Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-22

Bear mountain.
Frank Williams proprietor of the Seventh
Lake Hotel. the next witness. identified a
sheet OF his register on which the defendant
had written Chester Gillette Cortland. N.
Y"
Did you see him write itg'
Il did. He came to the hotel at about II
around the lake and come back to dinner
at o'clock He came back and got dinner
and then asked the way to Black Bear
mountain. I went to the dock to show
him the way. He had a canoe marked
Camp Mayodack."
about 4 o'clock he came back and said
he had been to Black Bear mountain and
got some good pictures. He asked about
some young ladies who he said were stay
Ing at the lake. 1 asked him their names
and he didn't seem to know. Then asked
him where they were staying and he did
not know that. 1 directed him. to a public
boarding house"
The witness also identified the pictures
taken from Black Bear mountain. If ia
apparent these were the pictures found in
Chester Gillette's camera and afterward 10
veloped by the state.
Nan Osborne, a pretty girl Of seventeen.
was called to the stand. She had been in
Black Bear mountain July 12 with some
other girls and boys and coming down had
met Gillette taking pictures
Minnie McDuffie, guest at the Arrow
Head Hotel, told OF talking with him at,
supper and he told her about his trip TO
the BLACK Bear. where he lived, and where
MS family lived He did not, however
make any other disclosures as to what hap-
pened on July IL.
The next day, according to the witness.
Gillette started off for Black Bear noun
tain again. this time with a party con-
sisting of the Rev. Mr.. Dean his son and
daughter. and the Rev. Mr. Frost That
evening the party sat on the hotel piazza
and sang. Gillette did not sing He had
already said. according 10 the witness that
he did not sing or play.
With Another Girl.
Gertrude Dean was called to the stand.
Her father had died since he went to Black
Bear mountain with Gillette and her BROTH
er. who is Ill in bed. She said that Gill
lette Joined their party just as 1t was about
to start.
MY brother asked me IL l objected to
Mr.. Gillette's going. and as my mother
did not did not. He came along. He had
a camera and Mr.. Frost also carried one"
Pictures were shown the witness which
she identified. At the place where the
party ate lunch Gillette and Robert Dean
carved the initials of the party and the
date of the trip on a rock.
A Minister'S Testimony. -s
The Rev. Cuthbert Frost of Lowvlle cor
roborated Miss Deans testimony. He also
testified that Gillette told of his former ex--
periences.
He told u.s." said the witness, that his
parents lived in Denver and that he had
lived there himself. He had crossed the
desert, he said, and had been brakeman.
He had been In Oberlin college and was
then connected with the Gillette SAirt Fac
tory.
After supper that night" the witness
continued, Il saw Gillette go by toward
the lake with young woman whom did
not know. We sang on the porch that
night.
Before 1 went upstairs to bed that night
saw Gillette get drink Of water and
then go over to the corner where some men
were playing cards a
did he say anything?" u.--. Oh.
heard of the tragedy at Big Moose-of the
drowning"
This evidence caused big stir in court.
This was a piece OF evidence that one
had in the least expected and was one OF
the strongest points which the prosecution
had scored In connection with the other evil
dence preceding it. 4
Did Not Want to "Butt In" :,
~ vIytzf
,ege of the City Of New York. who had been
at Seventh lake on July T. was the next
witness. Mr.. Whitford said he had been
on a steamer in the lake and had seen
Gillette coming from Sixth to Seventh lake
in canoe. Later in the day he saw him
make himself yoke of sticks and carried
the canoe between Sixth and Fifth lakes
ION Friday evening" Mr.. Whitford con-
tinued. Il was in the post office att Inlet.
Gillette came in. Gillette asked me about
people on the lake. He asked me If knew
Josephine Patrick. and when / answered
yes, he asked me if it was at Calavesta
Lodge that they were stopping.
He told me he had been up Black Bear
mountain the day before, and I said was
surprised that he did not meet the girls
there, as they were up Great Bear Noun
tain on the same day. I told him that
they were going TO dlmeklin lake the
next day. He said. If their plans are made
won't butt in.
Josephine Patrick was recalled to the
stand.
Where were you on Friday. July 1877
she was asked.
AT Calavesta Lodge until evening, when
went to Inlet with Miss Westcott and
Mr.. Wilcox. We went into the store to
buy some postal cards and Mr.. Gillette
was there. 1 said Hello, Chester or some
thing like that
did you ask him why he did not come
to the place where you lived?"
81 think did and he answered that he
had forgotten the name of the camp. He
said he was on the lake Thursday and
thought he had seen us. but We were with
a large party and he did not want to speak
to u.s."
Home on Monday.
What else?"
He said he expected to go home on Mon
day."
Anything else?'
Mr. Wilcox asked him to come and visit