Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1895-09-12
FT. SMITH LETTER.
Cherokee Bill Gets Stay-BHz Lucky
Sentenced.

BuZ Lucky was sentenced Satur-
day to be hanged on Oct. 9, for the
murder of deputy marshal Newt
Leforce in the Broken Arrow set
tlement of the Creek nation.
The big fight near Fairland, last
April, in which John Smith was
killed, Isaac Mcconnell was shot
in the side and Albert Mathes bad
ly beaten up has just been investi-
gated by the court. Mcconnell
was acquitted of the killing of
Smith and the assault case against
Mathes was nolle pressed.
Cherokee Bill did not hang
Tuesday. His appeal was not
perfected though until the time
for making preparation for his
hanging had arrived.
The presence of Mrs. Hudgpeht
near Wagner has started the fake
of Hudgpeth being hanged on cir
cumstantial evidence and the sup
posed victim afterwards turning
up alive. The report is absolute
ly without foundation. Charred
clothing and bones and buttons,
which were identified as belonging
to the victim, were found, but that
was all. Hudgpeth had been inti-
mate with his victims wife and she
confessed having planned the muir
der with Hudgpeth. U. S. Mar
shal Crump was the judge before
when the case was tried. Hudg-
peth's execution was stayed three
times on account of rumors of the
victim being alive, but neither his
friends or Hudgpeth were ever
able to find him. A year ago he
was reported being with relatives
in Kansas, but they emphatically
denied the rumor.
The famous Dutch John case is
again on trial. The defendants
are now charged with shooting old
lady Miller and Sherman Miller
and burnin two houses. 1t is
thought to be the expiring blow of
the outlaws at the the most active
leaders in the war against them.
John Meredith and Caroline
Rogers, larceny; verdict not guilty.
Frank Thompson, violating in
tercourse law; plea guilty; 80 days
and 500.
Lewis francesca, selling; ver-
dict not guilty.
Jerry Williams, incest; verdict
guilty.
John Picton, introducing and
selling; verdict guilty; 26 months
and $500.
Ira Smith, larceny; 2 years. p
Charles James, larceny; verdict
guilty; is months.
William Nail, Abe Foreman and
William Thompson, robbery; ver-
dict guilty; 8 years.
Mat Thomas, impersonating an
officer; verdict not guilty.
Jack Griffin, intimidating wit
nesses; verdict not guilty.
Wallace Hunter, assault; ver-
dict not guilty.
Susan Riley, murder; plea guilty
to manslaughter.
Louis Davis, assault; rape and
murder; plea not guilty.
King Cudjo, larceny; verdict
guilty; 8 years.
Israel Carr, murder; released on
50 800 bond.
Isaac Mcconnell, murder; ver-
dict not guilty, from box.
Henry Howard. larceny; prose-
cution abated on account OF death
of defendant.
Mary A. Kettenring, George
Washington and Richard Calhoun,
murder; writ of error and stay of
execution issued.
Thomas J. Thornton, murder;
same.
Crawford Goldsby, alias Chero-
kee Bill, same.
Bud May6eld, larceny; verdict
not guilty.
Noah Jones, larceny; verdict
guilty; 2 years.
Kirk Duncan, larceny; plea
guilty; 2 years.
Harvey Martin, larceny; plea
guilty; 2 years.
Mathew Snowden, perjury; plea
guilty; / year.
Charles Perkins and William
Hanceford, robbery; verdict not
guilty.
E. B. Willis, assault; verdict
guilty; 8 years.
andrew Mathis, assault; nolle
PROSE-.
Wesley Hensley, assault; YER
dict not guilty.
Buz Lucky, murder; sentenced
to be hanged Oct. 8.
John and Ed Shelley, assault;
verdict guilty.
John Melton, alias One Pig,
larceny; verdict guilty; 2 years.
Charles Williams. larceny ver-
dict not guilty.
John Picton, perjury; verdict
guilty; 2 years.
George McElroy, John w. C.
Bland, Henry Hook, Charles
Hook and Thos. Stufflebeam, arson
and assault; on trial.
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