The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-29
wEATHER FOHECAsT. WashinHton, Nov. 2ss-@Fer AIahamas Fair Thursday and Friday; iight to fresh northeast winds.
Did you join in itg. "No air :,

! No. sir" Gillette testifed that he tried to borrow money from the hotel proprietor and said he met with refusal His diff. ferent articles of clothing Gillette said he hung up in his roota to dry,
 The next morning. Saturday. l went to breakfast and saw friend from Cortland. Mr. ward and Deputy Kioecik was arrested then. ."N
 Didn't Strike Grace Brown.
 Chester, did you strike Grace Brown a blow or do anything wilfully to cause her death2.' asked Mfs Milis
 What time did your watch stop that
 's:f0."
 "what was the condition Of your tennis racquet when you left 1t there in the woods 1T
 It looked kind of new better than now ''
 when did you last have the racquet out of the case before You put it there by the road CheEterT'
 Before ' left Courtiana.H
 This line of testimony was to refuts that given for the people Co show that Gillette struck Miss Brown crushing blow with the racquet and then threw her body into the water.
 Gillette says Miss Brown talked about going to the north woods while they were in Utica. It was her suggestion that they go. he said. He admitted that he met Miss Patrick and Miss Westcott of Cortlanas while on the train with Grace Brown between De- ruyter and Canaskota, on their way to the Adirondacks. He and Miss Brown planned to go to Fourth Lake but she desired that they change and so to Tupper Lake which was done.
 Gillette swore that it was on Grace Browns suggestion that they left Tup- per Lake and that because she knew of a friend who had been at Big Moose and liked it. she wanted to so there.
 That's why we got elf the train" he said.
 Loved The Girl,
 Did you love her2''
 Yes sir. I loved her on Big Moose Lake on July II as well as l ever did On July when was at dinner with Miss Benedict dld not know that she was at home begging me to come"
 These answers were given to repeat cd questions by Mir. Ward.
 The District Attorney asked Gillette if he had had improper relations with Grace Brown when the letters were
 -'yes, at her sister'a replied the wit ness.
 "Did she protestgs
 "Yes, several tImess
 Following a brief recess District At- torney ward resumed his cross exami- nation of Glllette.
 Letters from Grace Brown to Gill lette were identified by him,
 These had previously been read in court and were a pathetic feature of the trial.
 How many letters did you write Grace Brown after she left the factory until you left Cortland July ST
 Cant say"
 @Mors than the three onered as sx- hibits hereY'
 T wrote more than three do not remember any parftculer onh
 ~Iyid she wrike hN sh 1apld come to Cortland unlpss y6A e.saas
 Cant say.
 .'Did you think If you did not go to Deruyter she would come to cOrtiand?'
 Was Net AfFaid.
 Were you afraid if you did not go she would tell in Cortland you were the rsther of her unborn chlld?"
 No"
 That didn't frlghten your"
 Did you think it your duty to go over and marry her7'
 Yes"
 Why didn't you marry herr
 T can't say"
 Are you sure you intended to marry her."
 Yes"
 Mir. Ward read a passage from a let ter to Gillette in whicn Grace Brown said that maybe I'll never go home again until am sent home dead You know. dear you promised me that"
 Did you promise to kill herT'
 No"
 "Did you ever say you would send her home dead?"
 "Did you ever ask her what she meant by writing such a ietterr"
 'No." What did she mean'"
 'I don't know" At this point the court took an ad- jocrnment until 9:3o o'clock Friday.
 With the expectation of reaching the close of the States case in the Gil- lette murder trial before tonight's ad- jcLrnment, District Attorney Ward to- day continued the examination of Dr. s S Richards, the last of the five med ical experts employed by the State. Dr. Richards had been cross examined by MT Mile, of Che defense. to some ex- tent when court adjourned last evening, but in this case, as with all the other medical experts, there was an abund 1 auce of redirect and re-eross question l ing awaiting him today. Dr. Crumh. | who has acted as medical adviser for the district attorney. and who made microscopic examination of the hair found In the boat occupied by Gillette l and Miss Brown. said today that he win not take the stand as witness. ,
 There was the usual large assem- blaze of spectators at the court house | today,
 Won't Visit Seen@ Mir Mills of the defense. was asked about the truth of the rumor that he court would adjourn to the Mohawk River bank so that Gillette could show the jury how the boat capsiged.
 '"rhat is a good story" he said. laughingly, 'but 1t is tame with some of the stuff sent out of Herkimer." deputy sheriff went to New York l today to find pr. Eising.. who Is want 1 ed as a witness for the, defense. Dr. | Rising is said to have been at Rig | Moose Lake when Grace Browns body ! was recovered. The court room was not so crowded | today when former Senator Mills re- | sumed the cross-examination of pr. | s. $. Richards of Frankfort. one of the l i've physicians who performed the au- | topsy on Grace Browns body. After l some questions by the defense relative | to Dr. Richards failure to bring his ] typewriter report of the autopsy to | court, District Attorney Ward att | tempted to have Dr. Richards describe | the condition of the hair found in the | stan, which Gillette used and which is | alleged to be Grace Browns hair
 pr. Richards says he found the end | of the hair he examined to be torn and | broken. Tt seemed to have been torn | bv violance said the witnesa huf