The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-30

N'iit 10 encourage Nlt-
Her Spirit Of Self Sacrifice.
Then fnrthoI along in the same let.
ter the girls spirit of sefsacrifice as
sceried itself and she wrote
Chester ! don't suppose you viii
ever knew how ! regret beng an this
trouble to YOU. J know you hate me
and can't blame Won one bit OF
course it's worse for me than for
you. bui he world and yoa, too. may
link am the one TO blame, but
somehow ! ant just simply can't
think THAI am. Chester
My little sister canic un just a
ininete ago with her hands full OF
daisies ANA asked me if ! didn't want
my fortune told. I told her ! guessed
Il was pretty well told now
clandestlnc Meetings
plans were arranged by letter for
a meeting at DeRuyter and Gillette
secured leave OF absence from the
factory. lie arrived at Delluyter nn
the evening Of July 8 and registered
40 hotel as Charles George. The
next day Grace Brown left South
OtseHc osiensibly for Cortland but
changed cars for Utica at DeRuyter
where she was joined by Gillette On
he journey TO Utica Gillette did not
share the seat with BILLY" but chat
ted with other girls on the train from
Cortland and made an appointment
To- inset thcm latter In the week at
Eagle Bay. AZ Uti,a Gillette regis
tered Grace Brown and himself as
Charles Gordon and wife. New York.
They left the next morning Gillette
did not pay his bill but directed that
some laundry which he had left be,
hind. be sent by express to Eagle
bay
The couple went to Tupper Lake
registered at boarding house there
as Charles George and wife New
York. While at Tupper Lake Gillette
inquired for a quiet lake and Grace
Brown threw herself into the arms OF
maid who had hroEght her a glass
Of water and bNrst into tears.
The Journey to Big Moose.
on the morning Of July II the
coaple retracea their journey to Big
Moose where Gillette registered at
the C;ienmore as Charles Graham Al
bany, and on the next line on the
register write The girls correct name
and address Gillette inquired for
GOOD places TO take pictures and Sc eur
ing hoat rowed away over the blue
waters of the lake. Gillette carried
suit case. camera and tennis rae
quet. The girls baggage had been
checked to Old Forge and she ielt
some OF her wraps and hat at the no
tel
Late that nighi Gillette appeared at
The Arrowhead on Eagle Bay. twelve
miles from Big Moose lie had walk
I'd through the woods. carrying the
snit case and camera bnt the tennis
ra auet was missing His clothing
md baggage were dry. The nexi day
he went on an excursion with the
Young women from Cortland whom he
had promised 10 meet
cirrs Dead Body Found.
AlMM was felt in Big Moose over
he failure OF C.llette TO return with
he boat he had rented and a search
vas made the n Nt day. The boat
vas foHnd noatiLS bottom up near
hore in a secluded part Of the lake,
with a womans wrap spread over the
lottom The lake was dragged and
he body of Grace Brown was found
about SEQ feet from the shore Gillette
subsequently was arrested az Eagle
Bay on Jaly a.
Guilt Fixed Upon Gillette.
The trial began at Herxime7 at a
special term of the supreme court on
November l2. 1906 and ON December
lNh Gillette WAS found guilty Of mut-
iel in the first degree and sentenced
death The prosecution presented
chain OF evidence which the defence
vas unabie 10 break down. Gillette.
ho testified. denied none Of the eyi'
lence except the actual killing OF the
irl He said she had urged him TO
marry her bit that he was not IN q
position to DO so AT that tinsa as he
,ad Int scaut means and his marriage
scnld mean the loss Of his position
n the factory. He said the girl arose
IN the boat, declaring that she would
and the matter than and there, and
leaned overheard The boat was
overturned he claimed. and although
he made efforts 10 save the girl from
lrowning he was unable to DO SO.
The evidence showed that the water
vas but a few feet deep. Upon ms
ailure 10 rescue the girl he said he
had waded ashore. He explained the
condition of his baggage by saving
hat he had left Il en- the bank where
.hoy had partaken OF some slight
luncheon. The tennis racquet, with
which the prosecution claims he
dealt the girls death blow. was found
hi isden i'm me woods alter weeks of
search.
Death Penalty Affirmed.
The execution OF he death penalty
was STAYED by an appeal to the court
Of appeals on January 10, 1907 ana on
| ranuorv * last the case was argued