left Grace Brown there without
swimming to her aid2'
II did"
A feature Of this mornings proceed
ings was the discovery OF a picture
Hattie Benedict on roll of film NJ
Glllette's suit case. Gillette had swprn
that the film was uneXposed. MISS
Benedict is the Cortland girl whOr
was first claimed Gillette wante.
marry Miss Benedict swore on
stand that she was not cngag'
Gillette.
Gillette during the examination stated
that his version OF the tragedy as mar
rated to Sheriff Klock a few minutes
after his arrest. 10 the effect that thu
affair was an accident and that he had
tipped the boat over accidentally while
they were picking pond lilies, was u
lie.
Nov. did your attorneys tell YOU to
tell a different story than the one you
told Under sheriff Klock?' asked the
district attorney.
They did They told me to tell the
truth"
Chester Gillette today resumed his
scat on the witness stand. prepared "a
stick to his story that Grace Brown,
whom he is alleged TO have slain and
left IN Big Moose lake, died the death
of a suicide,
There was a big crowd at the court
house today. much larger than the
spacious courtroom and It's old-fasl-
toned gallery were capable OF aceon-
mOdatiHg.
Gillette. WHOM he resumed his se1t
on The witness stand looked intenlly
at his counsel and Dist. Atty, Ward
cautioned him that he must face tho
Jury when answering questions.
SIR Ward read q letter from Gillette
90 Grace Brown under date Of june p
I'm which no said he had been TO Little
York Lake In bathing with some boys
gillette. &c you had struck drace
Brown ct Big Moose lake aud stunned
her, would YOU have told the onicerl,'
asked Mr ward
"Yes,'
gillette asked the district attor-
pcy. ~ YOU struck Grace Brown with
t"ro ond tell thIs inv You dld?"
'V dT c cam a. se s,,'' ''''
mia Won hetn thig Girl q't asked tho
,,rosec,,tor resding from "A number
81 letters Graoo brown had sent 10.
6,fnndant m which she comnlpine
~ bis annarrni negIect of her.
ia ala moi hate her" answered
riIlrii.
Hero cuIatto for a second diverfed
his glance from the Jury and Mr..
(Vorf shouted. ct .oolS III rho Jury ana
moi an your counsel"
Attva Minis and Thomas intsrposea
objection no the district attorneys
manner toward the witness. ana the
rnurt a,tsfstpad fhom bolding thai NJ.
ward Mad no night ia 40 direct tho
Witness in bis pnzo
Tbe district att.rney taking nm tho
matter ~ Gillette havirg received n
letter from Grace Brown In which sho
rasorrcd IN his conteupigted visit I,
Ne Ruyter. prayious 10 their denarturo
for the AdiroDdacks I'm Julv the Wit
ness denied Inc MAS ashamed Of az
feared 10 bo s.cn with the siri there
"Didur you want thr gir 10 ca II,
Hamilton with youq"
- don't knoyc bfllsyc she vant,t
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