Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-23
GILLETTE'S STORY.
Prisoners Account of Grace
 Browns Death.
BOAT UPSET; WlsAFRAID TO AID HER
Wi1nsss Rslatss How ADeussA Af. fssteA SuEDsiss Whsn TolA ef the Girls Body DslAg Found h
 BIg Moose Lake.

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 HERKlMER, N. Y., Nov. 28. Ches- tor Gulette's own story of how his sweetheart came to her death in the waters Of Big Moose lAks the evening of Wednesday. July ii last. as related by him to the sheriff who placed him under arrest at Arrowhead on the Sat urday morning following, was rstold by the officer O. the law to the jury which is trying the young man on tho ! charge of murder.
 It was brought out that Gillette knew the girl had been in . delicats condi- tion slnce May.
 When the boat upset -accid identally. as you say-and she was doundering helplessly in the water, why did you not go to her assistanceT' Undsrsherin Klock swore that he asked his prison or.
 Because" he replied. T was afraid that she might struggle so that we would both go down."
 District Attorney Ward followed up this lead in carrying forward tho pros ecution's case by presenting in evil dence the dress suit case, the camera and tripod, the tennis racket and other articles which are supposed to have been rescued from the water by the young man after the boat upset.
 "Gillette told me-" continued the wit ness, that he shouted to the girl to hold on to the stern of tho boat and he would try to get her ashore. He said he did not get near her, for he was holding on to the bow"
 Undersheri6 Klock declared that since his arrest Gillette had given three excuses as to why the boat was overturned. When asked if he or the girl was to blame for the alleged accl- dent he replied. according to the wit ness:
 T suppose I am to blame for il"
 Rev. Cuthbert Frost pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Lowville. was at the Arrowhead inn with . par. ty on the Friday following the tragedy.
 T saw Gillette coming downstairs from his room that evening"" said MT. Frost, "and overheard him ask two men If they had heard of tragedy on Big Moose lake in which young girl had been drowned. I did not hear what reply, if any. was given.'
 Up to this time there has been no evidence that any one else in the neigh borhood of Arrowhead had heard of the finding of the girls body at that time. In fact the prosecutor has not yet shown the tlme the body was found. He has not carried the narra- tive that far along as yet. The details of the discovery and of the condition of the body are yet to bs heard.
 Undcrsherlf Klock on the witness stand said that when Gillette was first arrested and informed of Billy Browns death by drowning he pro fessed great surprise and said hs had not heard of the accident.
 "After few minutes" said the wit ness. T told him he knew as well as did that the girl was dead. He replied: 'Yes. The boat upset asked him how long he and the girl had been in- timate. and he said about . year."
 It was shown that while his former sweetheart lay dead in the lake he Joined number of parties In mountain trips. took many photographs and made a long canoe trip in search of the two Cortland girls whom he had met on the train while riding to Deruy- ter with Grace Brown.