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PpQlI9|sG, 1,,!3I 'SflE}TH.
Taking ef Testimony Commences
In Trial ef cheetsr G'I'stte,
Accuses Of Kurd.r.
WAS INFATUATED WITH HER
Workmate of Miss Brown Declares
Young Man Could Not Keep Away
From Sweetheert-Asked For Round
Bottomed Boat, Says the Keeper Of
Lake Resort.


Herbimer, N. Y, Nov. 2O.-District
Attorney Ward made good beginning
trial of Cheeter T. Gillette on the
charge. of murderilg Grace Brown at
Big Moose lake, in the ALirondacks.
Mr.. Ward said that he had no doubt
that the case would go to the jury this
week
With tears streaming down his
cheeks Grace Browns father, Frank
B. Brown, the first witness called, tes-
tilted that he was intro1u to Gillette
last January by Grace at the homo Of
Mrs Ada Hawley, Browns oldest
daughter, at Cortland
MIR. Brown said that Grace was only
twenty years old when she met Ter
death. When she was only eighteen
she went to Cortland to work in the
skirt factory of Gillettes uncle, max
ing her home with her sister, Mrs.
HawlCy.
Never Saw Daughter Alive Again.
Grace came home last June, he add
ed, and remained three weeks leaving
on July Z to go to the house of DR.. A.
j. Crumm The witness never saw her
again until her body was found.
Mr. Brown nearly collapsed when
Prosecutor Ward showed him a picture
which the witness identified as that Of
his dead daughter.
Miss Neva Wilcox, an operator in the
factory, testified that Gillette said he
was going on vacation to Hhe North
Woods last July and that he was not
cure Uhetler he would be back ii
week, two weeks, month or six
weeks.
Teaesa Dillon, another employee of
tiae facscry, said that Gillette was 50
ilfa+u1ted with Miss B-e,vn tnat he
could n5t keep away from Der table.
Wien waraed by his uncle Gillette e
fed the adraonition, she cai,a
r L. Gif-- tie, the priseasr's Lncle
and enp}9ysl., testified chat he '3revght
Chester to Garland from zion City &ysd
gave him { pi1ce in his fsc.cry.
cia9t Menaion Vac. tien.
Zsq.g Gillette received SIC G week
and klui 6 responsible po.itiln It tie
tilzae oa Gn&ce u cua's dasta Tie had
frequently aGled foa a. ihcfssee il.
wssss., tslt without Gueeese. Cbeses-
do not inform him tkat E,p wanted
gc on vacation until two dfce Eeferc
he started On the trip which eNged in
Lis arrest on ckarge sf Iesurccr.
Among the moet interestilg testi-
naony was that OF -.lb1rt D. says ond,
wEt conducts a little ssTi0er resort
near Cortland. He DESCRIBED an even
ing boat ride whi~L Gillette and Miss
Brown had at Iic place about June
Is, nearly a mcnth before the occur
rence on Big Moose lake which leo to
Gillette's arrest.
Gillette asked for round bottomed
bssst and was supplied with one.
The witness had said that many per-
sons We're afraid to venture in round
bottomed boats, and in answer to the
district attorney he said that boats of
that description tipped over much
more easily than fat bottomed boats.
Heard Girls Death Cries.
Among the witnesses who arrived
here to testify against Gillette is Mrs.
F. c. Carey of East Orange, N. J., who
is said to have heard the death cries
of Grace Brown.
Mrs. Carey and her brother, E. o.
Stanley, Jr., student, also OF Last
Craze, We in the woods near by
where Grace Browns body was taken
out of the water. 1t was dusk when
e. tragedy took pl-ce. It is under
s5cod that Mrs Carey's brother will
supply another link in the chain Of evi-
deIce that the state will try t weave.
Nettie Renelict of Cortland with
whon, ACCORDING to report, Gillette
was in love ct the time of Miss
Erow1's death. was in court. 1t 10 Gaid
tnGt Miss Benedict's attitude towSrl
tie prisoner has greatly changed since
she went away from here last week
suffering from nervous breakdown.
Instead of being in sympathy with
him, she is now said to be bitter to-
ward him. Miss Benedict will testify