The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-13
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THE ASSASSIN OF MISS
ELIZABETH GILLESPIE

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)s
that the family does not oppose an inyesti-
conducted, Will not tend to secure facts,
but TO support hypothesis. This after
noon it was said DIR. Gillespie had stated
his sister had been losing her mind for
some time past, but this statement was
given little credence. as no one here sus-'
pected anything of that kind With the
exception Of William Gillespie and his
brother Robert there has not been MEM
Der of the Gillespie or Barbour families at
the home of the dead woman since she was
assassinated, nor for long time before.
harshly on the community. The doctors
testimony before the grand jury to-day was
devoted to explaining the feeling of men,
bers Of the family toward each other.
Among the other witnesses to-day were
Frank Cunningham. William Holmes. John
Jarvis, w. b. Neal, William Whitlock and
Professor and Mrs. Garfield. Cunningham
stated that he told the grand jury his be-
lief as to who killed Elizabeth Gillespie.
He also testified to what he knew about
the i'll feeling existing between the twin
brother and twin sister.
Other witnesses testified to the mysterious
disappearance recently of deed to the Har-
riman property that the mother had given
to Elizabeth. Soon after the latter brought
this deed from the courthouse 1t was miss
Jessie Beatty lying in the snow near the
Gillespie home. The opinion prevailed that
the document was supposed to be a will by
Efforts are being made to prove that Eliz-
abeth Gillespie dropped the deed herself
while carrying it home
SAW, A MAN RUN.
William Whitlock, whose sawmill Is with
In seventy-five yards OF the Gillespie house,
says he testified to witnessing the flash
of the weapon and seeing the man run away
from the house. The man ran toward his
sawmill before crossing the street, but he
could not recognize the party in the dark
ness.
Prof. Carey Garfield, of the Rising Sun
High School, and his wife testified to hear
ing the fatal shot and other circumstances.
put they were unable 10 see anyone about
the Gillespie house at the time.
Interest centers in the testimony of Frank
Sebastian. colored. who was near the Gill
lespie home when he heard the shot and
saw man behind the tree in front of the
house. The man disappeared immediately
and in the darkness Sebastian did not rec
ognize him. Ii was stated to-day that there
are three other witnesses who saw a man
behind that tree at the time of the shoot
ing.
Sherif Rump says he has been warned
not to go to the home Of certain suspected
party. The officers are pursuing every
clew. the one that woman had
threatened Miss Gillespie recently.
Prosecutors Wulber and Davis say the
grand jury will not report before next Tues
day, when they are confident of an indict-
ment on which arrests will be made
All arrangements for the funeral of Miss
Gillespie have been made. The services
will be held in the Presbyterian Church
on Main street, at o'clock Sunday after
noon The Rev. John Henry will officiate
The Womans Literary Club will have
charge of the musical selections, and also
will furnish honorary pallbearers.
DR.. A b. Hartman stated tonight that
in his testimony before the grand jury to-
day he possibly did away with the theory
that the deed for the property which he oc-
cupied had ever been stolen. He says that
he testified that Elizabeth Gillespie herself
lost the deed while en- route from the court
house to her home. DR.. Hartman testified
that he had not been on very friendly terms
with the victim and had some business diff
ferences- He was In McHenrys store when
he heard the shooting and he knew nothing
about the empty shotgun shell that, Is said
to have been found in the alley back OF his
house.
The prosecution tonight claims to have
found an important witness at Aurora, who
will be called on Monday. Aurora is on the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railway.
eight miles from here. 1t is the nearest
abeth Gillespie was returning from Cincin-
drive her from, Aurora to Rising Sun the
driver says she told him that she dreaded to
get back home as she was living I'm fear OF
her life all the time. This witness says he
will testify TO the one she named in the con-
yersation as threatening her life