The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-12-03
GILLETTE CASE
WILL GO To THE
JURY TODAY
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District Attorney Ward called Julian
A. Van VIE. manager OF a cycle com
pany in Cortland The only question
asked the witness was objected TO and
the objection was sustained.
ARGUMENTS BEGIN.
"The people rest" answered Mr..
Ward.
Anything for the defense?" asked
Justice Devendorf.
Nothing more" was the answer, and
all was ready for the summing up.
Justice Devendorf asked If counsel
wanted TO be limited in time for their
addresses.
II do not propose TO limit you nm
less you deslre Il. he said. There
was no request for time limitation.
Mr.. Mills, junior counsel for the de-
fense, began his summing-up address
for the defense at $3.50. He said: Il
congratulate you that this case comes
TO a close. AT last this young man--a
mere boy-comes to a body of men,
who in law and fact are his friends.
He knows that in your minds he will
receive impartial consideration of his
case. That he has not had yet From
July IA he has been opposed by an al
most irresistible power There was the
district attorney, who has worked mis-
hardest 10 prosecute and convict this
boy. IL any criticism is 10 be made
OF this officer, IL would seem 10 be
over Zealousness. The prosecution has
been carried 10 the very limit"
Mr.. Mills referred TO District Attor-
ney Wards opening speech. speaking of
the EYE witness OF the tragedy, prom
ise OF marriage and the wedding
clothes"
A CRITICAL TIME.
THE opening was a critical time
and some may have gained false ,m-
pressions from these statements. Bot
every and any fact in favor of this
boy should have been produced, al
though it is not the district attorney
alone who has been against this boy;
the sheriff is another"
Mr.. Mills asked that special attention
be given TO the newspapers. "rhe yelping
cry OF the public press has been raised
against him from the first TO the last.
honor and respect some writer's, but
there are others that are not worthy OF
respect and one whose work has earned
place for the writer in the jail across the
way. You have read the papers, you
should guard against their statements.
feel justified in mentioning one paper
whose mendacity has been appalling
and whose stories were terrible"
No mention OF the paper was made.
Gentlemen" he continued, 'in the law
this boy is innocent until IL Is establish
ed he Is guilty. In this case there is
far stronger presumption-one almost
satisfying-that this boy is innocent He
had no bad habits, no rowdyism attended
him; but they say he suddenly rose up,
deliberated for a week and committed the
terrible crime of murder
1T appears that this boy had relations
with this young woman, but other men
have overstepped the bounds of proprie-
ty. She was 26 years DID, he was %. Their
relations, society calls improper. but
they were only natural. He is not to be
punished for that, not convicted for that
THE ONLY QUESTION.
THE only question is: Did this boy
on July II last, on Big Moose lake. take
the life of Grace Brown against the laws
OF the state?' You may not favor his re-
lations but you shall not consider them
in arriving al your verdict"
Mr.. Mills started TO speak of what he
termed a miscarriage OF justice i'm Yer
mont. and the district attorney objected
Justice Devendorf said that the purpose
of summing up is 10 review the evl
dence.
Mr. Mills did not press his point.
Think Of the proposition that has been
shown as an adequate motive for the
cruel murder of sweet young girl. lie
had been I'm society and about with
friends. Does this go to show that he con-
templated the crime Of murder?
HAD he been about TO marry some one.
and been embarrassed by a laison with
another there might have been a motive.
But there was none here"
Mr. Mills said that Gillette had no spe-
cial attraction in Cortland. and II would
have been an easy matter for him to
have gone away. He and Miss Brown
simply met and went away to talk IL over
TO plan for the future, and yet they say
he killed Grace Brown, so he might stay
in Cortland. Why, he had not even his
parents there.
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