Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — Page 5

JIM GILLESPIE GUILTY

Jury at Rising Sun, Ind., Says He Foully Murdered His Twin Sister. BEHTEHCED TO PRIBOH FOB LIFE Asks for a New Trial—Woman Was Shot at Night Through a Win* dow of Her Home. Rising Sun Ind., Jan. 6. James Gillespie, who with his sister, Mrs. Belle Seward, and Mr. and Mrs. Myron Barbour, was indicted for the murder of his twin sister, Miss Elizabeth Gillespie, on the night of Dec. 8, 1903, has been found guilty by a jury and sentenced to life Imprisonment The other three defendants will be tried , separately later. This was the second trial of James Gillespi£ At the former trial, a year ago, the four defendants were tried together, but the jury failed to agree and was dismissed. Since then Mrs. Seward and Mr. and Mrs. Barbour were admitted to bail, but in the case of James Gillespie bail was refused. Where He Mede HU Mistake. When the case again came before the court about five weeks ago James demanded a separate trial, which was granted. This trial was bitterly fought throughout. The jury was given the case at 4:30 p. m., and three hours later announced that It had reached a verdict. The court room was tilled with people before Judge Cornet and the attorneys arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Barbour were the first of the defendants to arrive, closely followed by Dr. William Gillespie, a brother of James, and others. The jury filed slowly into the room. Motion for t Now Trial. After James had arrived and order was established Judge Cornet asked if the jurors had agreed upon a verdict. When they declared that the verdict was guilty and the penalty life imprisonment the crowd broke from the court room and cheers for the jury were given outside. As the verdict was read James Gillespie attempted to smile, but it ended in a failure. Gillespie’s attorneys will file a motion for a new trial. The jurors took but one ballot in finding for conviction, but three were necessary to fix the penalty, as three of the jurors held out for the death penalty. Story of a Daatardly Crime. Miss Elizabeth Gillespie was shot on the night of Dec. 8, 1903, while in the parlor of her home preparing to entertain the Woman’s Literary club, of Rising Sun. The assassin fired through a front window with a double-barreled shotgun, inflicting wounds on the head of the woman, which resulted in her death several hours later. The only other person in the house at the time was the qged mother of the victim. Testimony That Convicted. Several witnesses testified that James and Elizabeth had many quarrels previous to the murder, and that James left home to board with another sister after one of these quarrels. Experts alleged that the wounds were inflicted with a 16-gauge shotgun, and the prosecution brought for ward witnesses who testified Jthat James Gillespie was the owner of the only 10-gauge shotgun in Rising Sun.

THE WEATHER Following is the official weather forecast up to 8 o’clock tonight: Illinois and Indiana—Partly cloudy: possibly light snow flurries; variable winds Lower Michigan—Snow; fresh easterly winds, becoming variable. Wisconsin —Snow; colder in west portion; variable winds shifting to northWCSL. lowa —Generally fair; colder in east portion; variable winds.

THE MARKETS

Chicago Grain. Chicago. Jan. 5. Following were the quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade today: Wheat — * Open. High. Low. Close. May *1.14% *1.15% *1.14% *1.14% July 98% .98% .98% .96% Corn — May 44% .44% .44% .44% July *4% .44% .<4%, .44% September ... .45 .45 .44% .44% Oats — Januar y 29% .29% .29% .29% May 31% .31% .30% .*O% July 31% .31% .30% .30% Pork — January 12.12% 12.16 12.10 12.16 May 12.65 12.65 12.50 12.50 Lard — January 6.57% 6.57% 6.56 6.55 May 6.87% 6.87% 6.80 6.80 Short Ribs — January 6.32% 6.32% 6.27% 6.27% May 6.62% 6.62% 6.ES 6.57%. Chisago Lira Stock. Chicago, Jan. L Hogs—Estimated receipts for the day. 32.000. Sales ranged at $3.96*94.30 for pigs, *4.2004.60 for Kght, *4.4004.50 for rough packing, *4.3604.77% for mixed, and *4 5504.75 for heavy packing and shipping lots, with the bulk of the trading within the range of *4.6004.65 for fair to good averages. Cattle —Estimated receipts for the day. 7,000. Quotations ranged at *6.700 6.00 for extra steers, *4.8506.60 good to choice steers. *4.9005.75 good to fancy yearlings. *3.7504.70 choice cows and heifers. *4.7507.00 native veal calves. Sheep—Eatimated receipts for the day. 16.000. Quotations ranged at *5.100 6.60 for good to prime export wethers. t 3504.85 medium to good native sheep, [email protected] range sheep and yearlings, 7607.40 good to fancy native lambs, 6007.10 western range lambs, bft Buffalo Un Stock. Blast Buffalo. N. Y., Jan. 5. Dunning * Stevens, Live Stock Commission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y., quote as follows: Cattle—Receipts. 5 oars, market steady. Hogs—Receipts, 2* cars, market strong; pigs, *4.7504.86; yorkers. *4.9606.06; medium, *6.0005.05; heavy, *5.0605.10. Sheep and Lambs— Receipts, 30 caru, market active and higher; best native kunbs, *7.8507.90, few sales at *8.00; fair to good. *7.500 7.70; best western lambs. *7.6507.75, Calves—Markst higher; best, t9.0009.60k

