The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-05-20
Think ROPES ARE
FOR A LYNCH|NG
FARMER AFTER STRAY COWS
CREATES EXCITEMENT
AT RISING SUN.
WITNESSES IN MURDER
TRIAL ARE RECALLED
Friend of Victim Takes the Stand
Tells of Conversation with One of
Defendants - Case Is Adjourned
Until Monday.

Rising Sun, Ind, May 16.-Betore the
trial of James Gillespie, Mrs. Belle Sew
ard and Mr.. and Mrs. Barbour, for the
murder of Elizabeth Gillespie, was called
Saturday there was an exciting scene
John Burlington, superintendent OF the
moor farm, came into the village win
ropes for COWS that had escaped. Every
body followed him thinking there was 10
be lynching. Finally Burlington haltec
and explained how he happened to DC
carving rope and the crowd dispersed.
Witnesses Recalled.
Several witnesses were recalled to COM
plete their testimony, and among them
was James Henscher, the tenant on the
Gillespie farm, who was examined as to
James Gillespie's conduct when notice
was served on the defendant to quit the
farm. The prosecution is seeking to
show that James had bad temper, that
he abused Mayor Matson, attorney for MS
mother as well as Elizabeth, and others
when the notice was served; said the
deeds to Elizabeth would not stand or
| do her any good.
Johnson, a friend of the victim, who re-
lated a conversation that lasted three
hours between herself and Mrs. Barbour
three wears ago. At that time Mrs. Bar
bour attacked Elizabeth Gillespie's char
acter, charging her with boat rides and
| flirting, while being a hypocrlte In
church. Witness said that the Giles
pies and Barbours all attended the same
church Elizabeth was member OF the
choir and leader in church societies
Mrs. Barbour also charged Elizabeth
with talking about others, and said il
she did not stop "peeping some one
would throw vitriol in her face. The wit.
ness thought Mrs. Barbour at that time
intended to attack Elizabeth herself. OT
cross-examination, Mrs. Johnson testi
fed that Mrs. Barbour said "she know
some one who would throw vitriol IL
Elizabeth's face if she did not stoI
peeping," but witness thought Mrs. Bar
bour referred to herself. Mrs. johnson
said she told Mrs Barbour at the time
she was a wicked woman to make sucl
threats" The cross-examination devel
oped that Elizabeth did go on the Ohio
river boat excursions occasionally.
Swore at His Sister.
John Griffin testified to being a
Stewards feed store last August whel
Mrs. Johnson and Elizabeth Gillespi
passed. James Gillespie was then EN-
ployed at the feed store, and, on seein
the women, employed vile epithets t
his sister
G. H. Keeny, city civil engineer, pre-
sented that plat of the room where tn
murder was committed and measure
ments of the height of the shot holes i
: the window curtain and of the she
marks in the opposite wall, thus estat
: fishing the angle of indentation of tn
e charge The state claims that thes
e measurements show that the shot wa
fired from the left shoulder and by
man of James Gillespie's height. GILES
/. pie fires a gun in that way. A theoretics
line was also presented showing ho'
2 the assassin would go in the deepes
shadows to the clubhouse in the rear {
Mrs. Stewards house, where Mrs. Sewar
found him after the murder. This is il
tended to defeat the claim of an alit
!. The court issued an order that no pc
:, sons under 16 years of age be admitte
to the courtroom. The case was the
: adjourned until Monday morning.