Salt Lake Herald | 1908-03-28 | Page 1 | New Theory is Advanced

IJ I J I I NE NV Y THEORY IS Victim of Chester Gillette Said to Have Drowned While Having an Epileptic Fit AlLan Albany N X Y V March 27 Evidence to show that Grace Grae Brown while at Chenango county suffered from epilepsy to support a new lIew theory thI that the girl had hadan hadan Iladan an epileptic fit when she sho was drowned in Big Moose lake Adirondack It was learned tonight would be presented to Governor Hushes tomorrow morning in inan Inan an till effort to 10 haye the governor grant a 11 respite for Cor Chester Chanter Gillette condemned to die in prison n next week for the murder of the tM girl girt father mother and aunt who are here confident tonight that the governor r would grant the respite HO so that the tho alleged new evidence can be presented to A court In support of a new ne trial Three new witnesses laiC caid ai to be two women and a man Ian none of whom ap peered as witnesses at trial are to give testimony before Governor Hughes t in iI the executive Chamber in support of Of I the application for or the granting of a res respite resI pite It was learned that counsel for the I Gil lette iette family amity will endeavor to show w that Grace Brown met her death accidentally that while in the boat with Gillette sh shwas shwas was seized with an epileptic fit tit and drowned and that the on her face when the body was found due to her head coming in contact with the boat