The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-22
HANGMAN
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OKLA AHlMA


The decision of nc OKLAHOMA Leg.
islalufe ID retain hanging as he oill'
rlai mode oi inhlctlne the death
prhaily III Oklahoma. turning down
propositions to substitute olecirocn
tl0n iDf II and 10 abolsh the death
hahally entirely arain calls htlen-
tion 70 the Eact that there have ben
worry few nangings in Oklahoma, Az,
auy rate n tie weateTn half Of the
state. although Il has been ne legal
puhlshnhcni Cor clpital crimes since
oslthema Territory WAS organized
hi 1853
Bat one man was ever legal
ianscd IN The territory Of oalahong.
That was q negro namei Millighr.
hanged III 1900 at Oklahoma city
There eerc also huf four lyncnines
dnflnk the eighteen yoarn Of terri
iDrlai nuyefnmeul and for one Of them
several 0klahomaus are now sery.
lne time Ia the federal prison ~
fsoaptnwriin. Kas There have been
tlifee leNal executions and one lynch
lue lnoe statehood
or lha N Han Territory Side OF the
#nfe there wefo Numerous anginss
after tho United States courts were
Established 81 the serrltor and sun
belN inAt time. when The court
Ill Fort smlh Ark.. had jurisdiction
fver lnalan Tefri iory many ID is'
Tefliltry criminals met their deatl
sla the gallows AZ Fort smith sem
seneV q uesth by Judge | & Parker
famous as 4 hanging iu gel George
Mnldtnn, tfe hangman ~ Fort SMitA
during most q pafkess regime says
that Ne hanged eishlyseyen men, y. 4
very great majority oi theai from ln'
dian Terilprf
fienped Three 10 Kansas,
Three Oklahpme crlml nails were
assc hangel Il wichita Kas. durlna
the porlu1 when the court there hat
Jurisdiction over OKLAHOMA territory.
Two 81 them. halfbreed Indians
named 1ohler. were hanged by Ches.
lnowarl. nOw depNAg internal fey.
anue collector for 9klencIle snd
George r. elarflis. elefk ol the
Unite gntss rlrculs nrnri al rapeAa,
Kaa.. oIIlcIAted al sAe THIRD
The three men haHRcd allce ksate
hnna weru FFaak Ford a negre Ok
eeuied At Fredericas Cor i7.e murder
os hla vile. iohA lIapNlaH. ? white
man. Nho Killed ITS sweetheart. lcra
Fraix. + sar hllmi, and VII Johnson
nraro twice e9nFirled Of tle hraiti
murlef i Hisl Nary -uppy On aged
4hHc H0man. Shawnee. lhs ore
Anchln0 was that pl James CARRIER,
neafn. WHO Killed hh II saieA.. z
ehlte llgerfmn q saryflts, "
Decenher ia1l
The most famous iynehinE IT ftfll-
Eafiai aays Ia chlaAoma fas that Of
qn Seminole lndlEng 4hc pfuiAilN
mursefad 4 young white woman lnHF
sefoss the oklahoma line ia aoiia'
aAinmle county Is tNt ra NeF
hbay IS hn ee0urs hy lae loe ana
ke ilsle chilli Gen die q starvation.
9hp Is dcr 81 lte mah mtae ne
cget 81 lhel. identify aaT Nheli
Aef Harp Huaezntes 81 ihe ieeefFl
snfaaslsiu several 81 haa Nnfe sent
s. af.sun ~ arYlng terms gne O
fhu number Monte ia.lard, ~as mel
WI hgasA band whom 20 returned
Il hls homo ii Nand aliet tonplelinf
hls sentence.
.,eans saa 8roen atE
william cafapbel g negro WH
lene6ed a. POND Greek "a ,apa, iol
I'm mEfder 81 1epgly aheFlf 3e9's'
ee,..h rhn luaeafa OF lhe moh veft
sayef anritn ended a negro nhihes
Norris was lynehac 81 NatQnRa
abonl sen years aaa 10 sssaalilill
i whlln woman i alsefNafa aeFel
ano., thai hh was not tile fleht man
rhe last lynchng ln Jklahs9e 'ei
sl,of and sne which Attracted aspel
lel alIpatlca. was thSt U frank i,tl
~ aegro slta ahni Ffalh eilaY
ARHv brakeman, aitea he Aaa pee
XII * tain Al 2Aagr lpne lon
uaa thonglx al the lime thar feli
wss faialir w0ur5ea but be fecus
ared Mike White Shorty Fee
we're arrested as belns leaders o "
hp mos and prosecuted y y
fnfsea siafes court. bat Ttfe ali g
Quilted !.
Two iynehlnRs occurred an inf Il
dan territory side during We sun
mer Of 1907. iiai before ihe sonsnli
nation ol statehood oae az aleFrel
scar Dufsnt. where 4 negro ebafse
with assaulilng 4 vhlga woman lu'
across the Res Hlver tn Ieyah, wa
strung 10 the limb oi tree ans q
,,fheY III Wnmack where a negro. wa
had eunfrsa attaching g Youu
white glll. Mas bufhed al The stsh'