The New York Times on Jan. 27 reported on the publication of The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette, by Hamilton's Richard W. Couper Press. The book reveals the private thoughts of Chester Gillette, convicted murderer of his pregnant lover Grace Brown in the Adirondacks in 1906. The diary was written while he awaited his execution at Auburn State Prison in 1907-1908. The content of the book came from papers donated to the College last year by Gillette's grandniece, Marlynn McWade-Murray.
According to The New York Times "The editors, Jack Sherman and Craig Brandon, said Gillette's writings offer neither an explicit admission of guilt nor any clear assertion of innocence, but they do provide a window into his character and his metamorphosis in prison from a blithe youth into an introspective, compassionate, religious adult. In the penultimate entry in the diary, Gillette wrote: 'In all that I have done, I hope I have done as men would have me do. I know that I am right with God, and that is the all important thing.'"
The story of the publication of The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette was reported in the Associated Press and published in numerous U.S. newspapers.
According to The New York Times "The editors, Jack Sherman and Craig Brandon, said Gillette's writings offer neither an explicit admission of guilt nor any clear assertion of innocence, but they do provide a window into his character and his metamorphosis in prison from a blithe youth into an introspective, compassionate, religious adult. In the penultimate entry in the diary, Gillette wrote: 'In all that I have done, I hope I have done as men would have me do. I know that I am right with God, and that is the all important thing.'"
The story of the publication of The Prison Diary and Letters of Chester Gillette was reported in the Associated Press and published in numerous U.S. newspapers.