NEWS BRIEFLY STATED.

Matters of General Interest Takers from the Wires. , Some of the Happenings of the Past Week Given in Condensed Para, graphs for Busy People. Thursday, Dee. 99. The cold wave is letting up west and passing on to the east. For the first day in many years not ' a suit for divorce was filed In Chicago Tuesday. The Rhodes scholarship board announces that examinations for Illinois . will be held at Chicago, Jan. 17 and 18. The northern Cheyenne Indians are I said to be pitifully destitute and raiding the cattle herds for food. A mob of thirty men from Selby, S. D., went to Bangor, S. D„ carried off the records of Walworth county, and took them to Selby. County seat fight The sixth general meeting of the Archaeloglcal Institute of America is : In session at Boston. It is said that P. A. Deveny, H. J. Brice and Edward Slack, of Fairmont jW. Va. ( believing her innocent will give bail for Nan Patterson. radty, Doe. so. The court of special sessions of New York holds valid the law against selling or giving away by passengers of street railway transfers. Great Britain is preparing designs for new battleships of 17,000 to 18,000 tons and carrying ten 12-inch guns. Jones M. Wither’s camp, No. 675, United Confederate Veterans, Mobile, has forwarded to President Roosevelt an invitation to visit Mobile. Insurance companies doing business at Sioux City, la., will have to pay out a total of f 1,160,350 for losses in Sioux City’s big conflagration Dec. 23. Emperor William has issued a decree ordering the adoption of strict measures for the prevention of maltreatment of soldiers. The Aurora (Ill.) Elks gave a Christmas week dinner to 400 children. Saturday, Deo. 31. Mrs. Chadwick has telegraphed her husband, to reach him when he arrives at New York, to go at once to Cleveland and not fight extradition. Santiago Slmonet, of Utuado, a deputy collector of internal revenue for the district of Areclbo, P. R., is missing, with his accounts short. It has been decided that General Horace Porter, of New York, shall retire as ambassador to France, and his successor will lie George von Lenerke Meyer, present ambassador to Italy. Theretirement of Rear Admiral Silas Terry results In the promotion of Captain Joseph E. Craig to be rear admiral. Monday, Jan. 2. The Roman Catholic priests of Paradise and Zuniga, P. R., have been expelled from the church by Bishop Blenk and ordered to leave Porto Rico. Joseph Folk, governor-elect of Missouri. has accepted the Invitation to the annual banquet of the Missouri Society of New York, March 15. Edna Wallace Hopper, the actress, is to donate ground for a newsboys’ home at Oakland, Cal. The British steamer Drumelzier, aground off Oak island, near New York, has broken in half. ' The submarine tunnel connecting Boston and East Boston has been opened for public travel. It is 1.4 miles long. Many persons were killed or injured in Belgium by a terrific hurricane, which also caused much damage to property. During a violent storm in North German four persons were killed and a number injured by collapsing wails.

Tuesday, Jan. 3. Three daughters of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Williams, of Allegheny, Pa., made them grandparents on Dec. 31—two boys and twin girla The Volunteers of America fed 6,000 destitute persons at Chicago New Year’s Day. Bryant B. Brooks was duly inaugurated governor of Wyoming. John Alexander Dowie announces that he will found another Zion City on a tract of 1,000,000 acres which he will purchase in Mexico. The emperor of Germany and king of Denmark sent New Year greetings to the United States. A bill making limited-length marriages possible will be introduced in the Kansas legislature. “Tom” Keenan, a railway evangelist, is to be sent west by Miss Helen Gould to preach religion and temperance to railroad men.

