The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-04-22
THE ScAFFo
Six Men Hung in One Day.
A Horrid Tale Of Blood.

men hung at Fort Smith to-day, one was
full blooded negro, three full blooded
Choctaws. one full blooded Cherokee and
one white man. They were all sentenced
at the same term of the United States
Court for the western district of Arkan-
sas. On the Sd of September last six
others were hung. These six were hung
on the same scsffold, Aaron Wilson,
the negro, was convicted OF the murder
OF an old man named Harris, from Ne.
braska, who was travelling to Texas with
his little son, in September last.
The son after witnessing the murder
of his father plead for mercy, but the
negro sent bullet whizzing through bis
brain also with his fathers pistol. This
was near the Wichita agency in the
ILdian Territory. The murderer then
went to the reservation of the Wichita
Indians and told the Indians whst he
had done ard offered them some of the
spoils, his victims having been possessed
OF good wa ,on and team, lot
of goods, provisions, arms, &c.
but his atrocious deed appalled,
even The Indians and instead OF
accepting his offer they reported the facts
at For. Sill and caused the arrest Of the
marderre. He WAS taken to the scene of
his foul deeds, having previously told
the Indians where be had killed the old
man and his son and by this means their
bodies we're discovered Wilson was of
medium height, and native of Virginia
and of considerable intelligence. He
served five years in the United States
army. Isham Zally, aged about rs and
Gibson Isa;aunbbee, both Chactows
were convicted of the same
crime. The murder OF an
old Choctaw named Finney, and Indian
doctor, and his cook, colered woman.
This was near Stonewall, IN the Chicasaw
nation. about four years ago. The MUIR
derers called ut their victims house one
evening 10 stay all night, and during the
nigh. Gibson split the old mans head
open with IN axe, while Zally beat the
woman to death with an ola gun barrel
used to keep the door Of the cabin shut.
Bcy yond the booty, a few worthless arii-
cles Of clothing, the murderers had no OBJ
iect IN committing the awful work
O; blood. The woman was killed
for nothing, for she had nothing, but it
was for her murder. The prisoners were
tried in the United States Court, for had
both victims been indians, tue murderers
being Indians too, the case would not
have b en- amenabIe in q United States
Court, and the nurderers would most
likely have gone free. Chlwahai,
nephew of an old Indian doctor disc0v-
cred the murdered bodies, the next day
AS ti.ey were left by the murderers. He
and Baptiste Williams, a grandson Of the
old doctor, were the chief witnesses. AS
usual in such cases, the murderers could
not keep the matter quiet. Gibson told
woman, Kittie Kobb of the affair, and
It soon leaked out and led to their arrest,
trial and condemnation. Orpheus Nc
Ghee, Choctaw, with his brothers Dave
and Charles, owned place near the
Boggy run, on tho Red River, in the
Choctaw country and, with their brother
in-law, were known throughout the
country as a wild, reckless set oil men.
La this vicinity lived Robert and w. V.
Alexander, white men, brothers, who
often aided the authorities against the
McGhees. The latter therefore entertain
ed feelings of intense hatred toward the
former. On April %, 1875, the
condemned, his brother Dave and. Moses
Homer, his brotner-in.law murdered
Robert Alexander within one mile and
half of his house and robbed him. Some
of his property was found upon the
accused afterwards and they ina spirit
of recklesness Dragged OF their deeds to
some of their friends. Moses Homer
WAS killed in an attempt to capture him.
Dave McGhee was tried and cleared,
while Charles McGhee was also killed by
the officers of the law in an attemptto
arrest him for some other offense and
Orpheus MEG hee paid the penalty OF the
law on the scatiold Mt Fort Smith.
To day Oscar Sands, Cheroke
Indian. middle-sized and lsght com
nlexion was convicted OF Il most tiendish
murder on August &, 1876. He in COM
pany with WIN. Matter, also a Cherok kee,
approsched the house of an old nelghbor,
Thomas II. Carlisle, white man, but
married to Cherokee woman. Carlisle
was an intelligent, industrious farmer. IN
very good circumstances, and living
about fifty miles north OF Fort Smith
near the State line, in the Cherokee ma
lion. He was sitting on the porch OF his
house. after the days labor, III the cool OF
the evening, in company with his wlie,
who was in very delicate health,
and several children. He directed little
son to step down and open the gate for
the Young men, who were well known
to ali the family, the latter rising from
their seats and offeri.g them TO their
visitors. Reaching the porch the two
friends, who had kept thor weapons IN
readiness with the utmost premeditation,
shot down their uususpecting host before
be ewes of his horror struck family. The
wife and childtea fled in despair to the
fields. Late in the night they got some
neirhbcrs to return with them TO their
dwelIinr. wher they found their husband
s,d father cold 10 death at the Root OF
,b. norcb The iiends had also taken on
With them about $1,000 IN national
Cherokee scrip and among some other
a sr,;c,es tho shoes Of the feet OF the muir
an,ed man and which were found two
Ssys afterwards IN Sanders possession.
Ssrders was taken by the Cherokee au-
,h,r,t;es August 9Th. two days after the
.nur5er and turned ovey 70 the niteo
S,s,es authorities, while his confederate
Ns,;er was killed in the attempt to cap
.',ra ~ him Sanders wss identified oy
NJ NJ Carlisle. who ss add 10 the terrors
- - that fearful night vas delivered
., o. a child. Her childrcn's testimony
..onq them a daughter nesrly gr'wh,
atAo"s - 60 Sanders AS the murderer.