Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-11-23

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Gillette's story of how his sweetheart
came to her death in the waters of Big
Moose lake the evening of Wednesday,
July IL last as related by him to the
sheriff who placed him under arrest
1T Arrowhead on the Saturday morn
ing following. was retold today by the
officers of the law to the jury which
IS trying the young man on the charge
of murder.
1t was brought out that Gillette
knew the girl had been in a delicate
condition since May He said he and
she had been intimate for year.
When the boat upset. according to
what you say and she was nounderin..
helpless in the water. why did you not
go to her assistance" Under Sheriff
MOCK today swore that he asked Ms
prisoner. Because" he SAWS the
young man replied: Il was AFRAID thar
she might struggle so that we would
both go dOv H."
District Attorney Ward followed uD
me lead today by presenting in the evil
dcnce the dress suit case. the camc-a
ana tripod, the tennis racquet and 9TH
or articles which are supposed to have
hecn rescued from the water bv tho
young man after the boat upset
Gilictto tod me-" contiued the Wit
ness, that he shouted to tho girl 10
hold onto the stern of the boat oni
re would try to get hcr ashore. He
SAID he did not sc, near her for h,
was holding on the bow
Under Sheriff Nlock's story was tho
only testimony Of interest presented
during the long afternoon session.
Under Sheriff kl0ck 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 acci-
cent. he replied. according to the Wit
ness:
Il suppose l am to blame for it,
Aside from this testimony the inter-
est of the day conferred in II statement
made upon the witness stand bv thc
Key. Couthbort Frost, pastor of the
FIRST Presbyterian church Of LowyiIc
lie was at the Arrow Head Inn with =
party on the Friday following t.tr
tragedy.
saw Gillette coming down stairs
from his room that evening" said Mr.
f"St. and overheard him ask two mon
II they had heard Of a tragedy on Eir
MODS" lake in which Il Young p,rl b,d
be"n drowned. | did not hear VIVA, ra-
ply. If any. WAS given
Up to this time 1hcrc b,s h..,,
''i'ii'c mat anyon" else in the neigh
,'iiiooa 81 Arrow Head had heard Of
IN" hhding of the girls BODY. in fact
me prosecutor has not vet shown ira
tinie inc BODY was found The details
" IN" discovery ana Of the condition
OF IN" body are yet to be heard
Under Sheriff klock on the witness
stand said that when Gillette wac fret
and Informed Of "PilI,"
browns death by drowning. he nro-
iesSco great surprise. and said he had
I!ot heard of the accident.
Alter lew minutes" said the Wit
H.sS' tod him he knew as VOL, n.
uiu 'hat inc girl was dead He ren,;oI
e. the BOAT upset | asked him bou.
ioiig he and the girl Lad been intir,,+.
ana ne said about a wear. 7 os,.od Ill;
II ~ mad ever heard anything againsr
i'oi character and he said he never had
iirdiu i WORD. He said the boat timed
''ef a"out SIX o'clock that Wednesday
evening. Inc girl came to the surface
.iiiu ne tolh her to cling to the stern ana
ne would try to get her ashore"
Asked as to what the defendant said
mad caused the boat to upset. Klocl, ra
piled:
AT first he said he was STANDING ",
dolhe something with his hat and the |
bo't went over. The next time I talked
~ MN ne said he was standing ND try
ing to reach pond lily The third time |
ne said he was walking back toward III |
stern to talk with the girl when the boat |
upset. Klock admitted that Gillette to1d
MIN he expected to be married, and he |
the defendant TO mean the
ceremony was to take place during the |
Adirondack trip. Sheriff Richard told or
finding the tennis racquet hidden behind
Il log on the road from Big Moose 70
Eagle bay. Gillette had told MIN he had
placed racquet there, finding il too
much trouble to carry. The racquet was
put in evidence. number Of the strings
are broken. klock was recalled to saw
that when he took possession of tiillette's
suit case at Arrow Head the inside gave
no evidence Of having been wet.
The prosecutor showed TODAY that while
-iiliette's former sweetheart lay dead in
the lake he Joined a number Of parties
in mountain trips. took many photo