The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-09-09
A BOnahza for the ExeeutiOners-
Eigbmey, Osee Sanders. Sinker
Wilson, Sam Peters and
Jack Valley
Pay the Penalty OF their Grimes and
are swung OF into Eter.
nifty.
Graphic Description Of their Grimes
and Execution.

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To-day was the scene of another exc
cution in the Court yard of the United
States District Court ut this place, by
four Indians, Osee Sanders, u Cherokee
Sinker Wilson, Cherokee; Sam Peters
a Choctsw, and Jack Valley, Peoria.
The Indians paid the penalty
of their crimes, which were committed in
the ILdian territory. The number pre-.
sent at the execution was very large.
Wagon loads ofpeople commenced pour.
ing into town on the evening of the pre-
vous day, and the streets were literally
jammed, but everything passed of in an
orderly and quiet manner. AT III O'Clock
the prisoners were taken from Jail under
II strong guard OF deputy msrshals.
On Arriving at the GaIIows,
they took the stand assigned them and
made preparations tor the plunge into
eternity. They were seemingly uncon-
scious of their situation. Alter the death
warrants were read and interpreted, re.
ligious exercises were held. The prison.
ers then bid farewell to all the crowd
The ropes were adjusted, the black caps
lrawn over their faces, and at ll:5C
D ocIock the drop fell and four souls were
launched into Eternity.
The Iadepcndent OF this place says that
Ibis execution closes the lives of fifteen
" no have been executed within year by
the sentence of the same court, on the
same spot, and on the same gallows, six
On the }rd day of September, 1875, five
IN the Dist day of April, 1876, and four
20 day, nine having suffered the extreme
penalty of the law in less than five
The following is description OF the
prisoners and their crimes:
Sinker wilson,
, Cherokee, was medium sized man,
about one hundred and thirty
twenty-four years old, and five
Ieet i've inches high. De WAS convicted
in the United States Court, then held at
Van Buren,, Crawford county, Arkansas,
IN the I'd day of December, 1867, Of the
murder of Datus Cowan, Il white boy,
and sentenced TO be hung on the 7th day
Of February, 1868. About the 18th
day of January, prior to the
Iay set for his execution, be
escaped and remained at large nearly
nine years until April, 1876, when he
was recaptured. At the last term Of the
u. 5. Court for the western district OF
he was resentenced to be hung
on the Sth day OF September, 1876. From
his age ut present, Wilson must have been
Il mere boy in years, about twelve
or thirteen years old when he
killed Cowan, the murder having been
some nine years ago. The
matter had passed from the minds OF
every one, and but that the prisoner had
been susplcioned of setting fire to a store
IN the nation where he lived, he might
still ba At large. In his dying statement
he said that he WAS innocent OF the muir
der, and charged the commission of it on
his brother.
Sam Peters.
a Choctaw, twenty eight years of age,
five feet eight inches in hight, weighing
I5O pounds. On the 10Th of October,
1875, James Hanson. who was engaged
in tending stock for George Downing, lett
home in the morning, leaving his wife
and child about four months old st bis
house in Hawyian Prairie, Choctsw Ma
ton, and went TO Stringtown by railroad,
and STAYED there till one o'clock in the
day. From there be went TO Downing g
and paid him the money he had received
for the cattle he had sold. He arrived al
late in the afternoon, and in
tended staving there during the night
lie was awakened and informed that
his wife WAS murdered. He went
home and the first thing he saw .On en-.
terng was the body Of his wife, whom
he had left that morning in good health
laid ost in death-a victim of the knife
of brutal assassin. The first persos
vino entered the house after the murder
about 2 o'clocl: in the day, found the
body of Mrs. Hanson lying in the mid
die # the room IN pool OF blp"a.
with her head toward the door and
with hrr baby four months old IN her
arms. She was lying on her right side
with her right arm extended on the floor
and her lett arm WAS around the baby
Mrs. Hanson was dead, and on exami
nation oi the house and its surroundings
every thing indicated. that the woman hac
made desperate struggle to save hel
lie. Blood was found spsttered around
the rooms and on the porch and large
pool oi b.oOd where she had laId on the
tour; blood OH the table and on th'
cradle: on the side OF the cradle wa
smears Of blood; blood on the bed posts
and one solid sheet of blood between th'
bed and table. On the porch spots o.
blood were found as though 1t had beer
slung from knife, On laying out th'
body the wounds were found TO be Il
large cut Just between the hips and ribs
on her left side, several small
cuts on her back, a large one on hel
shoulder, two cuts on the throat, jus
through the skin, ani t2ut across th
arm. The only reason that can be gIver
rs the cause for the murder is that tn
prisoner offered 10 shake hands wit
Hanson lthe husbsnd), which was re
fused. a tew days previous t.
his execution, the prlsoser msd
the following statement Hsnso,
had accused me of stealing yearlini
cali, and OF bre~king into his corn-criI
aud stealing corn and meal out Of IT
| did not do the stealing and wss no
gong 10 lay under the blame OF it.
vent - see Hanson, and he was not a
home. but his wife was. | asked he
about 1t. but she could not understsn
me. She got scared st what / was saying
| had the door closed, with my bac
against IT. She came toward ID
door. | showed her back, but she cam
up sgsin. then hit her with knife !
the breast; she turned, and l struck be
again in the back somewhere. He VS.
asked, "Did you Kill herr" The prisone
nodded his head yes. He was asked sgsir
did you kill her, SAM" He answered
Il killed her
Osee Sanders,
another Of the untortunstes, IS Cher
kee Indian good looking, we'll made,
wears old, 5 feet ii inches high. Ssl
ders was tried ST the United Stat