The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-25
JAMES GILLESPIE AND
MRS. SEWARD TESTIFY
AND BOTH SIDES REST
Testimony Is Completed in Rising
Sun Murder Case and Argu-
ments Will Be Begun To-Day.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL RECITAL.
Gillespie Details His Movements at
the Hour When His Sister
Elizabeth Was Killed.
WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL
Contradict Some OF the Statements
Made in Behalf of the Defense
State Scores a Point.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL RECITAL
WITNESSES IN REBUTTAL
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RISING Sun. Ind. May 24-The evidence
in the Gillespie case is all in; the state
rested this afternoon and arguments will
be begun In the morning Harry r. Nc
Mullen will open for the state and Attorney
Henry N spaan will make the clbsing adj
dress. Each of the defendants attorneys
will address the jury. making six speeches
in all. There is limit as 70 the time
and II Is thought two days will be taken
UP in the arguments.
The examination OF James Gillespie was
resumed this morning. He was asked by
his attorney these direct questions.
did you fire the shot that killed your
sister. Elizabeth Gillespie?"
II did not
Have you any knowledge of who did
fire the shot?''
81 have not
He said he had no knowledge the literary
club was to meet with Elizabeth that night
and did not see the house lighted up. At
torney SpaaI began the cross-examination
by asking If he did not know the regular
nights for the meetings of the literary
club. showing him one of the reports of
club meeting. Gillespie answered that he
never saw one of those reports before. He
lights in his mothers house from the Sc
ward home. but not from the lattice gate.
Asked about the story tha. he had knocked
his sister down. he said his sister was
knocked down. but IL was an accident,
caused by her being struck by bed slat
In a straw tick, which he was carrying.
He admitted that he told Mary Hewitt TO
let Elizabeth lie, as he knew she was not
hurt.
NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING.
night of the shooting; said he ate supper
with Belle Seward and her son Earl; that
Earl got up from the table and remarked
1T was a quarter past five; he would go
up and get the evening mail. Belle Sew
ard went into the front room and came
back as the witness passed out to the rear
yard. thirty-five feet distant. He had just
entered the closet when he heard an ex-
plosi0n and Immediately returned TO the
house and met Belle Seward and Mrs Bar
fhe time fhe shot was fred He asked
what the matter was, and some told
him his sister Elizabeth was shot. He then
took charge of Belle Seward. He took her
in the house and administered heart tonics
IL her, as she was greatly excited and
nervous. Witness stayed all night at Belle
Stewards and did not go over to the Gill
lespie home Witness denounced Belle
Campbell and Jane Boyle. who had testi-
fed against him before the grand jury
L.
The prosecution succeeded in having read
in evidence before the jury all the questions
propounded to James Gillespie before the
grand jury and the refusal of witness to
answer questions the ground that the
answers might incriminate him. This state
ment was signed by witness and is regard
ed as most damaging testimony against
him.
Belle Seward defendant. took the stand
and testified in corroboration of the testi-
mony of the other defendants. She said
James Gillespie ate his supper and after
Earl had gone went out to the clbset. Wit
ness saw him enter the closet; almost i'm
mediately heard the shot and then walked
seventeen feet to the back door of Jane
Boyle's house, saw her moment and re-
turned home meeting Myron and Carrie
Barbour at the corner of the house. Just
then James came up from closet and asked.
What Is the natter? Witness heard her
Lizzie is killed Witness and James Gill
lespie and Carrie Barbour went into the
Seward home. James gave witness medi-
cine for her heart and nervous trouble.
she being much excited and ndt able to
leave home Witness did not go over TO
see Elizabeth her mother; did not at
tend the funeral. and denied saying: Il
do not care. IL is not ma" She stated
positively she did not shoot Elizabeth and
did not know who did,
CALLED TO GILLESPIE.
On cross-examination witness said she
was only two seconds going from her door
the shot was fired she did call out "Oh,
Jim. come here" She denied beiEg in Jane
Boyle's house when the shooting occurred.
as testified TO by Mrs. Boyle. and said
she had visited her mother during the past
year, but was unable TO nx the time.
The state In rebuttal called several wit
nesses and produced several small bore
guns. all OF which We're accounted for by
their owners: w. r. Dorrel. night police
man, testified 10 a posse searching the alley
I'm the rear of the Gillespie home on the
night the shot was fired, but nc trace of
shell was found nor other evidence of the
crime
Wes Brooks. member of the grand iurv
which returned the indictment testifed
to seeing Myron Barbour and Detective
Franklin talking together in an alley near
Whitlock's store one evening during the
Investigation. Barbour denied this in his
testimony, heretofore given. At half-past
2 the state rested
Court then adjourned until mornins
when the arguments will begin. The Jury
will get the case on Friday.
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