Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-23

Ing last witness on the stand yesterday
swore that at 5:45 o'clock, only a few mo-
ments before the probable time of Grace
Browns death. he saw a boat with a man
ana woman in 1t, who answered to the
description Of the defendant and Grace
Brown, and that between them was a suit
case. Before that the under sheriff had
sworn that Gillette had explained to him
that the suit case had been left on shore
Two hours prior to the time when the pair
landed. to go to luncheon.
When the crowd surged into the court
room here today all the spectators took q
look at an exhibit which stretched along
the counsel tables before the jury. The
object of their curiosity was a st. Law
renee skiff Of cedar about flfteen feet long,
with no centerboard. It had three seats
two across the boat. from which the oars
were managed, and one covered with a
red cushion formed by the curve of the
stern There was only one pair of row.
LOCK MIXTURES. and pair of hole-pin oars
lay on the side of the boat nearest to the
jury.
inomas Barrett, the Big Moose guide
was recalled to the stand. and said that
ne mad seen Mrs. Carey in a boat on the
lake at about $50 o'clock on July IL.
sometime before he had come to Herkimer
ne mad tried to see whether from Camp
craig ne could not see to the point where
Grace Browns body was found He could
not see that far. as his view was obscured
by promontory known as Grassy Point.
The Boat House Keepers Testimony.
On cross-examination. the defense tried
10 suggest to the jury that the dress suit
case might have been suggested to the wit
after
found Robert Morrison, the keeper of Big
moose boat house, was recalled. He corrob-
Grated Barretts testimony of the inability
to see into South bay from Camp Craig
and told about finding the boat in South
bay on July -. 1T was upside down.
he said, land one oar foated on one side.
one on the other. The stern seat was float.
ing further out"
The prosecutor showed him dilapidated
straw hat. did you see th,s?"
Yes, 1t was floating near shore. about
twenty feet away from land
How was it fioatins?"
With the brim down and the crown IN.
right side up"
The prosecutor showed the witness some
photographs with boat showing the place
where he found the upturned boat. Did
you place this boat there?'
Yes, 1 placed it in the position where
j
Mr. Mills continually objected strenuously
to the admission of any of this evidence. but
his objections were overruled
Where did you find the hat?, The wit
ness made cross on the picture in answer.
Did you find anything eise?'
Yes, black silk coat
The witness identified a coat which had
been Grace Browns. Where was itg'
TN the bottom of the boat. part on the
bottomsof the boat. part in the water"
WAS the part on the bottom of the boat
,wet?'
II don't know"
did you find anything in the boatr'
yes, some human hair"
Strands Of Hair Found.
This announcement brought the court
room to it's feet staring.
Come here" said the prosecutor, and the
witness stepped over the boat to the side
opposite the jury.
do you see any hair there now?" said
the prosecutor.
YES" said the witness, and pointed to
some cleats on the starboard side OF the
boat.
Were there any other strands OF hair
there?" asked Mr.. Ward.
YES" answered the witness.
"Any other clues?"
Eyes, over here" said the witness, point
ing to cleats on the opposite side.
what did you do with the rest of the
hair?"
Gave it to Mrs. Andrew Morrison"
This testimony brought the people to
their feet and kept them standing and
whispering. The bailiffs had to keep rap
ping for order.
The boat was then offered in evidence
in spite of objections by defense.
The witness was shown the hat.
what did you notice about this ex-
hibit?"
1.-THE lining had been torn out and there
were lot of loose threads left
This evidence also made a great stir. for
it is the contention Of the prosecution that
Gillette tore out the lining of his hat and
left the straw hat floating to hide his fden-
tity and give the impression TIT the man
Carl Graham of Albany, who had registered
with Grace Brown, had been drowned.
Then followed a remarkable scene. The
Jurors one by one climbed down from the
jury box, stepped into the boat grasping
it on each thwart. and leaned over to look
closely at the strands Of human hair which
were caught under the cleats beneath the
side decking.
Gillette Not Moved.
The examination of the CHASTITY exhibit
did not seem to move Gillette any. He sat
and watched the jurors with an interested
expression.
On cross-examination the defense brought |
out the fact that almost every man and
woman who rented BOATS from him took
the same relative position in the boat as
Gillette and Grace Brown did.
During a recess which was then taken =
number of women came and talked to Gill
lette.
Mr.. Morrison was recalled and the boat
was turned over, bottom up.
The witness was given Grace Browns
coat and told to hang 1t on the bottom of
the boat as he had found it. About two
feet of 1t was on the bottom of the boat and
the rest had apparently been in the water.
How high was the keel from the water?
about five inches"
was 1t near the bow?"y
yes"
How much of the surface of the bottom
was exposed?"
About two feet"
Mr.. Thomas got out ragged tape meas
ure and told the witness to find the center
of the boat.
Measurements established the fact that
the coat had been found about thirty inches |
from the center of the boat.
"Describe the hairs which you found in |
the boat
"They were black and about nine or ten |