The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-12
SLAIN WOMAN'S RELATIVES
NOT WILLING TO TESTIFY
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY
M. L. Barbour Proves Recalcitrant,
but Is Ordered to Answer
All Questions.
TOWN IS STILL EXCITED
Indictment May Be Returned Soon
at Rising Sun, but No Arrest
Before Sunday.
MANY RUMORS AFLOAT
Public Feeling Influenced by Ac-
ton of Witnesses--Funeral of
Victim Tomorrow.
MANY RUMORS AFLOA1
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RISING SUN, Ind. Dec. 1.-THE grand
jury spent another day i'm probing the as
sassination of Miss Elizabeth Gillespie. but
did not conclude fits examination of wit
nesses Therefore the name of the assassin
is not yet officially known. IT is possible.
however, that an indictment will be re-
turned before all the witnesses summoned
have been examined, but IL was reported
tonight that no arrest would be made until
after the funeral of the victim on Sunday.
The town is still much excited over the
tragedy, and the leakings from the grand
jury room are not OF a nature TO quiet pub
lie feeling. Yesterday James Gillespie. Miss
Gillespie's twin brother. TO whom the finger
of suspicion has pointed proved a recalci-
trant witness. This morning Myron L Bar
bour, assistant cashier of the national bank,
the man who went after physician
when Miss Gillespie was shot, also was re-
calcitrant He is connected with the Gil
lespie family by marriage, his wife being
sister of the wife of DR.. William Gillespie.
Mr.. Barbour resides just across the street
from the Gillespie homestead, and is said
to have been the first one to hear the pitiful
call for help from the aged mother OF the
victim. Mr.. Barbour was brought before
Judge Downey, OF the Ohio Circuit Court,
this morning by the grand jury and charged
with evading answers to questions and re-
fusing to answer, and with arguing the
matter of questions propounded TO him.
ORDERED TO ANSWER
Judge Downey read the questions as pro-
pounded without making them public and
informed the witness that they were
proper and right and ordered him to go
I -
refraining from further attempts TO evade
and from further argument. This proceed
ing has added more fuel to the already in
famed feeling of the populace and is often
referred to In groups OF persons anxiously
waiting further developments. While IL is
not known what were the questions. or even
| the nature of them to which Mr.. Barbour
refused to give answers at first. 1t is cur
rently reported that they pertained to the
scenes about the two houses on opposite
sides Of the street at the time of The
tragedy. AS neither James Gillespie nor
Mrs Seward crossed the street ar the time
of the tragedy or since. 1t is reported that
the witness was being questioned to
their whereabouts between and 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
answered the questions. Mrs. Sarah Bum,
/ her daughter George and Early Seward, a
son of Mrs: Seward. sister OF the victim,
| also testified.
! The officials are still working vigorously
| and increasingly in their efforts to secure
positive proof OF the criminal The various
between Elizabeth Gillespie and her broth
er James are being gone over time and
again and every statement or action near
be ascertained is being inquired into. Many
reports of whispered conversations in dark
| places are mentioned and the names of the
persons and their whereabouts on the fatal
evening are being investigated. The grand
jury has task before IL and IL may be sew
| eral days before IL returns an Indictment
J but Ii is the consensus or opinion that when
| il does report the evidence back of the In
| dictment will be amply sufficient to convict.
PROSECUTOR is FEARLESS.
Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Rodman L.
Davis has sole charge of the prosecution.
Mr. Davis is an able lawyer. He was pros
ecuting attorney here and I'm this judicial
circuit for many years and has had much
experience in ferreting out crime. In addi-
ton to this, the father Of Miss Gillespie
was one of the warmest friends Mr. Davis
ever had. DIR. William Gillespie. ST.. and
| Mr. Davis were inseparable friends and as
| sociates. The people here, therefore, say IL
| is little wonder that Mr.. Davis should now
devote his best efforts and talents in his at
| tempt to fix the murder of the daughter OF
his old friend where it belongs and regard
less of vSana where the the mSsterv S9% may fa IL
Ohio county alone. The chief OF police
nhone' today said he could not send detec-
| tiyes outside of the State and the same
word came from Louisville. The Gillespie
| family is wealthy. but IL is said that none
| of the members of that family would COM
ply with the request Of the local authori-
Setectives' II is also stated that the Giles
| pies refused to testify TO anything the VIC
| tim may have said from the time OF the
shooting on Iuesuay essns sr, enut ..,a.,ss 1T
! twin brother advice OF his counsel. re-
| fused 10 answer questions before the grand
jury, even after arraignment before Judge
1 Downey, and still refuses TO talk 10 news
| paper men or others Members OF the lam
ily openly express their indignation over
James TY GesPis pts bss sixteensauge shoteun
| and cartridges.
Frank Sebastian, a negro to-day told the
dence when the shot was fired. He says he
saw the fash of the gun but failed TO rec
ognize the person
RELIEVED OF SUSPICION.
Suspicion no longer rests on DR.. Harri-
man, who has proved that he was In Nc
Henrys store when the shooting was heard.
Dr. Hartman has a sixteen-gauge shot
gun. such as USED Ior the idtdi shois anu
the empty shotgun shell was found after
the tragedy in the alley back of DR.. Har-
riman's house DIR. Hartman rents from
the victim and had just been ordered by
Miss Gillespie to yacate the premises This
difference between them and the finding or
the empty sixteen-gauge shell near his
home caused much unjust suspicion at
first TO rest on the doctor.
IN was decided to-day TO hold the funeral
services of Miss Gillespie Sunday after
noon at O'Clock from the Presbyterian
Church OF which she was a prominent
member Rev John Henry, late pastor OF
this church, will conduct the funeral serv-
ices The Woman's Literary Club, with a
membership OF about thirty-hve. will at
tend in a body as a mark OF respect Miss
C;IIlespie was gifted few young women
are She was a woman with much express
sion and often favored the club with read
ing of an extensive range for an amateur.
In personation of character she was espe-
ciaIly pleasing
AS stated the murder OF Miss Gillespie
| continues to be the sole subject OF conver-
sation. For miles around and from far
over into the adjoining State OF Kentucky
| people have come. making anxious inquiries
as to the details and giving vent 10 ex-
| pressions OF severest condemnation on the
person who would commit such an afro
cious crime.