The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-03-31

had from YOU since I came home to
encourage ne?'
Then further alcng in the same lc,'
ter the girls spirit of sell sacrifice
asserted itself and she wrote.
Chester don't suppose You will
ever know how regret being all this
trouble to you. | know you hate me
and | can't blame you one bit OF
it's worse for me than for you.
but the world and you, too, may think
/ am the one to blame, but somehow
/ can't, just simply can't think that
| am. Chester.
MY little sister came up just
minute ago with her hands full of
daisies and asked M ii didn't want
my fortune told told her guessed
IL was pretty well told NV"
Plans were arranged by letter for
Il meeting at DeRuyter and Gillette Sc !
cured leave Of absence from the rae
tory. He arrived at DeRuyter on the |
evening Of July aad registered at a
hotel as Charles George. The next
lay Grace Brown left South Otse1ic
pstenslbly for Cortland but changed
cars for Utica at DeRuyter where she
vas Joined by Gillette. On the Journey
% Utica Gillette did net share the
seat with billy" but chatted with
other girls on the train from Cortland
and made an appointment to NEE;
Them later In the week at Eagle Bay
At Utica Gillette registered Grace
Brown and himself as Charles Gordeh
and Wife New York They left tn
Innxt morning Gillette did not pay
his bin but directed that some laun
Try which he had left behind, be sen;
by express to Eagle Bay.
The couple went to Topper Lake
registering at a boarding house Their,
Is Charles George and wife. New
York While at Topper Lake Gillette
INQUIRED for quiet lake and Grace
Brown threw herself into the arms OF
I maid who had brought her glass OF
water. aud burst into tears.
on the morning Of July II tho
Iccuple retraced their journey to Biz
| Moose where Gillette registered at the
lGlenmore as Charles Graham, Albany
land on the next line on the register
wrote the girls correct name and al
dress. Gillette inquired for GOO
Iplaces to take pictures and securing
lboat rowed away over the blue water
Ief the lack Gillette carried "A suii
ease. camera and tennis racquet. Tn
girls baggage had been checked e
iOld Forge and she left some of he,
wraps and hat at the hotel
Late that night Gillette appeared at
{ the Arrowhead on Eagle Bay, twelve
J miles from Big Moose. He had walked
, through the woods, carrying the suit
z case and camera but the tennis rae
r auet was missing. His clothing and
I baggage were dry The next day he
a went on an excursion with the young
{ women from Cortland whom he had
: promised to meet.
Alarm was felt in Big Moose over
1.-The failure Of Gillette to return witt
, he boat he had rented and search wa
@ made the next day The boat was
% found floating bottom up near shore IN
/ secluded part Of the lake, with =
r woman's wrap spread over the bottom
The lake was dragged and the bed
s OF Grace Brown was found about 300
g feet from the shore. Gillette subse
D uuently arrested at Eagle Bay on
o July il.
The trial began at Herkimer at ,
J special term of the supreme court Oh
i November H.. 1906, and on December
i Gillette was found guilty Of murder
e in the first degree and sentenced t.
2 leath. The prosecution presented
u hahn of evidence which the defens'
! vas unable to break down. Gillette
who testified denied none of the eyi
d ldeqcr except the actual killing OF tbs
d girl He said she hud urged him L
marry her but that he was not in ,
{ lYcsition to do so at that time as h'
lIal but scant means and his mar
q rage would mean the loss OF his posi-
ton in the factory. He said the cir
: arose in the boat, declaring that sh'
I" would end the matter then and there
I and leaped overheard. The boat wa
g overturned. he claimed, and although
II he made efforts to save the girl from
% drowning he was unable to do SO
I The evidence showed that the waite
D was but few feet deep. Upon hi
Ii allure to rescue the girl he said h
mad waded ashore. He explained thu
condition Of his baggage by sayin'
j that he had left it on the bank wher,
Il they had partaken of some Sigh
y luncheon. The tennis racquet, will
} which the prosecution claimed h
5 dealt the girls death blow, was foun'
II hidden in the woods after week 0
p search.
E The execution of the death penalt
Z was stayed by an appeal to the cour
I If appeals on January 49, 1907, and Oh
' January s. last. the case was argued
7 The court affirmed the judgment o
Il conviction and fixed the week begin