The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-27
PHYSICIANS
 TESTIMONY Grace Brown Died From
 Blows. INTEREST IN HERKIMER CASE Doctors at Autopsy Say Girl Was
 Not Drowned. Hundreds of People of the Mohawk Valley Crowd Court Room To Hear the Evidence of
 Experts.
INTEREST IN HERKIMER CASE

CIGHB WMU WETE ViGCEuC held on Grace Browns body, went on the stand at the Gillette murder trial today and testified that the girl re- cetved blows before entering the water that were sufficient to cause death. and which, in their opinion, caused death an this case.
 These physicians, pr. A. Douglas and pr. F. H. Douglas, both of Little Falls but not relatives, declared under aath, that Grace Brown was not drowned 1t was thelr opinion that she died from blows which killed or rendered her un- conscious before her body was dopped into the Big Moose Lake. They dsolar- ed that there was not enough water in the lungs of the body 70 warrant the theory of drowning.
 The substance of their testimony was that Grace Brown received blows that cut her upper lip, loosened tooth, rup- tured blood vessel in her face "hd caused blood clot on the brain. The blood clot, the physicians swear, was sufiicient in Itself to have caused death.
 Former Senator Mills, Gillette's senior counsel, conducted the cross examlna- tfon He spent several hours In an effort to shake the testimony If these witnesses. and while he succeeded in confusing Dr. A. Douglas somewhat, neither physician withdrew their opin-' Son that Grace Brown was killed or ranaered unconscious before she was immersed in the waters of Rig Moose Lake.
 The theory advanced by the defense was that the blows could have been ad- ministered after death and the line of questioning indicated contention that the girl in drowning roae to the surface of the water three times, and each time struck the overturned skin and receiv- ed the injuries.
 Dh. E. H. Douglas Unshahen.
 Dr. E. H. Douglas proved strong witness and his testimony was unshak-
 'Is it possible to distinguish mai ks on a body as to whether they are inr sleted bT ynechanfea1 force before or afssr aeath3e aakea the district attor-
 ..ft iss was the reply. The witness swore that an ecchymotic condition such as was found In Grace Browns skull, could nos result From blow received after death
 "CouId you swear that these injuries were indicted before the death of the subjectT
 T could"
 By mechanical forceT'
 They were"
 Here Dr. Douglas was handed Gil- Iettes tennis racquet and was asked if the injuries found could have been produced by that
 dramatic moment ensued as he swnnE the racquet In the air experi-
 aThe injuries could have been pro- duced by this weapon, using either end"
 on cross examination the doctor in- sisted that the girl did not meet deat1 by drowning.
 The announcement that the physi- clans who performed the autopsy on the body of Grace Brown, alleged to have been slain by Chester Gillette, were to take the stand today and to fell for the first time in public what the condition Of the giri's body actual" iy was when. found. attracted a larger crowd than ever to Herkimer. The rule established by Judge Davendorf that the doors should be closed as soon as inc seats in the courI room are all ta- ken, inspired those curious to hear the doctor's report, to make an early start, and m and down the Mohawk Valley, hundreds of persons left for the trial immediately after an early breakfast.
 Dr. O. A. Douglas, Of Little Falls, one of the physicians who examined the autopsy on Grace Browns body, testifed that the injuries found on the body were inflicted before death. He testified that the tennis racquet that Gillette buried. and which the sheriff found was capable of producing the abrasIons and other injuries found on
 "The condition of the girls lungs did not indicate drowning said -pr. Doug las. This latter statement was strick- en out.
 The lips were swollen and the tip of the nose was enlarged and discolored. The left center upper tooth was over tapping the right center upper tooth. The left cheekbone was swollen There were abrasions of the membrane of the Iips These injuries were inflicted be- fore death the witness said. The blood vessels of the head had been sep arated as If by blows
 The word blows" was objected to and the objection was sustained.
 Dr. Douglas described the head as he found it. There was u blood clot on the brain. but no fracture of the skull. a''In your opinion what was the cause nf death"
 :, 'T should say that death resulted from shock or concussion resulting from blows or injuries to the head before immersion, or if immersion did occur while there was still life, the chances of restoration were so few that immersion was unnecessary to produce death"
 In his cross examination of Dr. Doug lass. MT. Mills. senior counsel for Gil- Iette. questioned the witness about any indications the body of Grace Brown might have shown. The attorney first took up the subject of the girls eyes.
 You say there was much hemOr- rhaRe In them" asked Mir Mills.
 Yes"
 "Isnt that an indication of drown ing usually?'
 "Jt Is"
 s Lips Were swollen.
 The witness also testified that the dwelling of the lips. the enlargement Nf the tIn of the nose and the light red cnloring or the lungs were symp- toms of drowning MT. Mills then took I'D the question of the condition of the lungs as shown at the autopsy
 Mir Mills then asked Dr. Douglas If he would not say that a body had been drowned ordinarily lf he saw enlarged Iips. dilated pupils of the eye. swollen and matterated nose. tip and reddened lungs
 "If the body had been taken from