Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
ORDER TO KEEPER
He Tells About Tennis Racquet and
Why He Hid It.
DENIES THAT HE STRUCK GIRL
On Gross He Acknowl-
edges That He Had Map
of the Adirondacks.

HERKIMER, N. Y, November 29-Ches-
ter E. Gillette, the young man now on trial
here charged with the murder of Grace
Brown, spent a lonely Thanksgiving day
in his cell in the county Jail. He received
no visitors, his keeper having been given
strict orders to permit no one to go to his
cell today. But even in his loneliness Gil
lette welcomed the respite from the trying
ordeal which began in earnest yesterday,
when he went on the witness stand to tell
his, story of that tragic day on Big Moose
lake. For nearly seven hours he withstood
voley. of questions. at first friendly,
when his counsel had him in hand. and
later antagonistic, when the district at
torney faced him for the long cross-exam-
ination. Gillette was tired, worn and very
pale when the adjournment was taken last
night, and even then the severest part of
the questioning remained to be put. The
holiday will give the prisoner an opportu-
nifty to regain his composure and to fortify
himself for the struggle which will come
when the cross examination is resumed to-
morrow.
Hid the Racquet.
After The Star went to press yesterday
afternoon Gillette continued his testimony.
of striking a road meeting two men in
one place, and third farther on. About
the tennis racquet, he said that it was In
the way. Il had my suit case,' Gillette
said, land 1 decided to put the racquet
away. l put it under a log in the woods a
little way from the road
Gillette told of visiting Eagle bay, the
Arrowhead inlet, and his trip to Seventh
lake, and carried the story up to his arrest.
Chester, did you strike Grace Brown a
blow or do anything willfully to cause her
death?" asked Mr.. Mills.
mo, SIR said Gillette.
rs this your tennis racquet? asked Mr..
Mills, showing him the one dug up in the
woods after the tragedy.
1T looks like it,
This line of testimony was to refute that
given for the people to show that Gillette
struck Miss Brown crushing blow with
the racquet and then threw her body into
the water.
Eighteen When He Went to Hawaii.
On cross-examination, Gillette said he
was eighteen when he went to Hawaii.
How many times have you told this
| story?"
Il don't know. told it to my lawyers"
Have they given you words to put in
1t, and some to leave out?''
Didn't you tell your lawyers the other
night that as she came up to the boat you
struck herr"
mo, SIR
Did you love herY'
Yes, sir. l loved her on Big Moose
| lake on July II as well as l ever did On
| July 4. when / was at dinner with Miss
Benedict, l did not know that she was at
home begging me to come
These answers were given to repeated
questions by Mr.. Ward
District Attorney Ward then read from
| one Of Grace Browns letters, received by
| him July 5, in which she said she would
| come to Cortland.
| Did you want her to come to Cortland?"
why, no.
! Did you want her to tell her father Of
her condition any time before that day on
| the lake?'
| "Why. wanted him told''
| did you want to tell hfm?"
| why. yes
Did you ever tell her to tell her father %
| NO"
| Did you take any steps to acquaint her
| father with her condition.
| mo more than to think about It."
did you think 1t your duty to go over
and marry herr"
| Yes"
why didn't you marry her?''
II can't say"
Had Map Of Adirondacks.
Gillette said he found the way to Eagle