The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-27
Wife With Babe in Her Lap
Leaned Forward as Her
Husband Moistening His
Lips Murmered "GuiIty."
BRAVADO OF YESTERDAY
STRANGELY MISSING.
Eve Tottered Into Court and
Was VisibIy Affected by the
Situation-Judge Fox De-
lays Sentence.

While his six months old babe lay
In it's mothers lap and cooed softly
hs it handled a nursing bottle. Harry
Eye, accused of burglary, the father,
speak the word guilty" Anxious
brothers and sisters We're seated in a
row along the wall. The mother lean
ed forward in her chair, her eyes
glancing from her husband to her
child. She was a silent witness to the
violation of the confidence she had
held for the man to whom she had
promised to be true. She had kept her
path but she heard the man in whom
she had placed her trust, confess that
he had broken his obligation. He ad-
mitted he had entered the house OF a
heighbor for the purpose of commit
ting burglary. He knew the minimum
penalty is ten years in the state re-
formatory for a man of his age. She
Hid not know, but could imagine what
The meaning of the verdict would be
to her. She realized that ten years
hence her child will be in the third
grade at school and that it will be ig-
norant of the meaning of the word
father. She could not foretell what
suffering and privation she may have
to endure, she only knew her husband
had done wrong and would have to
pay the penalty prescribed by law.
Tottered Into Court.
Harry Eye, self confessed burglar
and assaulter, tOttered into the circuit
court room this morning in company
with Supt. Bailey. Following him
Mere his wife, bearing the baby in her
arms, sister, brother, brother-in-law,
and other relatives-all were there.
Eye had been caught few minutes
after he committed an assault on Miss
elizabeth Wallck, at the corner OF
Thirteenth and North A Streets Mon
Nday evening Yesterday morning he
Confessed to the assault and also ad-
united the burglary of the residence
Of Murray Henderson, Butler street.
He was prosecuted on the burglary
charge only He took the witness
stand In the circuit court room this
morning expecting to hear sentence
pronounced. He had been told nothing
could be gained by asking trial and
also had blen informed he could not
avoid a sentence of ten years in the
reformatory.
The clerk read the affidavit in loud
distinct tones and Eye listened atten.
'tively to each word.
On your plea are you guilty or not
guilty?' the clerk asked.
Eyes bravado of yesterday vanish,
ed. He appeared changed man His
lips seemed glued together and it was
not until after repeated applications
of his tongue that the lips parted and
he whispered guilty.
So low was the word uttered. the
court could not hear and the pauper
attorney appearing for Eye informed
the court the man desired to enter a
plea of guilty.
Not Given Sentence.
Eye was not sentenced this morning
The mans decorum in the court room
was so eccentric that judge Fox
doubted his mental capacity. Eye look
ed from haunted eyes and moved
about in a crOuched position. The
court was made acquainted with the
facts of the case and took personal
pains to ascertain the probability for
any excuse the man might offer. Eye
stated he had not been i'll at any time
for years and that he has been work
1ng steadily There was such strons
evidence that the mans mentality
Judging from his demeanor. might be
less than normal that the court de
1ayed sentence until tomorrow. The
lCourt desired also to permit Mrs. Eve
an additional day in the company ot
her husband before they were separat
ed for ten years.
Knew Acts Were Wrong.
When asked what he had to say fo1
himself, Eye arose slowly from his
fchair. The glibness of speech eXhib
dted yesterday had vanished. In fal
terins tones he remarked:
The only thing l can say Is that
never did anything before and always
tried TO be good to my wife
The court asked Eye why he com
mitted the burglary. He replied he did
mot know except that it was the in
Suhct oi lhe mohenI Judge Fox ask
ed the prisoner If he knew at the time
what he was doing and he answered;
"Yes. I think l did. l knew il was
wrong"
Eye, it is claimed is a prevent and
degenerate. This in a way explains
his motive for assaults on women. but
why he should have committed burg
larry at the Henderson home is not un
iderstood by the authorities Eye Wis
ited the Henderson home three times
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