The Washington times., 1906-07-23
CLEARING SECRET
OF GIRLS DEATH
Grace Browns Actions Be-
fore Drowning Support
Murder Theory.
GILLETTE NOT FRIGHTENED
Man Held II Jail as Suspected Mur-
derer ROnchalant and Has a
Hearty Appetite.


Hearty Appetite.
UTICA. y. Y. July 23-The fate Of
Chester L. Gillette, OF Cortland, now IN
the Herlzimer jail suspected of murder
Ing Grace Brown, of South Otselic, de-
pendH very largely on the outcome OF an
inquest over the death OF the girl 20 be
conducted IN HerlIimer next Wednesday
by Coroner Comn. OF Ilion. This inquest
Will be conducted I'm the courthouse.
which is directly across the street from
The jail In which Gillette is confined.
Coroner Coffin, District Attorney
Ward the sheriff and several deputies
have put in a busy week following up
clues and securing bits Of evidence
which they say make their case against
Gillette strong.
Summer Visitors Detained.
Coroner Coffin has summoned about
thirty witnesses 10 the inquest. They
Will include several persons who were
sojoUrning in the Adirondacks at the
time. and who have been unable to re-
turn 20 their homes as they planned 10
on account Of the subpOenas that were
case There is a notable feature abou;
the Witnesses in this case. They are all
willing 10 testify.
Most Of the witnesses called are either
resOrters OF hotel people from the vicln-
ity OF Big Moose. Some of them were
miles away when Gillette.and the Rrov,r
Sli started on their row the day of the
el.l deatht but In some, way thev have
become IN possession Of T knowledge
Mhlch the prosecutors believe valuable
70 their case,
Saw the Girl Grieving.
A young man who saw the pair on
northbOund train the day before the
alleged murder VIII tell the coroner how
happy the young woman appeared 10 be.
and by way of proving that something
happened in the succeeding twenty-four
hours 10 drive the girl TO tears numer-
Gus persons who saw the couple at Big
Moose VIII describe the Indifferent at
utude OF the young man and the yyor-
RED appearance Of Miss Brown at the
Glenmore Hotel just before they started
ont on the lake.
A woman employed IN the hotel I,itch-
en- VIII testify that the girl rushed To
Ler In the Kitchen in the afternoon fust
before she started rowing with Gillette
neck. weeping bitterly and irving 10 an
burden herself of her secret CUIaffa
put IN an appearance AT thar moment
ana Miss Brown made an effort at re-
gaining nsr composprc, What il was
that the Brown girl wanted to saw no
one knows, for she didn't come back 10
the hotel again until she was brought in
dead after being found IN the lake on
the succeeding day.
Gillette Appeared Nervous.
Miss Gladys Westcott. OF Truxton. and
Miss Josephine Patrick. Of Cortland.
who met Gillette at Inlet after his
twelve-mile tramp through the woods.
will tell of the nervous actions OF the
young man and what he said to them
Dispositions OF these young women were
>aken the other day by the district at
Orney.
1t is not likely that all Of the evidence
gained by the authorities in their week
OF investigation viii be divuIged at the
inquest They say they have enough
facts TO present TO the coroner 10 war
rant decision that Grace Brown was
murdered by Gillette. and still have sew
eral strong points left untouched for
presentation at his trial.
Although Gillette has been in jal more
than week. 1t was not until yesterday
Jnat he received any message whatever
from friend or relative Yesterday
morning he received a telegram from
Bert. presumably Bert Gross. saving
that representative OF HIS uncle ia
cortland Will call today. II IS said thar
cross and Gillette worked together fu
lhe Gillette factory at Cortland. and
We're associated as Sunday school teach-
ers and in social circles.
District Attorney Ward stated that
some day next week he viii ask Cover
nor Higgins 10 call "a special term OF
court for the trial OF Gillette. Ii ls
probable that Judge Devendorf will be
assigned 10 the case.
Prisoners Big Appetite.
Gillette. whose early collapse was
looked for at the time OF his arrest.
has proved to be the calmest man In the
Jail. He eats all that IS set before him
and has not since the very first day
allowed plate 20 leave his cell until no
had cleaned il of completely. His ap-
petite became a matter OF comment and
Gillette was laughed at by other pris-
oners, but he Is not feazed a bit by
their gibing. Saturday he capped the
climax by announcing that he was be-
Ing starved 70 death and demard deo
more liberal ratiOns. The jau aufbori-
ties say they have housed some husky
prisoners in their experience. but they
never came across an appetite to scorn-
pare with Glllette's
Shepherd Hart. OF Oswego. hes an
npunced MS intention of putting IN a
claim for the $50 reward dffeTed nv
District Attorney Ward for GInette's
capture, Mr.. Ward arrested the man
himself. and at once speecul alton ~
came rife as 10 whether he could claim
the money he had offered in the name Of
the county Now comes thesclaInn from
Hart that Gillette's capture WAS due 70
a clue discovered by him
lie and a friend named Harold Par.
ker. from Goshen. were the two who
came across Gillette in the woods ana
from whom Gillette inquired the way
10 Eagle Bay.
As q matter Of fact. It was the infor
nation volunteered by these young men
that led the Big Moose folks 10 aban-
don their search for the. second body In
the lake after that OF Grace Brown had
been discovered. Intn Hart and Par
ker reported that they saw a man II,
the forests carrying g. suit case no hint