The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1881-09-22
FIVE MEN ORE sCAFE0LD.
IT vyo INDIANS and Three White FIe1
Hanged Together IN Eors Smith.
Arkansas.

FoRT SMITH, Ark, Sept 9.-lhis after.
moon five men We're hanged At this place
for murders committed il the Indian Ter
ritory. The United States District Attor
ney received dispatch last night iron
Attorney General MacVeagh saying tina
There was no clemency to be expected to-
the murderers, and that the law must taxi
Its course Amos and Abel Manly, India1
bows of the Greek Nation, suffered dealt
for the murder Of Eli McNay at Eufala OF
December Il, 1880: Patrick MCGOWAN fol
killing Samuel Iatta on July 18th, 1880
George w. Padgett for shoot & Nm. Il
stephens on july 26. 1saQssalld william
r.. Brown for the murder OF Ralph Z. Tate
THEY were all hanged Oh the same scaf1ole
(which was at All elevation Of eight feet
THE trap On which they stood was twelve
fleet long and three feet wide. The drol
WAS six feet. Thousands tiocked to tht
toWn, but none were admitted to see tEt
hanging except the officials.
Amos and Abel Manly, the Indian boys
killed Eli McVay, white, III his house neai
|Eufala, in the Creek country. They
aroused McVay at II o'clock 1T night anC
said that they wanted to come in and warn
themselves. McVay admitted them, bull
Ii fire, and made a bed for the Indians te
lie upon. AfterWard the Indians arose
drew revolvers, and fired on McVay, one
shot taking effect in the head and one III tht
abdomen. McVayfel dead with his chile
lin his arms. Amos Manly was 10 years
|old and Abel II.
George w. Padgett killed William IL
stephens i'll the Cherokee country, neai
|Kansas line. Stephens. was on his way
frem Texas to Kansas with a drove Of cat
tile, and soon after entering the Indiai
|rerritory from Texas, Padgett came to hi
canpone night and asked to remain witt
|hiln. The request was. granted, and mex
morning he hired to Stephens as q herder
giving his name as Charley WILSON,. Oh
the morning OF the tragedy Stephens foun(
|fault with him for the manner in which HI
performed lis duty, Wheleupon Pad9et
drew his pistol, and, as Stephens turned
to ride away, he fired, the ball penetrating
stephens back, killing him instantly
|Padgett was % years old.
s1Tn1. r. Brown killed Ralph G. Tate il
THE Cllickas;lW nations country. Brow
Iand one Moore ran a foot race for 4 tlSvage
|of so cents. Tney quareled over the re
suit Of the race, which eliminated in;
ltist fight, in which Brown was worsted
|sn1arting under the effect Of his whipping
he resolved to kill his antagonist. Arm
ling himself with i double-barrelIed shot
Gun. he lay in wait for his victim. Tat
was the first to pass, snd received tn
lenarge D. bnuts-shot intended. for Moore
The nluraeref. fed 10 Texas. The fathe
he Tate foil loved the assassin and arrestet
him without a warrant Or process Of an.
IEind. Unaidetl he brought the murdere
Ito. TortsmitIl, i distance Of over 400 miles
sand handed him over TO the United State
Marshal. He was tried and convicted Q
murder il first. degree. Brown was borl
i'm Davies county, Wis, and Y years old.
Samuel Latta was Patrick McGoWan'
gYictfn. They were white men, and earl.
lii the spring Of 1880 they rented d farm Q
800 acres ii the Indian Territory. Befor
Itheir crops We're gathered they qllarrelIetl
11Latta sold out his interest the crops, an,
zmoYed twelve miles away. On July l3th
1850, MCGOWAN took down his double bar
arelled shotgun and started out. a bout sun
Set he arrived at the house Of Iafta, VIII
was in the y,tra tb the time. went up
zhinl, and eInptIed the contents Of his 81
Unto his body. The shootin. was done /
ztIe presence Of I.ltta' ] wife, and without.
word ot warning GoNan aEssi,,5 yeaI
ggoltl.
4 VI hen 4 woman arrives 1t the age Of Z
aWfthous aceumulating i husband, she en
joys attending one funeral more than
dozen balls.