The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-11-30


The picture OF Miss Benedict taken
before Gillette left Cortland on the trip
which ended In the death OF Grace Brown
and his arrest on the charge OF murder
Coming down 10 the writing by the wit
ness OF the fictitious names he had placed
on the registers I'm the hotels at Utica and
Tupper Lake and also his registering as
''Charles Gordon at De Ruyter on tho
night before he started from the last
mined place for the Adrondacks with
Grace Brown. Gillette said his purpose
was 10 protect the girl.
FICTITIOUS NAMES
You did not want any one TO know II
was you, Chester Gillette. who was there.
did your"
May be feared some one who might
have known either Grace or myself and
they might see the name Gillette on the
register so ! put down the names Cor
don and wife
Did you want IL known at De Ruyter
that Grace Brown was going away with
your"
'sNo"
AT Utica"
"No"
AT Tupper Lake?"
AT the Glenmorer"
Then. why did you write her correct
name al the Glenmore at Big Moose
Lake,"
Because she had sent postal cards from
there signed with her full name"
You wanted II known at the Glen
more that Grace Brown was trav-
cling. with man named Carl Grahm
OF Albany didn't your
80 that when her body would be
found the authorities would telegraph
Grsssn "" -" '''""'' ""'''' '"r'
You so registered, didn't you as
Carl Grahm OF Albany and Grace
Brown OF South otselic.' didn't your
well you expected something to
happen there on the lake that day
No. l did not"
WHY LIE TOOK OVERCOAT
Gillette identified a number of ar
tlcles which had been found In his suit
case. and the district attorney pressed
him at length regarding the reason
for his taking his overcoat, umbrella
and tennis racquet along on his boat
ride with Grace Brown. lie said he
took the overcoat along because he
thought Grace might need Il. although
IL was a hot July afternoon.
When questioned about his straw
hat. which was found with the lining
torn out floating on the lake near the
overturned boat, Gillette said the lining
had been torn out OF his hat several
months before the tragedy and that he
had not sought TO hide his Identity by
tearing IL out before starting on his
walk through the woods 10 Eagle Bay.
Gillette said that after getting out of
the water where Miss Brown met her
death and after changing clothes he took
soft hat out of his suit case and put II
or his head in place Of the straw hat he
left I'm the water, He denied. however
having provided the hat for such an
emergency.
NO FLIES ON LAKE
1. era..
through the woods TO Eagle bay and az
10 the prevalence OF flies and punkies.
There were no flies or punkies on the
lake"
"No."
But you stayed In the brush on shore
Tor an hour reading, where the flies were
found"
Yes"
District Attorney Ward enumerated the
value OF the suit case. umbrella and ten
mis- racquet and other articles Gillette
said he left ashore while he and the girl
rowed about the lake short time before
the girl went 70 her death and asked GIL
lette II he wasn't afraid the unguarded
articles would be stolen.
Defendant said he considered the ar
ticles were safe enough and that's why
he left them ashore.
Gillette IN explaining why he had told
Bert Gross and the Patrick and Westcott
girls that he had been 20 Racquet Lake.
faid Il was 20 create the impression that
De had not been 10 Big Moose lake with
Grace Brown and thus sought 90 divert
suspicion from himself but he had told
that story In conversations and he said
he lied when he told e.
SAYS HE LIED.
Gillette stated that his version of the
tragedy az narrated 20 Under Sherin
kiock q few minutes after his arrest 20
the effect that the affair was an acct
dent and that he had tipped the boat over
accidentally while they were picking pond
lilies was lie.
NOW did your attorneys tell you 30 tell
o different story than the one you told
Under Sheriff KloCk7"
They did"
Witness describing the girls act in
ieaping 10 her death said she jumped from
the stern Of the boat that he shouted
Cor help. that no one responded and that