The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
A CONFESSION OF PERJURY
Motion for New Trial in the Parker
NcAfee Murder Case 10 Do Filed To- Day.
One of the Jail Prisoners Now Swears He Swore
FalseIy-Prisoner Munden Still Sticks
TO His Original Story.

This morning Healing & Hugg will make
motion in the Criminal Court for Q new
trial for Parker and McAfee, the convict
cd murderers of Charles Eyster. The mo-
ton must of necessity be filed during the
term at which the conviction was had.
and as the January term of the Criminal
Court expires tomorrow, it was necessary
TO make the motion this week If there was
to be any attempt to avoid the verdict Of
the jury. With tho motion will be pre-
sented to the court the multitude of excep-
tions taken to the rulings of the court dur
ing the trial, and the question of error
passed upon by it. These exceptions are
numerous. and IL will probably take
the entire day to argue the motion.
If the motion is overruled, the case
will then be taken at once to the Supreme
Court, and the question of error in the
trial court there presented as q last resort.
The attorneys for the defendants have been
busy for moro than week preparing the
motion for o new trial. and while they
taken upon the trial, all Of these will not
be urged upon the court In the argument.
IL 10 said that the defense has discovered
some new evidence, and this will be one of
Ss saRsa. upon WHAT 0n the the new newly %
covered evidence is 10 not known.
but will be made to appear IN the
arguments on the motion to-day.
Mr.. Healing was asked. yesterday after.
tional evidence that had been discovered
after the trial. and replied that there was.
but declined to talk about it until after 1t
had been presented to the court.
ON Tuesday and yesterday Mr.. Healing
visited the jail several times, and the sup.
position was that the newly discovered
evidence was to come from the county
bastile. IL was learned that he had been
securing the affidavits of some OF the prison
ers there confined to be used In the motion
for new trial. The newly discovered evil
dence which is to be made one of the
grounds for the motion is probably an af-
fidavits made by John Redenour, under
sentence of one year for grand larceny. A
few days ago the convicted mon told their
attorneys that Redenour would make affi-
davitthatJ oshua Munden. who had testified
against them upon the trial of the case.
had asked him lRedenour TO corroborate
Munden's testimony as to q conversation
said to-. have taken place be-
tween Munden and Parker The
attorneys prepared an affidavit
alleging in substance that on tho Saturday
on which the verdict OF the jury was re-
turned against Parker and MoAfee. Mum
den had asked Redenonr to testify that he
(Redenourl had overheard the conversation
between Munden and Parker. The atida-
VII was taken TO the jail and sworn TO by
Rsdenour. IL will be remembered that
upon the trial OF the case William Stanley.
then awaiting trial for assault and battery
with intent to commit felony upon q
three. ear-old girl, testified that he was
lying upon q bunk in Munden's cell when
Parker and he had the conversation about
which Munden testified to. Ii was to the
effect that Munden had asked Parker the
name OF the man he killed and Parker had
replied EAST Eyster." Munden then
asked if it did not take a good deal of
nerve 90 kill man and Parker 10 said to
have replied that il did not. Stanley has
also made atfidavitthat he perjured himself
when he testified on the trial and that
Parker never had any such conversation
with Mnnden.
Stanley was seen at the Jail yesterday
afternoon, and asked If he had made such
an affidavit. and replied that he had.
docs the affidavit state factsi" he was
asked.
1t does" he answered.
"rhen why did you testify upon the
trial contrary to the facts stated IN the atfi-
Because Munden told me to. He said
the men were guilty. and IL We would help
stick them we would get off lighter. and
would probably be let 60 Free"
Stanley was asked IL he did not know
that. by making the affidavit, he had lain
himself liable to punishment for perjury.
and that he could be indicted. and. upon
the completion OF his present term, be re-
arrested and sent back TO the penitentiary.
de SAID lo uiQ not Know IT, Oub
didn't care; he dIdnt want TO see any,
body hanged on his testimony when II was
not true.
Redenour was also approached. He said
that Munden had come to him about noon
on the day the jury brought in the verdict
of guilty against the men and asked him
to testify in zorro boration of his Num-
den'sD and Stsnley's testimony.
when did you first say any thing about
tbisp' he was asked.
81 told Parker about il o few days ago"
he answered.
Why did you not say something about
It at the timeP
''Because thought 1t was too late then,
and i knew the men were bad men and |
was afraid they might kill Munden if told
them be had testified falsely against them"
Munden was called into the office and
asked about the affidavits made by the
other two prisoners He emphstically de.
MED the statements made by them. aud
said that he still stood by his testimony,
and that he had had the con versation with
Parker which he testified to having had
At the time Munden Is said to have in
duced Stanley to testify falsely and en-
deavored to have Redenour swear falsely,
he lMunden) had been convicted and was
under sentence.
lie said that since the trial Parker and
McAfee had been trying TO get something
upon which to AJAX for n new trial. and,
while he would not mako any positive
statement. he left the impression that he
believed the two convicted men had in
duced the other prisoners to make the affi-
davits.