The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-04
A WHOLESALE EXECUTION
Six Criminals Hung IN Ar
kansas.
Description of the Murderers
and their Crimes.
A quiet Execu,ion-AIID Die Game.

ing of the six men nj that place, today,
passed oti'quetly. The condemned were
| brought out at $50, and ascended the
scaifold at lOo'clock. All showed nerve
/ and refused to make any confession.
| Moses said he was II game man and would
die game. Fooy said he was "' anAiou'
to 90 rs the spectators were to see hlm
90. Wilmington said nothing. Evans
said nothing Campbell and MankiIIer
said they We're innocent.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, September )
! The SIX men hung to.dry NJ Fort Smlth
! were .eutenccd AT the last term oi the
| Federal Court. There were eight sentenced
Mt the same time. One WAS killed alter
wards while attempting to escape, ana
the sentence Of the other wus committed
/ to imprisonment tor life. The names oi
/ the men who were hung, were james IL.
Moore, Cwhite) Daniel II. Evans,
/ rwhiteJ Samuel w. Fooy, Quarter
. Cnerokee;) Smoker Munkillcr, Ia !ull
/ bloodcd Cncrokee;) Edmund Campbell,
. lcolored;l John Wilmington, (whi!e
I The gallows WAS erected inside tn" walls
Of the old fort. The platform is II by
| l5 feet and 10 feet inches above the
ground. The trap door is II lcet long
and three feet wide. Smoker Mankiller,
| the lun boodcd Cherokee, was but 10
wears old and he lived in Flint district, OF
the Cherokee Nation, and could
read tAnd write IN his
own language but could not speak Eng
I lish. He had IL wife and child. On the
lst of September, 1874, he murdered u
white man named William Short. lie
stoutlv asserted his innocence. In
written statement he charged the wltncS-
ses who testified against him with per-
Jury. He had black hair, stout built,
| low forehead and stared his fate in the
rncc with the usual indifference of the
Indian. A few days since he proicssed
religion and joined church. james ii.
Moore was twenty-scven years old, tall
and fine looking, and bold and daring.
he was native of johnson county, Mis-
souri,. but removed to Texas when II child,
where he grew upon the frontier, Us II
murderer, highwayman aad horse thief.
lis equal could hardly be found. He
WAS connected with band of outlaws
in the Indian country, stealing some
horses in Washington county in this
State. in connection with confederate.
They we're followed and Overtukcn, when
the thieves fired upon the posse, killing
one and wounding another. They cs-
capped hut afterwards were oyertaken,
whom Muorc's partner was Killed while
attempting TO escape. Moore was alter
wards captured, lodged in Jail, tried umd
sentenced to be- hung. When captured
he boosted that he had killed eight white
/ men and Indians aud negroes too numrr-
/ Gus to mention. He claimed to be the
| best shot in the West. He had wife
and one child living in Texas. A. IA
/ desperate and outlaw, he was the best
| representative of the lot. He was bap-
! ,ised in the Roman Catholic church last
sunday. Samuel Fooy, II quarter blood
/ Cherokee. was native of Fort
| Smith Is 2S years old, well educated,
married and has three children. His
family resided near Wcbbcr's falls. In
July 1872, he murdered II young man
! named John l.. Ncii, near TalleQuah, for
500. Ksowing Natf had the money, he
! followed him along II road Ire was travel
! ing. and shot him through the head,
| and threw the body over AN abyss where
1t was afterwards discovered by hunter,
Foav confessed to the crime.
Daniel II. Evans was II handsome
young man of 20 years, and native of
Tennessee. He had respectable cOnncc-
nectiUns in Tennessee, Missouri and
Texas. He murdered man named
| Scabolt. in November last, near Eutaula
Creek Nation. The two were riding
along the road together, when Evans shot
his companion, hid the body, tvok his
horse and money, and proceeded on his
Journey. The body was discovered and
Evans arrested three days after, riding
the murdered mans horse and wearing
his clothes, Evans admitted that he as-
soclatcd with outlaws, and in connection
with two others robbed wealthy man in
the Crrck Nation of S32 900; So, 900 OF
which. he says, is buried i'll Bosquc
county, Texas. He says he
stuck a pine stick in his
victims flesh and set it on fire To
compel him to tell were his money was
1t would be hard To find one of his age
80 stepped IN crime. After his sentence
WAS pronounced by the Judge he smil-
ingly arose and thanked the Court for
the courtesy shown him. He embraced
the Catholic faith.
William J. Wilmington Wa, a native
of Georgia Taylor county, was 30 years
/ old, had wife and three children, who
now live in the Chcka>aw Nation
Wilmington murdered ii man named John
Turner, in February last, in the Chicka-
SAW Nation. and while riding home one
evening from groggcry along with
I Turner. an old man and neighhor, he
dubbed the hitter, knocking him from
his horse, and then cut hIs throat. rIiled
his pockets and started oil. The son of
Turner appeared about this time and
gave chase to the murderer. ovcrtaking
and capturing him in Red River. Whit
tlngtons knife. covered with blood, was
found near fhc body. and when captured
his hat and hands were bloody.
He attributed MI his troubles 10 whisky.
He was penitent and resigned, and joined
the Methodist Church.
Edward Campbell, the coored boy.
was aged % years; a native Of the Choc-
taw nation He, in connection with two
Others, killed Lawson Ross and Maria
McKcnny, on the 18th of February, 1873.
Some trouble arose between the parties
a, prayer meeting, when the three went
10 the houses of Ross and the woman,
and shot them. Edward Campbell
and Frank Butler, were both sentenced
IN he hung. Frank made Al attempt to
escape some time ago, but was shot and
killed. The other party connected with
the murder, was sent to the pcnitentiary,
and Edward forfeited his life to-day for
the crime. He proiessed religion and
ioined the Presbyterian Church. All
these parties were launched in:o eternity
at the same time. Marshal Fagar and
hi. deputies superintended the execution,
The gallows were close TO and IN :ront OF
An old pentagon shaped building. Just
over the trap was strong rope secured
90 49,, -, Fruu,.i in Dssts and firmly