Wednesday, Jan. 4. The National Forestry convention 1* Id session at Washington. The Philadelphia mint struck off gold coins to the value of *120.144,428 last year, the largest amount in its history. Governor George 'll. Utter, of Rhode Island, has been inaugurated with the other state officers chosen Id November. A civil service system similar to that in operation in the Philippines la expected to be Instituted shortly In Porto Rico. The Roman Catholic bishop of Porto Rico has offered an estate in that country worth *BO,OOO to the Sisters of the Sacred Heart In Columbus, 0., In gratitude to Father Els and the sisters In aiding work in the island. In a speed test at sea the U. 8. 8. Chattanooga made an official record of 16.7 knots an hoar, being a fraction faster than the contract speed.

HUSBAND AND WIFE MEET IN SORROW

Pathetic Interview Between Dr. and Mrs. Chadwick in Jail. HER ONLY PLEA IS “TRUST ME” Tears Freely Shed by Both the Man and the Accused Woman. i V Latter Protests That She Has Done Nothing Wrong, While He Can Only Say He Hopes So— Doctor on Bail. Cleveland, 0.. Jan. 3. —Unheralded and unembarrassed by a crowd of the curious the home-coming of Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick was In diametric contrast to the arrival of his wife three weeks ago. Both were under the charge of the law. but under widely different circumstances. Dr. Chadwick rode as a man against whom the people have no claim; Mrs. Chadwick rode as g prisoner guarded by federal officers. Upon arrival here from New York Dr. Chadwick was quickly driven to the county jail, where he was registered as a man against whom the law has suspicion. A bond provided by Attorney Virgil F. Kline and Attorney Dawley was at the jail on the arrival of Dr. Chadwick, and he was soon released. Meeting of Husband and Wife. After the preliminaries In the sheriff’s office Dr. Chadwick was escorted to where his wife is held a prisoner. The meeting between the two was pathetic In the extreme. Mrs. Chadwick arose when she heard the steps in the corAflor and fell in her husband’s arms when she recognized him. Both broke down and wept convulsively for several minutes while clinging to each other, the sheriff attempting meanwhile to console them. There was no artificiality about the scene. Genuine grief, genuine Joy intermingled. Ileal tears were shed, and even the sheriff, hardened as he must be by continual contact with the people In every form of distress, was himself deeply affected. Talk That Is Broken by Tears. Little by little the first shock grew less severe, and the two sat down for a talk that continued for an liour and a half. Dr. Chadwick has lost his all In the operations of his wife, and the large Independent fortune of his only child has been swept away. The troubles into which both bavebeen plunged were thoroughly discussed. The wife told the story, interspersed by violent fits of weeping, in which at times Dr. Chadwick joined. There were no apparent evasions, but there was a constant cry of “Trust me, trust me,” on the part of the woman.

WOMAN'S PLEA IS "TRUST ME"

Ska Pleads for HU Confidence—Doctor Says He Can “Only Hope.” “Don’t believe these stories which the newspapers have been printing about me," she said. “They are all lies: every one of them. I have done nothing wrong. Believe me; trust roe; everything will come out all right in the end, and it will be seen that I bhve been guilty of none of these things the public charge me with. Don’t think I deceive you; I will tell you the truth, and 1 tell you that all these reports are lies —lies.” “I can only hope so,” was the husband’s answer. "I have trusted you, and it Is hard to believe anything; m> mind is so confused. This has all been such a terrible shock and 1 don’t understand any of it. I want time to think of it. Ido not say I won’t trust you: only give me time to collect my thoughts. Ever since I heard of this trouble in Paris I have been bothered, and my life has been made almost unbearable. I have been followed and hounded until I can think of nothing else. I am not the judge. I can only hope that everything will come out all right as you say.” No Action in Colorado. Denver, Jan. 5. No action was taken by the legislature on the opening day looking toward a settlement of the gubernatorial contest. The house effected its organization and an announced to the senate that it was ready for Joint session to hear the governor’s message and canvass the votes of the November election. The senate attempted to unseat Born and Healey by the credentials committee’s report, but Lieutenant Governor Haggott declined to receive the report. So the senate adjourned for the day.

Death of a Noted Lawyer.

’ New York. Jan. 5. —Colonel Henry CL Allen, long known to New Yorkers as the blind lawyer, is dead from blood poisoning. He was graduated from Williams college In the class of ’56. He was one of the prosecuting lawyers who convicted Boss Tweed more than twenty years ago. He was one of the lawyers In the famous Bott violin case, and it was on his advice that detectives discovered the theft of the Stradivarlas, whose loss was responsible for the death of Its owner, Professor Bott.

Conger Goes to Philippines.

