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George Buskirk on Trial for the Murder of Elzie Easton

Nov 19, 2019Monroe Historyevents, peopleBuskirk, crime, Douglass

Blog post by Randi Richardson After shooting and killing Elzie Easton and gunning down his companion, James Douglass, on Christmas Eve, 1889, George Buskirk, the saloon keeper, escaped through a rear door and headed east to the home of his mother. He reportedly gave some thought, initially, to turning himself in to the sheriff, or

The Murder of Elsworth “Elzie” Easton

Oct 28, 2019Monroe Historypeople, places, wehiaBuskirk, crime, Douglass, Easton, Stinesville

Blog post by Randi Richardson The story below was taken from an article titled “Double Murder, Terrible Shooting Affair,” published in the Bloomington Telephone on December 27, 1889, and found in the clipping file at the research library, Monroe County History Center, Bloomington, Indiana. It was abbreviated from the lengthy original as shown by the

Jennie Easton’s Hotel a Stinesville Landmark

Oct 21, 2019Monroe History2 Commentspeople, places, wehiabusinesses, Buskirk, crime, Douglass, Easton, Stinesville

Blog post by Randi Richardson The story below is from upon an article titled “Aunt Jennie’s ‘New’ Hotel Has a Place in History,” published in the Bloomington (IN) Saturday Courier, on May 13, 1955, p. 1B. It is abbreviated from the original as shown by the ellipsis. The Monon railroad, by coming to Stinesville instead