The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-27
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District Attorney Ward contends
that the hair was torn out in Gillette's
alleged endeavors to throw the girls
body overheard after he hit her with
tennis racket. Witnesses testified
that the girys face was bruised when
the body was found. Gillette's tennis
racket, which was broken when 1t was
found, was also produced
Defense to Make Suicide Plea.
Gillette expects to be called not later
than Tuesday or Wednesday. What
explanation he will make of his com
panion's death has been carefully
guarded by his counsel, who have not
admitted what the line Of defense will
be.
1t is generally expected, however,
that the claim will be set up that the
mill girl committed suicide when she
was convinced that Gillette, who had
taken her to Big Moose lake, did not
intend or did not wish to make her his
wife. In this connection the letters
from the girl to Gillette and which the
prosecution read in court are expected
to play part In some OF these let
ters the girl expressed the wish that
she should die, in others her belief that
she would not live long, while she in
timated that her death might be a de-
sirable end to all their troubles.
Eyes, l offered $1,000 to the prison
barber to let his razor slip and cut
Chester Gillette's throat. Ever since
Gillette has been prisoner / have
wanted to see him killed. | think the
facts In this terrible case justify me-
Mrs. Margaret Hubbard, well to do
widow Of Herkimer and proprietor of
the Hubbard hotel, with these words
dlssipated the mystery surrounding her
identity as the woman who, the prison
barber declared, had offered him a re-
ward to ''put Gillette out Of the way
Physicians on the Stand.
Or. A. o, Douglas aad Dr. q. H.
Douglas, both of Little Falls, but not
relatives, declared under oath that
Grace Brown was not drowned. It was
their opinion that she died from blows
which killed or rendered her uncon-
scions before her body was dropped in
to Big Moose lake. They declare that
there was not enough water in the
lungs Of the body to warrant a theory
Of drowning. They were present at
the autopsy.
The condition of the GIRLS eyes, nose,
mouth, lungs and bronchial tubes was
carefully gone over in rigid cross ex-
animation by former Senator Mills,
Gillette's senior counsel.
The witness for the state had to adj
nit that several Of the conditions in
the body shown by the autopsy, in
which he took part, We're indications Of
drowning.
Point Gained For Gillette.
Mr.. Mills finally forced the witness
to admit that the discoloration under
the left eye could have been caused BY
decomposition This was considered il
decided victory for Gillette. The wit
ness had declared that mark on the
head Indicated a blow severe enough
to cause a eliot on the brain and sub
sequent death, although the skull was
not fractured
Mr. Mills made an effort to prove
that Grace Browns body might have
received the injuries noticeable at the
Inquest BY coming in contact with the
overturned skin as her body rose to
the top Of the water.
The questions seemed to Indicate
that the defense VIII seek to show that