The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-13
JURY At LAST COMPLETED
IN THE GILLESPIE CASE
Ten Farmers, an Engineer and a
Lunnberman to Weigh the Evi-
dence Adduced.
VISIT SCENE OF CRIME
Stringent Regulations Surround
the Mother of the Vic
tim Will Testify.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
RISING sun. Ind. May IA number of
court bailiffs spent the entire night in rous-
ing farmers and citizens from their peace
full slumbers and summoning them for jury
duty this morning in the Gillespie case
Thirty men responded. and after the exam
nation of twenty-one a jury was finally
selected and sworn to try the case.
The first duty of the jury was to inspect
the premises where Elizabeth Gillespie was
assassinated. Attorney Harry r. McMul-
len. for the State, and Francis M. Griffith,
for the defendants, accompanied the jury
on this mission. Sworn bailiffs were in
charge of the jury and the most stringent
orders have been issued by Judge Downey
TO prevent any tampering or UNI
due influence to be used in any
way. The jury consists of George
Rieman. David Gibson, Martin Scranton.
William j. Spaulding. farmers; Joseph
Spencer Thompson. engineer; Samuel
Campbell Ira L. Powell, David Bailey,
Hugh French, Jehu Z. Hannah. farmers;
William Ward. lumberman; Albert Pate.
farmer Spencer Thompson is the only
juror living in Rising Sun. The jury is
regarded as an exceptionally good one.
composed as IL is of prosperous and thrifty
citizens
Attorney Harry r. McMullen will make
4. the opening statement lOI TIE OidlC ~
morrow morning and evidence will follow.
The defendants will disclose their line OF
defense after the State has adduced Its
proof. IL has been decided that Henry n.
Spaan will make the final arguments In the
case. Margaret Gillespie, the aged mother
OF the victim, will be placed on the stand
among the first witnesses
There is talk this evening of the conven-
ing OF a special grand jury this term in
the event certain witnesses change their
testimony from that given during the grand
jury examinat ton. There are many rumors
affoat and interest is increased with every
fresh report of possible changes of testi-
mony.
James Gillespie has made friends with
the camera fiends'' and several pictures
of himself and the other defendants were
taken during the afternoon.
The defendants appear undismayed- They
watched all court proceedings with keen
interest. With them were Robert Gillespie,
who sat beside his sister, Mrs. Seward (;
Mrs Dorothy Miller of Kokomo, and Mrs.
Maggie Boggs. of Oklahoma, sisters OF
Mrs. Barbour: DR.. William Gillespie and
wife of Cincinnati. Myron Barbour s
mother sat beside him.
The defense repeated its effort to have the
defendants discharged because they had
been in jeopardy once when the jury was
sworn and admonished. The motion filed
was about the same as that ruled against
by the court yesterday. The court held that
the defendants had not been in jeopardy
because he had not set aside a jury, but had
only set aside an incompetent juror.
DIR. Thad Deamy, physician or Gin
cinnati, is here to remain during the trial
at the side OF his niece, Mrs. Carrie Bar
bour for whose defense, as we'll as her
husband. he employed Attorney Thomas
Shay