The prevailing attitude on the frontier was that killing Indians was not a crime, but this massacre sparked a fierce moral debate. Ultimately, four of the conspirators were placed on trial and sentenced to die by hanging.
Indiana Governor James Brown Ray pardoned one of the conspirators, a nineteen year old boy, but the other three conspirators were not so lucky. On June 3, 1825 a large crowd, including many Indians, gathered to witness the executions. It was the first time that white settlers had been legally executed for killing Native Americans.