The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-02-28
CRAFT yoUND,SUILTY.
TAs Muz 3erer cRthe. Gibbons Gir-s'sSo1-
oeaced 70 be HaeSed May as5-He Protests
Ksts


oeaced 70 be Haessd May asS-He Protests
Kss Innocence:
GRAYsoH, KY, Eels. 23.-The Court net as
usual at half past - The JaDy in the Graft
case promptly retired and a few minutes
sztaTTard Jeturned,into the Court. kS 9sI0'
tie foreman answered the usual questions
end. replied the vsT15ct was guilty, andthe
puntRhment de atEl The prisoner scannedthe
faces of the JuTyme2as they camein andin q
naaazer prepaI ed ior the deslaration o. the
foreman. Craft less affected appecently
ths1 others in the-,Court EoOm, the, only
change being dEsl;pallor Of the face. Miss
CibbOns' face lyss study for, the painter.
With few wo rds 80 the Jug the Judge dis
charged it. COursil for the defense asked
ead obtained cave from the-Jndge for oon-
s0ltatioD, in whieh; they we're joined by
e-aft, who pre- Ites.ed to his lawyers that the
Sme would " 1t come to set him right. The
defense then asked an adjournment till /
s'clo2k to Civ tine to prepare an aszdavit
Cor new tria |. After a bIisf consultation
WITH Colonel Alsn, the Judge cleared the
aisle, the pI iso1er marched off with the
military qua ID eRd the Judge anneaneed
recess tn cloSlks
At the Ope ming of the Court this after
noon the de- tense filed an application Tor a
new trial, 5 1pported by the atfidavits of
0be6iah Ga ,isghsF and Craft, declaring Gal
Z lagheT an il apOrtant witness, who was re-
leased on Il .e Neei case and supposed be
was release l for the term Of Court and went
hone, and could not be got back TIL the
arguments had begun. Crafts affidavit con
tainsd The statement that Gallagher woulo
have prove d the attempt q ( Ellis to escape
Judge Br own overruled the application
read the Indictment of the Boyd Circuit
0Oart, ant /, aftas stating the verdict and the
penalty, sked the prisoner if he had any
legal obje ctlons. Craft stood up and, with
sr1pRSsiOu ed Noico and Ceatr1ra SofIr-
can say onoihing: / an not guilty of that
charge. idn' ahaye time 10 get all my witnesses
here that j ought TO have had, and don't con-
slider hal had affair trial, for know Lam clear
OF that, 10 nager thought of Neal. L never
much as thouEas OF it. There is the old mother
ana iather OF those children, and canstel them
that never IS much as laid my hand on them.
never did SAu might well take a-little inDo-
cent child and hang ii to hang me, The closest
was to Mrs. Gibbons no ne that niglFt was when
lay in bed asshome asleep. Idldn't see the house
or George abs. or Bill Neal. or any Of
| OF Mrs. GibbcnS'- ehildrea was on the Wednesday
| before that. saw little Fanny and spoke to her.
That was thslsst time TIL was aroused by the
| slarm of fire. did e3 could, not knowing
the children. were burned up. ! san stand on the
| scaffold andAOld my hand up and swear before
| high HesvCRth that okd not ses those shildren.
Neal or Ella that night am IS innocent as the
! angels of that thing Fou are al standing round
| and looking at me. Let NJ tan you enc thing
| that the tine will osme when ii VII unfold
When yoClsin see 4 all pls.ner than you now
] see me. I never thought OF such thing.
1
| respect for the people about me.
| / respected Mrs. Gihssons anof her Children am
| glad caa stand hes and saY am maocent. 1t Is
/ the trutl. III everybody was TO-DAY as clear OF
| this crime as an Mrs. Gibbons .wOald have Der
children with her know. 1t is 3ntup job on
| me- for Iwould mt be guilty. of IL for the round
/ world. GentlemGn, the day is sSniDg when 1t
| will beiOund outthat an innocent
| The prisonsr was here interrupted by Mrs.
4 Gibbons crying: "Oh, my children! If they
were only here now!" She was led ont
Graft sat dogn and said no more. The
| Judge pronounced tAe senasDce of banging
on zoe 25sh OF May. Crafk fell in with the
guard of soAaiers and marched to the camp.