The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-01
HEARTLESS, CRUEL,
BY OWN EVIDENCE
Chester Gillette Admits That He
Made No Effort to Save
Grace Brown.
REFUSES DIRECT ANSWER
TO MANY QUESTIONS
Man Accused of Numbering His
Sweetheart, Under Severe
Cr0SS-Fire for Hours.

HERKIMER. n. Y, Nov. 30.-Ches
ter r. Gillette told his story of Grace
Brown S death again today, this time
IN response 10 questions put 10 hlm
by prosecutor, who picked out every
flaw in the accused Young man s tcstl-
mony For three hours District Attor-
Dey Ward questioned Gillette, and 10
the surprise of every one in the room.
Gillette was as cool and confident when
he stepped down TO go to dinner as he
was when he walked into the court
room this morning.
Gillette replied IN the affirmative
when District Attorney Ward asked
him if he swan ashore and left Grace
Brown TO die in the lake
Witness describing the girl s act IN
lcaping into the water 10 her death SAID
she jumped from the stern of the boat;
that he shouted for help; that no one
responded, and that he tried TO find
out how deep the water was there.
No Effort to Save Her.
Did you try to reach her''
Yet you say You swan in the Pa
cifc ocean?'
II did,
aid?''
''T did not. -
''When she leaped into the water
from the boat what did YOU say you
did?'
u reached out my hand toward her;
then the boat tipped over.
And You who had swan in the lakes
in Washington and in the Pacific ocean
left Grace Brown there without swim
ming TO her aidl'
''I did -
Had Other Girls Picture.
4 feature of this morning s proceed
ings was the discovery of a picture of
Hattie Benedict on n roll of 6lm in
Gillette s suitcase Gillette had sworn
that the film was uneXposcd, Miss
Benedict is the Cortland girl whom il
was first claimed Gillette wanted TO
marry. Miss Benedict swore on the
stand that she was NOT engaged TO
Gillette
Gillette during the examination stated
that his version of the tragedy as mar
rated to Sheriff klock few minutes
after his arrest, 10 the effect that the
affair was an accident and that he had
tipped the boat over accidentally while
they were picking pond Lilies, was a
lie.
Now. did your attorneys tell YOU TO
tell a different story than the ono you
told Under Sheriff klock?'' asked the
District Attorney.
'They did. -
'I4Cll'. NNtH H' lfNuNlti MS Stdl 'l |
the witness stand, looked iDtently at |
his counsel and District Attorney Ward |
cautioned him that he must face the |
jury when answering questions.
'Gillette, if YOU had struck Grace
Brown at Big Moose lake and stunned
her. would YOU have told the officers 20
asked Mr., Ward.
''Ycs.'
Declines Direct Answer.
"GiIlette. asked the District At.
torney. If you struck Grace Brown
with that tennis racquet. would YOU
come here and tell this jury you didlH
81 cannot say.
"Did YOU hate this girl?n asked the
prosecutor, reading from a number of
letters Grace Brown had sent the de-
fendant in which she complained Of his
neglect of her.
No, l did not hate her." answered
Gillette
Here Gillette for a second diverted
his glance from the jury and Mr.. Ward
shouted: ''Look at the Jury and not
at your counsel.
Attorneys Mills and Thomas inter
posed objection TO the District Attor-
neys manner toward the witness. and
The court sustained them. holding that
Nj Ward had no right to so direct the
witness in his gaze
1 ne DlsITiFt Attorney, taxing up the
matter Of Gillette having received
letter from Grace Brown in which she
referred to his contemplated visit TO
De Ruyter, previous to their departure
for the Adirondacks in July. the witness
denied he was ashamed Of or feared
to be seen with the girl there
Gillette said his attitude toward the
girl had not changed when her condi.
ton became known TO him.
Protested His Love.
Did you still love her'' asked the
District Attorney.
81 did, answered Gillette with A
sharp nod of the head.
Gillette stated that when he depart
ed from Cortland with Grace Brown.
intending not to return, he left every.
thing IN his room uDdisturbed and said
nothing to his landlady about not com
ing back.
The District Attorney asked him il
he had planned to use the girl S own ,
money in making away with her, mas
much as his own purse WAS rather de-
Dleted
Gillette answered, "No.'
Asked by the District Attorney If
when he rented the boat at Big Moose {
AXE and went out on the lake with Y