Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-12-15
Her BROTHER IS UNDER FIRE
Grand Jury Probing Into Murder Of
Miss Gillespie.
tion Which He Was Inclined
Not to Disclose.

Rising Sun, Ind, Dec. 14.-There was
a scene in the grand jury room Friday
afternoon similar to that of Thursday,
when James Gillespie refused to answer
questions propounded by the prose-
cutor and was taken before Judge
Downey. Myron Barbour. banker,
was being examined regarding the as.
sassination of Miss Elizabeth Gillespie,
and refused to answer questions that
were put to him. Barbour's wife is
sister Of Mrs. DR.. William Gillespie, of
Cincinnati. The Barbours live across
the street from the scene of the trag-
edy, and in the same house with James
Gillespie and Mrs. Seward. the wild
owed sister of the victim. While it Is
not known what were the questions.
or even the nature of them. to which
the witness refused to give answers at
first. it is currently reported that they
pertained to the scenes about the two
houses on opposite sides of the street
at the time of the tragedy, as Barbour
was one of the first to arrive on the
scene and assist the aged mother in
the care of the victim.
AS neither James Gillespie nor Mrs.
Seward crossed the street at the time of
the tragedy or since, it is reported that
the witness was being questioned as to
their whereabouts between five and six
O'Clock last Tuesday evening. After
Barbour was taken before Judge
Downey and told by the court that he
must answer the questions or be sent
to jail for contempt of court, he went
back into the grand jury room and an
swered the questions. 1t was stated
at the court house that the witness on
Thursday was not compelled to answer
all questions propounded to him on
the ground that they might incriminate
him, and that the witness on Friday
had no such exemption, that he had nc
alternative other than to answer all
the questions or go to Jail for contempt
of court
DR.. William Gillespie, of Cincinnati.
was again before the grand jury that
is investigating the murder of his sis
ter. DR.. Gillespie previously issued an
other statement, denying any family
estrangement on account of the settle
; ment Of his fathers estate and stating
that Elizabeth was on equally bad terms
with her brother, Robert, and himself
as with her twin brother, James, and her
sister, Mrs. Seward.
He said: THE estrangement was no,
due to any one cause, but to separate
and distinct conditions in each case"
Interest centers in the testimony o,
Frank Sebastian (colored), who was
near the Gillespie home when he heard
the shot and saw man behind a tree
in front of the house. The man dis
appeared Immediately, and in the dark
. ness Sebastian did not recognize him.
1t was stated Saturday that there are
three other witnesses who saw man be-
hind that tree at the time of the shoot
ing. Sheriff Rump says he has been
:; warned to go to the home of certain
/; suspected party. The officers are pur-
suing every clew, even the one that &
woman had threatened Miss Gillespie
recently. This woman is said to have
. an influence like hypnotism over two
men who have bsen mentioned in the
/ case. The theory of the officers is that
/. this woman may be implicated with the
/ man who did the shooting.