The Washington herald., 1906-11-24
FIND GILLETTE'S HAT
Piece Picked Up Near Where
Grace Browns Body Lay.
RELICS OF TRAGEDY SHOWN
Jury InspectS Boat with Strands Of
Dead Girls Hair Attached-Under-
taker and Other Witnesses De-
scribe Bruised BOdy-StruESIe Oc-
Cured i'm shallow Water.

IitIhiil4fI. y. I .. NOV. -5--N nen Grace
Browns body was pulled out of Big Moose
Lake there was bruise under the left
eye, the lips were swollen and cut. and
there was q Coagulation of blood around
the nostrils.
When the body was brought into the
beat, according to two OF the witnesses
whom the prosecution called. this COagula-
tion broke and blood flowed from the
girls nose. Caught in two screws on one
of the traces Of the up-tuned boat. which
ioated 135 feet from the place where the
body was found, were several locks of
dark hair apparently that Of woman.
Some of 1t was so well caught that Ii
still remains in the boat. The boat was
found in three and half feet Of water
and the body in seven and half feet.
These are the facts which the prosecu-
tion in the case Of Chester Gillette sue
ceeded in bringing out to-day. previous 70
the calling Of medical testimony which
Will come tomorrow and end the states
case.
Tells Of Finding Boat.
Robert Morrison, who owns the boar
livery az Big Moose Lake. told OF the
finding of the upturned boat on the morn
ing of July L. near a clump Of Ills pads
On the other side Of it were found float
ing the oars. ana near them the loose
stern seat.
Nearer the shore than the boat loated
a dilapidated straw hat. It was identified
and put in evidence in spite of the strenu-
Gus objections Of the defense's counsel.
who all through the day, took exception
to every exhibit which the prosecutor
tried to put In evidence. The lining in the
hat had been torn out.
Did you find anything else in the
boat?T asked the prosecutor.
Yes. some hair was stuck 10 one Of
the cleats.
Was there any mere hair than that
which is there now asked the prose
CutOr
Yes. there were several other strands.
which 1 gave 10 my daughteT-in-law.
Mrs. Andrew Harrison, and some on this
cleat on the port side.
Girls Hair shown 10 Jury.
The boat was put in evidence. and the
jury was asked to examine it. One by one
they numbered down from the jury box
stepped over the oars. which lay beside
it, grasping the sides of the craft so that
it wouldn't tiD and t>~~ them out. and
stopped 10 examine what was caught un-
der the cIeat at che side. Gillett> watched
them closely. but the only exprcssNcn au-
parent on his face was one Of amuseNent
when one Of the jurors appeared move
awkward than the rest
Mrs. Andrew Morrison told of having
taken the hair, which she said was twist
ed around the screws which held the
brace, and matted to them, and having
later turned them over to the coroner.
Coroner Isaac Coffin then told of the
receipt of the hairs from Mrs. Morrison
and produced them from an envelope in
his pocket. They were put i'm evidence
in spite of objections from the defense.
To complete the chain Francis Brown
the sister of the dead girl was called
and produced some locks Of hair which
she had cut from Grace Browns head
after her body was brought TO South OF
selic. These with the other exhibits were
given 10 the jury for comparison.
Frank Crabb, the engineer Of the Big
Moose Lake launch. told Of the finding
of the girls body He said that when
the body was pulled up and put on the
steamboat. coagUlated blood began to
flow from the nosjTils. There was
bruiSe under the eye. and the lip was
swollen and cut. Her hair was partly
down and her right stocking hung over
her shoe Her eyes were partly open
and were bloOdshot. Her arms were
drawn UP to her chest.
Body shows Bruises.
Charles Kerwin. clerk and bartender
at the Glenmore Hotel. corroborated the
story told by Crabb as to the finding
OF the body and its condition.
Horatio Seymour Getman, an under
taker. Of Frankfort, corroborated the
testimony of the other witnesses regard
ing the condition Of the body
The last witness. SiIas Feeter. the civil
engineer who drew the maps exhibited in
court, said that az the point where the.
body vas found among the lily pads he
found the water was only 3lz feet deep.
Gillette. according to the testimony cf
Sherih-elect hlock, had explained the
accident cy saying that he was picking
water lilies. II the boat had fi0Ded over