Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-03
Evidence in Gillette Case
To Be Finished Today.
The Accused Man Again on
Stand In His Own Behalf.
Father OF the Dead Girl Satisfied
That Justice Will be Done.

Herkimer ~ T., Dec. 2.-The odds
and ends of testimony that District
Attorney Ward wanted to bring to-
gether before closing the Prosecutors
case in the Gillette murder trial were
gotten on the records in brief session
Saturday. and then court adjourned
until Monday, when the lawyers will
sum up and the case will go to the
jury
The defence applied for permission
to investigate one point which it didn
name, and to swear one witness 10 tes-
tify TO it on Monday, but this will re-
Quire only few minutes.
Judge DevcndOrf insists that the
case go to the jury on Monday, and at
the close of today's session he said he
would hold a night session Monday il
necessary.
Wlen the trial was resumed this
forenoon. Gillette again went on the
stand.
District Attorney Ward pulled sew
eral garments out Of Miss Browns
trunk. and Gillette identified them as
an apron, skirt, etc. that Grace Brown
wore in the factory. Gillette, under
! instruction, ransacked his own suit
case at the feet of the jurors, but fail
| ed to find any of his working clothes
in the pack.
The object was to show that Grace
Browns farewell words to the farm,
when she said she might never see the
dear old place again, was prompted by
her decision to remain away from
home forever with Gillette, who, at last.
had promised TO go to South Otselic
ktl 70,
to find any of his working clothes in
his grip will. it said. be placed before
the jury in the prosecutors summing
up as an indication that he intended to
be back in Cortland in a week.
Deputy Sheriff Klock testified that
Gillette told him he was able to find
his way to Eagle bay by keeping the
lake in sight all the time.
| Evan Evans, a turnkey at the Herki.
mer Jail. swore that Gillettes watch
did not stop at 61O on the night Of
Grace Browns death, as the defence
claimed. Mr.. Evans swore that the
watch was going and keeping good
| time when it came into his possession.
A statement made yesterday was re-
| futed by John Coye, proprietor of the
Taber house at DeRuyter. where Gill
lette put up the night before Grace
Brown came from South Otselic to
meet Gillette. Mr.. Coye testified that
Gillette asked for a horse to drive 20
South Otselic. The defence tried to rule
| this this evidence out. To the court
District Attorney Ward said:
1T is TO show that this man Gillette
had conceived plot to take this girl
away without anyone knowing she had
gone with Chester Gillette. He regis
| tered as Charles George at the Taber
house and tried to hire a horse to con.
vey the idea he was going to South o.
sellc- Then when it was learned that
Grace Brown was dead in the Adiron-
dacks, people would say. Why there
was man named Charles George at
DeRuyter Sunday night. He wanted O
Il horse to go to Otselic.'''
| Il will deny the motion to strike it
out" said the court
When Mr.. Brown. the dead girls
father. who has been in court through-
out the trial, left today. he said:
1T is enough: ] am satisfied that
justice will be DONE"
| a new motive for the crime of which
Chester Gillette is being tried is limited
at by the prosecution in the person Of
Grace Hill.
1t is alleged it was the desire to be
free to marry his new love that led
Gillette to murder his sweetheart, Bill
sational nature are promised should
| to prove their contention.