Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-19

Brown in the skirt factory. was the next
k1tness In spite OF the breathless silence
u the court room II was almost in1pos-
nble to hear her. She said that 0iliette
Sftsn talked to the girl at her work and
that his attentions to her were talked OF In
the factory
"'One morning whom he came In late
asked him II he had been out with Billy
I don't know whether he answered yes or
no." ..., p.
On cross-examination she said that she
he'd never seen Grace Brown crying. Neva
wilcox. another employee Of the G1iierts
skirt factory. was called to the stand.
did Chester Gillette ever give you any
thing TO give to Gracer
Yes, one day In the early spring he was
IN the cutting room and he gave me some
INDY and told me to give II to Grace
Did you remember when Chester Gillette
Yes. he told me he was going away. and
gave me some directions. asked aim
going to stay. He said he was going to the
northwoods. and said he might be gone .
week. two weeks. a month or SIX months:
Il depended on how long his money neio
Theresa Dillon, a very pretty young girl.
who is now a telephone operator and Tor
merly an employee of the Gillette skirt 1ac-
tory. was the next witness
Chester was often at Grace's oesk taik-
ing to her. sometimes he was sitting oown
and sometimes standing up. Miss Harness
fager, the superintendent. used TO ten MIN
that there was enough work to 90 IN tn ne
stock room without talking to Grace so
much. Then Chester told me that MI Gil
lette had told him not to leave his work
and Ralph Gillette told him that II he dio
not stop going to talk to Grace 50 mucn ne
would lose his Job. told him he'd bet
ter stop or Ralph would catch him, ana ne
said: I don't care for Ralph.
Ave minutes recess was taken ano
Mrs. Hoag, who kept a boarding place
where Gillette formerly lived, talked 70
him through the recess. He chatted with
her with apparent animation.
Miss Carrie Wheeler. who kept the
boarding house where Grace Brown lived
was the next witness She told OF Chester
Gillsttes coming to her house to see Grace
THE Saturday night before the day she
he came. but don't remember whether
he came into the house or not. 1 saw them
on the porch together She came upstairs
somewhere between IL and IL o'clock
What days did he come?"
Mondays, Fridays. sometimes Saturdays
and once on Sunday"
Olive Wheeler. her daughter. gave testi-
mony corroboratfve OF her mothers
Theresa Harnesfager. floor superintendent
Of the Gillette skirt factory. was the next
witness.
what did you notice between the de-
PENDANT and Grace Brown?
He was at her desk all the time.
Did you ever talk to him about Grace
Brownr:'
Yes, i told him that Grace ana ne were
both neglecting their work.
Did you him outsider
Yes. met him at parties"
WAS he with Grace Brown
NO. he was with other girls"
who were theyT'
''One was Miss Benedict"
N. III. Gillette, uncle Of the defendant, q
large man with q black beard, was the
next witness
The witness told Of Gillette's coming to
work In his factory. He received $40 q
week.
Did you employ a girl named Grace
Brown
Yes"
Did you talk to him about his leav-
ing?-
Yes; he told me he was going. that
was about all"
Did he speak to you about II later?"
Yes; he came to my house to ask for
q mileage book on the New York Central
] said didn't have one but I gave him
money to get one and told him to bring
back what was left"
where did he say he was goingr
Either to the north woods or the Thou
sand Islands / suggested that he go to
Chautauqua-"
The prosecutor went out of court and
brought IN a number of letters and had
them marked for Identification They
were shown to the witness, who said he
knew the writing of the defendant and
identified them as having been written by
Chester Gillette. There were five letters
and two postals One of the postals asked
Mr.. Gillette for SIS.
Did you send it?'
Yes
who to?"
ITO Chester Gillette at Eagle Bay"
This ended the direct examination.