The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-11-24
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HEREE1MER N. Il, Nov. III.
Woven VII lie warp and woof Of cir
1umstanras shat an point toward
guilt he afeagth ii the State ease
against Chester b Gillette, on trial
for lhe murder II Grace Brown, may
for1e the defense To interpose q plea
Of gully 81 murder IN the second de-
gree. Report had ii yesterday that
rorurel iofC Gillette had seriously con-
sidorud the aiylsability Of asking that
d plea for lesser degree Of murder
be- accepted Il IS doubtful Il District
Attorney Ward would consent to ac-
cepl such d plea at this time. HIS
case against Gillette closes today, AMI
be heiieys that he has arrayed such
siadBcfng multitude Of facts
saiis Gillette that the Jury will tiua
tie nfisoler guilty Of murder I'M the
ms dggree!
fIlIege Ms guilty, and we have
seFsd its said District Attorney
edicaf Testimony will be produced
o3ls8 to show that Grace Brown was
Pic eaiIy dead before her body was
fiifd7n into the water Her heal
earfnlly battered and bruised,
mhieI VIM be testified to today bS
hose who brought the body to the
salface 81, Big Moose lake and by the
physicians who performed the au'
Cpsy.
should counsel for Gillette elect to
hi IA d defense and not ask for the
acceptance Of plea Of murder in a
degree the case will not reach
lie Jury before next week.
me ST. Lawrence skitf in which Gil
iette and Grace Brown went rowing
me day of the drowning in Big Moose
Ialse was the cynosure Of all eyes in
rourt.
Gillette looked at the boat and
quickly glanced away
Thomas Barrett, a guide on Big
Moose, who testified yesterday that lie
saw Gillette and Grace Brown in the
boat with a dress suit case Just be-
fore 8 O'Clock, was on the stand again.
ME defense planned to show that
Gillette left the suit case on the shore
that afternoon and after the girl was
drowned walked bach on the'shore to
me prosecution, through Barrett's
testimony, endeavors to show that the
slit case was in the boat a few min
htes before the girl was drowned and
from the fact that the suit case was
not wet the State holds that the boat
gls not overturned. 1t has been tes'
tiaed that the next day the suit case
lid It's contents were perfectly dry.
9EaIlEIIAIER, N. Y, Nov. 24-The
Twelve foot strip cedar row boat, sharp
az 9ost ends 4 Typical pleasure craft
isacste and Grace Brown ventured
Big Moose Lake last July, the
ffll never: to return alive. was the
Important and interesting wit
ipgs introduced against Gillette to-
at his trial here on charge of
mprdcrs,
CIingfHg to the cTeats in the bottom
VI TIE b0at and the stern winding
about the braces which hold the rear
set m piace, were score of strands Of
lons dark hair. The man who found
he bad floating bottom up on the
lake testified that he had removed
enough hair from the cleats and
lrgees TO make lock the size of a
iesd pencil. This hair was also intro
dncel in evidence.
Then Immediately followed a dra'
Alstic sequal. The prosecutor called
the stand young Frances Brown. al
sister Of the dead girl. She had;
brought with her lock of hair cut
from her sisters head after her body
isas brought home. 1t was identified,
offered In evidence and attached to
piece Of paper side by side with the
hair taken from the bottom of the
boat Then the paper was passed to
tle itlrymen to make their own. COM
parisonS.
The defense fought the introduction
the two samples. denouncing what
8as termed the improper procedure Of
NE prosecuting officer.
Judge Devendorf overruled all Of the
objections, but noted exceptions.
District Attorney ard was graft
fsdat his success in getting the ex.
hiBits Of hair before the jury. 1t is his
contention that the girl was struck
down In the boat and that her hair be.
cdnie entangled in the cleats AMI
braces when she fell. Then Mr.. Ward
Jstated in his opening address the hair
BliIFqli3 ont when the holy was picked ii