The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-12-17
CRIME AT RISING SUN
Assassination of Miss Gillespie
Causes Great Excitement
in the Town.
STATES SUSPECTS HER BROTHER
Grand jury at Work on the Case
Home Woman's Ideal Place
Indiana State Notes.

Rising Sun, Ind, Dec. IL = This
place of less than 1000 people has beer
intensely excited since Miss Elizabeth
Gillespie was shot at her parlor win
dow last Tuesday evening. The ex-
element increased when the grand
jury began its investigation into the
matter. and since Miss Gillespie's
death yesterday afternoon threatening
conditions exist here. Prosecutor Da-
Wis, Sheriff Rump. Mayor Matson, Mar
shall Overly, Officer Dorrell, Recorder
Sine and others here. as we'll as off,
GERS from aurora, secured such in
formation that Judge George Downey
convened the grand jury in special ses-
sion and Circuit Prosecutor Theo. Wul-
berger has arrived from DillsbOro to
assist the prosecution.
Was a Quarrel Over the Property.
The Gillespie family was one of the
most prominent in Ohio county. The
victim was lady of literary and must
cal attachments. Miss Elizabeth Gill
lespie was 80 years old. and lived alone
with her mother. Margaret Gillespie,
aged 20. Across the street from them
lived the victims twin bro Ter James,
and her sister, Mrs. w. r. Seward,
Il widow. Members of these two house
holds were not on speaking terms. Aft
CT the death Of the father, DR.. Will
lam Gillespie, they quarreled over the
estate. Two years ago James left his
mother and Elizabeth to live with Mrs.
Seward. Recently the mother decided
her property to Elizabeth. Since then
the relations between the twins be-
came more strenuous This brother is
suspected.
Says the Suspicion Is Wrong.
Two other brothers are DR.. William
Gillespie, of Cincinnati, and Robert
Gillespie, a farmer residing near Ris-
ing Sun. DIR. Gillespie arrived here
from Cincinnati the night his sister
was shot. ard was constantly by her
bedside until she died. She never re-
gained consciousness. Meantime DIR.
Gillespie does not believe the story
that is on the lips of everybody in Ris-
ing Sun. Before going into the grand
jury room Prosecutor Davis advised
him of the states information. when
the brother replied: lon that suspicion
you are wrong. 1 will fight to the
bitter end to prove that it Is untrue"
Twin Brother Is Questioned.
OF the forty witnesses subpOenaed
James Gillespie, the twin brother OF
the victim, was the first one called,
and to his examination the day was
devoted. while intense anxiety exist
ed throughout tine town. The summons
called for James to produce his six
| teen-guage shotgun and all the car
tridges he had with it. He asked the
officers IL they had search warrants.
and refused to let them into the house
to get the gun and cartridges until he
consulted John Coles. his attorney. On
| the advice of his attorney the officers
were admitted and the gun and car
tridges were taken to the jury room.
DR.. William Gillespie accompanied his
brother and the officers.
Two Gun wads in Evidence.
Two gun wads from a sixteen-guage
gun are i'm the possession of DIR. Bow
ers who extracted them from Miss
Gillespie's head. A gun found behind
the barn after the shooting was a six
teen-guage gun. There are but two
or three of these guns in this part Of
tho country