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A GRAVE IN THE HILLSMurder Believed to Have Been Commit*ted for a Wife.»Indianapolis* Feb. .—Interest in the disappearance of diaries Anderson, of Bridgeport, in the southern part of the state, which occurred five years ago, has recently been revived. Anderson was in love at the time with Rebecca Money. There was a rival, George Gillespie, but the girl accepted Anderson, who arranged for a dance at the hause of Joseph Quassa, with whom the accepted lover boarded. Anderson did not appear at the dance, and nothing has been heard of him since. Sub picion turned to Money and Gillespie who soon left the neighborhood, the latter as the husband of the Money girl.Some Contradictory Testimony.The matter then seemed to die out till last Saturday Walt Minton, a young man, found a grave in ..the hills. The Moneys and Gillespie had meanwhile returned, the latter after serving a three-year term for perjury. Minton’s discovery led to the arrest of the gang, and thej were taken before a justice. A1 Lee testified that Hannah Money, cousin of Rebecca, had told him that they had killed Anderson and hid him under some logs, and when* they moved away had cut up the body and* burned it in a brush pile. The woman de* nied ever having spoken to Lee. Gillespie' was held over to court. He denied j thecharge, and claimed to know nothing .of Anderson. The grave was opened and nothing was found it
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Muncie Daily Herald
Muncie, Indiana, US
Tue, Feb 24, 1891
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