New-York tribune., 1906-11-20
GOOD START AT TRIAL.
Nineteen Uitnesses Heard Yester-
day In Gillette Case.

EklIner, y. 7. Nov 1e.-DiStrict Attorney
/ ward made good beginning to-day in the ex-
animal ton OF witnesses in the trial OF Chester
r. Gillette on the charge OF numbering Miss
trace Brown in the Adirondacks last July.
/ Nineteen out Of the 100 witnesses subprnaed
for the case took the stand during the days
proceedings. and while they were ordered 10 re-
main IN court until further orders it is not like
/ ly that many Of them Will be recalled Mr.
Ward said tonight that he had no doubt that
me case would go 10 the jury this week
Probably the most interesting testimony to-
DAY was that Of Albert D. Raymond. who con-
/ ducts summer resort near Cortland He
described al evening boat ride which Gillette
| and Miss Brown had AZ his place about June l..
nearly e month before the occurrence on Big
Moose Lake which led 10 Gilettes arrest. II
answer 70 the District Attorney. Raymond said
that he did not know the name Of the girl who
/ accompanied Gillette on the night in question
and that he had never seen her before.
Was il this girl?' asked Mr. Ward pointing
70 life size portrait OF Miss Brown
Yes. only she had hat that night was the
reply
The witness then described Gillette. and said
that he wished TO rent round bottomed boat
Raymo7d's round bottomed boats had all been
| taken that night, however. and Gillette and the
girl went out on the lake in a fat bottomed boat
L-S w It441SS Fl6Q SalQ t12r many persons were
afraid 70 venture in round bottorned boats and
in answer 70 the District Attorney he said that
boats of that description tipped over much more
/ easily than fat botromed boats The defence
objected 70 this question and the court ordered
| II stricken out, together with the answer
Did you notice anything in particular about
the girl when she came back from her boat
ride" was asked.
Yes. she vas crying She seemed 70 have
been disappointed. or something"
The defence objected 70 The latter part OF the
reply and the court ruled that IL should not
stand Gillerte's senior counsel A Mills cross
examined the witness about the boat ride. and
IN answers 10 questions was told by the witness
mat the reason why persons preferred round
oottorned boats was because they could be
roTved more easily. He could rot tell whether
Gillette or his occasional visits a. the resort
asked FOR round bottomed boats or not SI-
Mills then asked: DO you usually remember
faces OF people you see a. your resort just once
SO that you could Identify q picture OF them
sfJerward?"
ABOUT 10 per cent OF them was the reply
Raymond sad that Miss Benedict had also been
out on the water az his place with Gillette, but
that they were in launch
another feature OF to-day's proceedings was
the appearance II court OF GiIIerre's uncle Y H
Gt4tT-le' anu MS cousin. Harold Gillette, 90 n
OF CorIanc- BY placing the elder Gillette on the
stand the District Attorney sought 70 SUPPORT
the STA -ernent which he made in his address 20
the jury on Saturday. that Giletres relatives
1ourC fault with him for keeping company with
Miss Brown Harold Gillette. who is supert7-
tendent o1 the factory in which Grace Brown
and Gillette we're employed. testified that he told
Gillette Il was bad business 70 call frequently
on girl whom he would lot take OUT IN So
Miss Ella Hoag. Gruettes aunt and payris-
tress az the factory. testified that she also spoke
10 Gillette about keeping company with Miss
Brown and that Gillette denied that ne was
doing so.
Several young women employed n the factory.
including Miss Theresa Earnishfeger. Miss
Teresa Dillon and Miss Ella Melvin. testified
that Gillette spent so much time about Grace
Browns table that neither Of them did the
amount o. work expected OF them.
Miss Earnishfeger said that she adro1ished
Gillette about calling Miss Brown when he
was keeping company with another girl, and
that Gillette replied. "Oh. I'm having my fun
out OF IL L vas a. this point IN the trial
that the name OF Miss HARRIET Benedict was
first mentioned Miss Harnishfege- testified that
she had seen Gillette and Miss Benedict out TO-
geIhe- parties.
Miss Benedict arrived in Herkimer to-day
She was heavily yelled and did not come into
the crowded courtroom, but remained down
stairs II private Office. She Will proba bly, take
the stand tomorrow.
During the day letters from Gillette 70 Miss
Brown and from Miss Brown 20 Gillette were
identified by witnesses The former letters were
found n the dead girls trunk. and The latter
letters II the Defendants room az Cortland
after his arrest These letters will be offered IN
evidence soon.
The number OF persons who focked 70 the
courtroom was astonishing This afternoon the
crowds filed the aisleS and the gallery many
being obliged % stand Fresh arrivals caused
the courtroom 70 overflow beyond the rail 50
that more than a hundred persons stood about
the Judges desk. opposite the jury box More
than half OF these spectators were women.