The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-07-05
Three Red Handed Murderers Drop
Through the Trap
Passport to the New Jerusalem-A Sa.
BILE Socrates.
The Others Emulate the StOic's Taci'
turnity.

The Others Emulate the StOic's Taci.
turnity.
Detailed History of Their Crimes.
LITTLE Rock, ARK, June 29.-[Special. J.
The execution of Tee-o-lit-sa, Martin
Joseph and Finch took place to-day at
Fort Smith. It was conducted privately,
there being but thirty witnesses. The In
dian slept all night and the negroes but
little. This morning they were closeted
with their spiritual advisors until IL o'clock,
when deputy marshal went into the Jail
and read the death warrants. Finch,
known as the eloquent negro, made
full confession from the scatfold. saying, II
had to take that horse and left the post to
escape the tyrany of superior officers. l
was captured by those men and l saw the
first chance to escape by killing the men,"
He also remarked that he had made peace
with God and he would take the moose as
| Socrates did the cup OF hemlock and die
like philosopher. my case is with Cod
if not, am damned Martin Joseph and
the Indian had nothing to say. Nnch's
last words were to his brother: "Well, lit
tie boy, hope this will do you some good"
The drop fell twelve minutes to IL, the drop
being eight feet. The negroes died hard.
The neck of the Indian was broken.
THE STORY OF MARTIN JosEPH's HORRIBLE
CRIME.
If ever a brute in the shape Of human
being deserved hanging, 1t was Martin Jo-
seph, and it seems strange that his trial
should have occupied five days. The fore
man of the Jury which convicted him, was
negro by the name of Allen Bobo, and the
courtroom was thronged with people,
nearly all of whom warmly endorsed the
verdict. Joseph was negro, and the jury
was composed of seven colored men and
one, were white. The particulars of the
crimes are almost
TOO HORRIBLE TO RELATE,
and 1t is with difficulty 70 deplaved a
wretch can be pictured. The many stories
Of heinous offenses committed in that coun-
try, of rapines and murder, the Indian ter
ritory, pale beside this CHASTITY chapter.
the night of the Goth of April, 1882, when
Martin Joseph and another negro, named
Henry LOTUS, went TO the home of q white
man, known as bud" Stevens, and made
proposition that they 60 on horse-steal-
ing expedition. Stevens had recently been
married, and his wife was but
SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE,
and they lived at lonely place In the fast
nesses of the Arbuckle mountains. After
! some persuasion Stevens consented to the
proposition and departed with the negroes,
leaving his girl-wite alone and unprotected
| in their mountain home. The trio hunted
around for some time, until at last they
found a secluded valley, where they con-
ssructed q corral into which to run the
horses. This was done by securing q rope
around number of trees, making the en-
closure almost round. AT the conclusion 10
of the work Martin Joseph slipped up be-
hind Stevens, while Lotus attracted his
at, ention, and
BLEW OUT HIS BRAINS,
shooting him in the back of the head. The
two fends then united the rope, leaving
Stephens body where it fell, and returned
to his widow. They, with well-feigned sor'
row, told how her husband, who in SCUM
health, had left her only few hours pre-.
yious, had been thrown from his horse and
badly injured. When her grief permitted
they continued their series of fabrications,
and urged her to 60 with them to her hus
band, who had sent them for her. Throw
| ing a shawl over her head, she expressed
/ her willingness to 60 imme lately. Lottu:
assisted her to seat on the horse behind
Joseph. and they started--but alas! moi
| 1Or tle SLUG VI VIC huopnhut WA
TO HER RUIN AND DEATH.
Up the mountain they went, further and
! further, It'll every vestige OF civilization
was left behind, and the cold rocks made
fitting companions for their tiinty hearts
Several hours hard riding brought them
] 10 the mouth OF a cave, where the negroes
dismounted aud assisted the girl more deac
than alive, to the ground. Where is my
husband % was her piteous appeal. "lr
| Ln-
sixty feet into the cave-her mountain
tomb. Placing a revolver at her head
4 these fiends ravished her repeatedly, anC
when their brutal lust was gratihed,
MURDERED HER IN COLD BLOOD,
by sending a bullet through her brain
Her body, a bed-quilt, clothing and few
other articles. they placed in a far cornel
OF the cavern. Owing to the loneliness .
the scene of these crimes, they would prob
ably never have become known, had no
Martin Joseph himself made confident o
William Lotus, q brother Of his compan
ion, Henry, who was wild and reckless
but a coward at heart, had never told his
brother or any other human being, OF theii
deyilIsh work, Joseph having told him az
would murder him II he did: A short tint
after this, fearing, as he said, Lotus would
i MURDERED HIN AND FLED THE COUNTRY.
William Lotus, with the iather OF thu
Lotus boys and another colored man, be
lieying Joeeph TO be the murderer o
Henry, secured the country, but failed V
fisd the fendish brute. William Loftui
then piloted party Of friends TO the cave
Joseph had described 10 him, where theJ
found the remains Of the girl-wife, and OF
the following day the bones OF the murdered
husband, in the little valley Joseph hac
also described. A merchant named Hen
derson was made acquainted with thess
| crimes. and be at once notified Deputy
United States Marshal hershon. Thii
officer, with an assistant named John Spen
Ger, and O number Of citizens, gathered al
the facts and recovered the remains sPen
Ger had
/ pFsPERarE TIGHT WITH RATTLE SNAKES
in recovering the remains OF the woman
but At last succeeded. and at the trial a
Fort Smith the whitened and ghastly bone
Of the victims were held before the eyes o
the dumbf0unded murderer. hershon. th'
deputy marshal, hunted for weeks beior'
he found the trail OF Martin Joseph, ou
when be found II II was fresh, and 10 verl
TIE TITLE NUKDERER
vas in custody. These murders are al dul
70 brutal lust, and the world breathes easie
and IL better nov that Martin Joseph is no
in OF oft
cErMEs or WILLIAM r. FIECH.
Pinch, known as the negro orator, va
convicted February I'd last, and tie stori
i Of his crimes a. told on the witness stand
are ss follows: In July, almost one yea
ago, be stole . morse ct Fort Sill, lnolai
/ TerritOry, from John Quineth, and the FOL
loving month vas arrested ct Decsfur
Teras. br the local authorities, on wort
reoeivsd from Port Si1l. Three colOred sol
dIsrs were detailed from the fort % brini
htn back. In route back, and When onlJ
thirteen miles remained % Be Travelled. ~
psr1v laid down 70 rest. While Finch, ser
r-ant Bnsh and Privsts Grimks we're lyinl
90 the ground Privnte gerre hcCarty ven
unfer. While here be beard z sbot e tbs
camp. He rnn bsck No the bill and sap
Tirrt Ere The second shot e. GrimEe. haT
inr previously sbot Bush. B-ing unarmec
be sscrstsd Himself In TIE rrnss aDd 81