The Vinita weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1905, 1906-09-06

H|Hf "HAH'NNf NHANft VIZ fFsAt fissat q tsfa
IN the federal tlii hers al noonTaeNtay
far TIE murder % his alfes gyntlaa.
near Wan tte night ofAugusi q iaaa.
goatmgy 70 piat vas feared gsgef.
dAy Cotton did nef collapse hat was
ah.e 10 paik with a fair degree u
eompmufc frcm his cell 20 tia seaf-
fed and gp the steps % the trap
lt vas shortly before noou tiaf the
little procession o. eh.ch TIE negro
sas tlle central Squire descended Tie
STEPS from fie eel ln whie.. Cotton
had spent iis aa days and pressed
- d1au tbe carfdorof ria csil.l9ase
teteesu tie i've of eap.ug pf.sanen
e. fte auth corridor slitre tla aaaf.
ta.aHoo1 50 p.acai that the pfiau.
efs in thelf cells seft unable q zee i
some tiiftYHyc wiguessea anfe
erowslsd ln ne spact a the east g
.tls caaod
cotton swy mounted tha STEPS &
tie seaiiod suppoued hy guards As
IL reached ihn top he exclaimed
tesas save ne iie knslt ahlle
! ileg Hawkins tho colnrta pastor ea.
saKsi ID feffeut prayer that lasted
several minutes Then. = Iuffn
fesa e. hs feet and sille tie noase
aas icing adjusted aud the b.acs cap
sas being pat 90. 30 kspt rapaliHg.
Lofd save mercy Tbs e1c.ama-
ton vas unhis las sien TIE trap sas
sprung a. 1890 Ills meek vas broken
D tie iail aud within 1x minutes
hs Ian bssn pronounced dead D. tla
doctors present and lowered into tie
waiting coitu
The body vas takon in charge ty
tie 4 II 3 chuvh shere services
eers heId this afternoon. after which
ths body sas Inferred ln tse e.t5
cemetery
Yesterday Cotton made 4 confession
q Hef ST. Hawk.us u The A. u -
church ia ehieh De gave alaf He
claimed q be me exact truth q tie
Tragedy told in uc fuil kn8a else
tfat within twenty .foar hours he
NEST die TIE confession aas wfitteu
oat 81 Nr Hawkins al Cottous dleta.
ton Mauy 70 Tie details are revolt
lns and anpfiuiAhe hui pafRtd 4
tie soFst hs story sas follows
Wy ulie name vas yuih.a
toa Neul ln the room atee aae
sas carried IS knlfe and AID Il
en tie bed They quarwled bat
totfon struck her over tie Lead
several ume and foned bel. q submit
= mentioned to Der sbogl Mcdonald
tie vay size aas doing with him She
denied having anything % d slth
him Size said 90 me Yoa tod ne
ron would not treat me this vaY 1
aIi @ Ter am going q kli yoa
Size hegan 20 plead and bcg and SAID
NJ oolton, ] ioveyou
Then reached and g0t the knife
oH tie trunk u was already open
tffie1 % cut her throat u tlo ued
until tle bed broke down She Gee
TIE knife some way or otheJ and 4
eot tangled in the bedciothes. lid
not cut her while ae werc on uIetsd
tat ! know Of We cot cat oi Tie
bed and GOT % the door aud eaaie5
81 tie foot % The bed Then / aah
tel hef in the neck don't kues
whether ! cut htf auy more shle she
aas in Tint u0m % u0t
We 20 out of that rom into tie
BIZ room cut hef ono ahlle ue
WeFe there don't know Ios mans
times ! dd cut heg but | ku6w Sit
hef once We were all tangled Is Il
there Nj little boy Wisi0m cane
aHd aas standing a. my side aad
aia Don't papa / asa no aol
bHf Size got loose from me ami euaf
~ the aoom elcN ee arsi started he
pN and cot th1 back door
Size ran and fol 40 ue corner S
tie nekei'ouse 4 cgt Ter threat
theirs Then she ran through tie
Eate she stumbled over asiumpanI