remained alive after one hundred lashes, it was assumed
that the 'Great Spirit' had deliberitely preserved them
and they were therefore set free. In the case of John
Mays, he was declared dead at the 87th lash. The account
of this execution adds that 'few have survived this or-
dealin s
THE DAILY CLARION-LEDGER, (Jackson MS), 6-9-1899 (2:1)
remained alive after one hundred lashes, it was assumed
that the 'Great Spirit' had deliberitely preserved them
and they were therefore set free. In the case of John
Mays, he was declared dead at the 87th lash. The account
of this execution adds that ‘few have survived this or-
deal’. ‘
THE DAILY CLARION-LEDGER, (Jackson MS), 6-9-1899 (2:1)
remained alive after one hundred lashes, it was assumed
that the 'Great Spirit’ had deliberitely preserved them
and they were therefore set free. In the case of John
Mays, he was declared dead at the 87th lash. The account
of this execution adds that 'few have survived this or-
deal".
THE DAILY CLARION-LEDGER, (Jackson MS), 6-9-1899 (2:1)
John Mays June 7th, 1899
Offence: Cattle Rustling
Location: San Bois OK
Ex Date: 6= 73899
Details: Mays was a Choctaw Indian who was legally
whipped to death in accordance U.S. Gov-
ernment sanctioned tribal law. According to the law then
in force, the Choctaw penalty for cattle rustling was
one hundred lashes on the bare back to be administered
by the burliest man in the tribe. It was generally as-
sumed by the original framers of this law that only a
very few would survive this punishment. For those who
John Mays
Offence: Cattle Rustling
Location: San Bois OK
Ex Date: 6-7-1899
Details: Mays was a Choctaw Indian who was legally
whipped to death in accordance U.S. Gov-
ernment sanctioned tribal law. According to the law then
in force, the Choctaw penalty for cattle rustling was
one hundred lashes on the bare back to be administered
by the burliest man in the tribe. It was generally as-
sumed by the original framers of this law that only a
very few would survive this punishment. For those who
John Mays
Offence:
Location
Ex Date:
Details:
Jone Tthy eisas
Cattle Rustling
San Bois
6-7-1899
Mays was a Choctaw Indian who was legally
whipped to death in accordance U.S
ernment sanctioned tribal law. According to the law then
in force, the Choctaw penalty for cattle rustling was
one hundred lashes on the bare back to be administered
by the burliest man in the tribe. It was generally as-
sumed by the original framers of this law that only a
very few would survive this punishment. For those who
