Rock Island Argus., 1906-11-30
Charles Gillette, Alleged
Murderer, Tells
More of Story
OF DAY OF FATALITY
State Pieces Fragments To-
gether In Attempt to
Make Showing.

| Herkimer n. Y, Nov. 30-Refreshed
by the Thanksgiving day respite after
| the ordeal through which he passed at
| the hands of the determined prosecu-
ton on Wednesday, Chester Gillette to.
| day resumed his seat on the witness
| stand prepared to stick to his story
| that Grace Brown, whom he is alleged
10 have slain and left in Big Moose
lake, died the death of a suicide
There was a big crowd at the court
| house today, much larger than the spa
cious court room and its old fashined
gallery was capable of accommodating.
Seats Self Comfortably.
Immediately on resumption of the
| trial. Gillette took the stand. seating
himself carefully and comfortably. and
looking intently at his counsel. Dis
trict Attorney Ward cautioned Gil
| lette that he must face the jury when
answering questions. Ward read LEI
ter from Gillette to Grace Brown un-
| der date of June % in which he said
he had been to Little York to talk with
some fellows. They went in bathing.
Would Have Told.
OUIelle, II you udu SlIuCk OTTdce
Brown at Big Moose lake and stunned
her, would you have told the officers"
asked Ward.
yes"
Not Ashamed of Her.
The district attorney, taking up the
matter of GHfette--llavinz~ FeceivessS>,r-
letter. from Grace-,R BROWN in WHICH
she referred to this contemplated visit
TO Deruyter, previous to their depar-
ture for the Adirondacks in July the
witness denied he was ashamed or
feared TO be seen with the girl there.
Gillette. said he did not remember |
having been accused by Grace of be-
ing the father of her unborn child and |
declared his attitude toward the girl |
had not changed from the time he ac-
complished her ruin in October until |
April when her condition became |
known to him
Did you still love her?"
81 did" answered Gillette with a
sharp nod of the head.
Had Little Money.
The district attorney went into al
long series of questions on the subject !
of the witness financial condition at
the time he started for the Adiron-
dacks, and asked him if he had plan
ned to use the girls own money in
making away with her, inasmuch as
his own purse was rather depleted
Gillette answered, NO
Asked if he had rented the boat at
Big Moose and went out ON the lake
with Grace, he understood his financial
condition would not warrant the hir-
ing of the boat from noon until night,
not care about the cost.
Shown Films.
Gillette was shown films that he
took on his trip to Bear mountain ana
elsewhere on his journey through the
woods.
Gillette, you swore the other day for
your counsel that these films hold here
were never exposed, didn't you?"
"Yes.''
"And then when you swore to that
you told your counsel not to examine
you any further on that point, didn't
you?"
Il cannot state"
Cool and Collected.
When the court adjourned for din
ner Gillette appeared cool and conf
dent, Notwithstanding the searching
cross examination by the prosecuting
attorney, who picked out every flaw
in the mans testimony and fired ques-
ton after question at the accused with
out minutes letup. Gillette replied
in the affirmative when asked if he
swan to shore and left Grace Brown to
die in the lake.
Found Picture.
A feature of the mornings proceed
ings was the discovery of a picture of
Hattie Benedict on a roll of film in
Gillette's suit case. Gillette had sworn
the film was unexposed. Miss Bene-
dict is the Cortland girl whom 1t was
first claimed Gillette wanted to marry.
Miss Benedict swore on the stand she
was not engaged to Gillette.
Tvva Victims of Pfor,,ine Doi.on