Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-30

unuSrSldnu my position and that II is
| rather unnecessary for you to be so
frightfully frank in making me see It.
can see my position as keen as anyone
think. You say YOU We're surprised
but you thought | would be discourage
ed. ] don't see why / should not be dis
| couraged. What words have from YOU
since j came home to encourage me?"
Then further along in the same letter
the girls spirit of selfsaci1fice asserted
itself and she wrote:
WORSE FOR THE GIRL.
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
course, it's worse for me than for you.
but the world and you, too. may think
] am the one to blame, but somehow
l cant--just simply can't think that I
am, Chester
MY little sister came up lust a
minute ago with her hands full OF
| daisies and asked me If 1 didn't want
| my fortune told. told her / guessed IL
| was pretty well told now"
| Plans were arranged by letter for a
| meetlng at DeRuyter and Gillette Sc
cured leave of absence from the fac
tory. He arrived at DeRuyter on the
evening of July and registered at a
hotel as Charles George. The next day
Grace Brown left South Otselic ostens-
for Utica at DeRuyter, where she was
Joined by Gillette. On the journey to
Utica Gillette did not share the seat
with "Billy' but chatted with other
girls on the train from Cortland and
made an appointment TO meet them
later in the week at Eagle Bay. Al
Utica Gillette registered 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 behind, be sent by express
to Eagle Bay
GIRL WAS OVERCOME.
The couple went to Upper Lake. reg
ist"ring at a boarding house there as
Charles George and wife, New York.
While at T'upper Lake. Gillette inquired
for quiet lake, and Grace Brown
threw herself into the arms of a maid
who had brought her glass of water,
and burst into tears.
On the morningof July II the couple
retraced their journey 10 Big Moose,
where Gillette registered at the Glen
more as Charles Graham. Albany, and
on the next line on the register wrote
the girls correct name and address
Gillette inquired for good places TO take
pictures and securing 70 boat rowed
away over the blue waters OF the lake.
Gillette carried suit case. camara
and tennis racquet. The girls baggage
had been checked To Old Forge and she
left some of her wraps and hat at the
hotel
Late that night Gillette appeared at
the Arrowhead on Eagle Bay, IL miles |
from Big Moose. He had walked
through tho woods. carrying the suit |
case and camera, but the tennis racquet |
was missing. His clothing and baggage !
were dry. The next day h. went on an |
excursion with the young women from |
cortland whom he had promised u
meet
FIND GIRLS BODY
Alarm was felt in Big Moose over the
failure OF Gillette to return with the
boat he had rented and search was
made the next day. The boat was
found iioating bottom up near shore Ia
"A secluded part OF the lako. with
woman's wrap spread over the bottom
the lake was dragged and the body Of
grace Brown was found about 800 feet
from the shore Gillette subsequently,
MAS arrested OF Eagle Bay an July a.
The trial began NJ Herkimer at spec
,lal term or the supreme court on Nov. |
u. 1906, and on Dec. 8 Gillette was !
found guilty OF murder IN the first de-
gree ana sentenced To death. The prose
'ution presented a chain of evidence
which the defense was unable TO break
/
lone OF the evidence except The actual
dining OF the girl. He said she had
Urged him 10 marry her but that ne
vas not I'm position 10 do SO al that
line, as he had but scRnt means and
lis marriage would mean the loss OF
lis position In the factory. he said
he girl arose in the boat declaring
hat she would end the matter then and
here, and ieaped overheard The boat
vas overturned, he claimed, ana all
hough he made efforts TO save the girl
rom drowning, he was unable 10 do so.
he evidence showed that the water
vas but a few feet deep. Upon his
allure 20 secure the girl he snld he had
AIDED ashore, He explained the COM
mon OF his baggage by saying that
e had left Il on the bank who're they
90 paltaken Of some slight lrncheon
he tennis racquet, with which tho
rosocution claimed he death the girls
cath blow, was found hidden an thr
oous after weeks OF search
Tho execution OF the death penalty
as STAYED by an appeal TO the court
appeals on Jan, 10 1907 and on Jan
last the case was argued The court
hrned the Judgment Of conviction ana
Ned the week beginning March 30 fOr
llrying out the death sentence.
Glllette's mother visited Albany ana
eaded with GOV Hughes TO commute