Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 December 1903 — The Gillespie Murder Case. [ARTICLE]

The Gillespie Murder Case.

j Not since the murder of Adaf | Atkinson in Keaton county 14 ox 1 15 years ago, baa a single murder case in Indiana attracted such ininterest as the murder of Elizabeth Gillespie, at Bising Sun, about twp weeks ago. The grand •jury has spent eleven days investigating the case, and Tuesday returned four indictments. One for the actual murder and the other three as accessories before the fact. The one charged with murder is her twin brother* James Gillespie. The accessories. are his sister Mrs Reward, and Myron Barbour and wife. Mrs. Barbour is a sister of the wife of Dr. Wm. Gillespie, another brother. There has been a bitter family sued for some years, owing partly to the division of property, but more perhaps over alleged charges ot immorality made by the murdered girl against the Barbour woman. The accused parties were expecting indictments, and all were voluntarily on hand when the warrants were issued.

A kodak fiend, who was waiting to take a snap at the indicted parties, for a yellow newspaper, as they went up the court house steps, was hit in the mouth by James Gillespie, and his oamera kicked flying.