The Springdale news., 1889-11-08
THE DEATH SENTENCE
Passed Upon Sine Murderers in the U. S. Court This Morning by
 Judge Parker.


 pronounclng the death sentence np. on mnc human beings who hay c been convicted of the crime of murder duiing the present term of the court. 0fthe nine, seven were fn!t-blood Indians, speaking ltti e CT no English, and the sentence was pronounced through an interpreter, the other two were negroes. Judge Parker came into the court room about 70 o'clock. It was pretty well filled by spectators, who had gotten word that the sentence was to be passed immedlately after the judge took his seat. Three of the mea were brought in and placed Tn she Dox. Referring 10 tho sentence about to be passed the judge sad:
 "There is something remarkable about these men who have been found guilty of the awful crime of murder, which shows that crime committed in the Indian Territory and within the jurisdiction of this court is punished as speedily as in any court Tn the world. Of these ainc men to be senteac d every one of them with the sole exception of ilarris Austin have committed these murders within q year past, and have been arrested, tried and found guilty in that time The one fur therst oil was Il year ago to- day, while others occurred in March, April and May. And another thing. usually Tn so many crimes there is some doubt of the wlckedness of the murder and the intent of the murderer to commit cflme, but in lhesc nine eases the evidence has failed to brlng to hght one single mitigating circumstance. They are all coli bloodcd murders, and some them the worst eyer brought to the Iot co ofthis court. If you were to search the world over vou couldn't find nine crimes SO black as are these, and yet seven of these men are Indians, winch is also an unus- nal thng
 At the conclusion of hls remarks the judge commanded George To- bier 10 stand up. Tolber is me dlum sized negro, almost bleck, and appears to be about 30 years of age. He was convicted of the mur der of another negro named Irwin Richmond at dance i'll the Nation. They had quarreled aboat a woman, and Tobler was insanely jealous. 'Tbe evidence was all elfcumstan- tial. but conclusive He had noth- ing to say why sentence should not be passed, and showed little Inter est in the charge of the court He was sentenced to hang on Thursday, January Is, 1890.
 Chas Bullard, good looking young mulats, next stood up, and in reply to the question declared he had nothing to say. He IS fully six feet high, and stood with his hands in his pockets, seeming to pay but littlo attention to what was said to him He is convicted ofthe unprovoked murder of another nc- gro named Wallace Bean.
 Harris Austin IS stolid looking Chickasaw with stupid face and ucly countenanee. His crIme was committed on the l2th of May, 1884, on which day he killed Tom Elliott, white man, shooting him without provocation. Austin was drunk and approached his vicllm as ne sa, unarmed on porch, and called him "A vile name, the only incentive being dcmoniacal race preJudlce, and forthwith shot him down. Aus fin and his friends drove the eye witnesses out of the country and bas lived in state Of outlawry ev- el since until his capture. Asked if he had anything 10 say ne replied through the interpreter that he de sired to be sent to prIson for life and not be hanged. Sentence was then passed and the three taken to prison, and the remaining
 SIX INDIANS