The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-23
Miss Gi|Iespies Brother and Ss-
 ter Held Responsible
COULDN'T GET PHOTOGRAPH
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Newspaper Man Tries to Work His Camera on the Party, But James Gillespie Knocked Instru-
 ment From His Hand.

Rising Sun, Ind, December 22.-ln us report of the investigation of the assas- sinatlon of Miss Ellzabetl. Gillespie on December 8, the grand ju~y at 2;45 this afternoon returned true bills of murder in the first degree against James Gillespie, a twin brother of the murdered woman; M s. Belle Seward, her widowed sister Mrs. Carrie Barbour, niece of pr. Thd A. Reamy, m eminent physician et sin- cInnati, and Myron Barbour, her hus- band Mrs. Barbour Is a sister-in-law Of Dr. William Gillespie brother of the mur- dered woman. Bench warrants were is- sued immediately by Judge Downey of the Circuit court. The Gillespies were expect ing the arrests and Dr. Gillespie drove to the home of the accused in closed carriage and brought the indicted per sons to the courthouse, surrendering all of them to the court.
 Newspaper Man Failed.
 A newspaper photographer attempted to d struck by James Gillespie, who broke away from Sheriff Rumph and knocked the camera from the hands of the news- paper man. The four indictments were read to the accused They showed no emo- tion with the exception of Myron Bar bour.
 The indictments charged them with ''fe- xxt1 fated intent" causing the death of Eliza beth Gillespie. A conspiracy among mem- bers of the murdered woman's own family to kill her is charged. James Gillespie, her twin brother. is the one who is charged as the principal, though the oth- CTS are charged with murder in the first degree. Each entered plea of not guilty
 Writs of Habeas Corpus.
 Captain Coles, attorney for the del end- ants, presented petitions for writs or habeas corpus on the ground that there is not evidence to indict, and that their liberty was withheld on charge Of crime of which they were innocent. Judge Downey ordered the writs returnable inn mediately. and the petition was then heard with arguments. Counsel for the defense stated that they were able to furnish reasonable bail, but the charge was not bailable, and the only proceed ing was under the writs. It Is said that some of the prisoners will be taken to Lawrenceburg and Aurora. and that they will be kept in separate confinement.
 pr. Reamey, the uncle of Mrs. William Gillespie and Mrs. Myron Barbour came here today from Cincinnati.
 Indictments Expected.
 The defense expected the indictments, as their counsel, Captain John P. Coles, and his legal associates and a daughter, Cynthia, had the papers for wit of ha- beas corpus typewritten and ready to de- liver to the court house at once. In the indictments each of the four is charged with murder in the first degree, but t..c bench warrants which were served on them in court named James Gillespie as the principal and Mrs. Barbour, Mrs. Seward and Myron Barbour as accessor- ies before the fact. The penalty under the Indiana statutes is death for accessor- ies the same in each case as well as a principal The hearing on the habeas cor pus proceedings will be held Monday morning.
 The prosecution Will then nave to slo'F by witnesses sufficient evidence on which to hold the indicted persons. It was aereed to release the two women on bond. and this the court allowed on account or the Illness of Mrs. Seward, who suffers from heart trouble They were adahtre1 to bail in sums of $10,000 each.
 Bail Refused.
 James Gillespie and Myron Barbour were remanded to bail.
 Crowds followed the two men as they were taken to the county jail, near tie courthouse by Sheriff Rumph and Mar shall Overly. An extra guard was placed in the jail for the night. All the pent up excitement and strain under which the people in the city have been laboring un- der for two weeks, has broken out. No violence is expected. however, as the peo- ple seem willing to let the law take it's course James Gillespie and Myron Bar bour took their incarceration in jail cool Iv. and laughed and joked about the prob ability of finding a weapon on them as .he sheriff searched them.
 James Gillespie was the cause of scene at the court house when he struck a man in the mouth and knocked his camera from lis hands. breaking plate as the artist tried to take a picture.
 Fearing a possible attack on the jail hv a mob, Myron Barbour tonight asked inc authorities for more protection. and Sheriff Rumph placed additional deputies in the iail Everything is quiet. how ever. and the authorities expect no vio- lence.