| Show GILLETTE MEETS DEATH GAMELY Confesses to Spiritual Advis Advisers ers That No Mistake Was Made Auburn N X Y March 30 Chester E Gillette today to ay paid the full penalty for fox forthe forthe the brutal of Grace Brown Ha went to his death In the electric chair at Auburn prison without a sign of weak weakness weakness weakness ness and with the same lack of oC emo emotion emotion emotion tion which has characterized him from CroM the day he lie was arrested charged ch with the crime Gillette appeared to have hae been fully Cull rec rae reconciled to his fate and in a statement given given gi v ven en out by his spiritual advisers Immedi Immediately after tha execution it is Indicated l that he had made a confession conCession of his hl guilt This statement was signed by b the th thRe Rev Re Henry Hen of oC Little Falls and the Rev Re Cordello Herrick the prison chaplain who had attended Gillette sinco since he lie had been in the tiie death cell at the pris prison prison I on It was as follows Because our relationship with Chester Gillette was privileged we do not deem it wise vise to make a detailed statement and simply wish to n legal mis take tak was made in his Ills electrocution el Gillette himself so far as the public was concerned never admitted d hit his crime His last jast words In the form of a state ment which he had prepared with pains taking care was made public after he had been put to death this morning In this statement Gillette implored young men to lead Christian lives |
