The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-06-30
BROKE THEIR NECKS.
The Law Sets Up in Opposition to
Judge Lynch.
And, All Things Considered, Makes
a Pretty Good Showing.
Five Fatal Falls Which Five Citizens
Took for the Good Of Society
One Man Respfted.

FORT SMITH, Ark, June % Martin joseph
colored, for the murder of Bud Stevens and
wife, William H. Finch, for the murder of
two soldiers, and Tualisto, a Greek Indian.
for the murder of Emanuel Cochran, were
hanged in the eastern end of the enclosure
surrounding the United States court house
here. All admitted their guilt, and said they
were prepared to die There were only about
fifty spectators admitted by ticket
joseph's crime was as follows: Early last
spring Bud Stevens, a white man, and Henry
Lotus and Martin Joseph, colored, started
out to steal horses in the Chickasaw Nation,
l. T., and run them into Texas They stole
number of animals, and were en- route to their
rendezvous in the Arbuckle mountains, Ste
vens's wife being in the party At point on
the road Mrs. Stevens was left alone to await
the mems return Joseph watched his
opportunity, and killed Stevens, and
then, leaving the horses with LOTUS, he
returned to Mrs Stevens He took
her to a lonely spot in the mountains,
villainously assaulted her, and then shot her
dead with his pistol and threw her body into
cave. About three months later, while
drunk, Joseph began to boast of the deed, and
told the whole story, the body being found in
the spot described by him. Previously, how
ever, in quarrel, he shot and killed Lotus,
the only witness against him. The evidence,
however, so fully corroborated his drunken
confession, that the jury, composed of seven
colored men and five white men, with col
ored foreman, returned verdict of guilty in
fifteen minutes
Finch was camp retainer at Fort Sill, l.
T., and was sent for July 90 1882, by the post
| commandant, Maj. Henry, for committing
! some triaing offense. He refused to obey
but stole horse and fed the country. He
was afterward arrested at Denison, Tex, and
detachment of three soldiers, William
| Grimsley, jerry McCarty, and Sergt Burk
| Johnson, started with him to Fort Sill On
the second day out the party camped in the
afternoon, and after preparing meal, Grims-
ley, johnson, and the prisoner lay down upon
| the grass, and the two former were soon
sound asleep. McCarty went to an ad>
jacent creek to fill their canteens, and while
he was absent Finch, who was only feigning
sleep and whose feet only were shackled,
arose, and seizing carbine and pistol, shot
Grimsley and johnson, the former dying at
once at the latter few days later Finch
then took the keys from the sergeant's pocket,
unlocked his shackles and escaped McCarty,
who witnessed part of the crime, gave the
alarm at Fort Sill, and the murderer was
soon after captured. On his trial he alleged
that McCarty had committed the crime and
set him free, but this was not believed, and
| ne was promptly convicted He was tailor
BY trade.
Tualisto was Creek Indian, with an inor-
Innate desire for whisky, which finally
brought him to the gallows Lounging about
Saliqua one day he spied a man having the
appearance of foot traveller buying tobacco
and in so doing the purchaser who was q
Mr.. Cochran, exhibited a small amount OF
silver money. Tualisto determined to get
possession of the cash, and accordingly fol
! lowed Cochran into the woods and shot him
Head as coolly as though killing game Some
time after he was arrested for the crime
and with stolid indifference confessed
TONY JAMES.
DARIEN, Ca, June 29-Tony James (col
ored was hanged here for the murder o.
Prince Anderson. The gaIlows was erected
n rear of the court house. The execution wa
public, and was witnessed by large crowd
white and black. No excitement The con
leInned WAS reconciled to his fate.
Toney James and Prince Anderson hat
been friends, and were working together
and left Darien on the day of tn
murder in a boat together They fel
nto a dispute on the way, and finall,
rev so hot that they got out o
the boat TO settle it with their fists. Ande.
son had no weapon and proposed that Jane
should lay aside his pistol and have fai
ight James assured him that he would no
Use his weapon, and Anderson, acting on tina
assurance, slapped James, who did not retul7
the blows. Anderson then turned TO wall
away when James pulled his pistol and fire.
several times in rapid succession, shooting hi
victim dead James, ON his trial, was sen
fenced to be hanged Jan. 8, last, but secure,
a new trial, which again resulted il his con
viction.
GEO. LAKE.
WILMINGTON, Del, June 80 George Lake
eolored, was hanged at Cambridge, Md, fo
felonious assault upon Mrs. Stewart c
Simmons, in April last Lake slept well an
ate hearty breakfast. He maintained
steady nerve to the last.
REsPITED
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June 29.-Matt Lewis, tn
wife murderer, sentenced to be hanged ha
has been granted stay to Aug /, and th
case appealed.
New Candidate for HistriOnic HonOrs
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 2s-Miss Ev
Smith, daughter of Winfield Smith, of thi
city, is shortly to make her debut ON th
stage at Chicago. The piece in which she
to appear is already in an advanced stage G
preparation, and the sudden illness Of one
the important members of the cast only d.
lays its production. Miss Smith has studie