The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-20
A DOOMED BASTARD.
John a. Phelps Sentenced to
be Hung on Friday. Jan.
9Th. 1882
For the Murder OF Elijah Key
ton at Brownsville. April
23d, 1881.
Il. Has Lost all Hopes Of a Re-
p9icve and is Preparing
TO Die.

On ta- -ycu.L. ~; 49, -! 81 April Lat
III Dld Isrtnrr ra-i,-'i Eiiiah Newton.
30 resided near Srosn-Yiile. Sal ne
'''uuty, "a, muri,r,d. Thc c-i.0,
e., most brutal and c.uar,.lv
.-.. The murderer raylaid HI, yic,im
a..i fr;.i III, brsin. out Nth = heayS club.
For ,ii"c H. -iaye5 Ci ~. old gea,-
haired farmer vas unl nOSn, but lnur,irr
nIii ..Ut. The crime ~ finally iaiu al
li". Il -, ~ Jno. 4. fheil-. al en plc,e oi
the m-.:'.' ed man. lie az arrested. sud
after time confessed
\, IN. july term oi the Grim usi rourt III
M, circ;.it, Aeid At Marshal, ne AS tried
i''I m, crime. and :. nt,nc.,i " twelve ..
hi- ieiiU- being. To- IL hung ~ the neck
an,ii dead
Has attorney appcaie! 70 .Iadgc Ryland
i1T = Rev ;g;a!. bat alter hearing their
mo- ION he oyerruled Il and axed the 10Th
OF September - the day on which me sen
tence sEHaid Ne carried cu,.
The attorneys Tor me doomed man ihen
appealed TO The Supreme court Tue
court granted n stay OF execution until the
9th Of January, 1885,, IN order ~ allow IL
plenty v, time 10 consider the points
at issue. This they have done.
Ua Monday last thew rendered decision
affirming Ii. Judgment OK The lower court
and sentenced the prisoner To be hung ut
the expiration oi The stay-on the sixth al
lanuary.
Inc decision OF The Supreme court In
affirming ths Judgment of the lower court.
blotted out The last ray Of earthly hone,
and ia the bloom OF youth Jno. A. Phelps
- nov pr pairing TO die. What a holiday
fsas; : III store Tor him Whe would not
have pity? The merry chimes OF the
church bells Is they ring out on Christmas
day tne hJpi','st oi All the .ear-eili
bring ho music ,n the ears oi pcee Jonn in !
his gloomy prison cell. shut out from So !
cieIv. manacl-d and doomed 10 die in 20 !,
short 4 tine. M one, save the fa,ed, can !
know the bitter argnish OF his soul
L ~o.,iG net 10 IL over AGAIN ic- sll this I,
world" sail Pt.e1I.- IL "a reys.-te~ oi TIE .
Saline County democrat, Who tai:"i To- in ,
l.rvirs h;ia ON "Wednesday las, snd 20 as
certaia ii he had anything which he desir- /
III to- Iaake bubble since hearing of MS fate
Have you heard the decision oi the sd
prvTuc cour: IN Your case7' asked the re-
porter.
"Ic-, sir it i, sgains, me-" said the .
pri,cG,r.
"Wha, have you GOT 10 saw about the .
decisions ol the courts In your case -
All can >ay is they are against inc |
iou't think Justice has been done me
Their Src parties gho ioon advantage III !
ne, but II /, too late nov.
"lbo YOU care To- nanle the parties Who
nave thus DronEed you?'
Il would just II leave d. e0 =, not, bat
l. 4 L n
Justice sas done me and i, will al wcr,
,ut So"u enough.
w here were you born?"
'Adair county, Mo-, in September, 1889
Are your parents iiyingT
NO, SIR" :,
"fIow long have they been dead -
MY mother has been dead eiga, and
nv father five years"
Where did they de-
"in Cedar county" where 1 vas raised"
"iiaye you any brothers and sisters liy-
ug?"
sizes. sir. I have six brothers and four
listers. One brcthe. lives ia Texas. four
n Cedar and one in Henry county, this ;
tate"
DO YOU hear from them ?"
Yes, sir occasionally. The last letter
received was from sister Mamie, who -,
YES at Schell City, on the 18th OF last =.
.onth "
Mas your confession about the murder !.
n hrst being arrested true or false, now
lat the court OF last resort has decided !
gainst you, you can gain nothing by :
Unfolding the true facts, unless YOU :
link it will have hearing i'm your efforts
IT executive clemency ~
"One part OF that confession was Just As :
ne ~ the other" !.
Sheriff Cason here asked prisoner, by re- y
nest OF Rev. Mr.. Bowen, if he had any :,
reference respecting ministerial advice :;
III comfort. and received a negative re- :
v.
"Wha, ministers have been 20 see you ?"
ntinucd the reporter.
"Rsv. Mr.. Bowen is the only minister b
ut has called since | received the final n
vs. Of M doom. Rev Mr.. Woodruff d
He'd to see me some time ago. e,
= Are yCu 3 believer In religion ?n l: