The Washington times., 1906-12-03
Troops Surround Court
House and Jail to Pro-
tect Gillette From
Violence.
TESTIMONY ALL IN,
ARGUMENT TO JURY
Intense Interest Holds PeO-
pie Awaiting Verdict De-
Gliding Fate of Accused
Murderer.

HEREIAIER. y. Y, Dee. 3.-MlrtiaI
law VIII practically prevail in Her
kimer tonight. when the jury retires 10
determine whether Chester Gillette is
guilty or innocent of killing Billy"
Brown, Soldiers with LOADED guns VIII
pace In front of the He. rimer county
court house to prevent disorders II the
jury should fail to agree or ind the
prisoner innocent. Should the case go
TO the jury tomorrow the soldiers will
camp in the armory to await cali.
Captain Eddy viii throw a line Of
soldiers from the jail steps across the
street 10 the court house entrance, and
Gillette with a detachment of soldiers
with fixed bayonets, viii be marched TO
the jail TO await the announcement that
the jury has reached a verdict. Like
a condemned military prisoner he will
be marched back again 10 the court
house 10 hear the verdict.
Gillette Fully Expects Acquittal.
Chester Gillette has written his father
and mother in Denver. Colo, that he
will endeavor To resume his work ia the
electrical business as soon as he has
been freed While he is studying IN coll
lege he wants To earn his way BY selling
automobiles, he writes home. Gillette
has no idea that he may oe convicted.
Some OF his letters. which passed
through Deputy Sheriff Ingranam's
hands for inspection before they were
mailed. read as follows:
Dear Mother: Have no alarm I an
sure that 1 viii go free. I was so afraid
when I was arrested that told many
things wrong, but / did not kill Grace
Brown"
Dear Lucille; I have testified. and
7 think the jury does not believe thai 1 /
am a murderer. Your letters and tele-
grams have cheeTed me more than any
thing else. I expect To 20 free and see (
your dear face soon again"
Dear Father: DO not believe all YOU 4
read about me. I hope none of You be I
lieve me guilty. I am sure the jury
VIII acquit me. When am free could /
You arranee 20 meet me I'm Chicago or /
kansas Citytt
Feels Lonesome in Court.
Gillette in another letter TO his mother |
writes.
It have felt terribly lonesome in the |
court with nobody of my family near
me, but I know that YOU have been /
praying for me lust the same. J read /
the Bible YOU sent me every night and .
II gives me great comfort"
a thin stream of people which began .
'f-N- t-lNt tiiG court as EtllA us
O'Clock was a flooding river of humanity
at g. clock when court opened
Every available inch of space in the
courtroom was filled. Men aud women
stFussied iu the Railways ID gain ad- !
mission 70 the trial room
Inefe was intense silence i'm the [
throns when Judge DaVcnd0rf raDDed
ior ornrt- senator Mills, junior counsel
Ter Gillette, called Silar Feeler. a civil
engineer, To the stand. He said he had
beeh 20 Big Moose lake last Friday and
measured the various depths of wafer /
Feeler said the water aro5fr5 tba ICst
was about seven and one-haIf feet.
Testimony Ends; Both Sides Rest
The testimony was brought ou+ q, re-
buttal 10 the evidence taken. that II
was only three and one-haIf feet deen
where the boat was found The defenee
contends that il would have been i'm
possible for Gillette To have waded ont
with the boat in the water To sucb a
depth as is charged by the stare
District Attorney Ward -hen cauea
Julian A. Van Vie, o. Cortland r,s,-
ager or a sporting goods firm Van Vie
said he knew Chester Gillette. ObIer-
tion 10 Mr. Van VIE testifvine tbaf ha
sold a tennis racquet 10 Ciile,fa Two ,
DAYS before he started Tor the Adiron9
0acks was sustained.
The prosecution and defense rested.