Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-08-31

FORT SMITH, ARK, August 30.-A
double hanging occurred here to-day. The
two men were Jack Spaniard, a white
Cherokee Indian, and William Walker, q
negro. The hanging took place at 1925 P.
M. Spaniard and Walker spent the early
portion of last evening in religious exer-
cises. Spaniard retired about IL o'clock,
Walker an hour later. Spaniard did not
rest we'll, while Walker slept like log
Both men arose early and ate hearty
breakfast shortly after o'clock. When
their meal was finished their spiritual
advisers arrived and conducted religious
services with them until IL o'clock. when
Mrs. Marquadt, lady of this city, sent
them dinner This they ate with relish
at IL 80.
WANTED TO BE SHOT.
They were called forward to hear the
reading of the death warrant. Walker ap-
peared with seeming indifference. Span
lard, when the guards entered his cell to
handcuff him, seized chair and threatened
to beat to death anyone who touched him.
His object was to induce the guards to shoot
him. He begged Jailer Pape to shoot him.
induce him to listen to reason, and he sub
mitted to being manacled.
On arriving at the gallows, some time was
spent in religious devotions, when the
nooses were adjusted, the black caps were
placed and the trap was sprung. Neither
of the men made any confession, and both
were nervy, showing no signs of fear The
necks of both were broken by the fall.
After swinging Is minutes the bodies were
cut down and that of Walker was taken to
the Potter's field and buried, while that of
Spaniard was taken to the depot by his half
brother, Dick Hayes, and will be given to
another relative to be shipped to the Chero-
kee Nation.
A HANDSOME VILLAIN.
Spaniard was strikingly handsome, about
% years of age. He was convicted April
IL of numbering Deputy United States Mar
shal William Erwin, in the Indian Terri
tory, and letting a prisoner loose. The evi.
dence against Spaniard was so conclusive
as to Secure his conviction on the first trial,
but the President, not being satisfied in the
matter, respited him twice-once on July Is
and again August 9.
William Walker was stalwart young
negro. He was convicted Of the murder of
another negro named Calvin Church, at
Durant, Choctaw Nation, Ind. T., Decem-
Der II, 1887. 1t was a most brutal murder,
as the evidence of eye-witnesses showed. As
Walker was sentenced to be hanged at the
same time as Spaniard, he likewise was
twice respited.
AND STILL ANOTHER.
A dispatch from Placquemine. La, says:
The execution of the negro, Wilson
Nockum, took place to-day at noon. 1t was
public and witnessed by over 1000 people,
principally those of his own race. The con-
demned man was attended by his spiritual
adviser, Rev. Coleman, AMI was exceeding
ly cool and seifpossessed. He expressed no
fear of death and said that his sin was par
doned and he was going home. He died of
strangulation in q few minutes after the
drop fell.
The crime for which Nockum thus paid
the penalty, was committed in March of
this year at Bayou Paul Lane. Three
negroes, Wilson and Dave Nockum and
Ben Fisher got into a difficulty in which
the two Nockums shot Fisher four times.
They left him dying in the road, and with
drawn pistols in the face of the proprietor,
entered store nearby and helped themselves
to pistol cartridges and to money from the
cash drawer, by which to leave the country.
Upon coming out they met Fisher, who
begged them not to shoot him again, but
Wilson Nockum deliberately shot him five
times more. and then fred again into his
PROSTATE body. Three of the balls took
effect in the head, and six of the wounds
would have been fatal.