Hangin' Times in Fort Smith by Akins Jerry;

Hangin' Times in Fort Smith by Akins Jerry;

Author:Akins, Jerry; [Akins, Jerry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Butler Center for Arkansas Studies


Prisoners Sentenced

On Friday last Judge Parker passed sentence of death on Lincoln Sprole, Blue Duck, Kitt Ross and Calvin James, execution to take place July 23d. Sprole was sentenced twice, having been convicted of two murders. None of them had anything to say why the sentence of death should not be passed and took the matter with great indifference. All are young men.

—The Elevator, May 7, 1886

Duck, Ross, and James petitioned for new trials, with Duck and Ross being granted one but James denied. Sprole expected a commutation from the president but none was granted, so by July 23, 1886, only James and Sprole remained. The Fort Smith Elevator reported:



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