, 1876-09-09

LhG HttcetS WcrE illGsaal5 lnHltHcfs Dut every
thing passed. oil in m orderly and quiet
manner. At II o'clock tho prisoners
were taken from jail, under strung
guard Of Deputy MarslIa'a. On arriving at tho
galows they tuok the stand assigned them, and
made preparation for tho plunge into eternity.
They we're seemingly unconscious OF their sLtua-
tton. After tho dcat'l.warfants were read ard
religious exercises were hold. The
I,risuf.crs then badc farewell to all. Tho ropes
were adjusted, tho black caps drawn over their
faces, anil Mt II ;55 o'clock The drop fell, and
four soul. wcrc launcl!cd Into eternity.
III Ts l'afnae.. of th's Raee says this s1ec'
within the year by thu sentcnrs Ut the satnc
Cnurt, ION Tho sumo spot, a,ul on the Same
gallowa,,Isix on TIC ID day OF September. lS75;
day, nlnc Having suffered the extreme penalty
OF tho law in less than five month.
THR PRISONERS AND TtlRtn GRIMES.
The following !: s,! ,dsscrlpi!on Of theprisoners
hounds, p ycars old, mud five feet five INCHES
ligh. H. wa. convicted III the United States
Court held at Van Duren, Crawford County,
Arkansa:, on the 2i DAY oi Dcue,nncr, 1867, II
sentenced to be hung On the 7tl'.lay February,
1BG9. About tllo 15tlllay Of January prior to tia
day set for Ifs execution hc made lis escape AMI
remained at large nearly nine years. unttl April,
1Cfu3 HHEl{ uE HAa tEtNukuIEn3 A1Al HI Lie Il3t
term Of tho United States Court for tho Vest
crtt District Of Arkansas he wus rcscntcnccal to
BE- hung on tho 9Th day ot September, 1871. ;
From Its aye nj present, Wilson must fnye hccn
when he k1llea. cowa,': The murder having
been committed sotne nine years ago,. the mat
ter tai passed almost entirely from tho
tids t.t o. every onc anu s.,, but fot ts
setting !lre to store in tic Nation ncar where
lie lived lae might still be at iargc. In his
dying Abatement lie dcr!Rrcd that lie WIS inuo-
cent VI the murder, anl chargcl its commission
to h's brother. .,,,
was choctoT, 2s years old aye feet eight inch
Is high, weighing about l5U pounds. On tho
l'1tl VI October, 1875, Janlcs Iianeor,, who was
engaged III tenling stock fur Gcursc Downing,
cil s aiot s four % os e It liz liz ION oe s 1T
lfuwyaE Prairie, Choctnw Nation, anu went 10
5trngtown by railroad. and stayed there until
ono o'clock iii the day. From, there lie vent to
a,.a ssa s asea IT Banns ss II
tic afternoon, and intended staftnE there dur
Ing the night Eo was awakened aud informed
that Ills wife WIS murdered. lie went hofne,
and the first thing llo saw on entering tl!e lloase
was the body Of Ills wife, wom lle had left that
norning III Euod health, laIl out in death vic
tim Of tic kIife of br,ttal assasst.,. The per-
son WHO entered the lr,usc after tho murder,
about o'cloek In the day, found tho body of
apool Of blood, with her tlcat towards tho door,
with her laby four months old in her arms S.,o
was lying on her right side, her right arm ex-
tn tS,ded dtSt G tAs oo s SSa1 yE on % 9nc .
crying. Mrs. j. was dead. On cxamIna-
ton Of tho house mud its surroundings
everything indicated that the woman hnd lnale
u desperate struggle to save her life. Blood
Tie porc!,, a iarge pool Of blood where sllc hai
lain ui the Hour, blood OIL the table md on thu
cradle. Un thu side Of therradlo were stncars Of
blood; blood on thu Gcd-no6ts, aud one solid
the porch spots Of blood were. found rs though
It llal been thrown from knife. On laying
out tho body the wounds wero found tu be i
large cut just between the hips md ribs
on hcr left side, several small
OIL l!cr shoulders; two cuts on her throat Just
through tic skin. and cut aeross tho urn. The
only reason that ean be given as TO tlie cause Of
the murder is that tho prisoner offered to shake
hands With Hanson, the husband Of thu woruan
murdered, which was refused.
4 lew days previous to the execution, the
prisoner made tho following statement: fIar-
sou had accuscdmc of stcalias yearllng and Of
breaking Into Big cor1!.!:slb, and stealing corn
md WIS not going to 1ay under the blan1c of it.
went to sec laslson, lfc WIS not ut hume, but
hswifc was there. | askcd her about It, but slle
could not understand INC right. She got scared
mud my back against it. 6ho came towards tho
door; showed her back. Shu cane up ngai,l
and hailoed. l then Lit her with = knife III the
breast. She turned nnd struck her again iu
you kill hcrt', Prisoner nodded ills lead In tho
atl!r'natisc: 1lc was asked again, " Did you kill
her, SAINT" Lie answered, III killed llcf.'
osEE sANDEns,
another OF the unfurt1inatca, wa8 II Cherokee
Indian. gooA-'ooktng, complexion light for an
Indian, Well.tnalc, - ycasr old, fcet II Inches
high. Snndcrs WINS tried ut tho March term of
tho United States Court, convicted, and sc1s-
April last. Two days prior to The execution tic
President rcpr!eycd him, and un thu I'd day Of
June last liked d day for bis execution. Again,
prior to the fatal day llc was rcprieycd, aud tho
etll day Of September, 1870, set us tho day upon
Gantlcrs wus convicted Ut thu murder Of Thomas
Carlyle, and the principal witness wns Ills wife,
who was present ut the killing. The main points
in tho testimony werc as follows: CARLYLE. a
kee Indian, lived iii tic country, u
on ' Inc % StG day eA.i of xug''s}, u' ca1iylc tis
and Ills wl!o were sitting on the gallery between
stranger rodo up to Inc gate. sasaicrs spoke in
ing.' Carlyle asked them to co1l.c In. Sanders
did tho talking. The late Carlyle sent Ills little
boy to opesn thu gatc, II being fastc'cd On tic
sautlers followed, aud rods direct to where
Carlyle was si.ting. It was noticed TINT hotl
Sanders aud tho unknown llad pistols tn tt'e!1
hnnds. The stranger caught ho1l Of Carlyle
and tried to tlrow Atnl oH the. gallery,
Whilst this WAS going o., Mrs. Carlyle spolie
to o: 4. Sanders, and asked him nut to do 30
Sanders threw his pistol over llcr fact, and went
to where Carlyle and tho stranger were strug
Cling. Mrh. carlYle CALLED her children, a,le! to
getcr ran to the Mtcadow, ahont l50 yards frun
the house, and hid In ttlc woods anl gr.ss. At
they wero running a~uy they hcanl shot, ant
shortly after two 1nore. In abont l!alf or three
Mrs. Carlyle returned to the llunso una foltnt
her l!usha,II lying dsad IT,. a. the steRs Of II.
wns turned inside out. liz hut llnl pocket
book With nome n,oncy III hts pockets lhs'
| was gone. III looking about thu housu to sct
what ltatl been disturbed. It WAS fund that
trunk in which t!,cro wnl al,ont 81 ,!O] IN Chcro
kee warrants and mouey had been carried away
Neither tho trunk nor couic1lta have ever beer
seen Blnec. Sanders was persistent iu hi
acnial Of participation III the murder up 10 tn.
last moment.
| JOHN yALLRT.