The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
Six Desperadoes Sent IN Et.rn,,v
Jack hetch from One (sallovus

1used TO make any confession. Moore
said ne was game man and wonld d;o
game. Fooy said he was as anx;ons ~
60 as the spectators were to see him ~
Wilmington said nothing Evarz Nh.
ing. Campbell and Mankiller said thov
wee innocent. This was the larooct
wholesale hanging that has taken n5sce
in this country since the execution of the
talrty'three Sioux Indians at Mankato.
Minnesota, in 1863. ''''
The SIX men hung to-day at Fort
Smith were sentenced at the last term Of
The federal court. There were eight sen.
fenced at the same time. One was killed
afterwards while escaping, and the SEN
tence OF the other was committed to i'm
pr'sonment for life. The names Of the
men who were hung are James H. Morse
9whlte') David H. Evarz, (white,) Samuel
W. FOoy (quarter Cherokee,) Smoker
Mankiller full blood Cherokee.) Edmond
Campbell (colored,) and John
Wilmington, (white.) The gallows was
erected inside the walls.
SMOKER MANK1LLER.
the blood, was but Is years old. He
ilved IN Flint district. Cherokee Nation:
could read and write in bis own language.
ooe could not speak English. He had
wife and child. On the first of Septem-
oer' 1874, he murdered white man
named VIM. Short. He stoutly asserted
MS innocence. In a written statement
ne charged the witnesses who testified
against him with perjury. A few DAYS
since ne protested religion, and Joined the
Presbyterian church.
JAMES H. MOORE
was y years old tall and fine looking:
1oio and daring. He was a native of
Johnson county, Missouri, but removed
10 Texas when child, where he grew up
on the frontier as murder er, highwayman
and horse thief His equal could hardly
De found. He was connected with a
oand of outlaws in the Indian country
stealing some horses in Washington
county, in this State. In connection With
confederate they were followed and
overtaken, when they fred upon the
posse, killing one and wounding another.
They escaped, but were afterward
overtaken. Moore's partner was killed
while trying to escape. Moore was af-
forwards captured, lodged in Jail, tried
and sentenced. When captured he
boosted that he had killed eig ht whites,
and Indians and negroes too numerous to
mention. He claimed to be the best shot
IN the west. He had a wife and one child
living in Texas. As desperate and out
law he was the best representative of the
lot. He was baptized in the Roman Cath
olic faith last Sunday.
SAN ". FOOY.
quarter.blood Cherokee, was native of
Fort Smith, % years old, we'll educated;
was married and had three children. The
family residence is at Webbler's Falls.
In July, 1872, he murdered young man
named E. Waff, near Tahlequah, for $500.
Wait had the money, he fol-
lowed him along a road he was travelling,
shot him through the head and threw the
body over the bluff, where it was after
wards discovered by hunter. Fooy
confessed the crime.
DAN H. EvARZ
was handsome young man of Is, ma
tive of Tennessee. He had respectable
connections in Missouri, Tennessee and
Texas. He murdered man named Sea-
bolt, in November last, near Eufaula, in
the Greek Nation. The two were riding
along the road together, when Evarz shot
lis comrade, hid the body, took his horse
and money and proceeded on the jour-
ney. The body was discovered, and
Evarz was arrested three days after, rid
ng the murdered mans horse and wear
ng his clothes. Evarz admitted he asso.
GATED with outlaws, and in connection
With two others robbed wealthy man
n the Creek Nation in 1872 of $4,000:
s25, 900 of the money is buried in BASQUE
county, Texas. He says he stuck pine
stick in his victim S flesh and set it on
ire, to compel him to tell him where his
money was. 1t would be hard to find
me of his age 81. STEPPED in crime After
lis sentence was pronounced by the
Judge. he smilingly rose and thanked the
ourt for the courtesy shown him. He
embraced the Catholic faith.
WIN. J. WELLINGTON
vas native of Georgia, 80 years old.
las wife and three children.
Vho now live IN Chicka-
aw Nation. Wilmington murdered a
nan named Turner in February last, in
he Chickasaw nation. Riding home one
venihg from GROCERY along with Tur-
Ter, and an old man and neighbor, he
dubbed the latter, knocking him from
us horse, and then cut his throat, rifed
lis pockets and started off: The son of
.urner appeared about this time, gave
base to the murderer, overlook and cap.
ured him in the Red River. Whiting
on's knife. covered with blood, was found
ear the BODY, and when captured his
at and hands were bloody. He attrib-
ties all his troubles to whisky. He was
and Joined the Methodist
hurch.
EDWARD CAMPBELL,
be colored boy, was 20 years of age and