The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-11
Brown. who received the verdict, and saidi
MI. Clerk, will you read the verdictp
The clerk then held the little yellow strip
of paper In sight of ali and read:


The clerk then held the little yellow strip
Of paper In sight of all and read:
We, the jury. find the defendants guilty of
murder IN the first degree. charged IN the
Indictment. and Fix as their punishment that
they do hang.
There was q slight murmur of approval
heard from the rear of the room where the
crowds had assembled. but it was soon
hushed. Tho defendants showed very
plainly that they realized what the verdict
meant. but only by the look of their eyes
and slight movements Of the hands
McAfee stopped &C once the rolling of his
thumbs. which he had kept up since taking
his seat. Judge Cox turned to Mr.. kealIns
and asked If he desired TO say anythlng.
Poll the jury was the brief reply.
Bailiff Sheehan then called the names OF
the jurors. and rs each answered 90 his
name. be was asked: lis this your verdictf"
from eaoh tSsy Wsrs Lsps
satisfied with the verdictW When the
jury was polled and the last step that could
be taken By the defendants attorney was
completed, Judge Cox turned TO the jury
and said: Gentlemen. you have sat pa
tiently for two weeks in the trial OF this
case. and have conducted yourselves in
every respect as worthy Jurors. lt IL but
inst that this should be acknowledged.
Your attendance has been prompt and /
thank you. gentlemen. The jury IL dis
charged
The jury filed slowly out Of the jury
box. and the scquaintances Of each In the
court room came forward, and within o
very few minutes nearly every member OF
the jury was being thanked for having
performed their dnty. Never before has
there been case tried In this county,
where the death penalty was affixed. where
the auditors swarmed forward to express
to the Jury their appreciation of the verdict
ns was done yesterday. Public feeling has
been Overwhelmingly against the defend
ants, and universal satisfaction sc the ver~
dict isexpressed on all hands.
THE FOREMAN AND MRS. EYsTER.
AS soon as the jury was discharged VIII.
liam Hamilton, one of she jurors, walked
directly across the room to where Mrs.
Eyster was sitting. and took both her
hands in his large palms, rough from hon-
est toll. He was too greatly moved TO say
any thing at all. and Mrs. Eyster was SO sf-
footed by the mute expression Of sympathy
that she burst into tears. and began
crying. This was too much for even HAM
ilton, who Is O great. stout. robust farmer.
and tho tears flowed freely from his eyes,
and rolled down his dark, tanned cheeks. 90
his huge frame shook with emotion. It was
q very touching scene, and one that will
never be forgotten by those who witnessed
It.
After the Jury had been praised for their
verdict the crowd began upon Prosecutor
Hoffman, and he was shaken By the hand
and congratulated by every person who
could find an opportunity to do SO. as was
also his deputy, Mr.. Cox. Gradually the
crowd thinned out and the court room was
vacated. Crowds soon gathered in the cor
ridors of the courthouse. upon the steps
and the street corners discussing the ver-
dict and many an II told you so" was used.
Mrs. Eyster who has been present
throughout all the proceedings, remained In
the court room but few minutes after the
jury was discharged. She left the court.
house in company with her uncle and
cousin, who have remained constantly 40
her side during the whole of the trial.
The defendants were handcufted together
and returned to the jail The effect of the
first shock from the verdict had worn OF
by the time they were to be returned. and
the hardened nature Of the two men made
itself manifest. They cursed everybody
connected with the case, and used tho foul
est of obscene epithets in expressing their
feelings. Parker is reported 60 have said.
while in charge of the deputy sheriff:
There amt cd id bit Of Justice in
the whole Cd id building" After their
arrival at the jail the foul vltuperstion
was kept up. Persons who heard their talk
there say they never heard such Language
come from the lips Of men.