tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25067401.post115297220698856178..comments2021-08-24T04:54:22.763-04:00Comments on Chester and Grace: The Real American Tragedy: 7/15/06- In Loving MemoryAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00803490200174404828noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25067401.post-82914774391123776722013-01-13T14:21:37.740-05:002013-01-13T14:21:37.740-05:00How did Chester dare to kill this poor girl.?
He c...How did Chester dare to kill this poor girl.?<br />He could ve just abandon her .<br />Lostsoulukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16528820224144718553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25067401.post-1153153919681473202006-07-17T12:31:00.000-04:002006-07-17T12:31:00.000-04:00----- Original Message -----From: Philip Schweitze...----- Original Message -----<BR/>From: Philip Schweitzer<BR/>To: Mary<BR/>Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 12:36 PM<BR/>Subject: Re: Chester and Grace<BR/><BR/>Hi, Mary,<BR/> Yes, I remember you very well. Here is what I know concerning the<BR/>story. It was actually my Grandmother's sister, MY Great Aunt, Mildred<BR/>Seymour Greene, who worked with Chester and Grace. My grandfather lived in<BR/>Cortland and was getting ready to marry my grandmother and bring her there<BR/>to live. Her sister, Mildred, single at that time, and through school was<BR/>looking around for employment. They lived in the country near Marcellus<BR/>and transportation and work possibilities for females in that area was<BR/>somewhat limited. So, I am guessing my grandfather, kind man that he was,<BR/>arranged an interview for her at the Gillette Skirt Factory. She was hired<BR/>and must have boarded out there around the same neighborhood as Chester<BR/>lived. When my grandparents married and rented a house, she came to live<BR/>with them. She was certainly aware of her Grandmother Gillette, of the same<BR/>family, so it is possible this helped her to get a job. I remember reading<BR/>that the owner liked to hire people who were connected to him. Anyway, she<BR/>worked closely with Grace and Chester and grew quite fond of him, though<BR/>not of her. I know she went to parties with him, whether separately or in<BR/>a group, I don't know. She was very pretty, and had inherited the French<BR/>part of the family's looks, with black hair and huge expressive eyes you<BR/>never forgot. My grandmother inherited the English Seymour looks with<BR/>blonde hair, blue eyes, and very white skin. They looked nothing alike. Aunt<BR/>Mildred was quite blown away when he was taken to jail and very upset. She<BR/>was one of his few ardent supporters and always believed he was innocent.<BR/>She used to say that Grace was very forward and pushy for the time and was<BR/>always chasing him. She felt Chester grew weary of being chased all the<BR/>time. Of course, at the end, to be fair, she had reason to gain his<BR/>attention. Anyway, Aunt Mildred lived to be nearly 97 years old and her<BR/>family said that one of the last things she ever talked about was Chester<BR/>and her fervent belief that he was wrongfully executed. We have visited all<BR/>the major spots of the story, where they lived and worked in Cortland,<BR/>Grace's home and where she's buried and also Chester's burial spot. My<BR/>husband and I once spent a night, all alone, in the supposedly haunted<BR/>Glenmore Hotel at Big Moose Lake. It was back here where Grace's body was<BR/>brought. The owners told us all kinds of ghost stories and we were excited.<BR/>We had a bedroom overlooking the water, but , sad to say, we fell asleep<BR/>and slept like logs and never saw or heard a thing! Oh, well! Hope this<BR/>helps. Could you please just let me know if you get this. I am having some<BR/>problems sending e-mail lately for some reason.<BR/> All the best,<BR/> Sheila Farrington SchweitzerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com