Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1904-05-18
GILLESPIE MURDER.
Trial of the Famous Case Begun
at Rising Sun, Ind.
A Jury Secured, Consisting Most
iy Of Farmers-Prominsnt Legal
Talent Has Been Employed
on Both Sides.

Rising Sun. Ind, May 10.-The IA
nous Gillespie murder case has at last
come to trial. When Judge Downey
formally opened court. the little hall
OF justice was crowded with excited
spectators, who stood in crowds to get
glimpse of the four prisoners-Jas.
Gillespie, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Bar
bour and Mrs. Belle Seward who are
charged with the murder OF Miss
Elizabeth Gillespie. twin sister of
James.
Rising Sun, Ind, May lin the
Gillespie case the work of securing a
jury was resumed at o'clock Tues
day morning. The first peremptory
challenge by the state excused James
Hubert. a farmer.
jury was finall secured. as fol.
lows: Albert Patey. farmer; David
Bailey, farmer; David II. Gibson farm.
er; George Reiman, farmer; W. ].
Powell, farmer; Hugh French. farmer:
w. j. Spalding. farmer; II. w. Nea.
man. farmer; Sherman Clark, mechan-
ic; w. o. Powell retired farmer; Hen
ry kurr, shoe dealer; Wade III. Rodg.
erS, farmer.
Rising Sun, Ind, May 12.-There
was change in the personnel of the
jury In the Gillespie case. 1t has been
proved that Oscar Jones, a sworn Juror,
is third cousin of Mrs. Belle Seward.
one of the defendants. Attorney
Spans motion to remove Jones from
the jury was sustained by Judge Dow
ney The motion was a long typewrit-
ten document, and recited that Oscar
Jones mother was a first cousin of tho
mother OF William Seward. husband
or Belle Seward, one Of the defendants
in the present case. William Seward
is dead. but Attorney Spaan cited prec-
edonts and authorities to show tina.
the relationship still continues. In
fact, he proved that in Indiana rela-
tionship continues up to the fifth de-
gree. and is recognized in court.
Rising Sun, Ind, May 13-The jury
finally secured in the Gillespie trial is
as follows: Albert Pate, David Bailey,
David II. Gibson, George Reiman. w.
j. Spaulding, Hugh French. William
Ward, Martin Scranton, Samuel Camp
bell. ST., farmer; J. S. Thompson. en-
gineer; Ira Powell, farmer; J. p Han
ma, farmer. The last four are new jul
rors. Before the testimony started the
jury was sent to view the premises
where the tragedy occurred.
Because of the display of temper of
James Gillespie Wednesday afternoon.
when being taken to Jail. Judge Dow
ney has ordered a special deputy to
accompany Sheriff Rump with the
prisoner to and from the courtroom.
Gillespie was angered at an ATTEMPT
to secure snapshot photo. and stoop-
ed as though to secure a stone. Rump
caught him and hurried him to Jail
Rising Sun, Ind, May 14.-Mrs. Mar
garet Gillespie. mother of James Gil
lespie, was placed on the stand as the
first witness. She sat beside Jim
when she entered the courtroom. and
seemed fairy we'll composed In an
swer to questions by Harry McMullen.
one or the attorneys for the prosecu-
ton, she stated that she will be so
years of age on June 2. She has been
a widow II years. She said that Jim
and Elizabeth were twins. Jim is now
3S years of age. He left home three
or four years ago, saying that "he had
a good home across the street." She
had known the Barbours for years.
She detailed the events of the night.
preceding the shooting. and told of the
sound OF the shot. which she mistuok
for a fearful explosion. Il thought of
Elizabeth in the front room. and called
10 her. | received no response. Tier
/ ran into the room. | had been sit
ting in the sitting room. behind the
door Had been standing in the door.
| would have been shot too found
Elizabeth lying at my feet in the par.
Tor ] ran to the rear and called for
help TO the neighbors There was no
response. Then 1 ran into the from.
room. and taking Elizabeth's head in
my lap. bathed the awful wound"
Il then ran TO the front door and
called for Myron Barbour After a
time he came. When he entered the
house he exclaimed. My Cod"
In answer to a question. she said
that what seemed TO be a long time
elapsed after her calling for Barbour,
before he came.
With no show OF emotion she told
Of the manner in which the blood from
her murdered daughter stained the
carpet on the parlor floor, which still
remains.
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