The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-05-14
EVIDENCE IN PROGRESS
Gillespie Murder Trial Attracts Much
Attention

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Attention.
Rising Sun, Ind, May 14.-The pro-
gress of the Gillespie murder trial is
watched with the closest interest. the
courtroom being constantly crowded
with interested auditors. Ten witness
es have thus far been examined. Mrs
Gillespie, the aged mother of tn viz
tim and of two Of the defendants, tes-
titled concerning the assass.-.at;on r
her daughter, adding nothing, however.
to the original statement Ir.c Ln7.sa
Bloss, who was with Mrs Margaret
Gillespie from the night of the shoot
ing to January. testified that none OF
the defendants attended the funeral or
called at the Gillespie home prior to
the death of Elizabeth. Elizabeth was
shot on Dec and Mrs. Belle Seward,
a sister of the victim, called on her
mother on Dec. %. James Gillespie,
the twin brother and other defendants
had not called at the Gillespie home.
Mrs. Bloss was asked if any of the de-
PENDANTS had done anything for Mrs.
Gillespie since her daughter had been
killed The defense objected to the
question bearing on the relations be-
tween Mother" Gillespie and the de-
PENDANTS since the shooting. The jury
was then excluded from the courtroom
while counsel argued at length on the
competency of the evidence. Court
overruled the objection of the defense
and Mrs. Bloss answered the questions,
telling what happened while she was
with Mrs. Gillespie during December,
when the only attention Of any of the
defendants was a single call from Mrs.
Seward.
Miss Maud Matson, sister of the
mayor and a close friend of the vic
tim, visited the Gillespie home after
; hearing of the shooting and told of the
| incidents and that none of the rela
tives called at the house.
Mayor Charles B. Matson, who was
| the attorney for Mrs. Gillespie and her
| daughter Elizabeth, testified regarding
Mrs. Gillespie dispossessing James OF
| her farm and notifying her tenant, Jos
| Henschen, to pay no more rent tc
James Court ruled out the notices
| that had been served on James Giles
pie to vacate The farm. Mayor Matsor
| testified to the life insurance that EliZ
abeth carried payable to her twir
brother James. On cross-examinatior
Mayor Matson said there had been nc
| il1-feeling between James Gillespie ant
| himself Joseph Henschen, tenant or
| the farm of Mrs. Gillespie, was ex
pected to testify regarding what Jane:
| Gillespie had said about his siste,
| Elizabeth, but he could not remembe
anything positively
Miss Annie Mullen testified to goin.
to the Gillespie home with Miss Eliza
beth Long on hearing the shooting AM
! being so frightened at the appallin,
sight that they ran away and left TIL
unconscious victim lying on the parlo
floor 1t developed during this test
mony that Mrs. Belle Campbell, nov
living at Arcola, ILL.,, and one Of tn
principal witnesses for the state, car
not be present on account of sickness
She was with Misses Mullen and Lon
Immediately after the shooting an
also with Mrs. Gillespie. The latte
had sent the colOred man, Sebastian
fer Mrs. Campbell.
Or. l.. G. Cowen testified regardin
the wound. DR.. Cowen produced tn
shot and the wad which he had take
, from the victims head prior to dealt