The Washington herald., 1906-11-26
GILLETTE TO TESTIFY
His Evidence in Brown Case
Will Certainly Go to Jury.
CORONER ALSO TO TAKE STAND
Prosecution VIII Attempt to Prove
Existence OF Blood CIot on Brain
That Could Not BE Accounted for
on Suicide TheOry-Farmers Fear
for Turkeys-In Good Spirits.

HerkmeT. n. Y, Nov. 25.-The climax
Of the States case in the trial of Ches-
ter Gillette, charged with the murder OF
Grace Brown. will come tomorrow, when
Prosecutor Ward will summon five Of the
medical witnesses, who. with the coroner
made the post-mortem examination oi
Grace Browns body, in an attempt To
prove that she was not drowned, and
that the injuries that caused her death
cannot he accounted for on the theory OF
suicide
This was a quiet Sunday for Herkimer
In spite Of the case, for, with the prose
cution's evidence nearly all in. nothing
remained TO be discussed by those who
have made Gillette's guilt or innocence
the entire topic Of their conversati ton. ex-
cept the line which the defense will fol
low. Former Senator Mills and Mr..
Thomas have kept their line Of defense
almost an entire secret
Il seems almost unavoidable that the
defendant will be put on the stand. as he
Of all the witnesses who have testified
seemed able to tell Of the last moments
OF Grace Browns life, and, although the
| attorney has not announced the fact. il
seems unavoidable, in view Of the cir
cumstantial evidence that has beer
brought out, that he win be sworn as q
witness 20 try 20 explain away the cir
cuinstantial evidence that has piled NJ
against him.
Jury Is Lonesome.
The jury spent a rather dismal Sunday
in spite OF the fact that the jurors. IVY,
by two. attended the Baptist Church fo
morning service, and the Methodist Epis
copal Church in the evening. and tool
| d walk in the afternoon Nine Of IN,
/ twelve jurors are farmers, and tn
/ thought Of Thanksgiving approaching
with them still locked in their rooms. cx
/ cept for their daily Journey to court
weighs upon them. The raising Of tur
/ keys is no small industry here, and witt
| nine farmers waiting FOR evidence an,
neglecting their live stock, there is n,
| especial JOY in the jury.
Many of them raise turkeys for Thanks
giving day only. and 70 be away from
home when the gObbIers and the marke
call is no small priyation
Gillette in Good Spirits.
Gillette had a quiet time to-day and
seemed in the best Of spirits in spite o.
the evidence which the State has pilel
up against him since last Sunday. II.
had a big dinner served to him TO-DAY
from one Of the hotels, and seemed TO en-
Joy it thoroughly. Any signs of th'
strain he is under do not appear. The
usual woman who sends loving message.
and flowers To almost any man charged
with murder have appeared in this case
and each day the under sheriff, VINO g0ei
through his mail, finds letters from
women who have read about Gillette
case, but have never seen him. His eel
was fun Of flowers to-day. sent by sym
pathizers." and offerings OF fruit ant
other delicacies have been received b.
the man charged with murder.
| II was learned tonight that the defeus
viii produce witnesses to testify that In
death cry heard by Mrs. CARR. who wa
rowing across the lake at the time, wer'
possibly the shouts Of some young boy.
bathing in a nearby cove. The defens
has subpoenaed twenty-eight Witnesses