Pekin, Jan. 6.—Mr. Conger, the American minister, has left Pekin for the Philippines. Secretary Coolldge assumed charge of the legation. . \

A CINDERELLA

Lucia Caldwell bad often seen Admired Mr. Laurence’s portrait and bad heard so much in his praise from Cousin Dick that she had quite expected to 'fall in love with him. They met first at Mrs. Pickerings dinner, and she was led in to table by him. Unfortunately during the progress of the meal she had arched her Instep in such a way as to lose her dainty little slipper. She tried in rain to recover it with the aid of the toes of the semidenuded foot, but had succeeded only in pushing it so far away as to lose it She left the table without the slipper, and the result had been that Mr. Laurence had found himself bored In the company of a young woman who had fidgeted and appeared Intensely preoccupied. It was several months later when they met as members of a yachting party to the Bermudas that they came together again. And now a Mr. Arthur Stephenson was Lucia’s Inseparable gallant. At last Laurence understood why Lucia was admired. He could not be on board ship many days without seeing that she was not only beautiful, but very charming and interesting os well. The only thing that puzzled him was her lack of wit and sparkle the night he first met her. She was so very ordinary then, except for her beauty, of course!

Now it was all so different, and he would give a good deal to feel sure of her favor and friendship, but she seemed to repel all advances. She was the life of the party. She played the guitar and sang Spanish love songs on deck moonlight nights. She arranged Impromptu dramatics in the saloon when the weather was not suitable for sitting upstairs. She knew all sorts of games, was the most graceful partner in (lancing and the best sailor he ever knew, and she grew more beautiful each day. The mutinous feeling against Arthur Stephenson grew. They were only three days out from Bermuda, and they decided to sail for Nassau. Happy opportunity! Now he would succeed! But she was always surrounded. One night the skipper came up and said a few hurried words to Mr, Jackson, the owner. No one noticed it until r the yacht seemed to go slower and slower. Then a shock came, and it was known that she had struck a bar. Fortunately Cape Fear had been passed. Then something went wrong with the engines, and the skipper had steered for some near port, but had gone aground. There was nothing to fear. The sea was calm, and plenty of ships passed near every day. But two days had gone by, and they had seen no vessel. The clouds were growing 1 black. A storm was near. It broke in fury at midnight, and those on board the yacht could only watch and wait and hope. The waves dashed over the deck and beat heavily against the sides. Then some way they saw the yacht had been driven off the bar, and they were drifting helplessly out to sea. It was a fearful night, and it seemed gs if morning would never come—that every moment the yacht would be wrecked—when a shock came, and they know they were either driven upon some reef or had collided with an ocean ship. Mr. Laurence went swiftly to Lucia and took her by the arm, saying: “Come with me. The boat is filling with water.” The confusion was horrible. The sailors were shouting, running to and fro. The women were pale and weeping. Lucia alone was calm. Mr. Laurence half carried her to the deck, and in the darkness they saw a great ship, the one that had run them down. But, oh, Joy, it had stopped and even in the fury of the storm was sending boats to rescue those on board the yacht! It was none too soon, and it was a perilous Journey in the lifeboats, but in spite of wind and wave all were saved and taken on board the ship, which proved to be a steamer from Jacksonville to New York. The rest of the Journey it was no longer Mr. Stephenson who was always at Lucia’s side, but Mr. Laurence. The last night before home was reached Lucia was standing by the side of the vessel when Mr. Laurence came toward her.

Her color rose, and she only asked: “Are you sorry the journey Is over?" He was struck by her new expression. Her eyes had a dreamy look, and there was a touch of sadness In her face. The moonlight was shining upon them. Then suddenly a cloud veiled the light, and he bent near, looking down at her tenderly. “It has been the happiest and the most wretched month of my Ilf eyas Indeed has the whole year since I met yon,” he whispered. Her head drooped a little. “Look at me, Lucia. I love yon. Look at me. If I could hope—do not treat me so proudly. I have loved you from the first” Bat her light laugh rang out “No, no! Do not perjure yourself!” “But I did! I do!” be cried, Impetuously taking her In his arms. “Oh, do not speak of that first night! It was dreadful! I lost my slipper and was so stupid!” she exclaimed a little later. “What?" be asked in astonishtoent And then the story was all told, and he calls her his Cinderella and keeps tbs slipper safe in a little glass case in his smoking room.—New York Journal.

His Trouble. “So poor Swallow Is gone.” “Yes. He ruined his health drinking other people’s.”—New York Press.

