The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-07-20

EFFORT Is being made TO secure pardon or COM
samuel Foy a half-Dreed Cherokee, nearly
white, but with q suf1cient quantity OF red devl
In MIN TO take a scalp and ENJOY IT., - convicted
of the murder OF J. Emmett Nan, senoo
teacher, near Taequah, Cherokee Nation. Nan had
wife Is Foy's sister. Ia paying his Gil In the
morning Nan exposed his money, some $780, Foy
was present at the time. aud lett the Rouse with
Nafr They went 4 short alstance ohly when Foy
shot Nan, the bail entering the back or his head,
killing HIm instantly. foy secured the money.
the murder aud concealed it, No one saw the
deed, aud It weuld probably have remained undis-
covered until nov but for the confessions OF the
more unlikely lot than these, when together
they were brought into court to receive Ihelr SEN
tence, 1t would Le difficult to nnd. All were
SENTENCED TO HANGED
on Friday, September 8, 1878 and ali bore their
sentence with uncommon hardwood, one OF them
thanking Judge Parker for The honor conferred.
On the route froEi the Court House back 10 jail
after the sentence OF death had been pronounced
the doomed men were cheered for their ''ganey"
bearing by their partners IN CRIME or those
CONVICTED OF MANsLAUGHrRR
one Is q woman. and all are negroes. They were
each sentenced TO three years In the Penitentary,
the outside limit under United states laws ior
years Is now The limit. or the eight whose cases
were continued three are wnlte men, one negro,
pearance OF the men should say that ali Of them
deserved hanging, and n the attendance or the
witnesses can be secured they doubtless Will meet
in ADDITION TO these cases there are now thirty
eight mac for muruer pending In the court.
the guilty partles not yet arrested, and seventy
two commits sloner's Wits ou. on Information died
against parties charging them with murder.
There has been mucn SAID regarding
THE ENORMOUS EXPENDITURES
OF this district, and there doubtless have been
travagances but when We ada TO this fearful
criminal record the usual amount or civil busl-
ness, aud consider the extent aud character OF the
territory over which deputies must rlae TO make
arrests we can readily see that the necessary
expenses oil running such court must be large.
Under the administration OF Hon. ]. q. Parker,
the new Judge OF The District, the irregularities,
abuses and populations which so aboundea wnen
little storey was on the bench are being regu.
laied rectined and stopped. He came here a
stranger just before the commencement
or the term, and has 30 conducted nlm-
self, ootn as citizen and Judge, as
to fully sustain the envlable reputation
he had attained In his own Staie-Mssourl-and
win the confidence and regard OF every substan-
tlal cIIlzen, regardless OF political procivlties-a
distinction awarded TO lew since the daYs OF re-
construction. In fact Judge Parker ls pursuing
Tue commendabe policy OF reform and substantial
reduction OF expenditures inaugurated mere Dy
Judge Henry q. Caldwell OF the Eastern District,
while holding the fall term OF tie Court anu
in TINS he Is heartily seconded BY mis- corps OF
court oficlals, Hon. W. ID. Il. Clayton. District
Attorney; General J. +. Pagan. Marshal, and
General Stephen Wheeler, Clerk. With these IN
charge or tine business or the district II IS sale TO
surmlse that Inc DAYS OF Congressional investlga-
nOn OF the AFFAIRS thereof are 1t al end.