The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-07-13
THEY ARE DOOMED TO DIE
Sentence of Death Passed Upon Parker
and McAfee, the Slayers of Eyster.
Their Only Hope Is in the Supreme Court
Sample of the Cadi's Queer Justice
Strikers Are Released.
TO HANG.

The Only Hope Of Parker and McAfee Lies
Tn the Supreme Court.
Sentence OF death was passed upon Par
ker and McAfee by Judge Cox In the Grim
inal Court, yesterday morning. and if the
case is not reversed by the Supreme Court
they will hang on Friday. Nov. 8. for the
murder of Charles Eyster.
About 9 o'clock. yesterday morning, tho
two defendants were brought into the
court room in the custody of the sheriff.
and Judge Cox announced that ne would
override the motion of tho State for per-
mission to file the counter sfidsvit of Will
liam Stanley. in which he admitted that he
bad perjured himself in his former
affidavit alleging that he had COM
mitted perjury in his testimony
upon tho trial of the case. The
court at the same time announced that he
would override the motion of the defend
ants for q new trial. The defendants were
perceptibly nervous while the court was
speaking. and 1t was very evident that
they feared the ruling would not be In their
favor. When the decision of the court was
announced the muscles OF their faces
twitched and il was very apparent that
they were controlling themselves with an
effort. Counsel for the defense took the
oACcUtluuo W VIC IuItuS Vi tuo
court upon the motion and asked for time
to prepare and Tile q bill of exceptions.
which was granted, they being given sixty
days within which to have the bill on file.
Judge Cox then turned to the two pris-
0ners and said: "Have you. or either of
you. any cause to show why Judgment
should not be rendered upon the verdict of
the Jury, heretofore returned. finding you
guilty of murder in the first degree and
fixing the punishment therefor at deathi"
Parker arose from his seat and said
simply, II am not guilty"
MoAfee said also, II am not guilty Of the
crime. and il We had been taken before
Eyster as we asked TO be the morning we
were arrested the case would have been
dropped right then."
Judge Cox then pronounced sentence
upon the two men az follow: mo legal
cause being shown why sentence should
not be pronounced. the Judgment of the
court. In pursuance of the verdict of the
jury, is. that. OF Friday. the Sd day of
November, 1898. before the hour of suarise
upon such day. and within the walls of the
State Prison North. and within g proper en-
closure TO DO erected or arran ed for that
purpose, you, John Parker sEd you. Ed-
ward McAfee, for the crime By ycu SO com
mitted. shall be hanged by the neck until
you are dead, all in the manner and form
In all respects as prescribed by Jaw"
When the prisoners weI, taken back to
the jail turnkey Collins asked them what
tho result had been. McAfee replied that
the court naQ OvoTEulSu the motion IOr u
new trial. Parker seid. II have seen bet
ter days than to-day" They had lost their
air OF braRgadOoiO which they have MAIN
tanned during the whole of the time since
their arrest. Attorneys Healing 81 Huea
are in receipt of q letter from some point
in Ohio. the writer of which says that
Joshua Munden, IN January of 1872. had
played b part similar to the one e took in
the case here, that of testifying against fell
low-prisoners. The writer says that Nun.
den at that time testified against four per-
ions who wero confined In the jail with
this the grand jury failed to return an IN
diotment against Munden. and he was dis
| charged at the request of the prosecuting
attorney, and drew witness fees for his tes-
timony in the cases against his four fellow
prlsoners