Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1875-09-09
The Batch Composed of Whites,
CoIOred, Indians and
~ CGA Half-BreedS,
Each of Whom Could Discount
an Ordinary Murderer.
Fearful Array Of their Sanguinary
e Crimes,
Joining the Church Before
their Final Taking Off.
They Die Game and Refuse TO Make
Confession.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, sept. IA us
patchby courier from Fort Smith to Alus
forty miles distant from the nearest telc-
graph station, states the hanging of the
six men at that place to-day PASSED of
quietly. The condemned men we're
brought out at Q 80 o'clock and assembled
the scafold at ten. All showed nerve
and refused to make any confession.
Moore said he was q game man and
would die game. Fooy said he was as
anxious to 60 as the spectators were to see
him 60. Wilmington said nothing
Evans said nothing. Campbell and Man
killers said they were innocent.
The six men hung to-day we're senten
ced at the last term of the Federal Court
There were eight sentenced at the same
time. One was killed afterward while
attempting to escape, ard the sentence
Of the other was committed to I'M
p~risonment for life. The m of the
men who were hung are ; Jas. II. Moore
white Daniel II. Evans, white Samuel
W. Fooy, one fourth Cherokee; Smoker
Mankiller, a tull blooded Cherokee /;
Edward Campbell, colorcd John Whit
ington, white.
The gallows was erected inside the
walls. The old fortplatform is IA by 10
feet and 10 feet 6 inches above ground.
Tue trapdoor is IA feet long ard 3 feet
wide.
Smoker Man-killer, the full blood, was
hut 10 years old, lived in Fruit district
Cherokee Nation could read and VIZ te
in his own language could not speak
English. lie had a wife and child. On
the first of September. 1874, he murdered
a white man named Wm Short. LII
stoutly asserted his innocence in a writer
statement, and charged the witnesse
against him with perjury. lie had yer
black hair, stout built, low forehead an
stared his fate in the face with the usu'
Indifference Of the Indian. A few day
since he professcd religion and joined th
Presbyterian Church,
James ii. Moore, was q years OF at
tall and fine looking, bold and daring
native Of Johnston county, Mo, b.
removed to Texas when a child where
grew up on the frontier. As a murdere
lighwayman and horse thief his ecu
could hardly be found. lie was come
ted with a baud of outlaws in the lndi
country. Stealing some horses in Was
ington county. Ark, in connection Will
confederate, they we're
Followed and Overtaken.
when the thieves fired on the posse, X
ing one and woundiug another. III
escaped, but aftcrward were overtak'
Moore's partner was killed while atteml
ing to escape. Moore afterward
caught. tried and sentenced te be hu
When captured he boosted he had xii
eicht white men and Indians, and negr
too numerous to mention. lie CLAN
10 be the best shot in the West.
wife and one child living in Texas.
a desperate and outlaw he was the
representative Of the lot. lie was I
tiz,d in the Roman Catholic faith
Sunday.
Sam w. Fooy, a quarter-blood Oh
le,. was a native Of Fort Smith, TIVE
eight years old, and a we'll educated
Has three children. His family re
near Webbs' Fall. In July, 1875,
murdered a young man named Jno.
Naf, formerly of Jonesborough len
sce, near Tahlequah, for$30O. Kno'
Nsf, had the money, he followed
along a road he was travelling when
shot him through the head, and threw
body over a bluff, where he was fcun
hunter. Fooy confessed the crime
Dan'l ii. Evans was a handsome y
man Of twenty, a native Of Tennessee.
had
Respectable Connections.
in Missouri, Tennessee and Texas.
murdered a man named Seabolt IL
vcmber, last. near Eufaula, Creek Nj
The two were riding along the roa
rethcr, when Evans shot his cOmpa
hid the body, took his horse and m
and proceeded on his %jOruncy'
body was discovered and Evans arr
three days after, riding the muir
mans horse and wearing hisscl
Evans admitted he associated with
laws. and in connection with two
robbed a wealthy man in 1873 Of Sc
Twenty five thousand dollars Of
money he says is buried in Basque
a. Tov JIe saws he stuck a pin'