The Fifteenth Annual Session \ OF THE Jasper County Farmers’ Institute To be held in the East Court Room, Rensselaer, Indiana, Thursday and Friday, Jan. 19-20, ’OS The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend. Admission Free. W. AUGSPURGER, Pres. Mrs. ED PARKISON, Sec’y. 6 Thursday, January 19, 1905. PROGRAMME. 10:00 A. M. Meeting Called to Order by Chairman. _ _ Music—Graphophone Everett Halstead “What Shall the Harvest Be.” Address by President. Appointing of Committees. “A Plea for More Clover” A. G. Burkhart, Tipton, Ind. Discussion Led by A. H. Alter “Forage Crops” Prof. M. L. Fisher, Purdue Discussion Led by W. W. Burns 1:30 P. M. Music—“ Threshing Time at Punkin Center”. “The Automobile” *..... F. A. Ross “Soil Conditions for Growing Crops” M. L. Fisher Discussion. “Care of Farm Machinery” I. F. Meader “Shall We Sell or Feed Our Grain?”... A. G. Burkhart 7:00 P. M. Evening Session in East Court Room, Mrs. Iva Pullin Presiding. Music—Graphophone .Everett Halstead “Way Down In Old Indiana.” “Practical Agriculture for Rural Schools” M. L. Fisher and L. H. Hamilton Song... Alpha McCurtain “The Farmer and His Calling” A. G. Burkhart Song Rensselaer High School Glee Club Friday, January 20, 1905. 10:00 A. M. Invocation G. Work Music. Government Aid In Road Making, Debate B. F. Ferguson, Ass.; tJ. M. Baughman, Neg. “Home Economy”.. .Miss Grace Erwin, Bourbon, Ind. “What Constitutes a Neighbor” A. G. Burkteirt Commercial Fertilizers Prof. Huston 1:30 P. M. Music —Song Mr. and Mrs. Charles Morris “Poultry” B. D. Comer “Corn Culture” Leslie Alter “Why Do Our Boys Leave the Farm?”. .A. G. Burkhart Report of Committees and Election of Officers. Woman's Session in West Court Room Mrs. B. D. Comer, Presiding. 2:30 P. M. “What a Girl Can Do” Miss Grace Erwin Discussion Led by Mrs. I. F. Meader Home Entertainments Mrs. Harvey Dexter

JJOTICB TO H|IKS^ e CRBDI to RS AND In the matter of the estate of Margaret Hoover, deceo»ed. In the Jasper Circuit Court, February Term. 1905. Notice Is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Margaret Hoover, deceased, and all persons interested in said estate, to appear In the Jasper Circuit Court on Tuesday, the list day of February, 1905, being the day fixed and endorsed on the final sdttlement account of William M. Hoover, executor of said decedent, and .show cause, if any, why such final aooount should not be approved; and the heirs of said decedent, and all others interested, are also hereby notified to appear in said Court, on said day and make proof of their heirship, or claim to any part of said estate. WILLIAM M. HOOVER, B. P. Honan, Atty. for estate. Executor. Th# Curts— siss Tree. Botanists long ago voted the banyan tree of India a place in the catalogue of wonderful vegetable production. In Its Infancy it resembles other trees In having a single stem or trank and a dense head of foliage. As tbs tree Increases in else, however, the branches spread out borlxontally to such a wondrous extent that they would be unable to support themselves bad not nature come to tbs rescue with a remarkable provision. To supply the necessary support the brandies of the parent stem throw out here and there small fibrous shoots, which immediately begin growing downward toward the earth. In a surprisingly short time they reach the ground and take root and gradually Increase in slse until they sometimes rival the original trunk Itself.

This new trunk, with its numerous fibrous roots, renews the whole life of the tree. Other new limbs and shoots, are rapidly thrown oat until finally! what was originally a single tree trank becomes a considerable forest, each limb and shoot of which are curiously connected. Stack to Hie Statement. Captain A. J. C. Donellan of County Cork, Ireland, member of parliament and well known as the Protestant “whip” of the Irish In the bouse of commons, told the United Irish league when be addressed its convention last summer that he considered an Englishman the most pig beaded of human beings. To Illustrate bis theory he cited the Briton who, while selling a horse, described the animal’s height as “sixteen feet” “Yon don’t mean feet, do yon!” Inquired the prospective buyer. “You nunin hands.” “Did I say feet I” shouted the Englishman. “Well If I said that TO stick to It*—New York Timas. foiTsale. Full blooded White Holland turkeys. Tom turkeys at $4.00 and $3.00 and hen turkeys at 12.50; B. P. Bock Cockerels SI.OO. Mbs. F- P. Morton, Pleasant Ridge, Ind. Phone 517-H.