The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-11-24
A SENSATION IN
GILLETTE TRIAL
DRAMATIC INCIDENT WHEN HAIR
IN CANOE WAS IDENTIFIED
AS THAT OF SLAIN GIRL.
SAYS SHE WAS DROWNED
And That He Was Afraid to Attempt
Her Rescue-Chain Of Evidence
Drawing Tight Around I'm
faithful Lover.

Her@imer, N Y, Nov 23-A sensa
tional incident today in the trial OF
Chester Gillette accused of the mur
der Of Grace Brown, upon Big Moose
Lake last July, was the presentation
f the cedar roWboat in which the
couple roWed on the lake that fatal
da'.
Clinging TO the cleats in the bottom
of the boat at The tern and twining
about the braces which held the rear
seat in place. were a score of strands
of long. dark hair The man who
found the boat floating bottom side
Iup on the lake test, fed he had re.
moved enough hair from the cleats
and braces to make lock the size of
a lead pencil This hair also was in
Itroduced in evidence.
Dramatic Sequel FoIlewod
Then Immediately followed a dram
attic sequeaI The prosecutor called
TO the stand Frances Brown sister of
the dead girl She had brought with
her lock of hair cut from her sis
+! !ter's head after the body was brought
! home. It was identified. placed in
| evidence and attached to a piece of
paper side by side with the haiG taken
| from the bottom of the boat Then
he paper was passed to the iurymen
TO maize their own comparison.
The defense fought the introduction
I # The two samples, denouncing what
was termed improper procedure of the
prosecuting officer. Judge Deyondorf
over-ruled all objections, but noted the
exception.
It is District Attorney Wards cen
tention that the girl was sruck down
in the boat and that her hair became
entanglcd in the cleats and braces
opening address, the Tair was pulled
out when the body was picked up
and thrown overheard.
GiEette's Story Of Girls Death.
Gilette's story of how his sweet
heart came to her death in the waters
of Big Moose Lake the evening of
Wednesday, July II, 1906, as related
by him to the sheriff who placed him
under arrest at Arrow Head on the
Saturday morning following was re-
told today by the officer Of the law
to The jury.
II was brought out that Gillette
knew the girl had been in delicate
condition since May. He said he and |
she had been intimate for a year.
when the boat upset, accidentally |
as you say, and she was noundering |
helplessly in the water, why did you
not go 10 her a. s,stance?" Under Shcr- |
iff Klock day swore he asked the |
rliscnC'.
Because" he said the young man
replied, Il was afraid that she might |
struggle so that we would both go
down.
District Attorney Ward followed M
this lead in carrying forward the case
today By presenting in evidence the
suit case, the camera and tripod, the
tennis racquet and other articles
which are supposed TO have been res
cucd from the water by the young
man after tho boat upset.
Told Her to Hold On"
Gillette told me continued the
witness that he shouted to the girl
10 hold on to the stern of the boat
and he would try TO get her ashore
Tie said he did not get near her for
he was holding on to the bow" ID
Under Sheriff Klock's story was the
only testimony Of interest presented
Turing the afternoon session, He de-
,larcd that since his arrest Gillette
iad given three explanation as to how
he boat was overturned When asile1
{ hc or the girl was TO blame for the
alleged accident he replied. according ,
o the witness
Il suppose am to blame for it,"
Aside from his testimony the inter I
'st Of the day centercd i'm the state
nent Of Rev Cuthbert Frost. pastor ]
# the First Presbyterian church of ,
-owville He was al the Arrow Head I
m. with party on the Friday fol !
owing the tragedy. u
Il saw Gillette coming downstairs {
rem his room that evening. sad MI
Frost "aud overheard him ask two wo-
ucn II they had heard of A tragedy Z
~ Big Moose Lake. in which young {
-irl bad been drowned did not hear ,
what reply If any. Was given" q
Tp 10 bis time there had been no J
violence that any o-c else in the 5
leighborhOod Of Arrow Heard ha5 Z
lcard OF The finding Of the girls body a
u that time
Under Sheriff klock. on the witness j
tand. said that when Gillette was c
irst arrested and informed Of "Billy" q
Browns death by drowning. he pro 7
essed great surprise and said he had &
lot heard Of the accident IL
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