LAW WEST OF FORT SMITH by
THE ELEVATOR, August 9,
GALVESTON DATLY NEWS,
Glem Shirley, —
1886
Galveston, Texas,
Page 219
July 2l,, 1886
LAW WEST OF FORT SMITH by Glemn Shirley, Page 219
THE ELEVATOR, August 9, 1886
GALVESTON DAILY NEWS, Galveston, Texas, July 2), 1886
y Glenn Shirley,
August 9, 1886
TON DAILY W: Galveston, Texas, July 2h, 1886
SPROLE, Lincoln :
Sprole, a young white man, was a renter on the Sam Paul farm in Paul's
Valley, Chickasaw Nation, I, T,, as was an elderly white man named
Benjamin Clark, The two men had a dispute over the watering of their
stock at a waterhole on the premises and Sprole determined to kill
Clark, On May 30, 1885, Clark, accompanied by his 18-year-old son,
Alex, drove to White Bead Hill on a trading trip. Sprole concealed
himself in a thicket by whéch they had to pass on their return home
and when they approached, he fired a shot which struck Mr. Clark in
the chest and knoced him from the wagon, The horses stampeded and
Alex Leaped from the wagon and ran for his life, Sprole followed,
firing his rifle and one of the bullets broke the boy's leg, Sprole
then approached him and as Alex lay on the ground pleading for his
life, he shot him through the breast. Clark died six hours later
while Alex lived for seventeen days before he, also, died. Sprole
fled the country, but he was trailed by a Deputy Marshal who arrested
him and took him to Fort Smith where he was tried, convicted and
sentenced to die, One of the local newspapers commented: ""It is
only to be regretted that he has not two necks to break instead of
ones" He was hanged at Fort Smith on July 23, 1886,
SPROLE, Lincoln fe
Sprole, a young white man, was a renter on the Sam Paul farm in Paul's
Valley, Chickasaw Nation, I, T., as was an elderly white man named
Benjamin Clark, The two men had a dispute over the watering of their
stock at a waterhole on the premises and Sprole determined to kill
Clark. On May 30, 1885, Clark, accompanied by his 18-year-old son,
Alex, drove to White Bead Hill on a trading trip. Sprole concealed
himself in a thitcket by whéch they had to pass on their return home
and when they approached, he fired a shot which struck Mr, Clark in
the chest and knoced him from the wagon, The horses stampeded and
Alex leaped from the wagon and ran for his life, Sprole followed,
firing his rifle and one of the bullets broke the boy's leg, Sprole
then approached him and as Alex lay on the ground pleading for his
life, he shot him through the breast. Clark died six hours later
while Alex lived for seventeen days before he, also, died, Sprole
fled the country, but he was trailed by a Deputy Marshal who arrested
him and took him to Fort Smith where he was tried, convicted and
sentenced to die, One of the local newspapers commented: ""It is
only to be regretted that he has not two necks to break instead of
one." He was hanged at Fort Smith on July 23, 1886,
SPROLE, Lincoln ie
Sprole, a young white man, was a renter on the Sam Paul farm in Paul's
alley, Chickasaw Nation, I, T,, as was an elderly white man named
Benjamin Clark, The two men had a dispute over the watering of their
stock at a waterhole on the premises and Sprole determined to kill
Clark, On May 30, 1885, Clark, accompanied by his 18-year-old son,
Alex, drove to White Bead Hill on a trading trip. Sprole concealed
himself in a thicket by which they had to pass on their return home
and when they approached, he fired a shot which struck Mr, Clark in
the chest and knoced him from the wagon, The horses stampeded and
Alex Leaped from the wagon and ran for his life, Sprole followed,
firing his rifle and one of the bullets broke the boy's leg, Sprole
then approached him and as Alex lay on the ground pleading for his
life, he shot him through the breast, Clark died six hours later
only to be regretted that he has not two necks to break instead of
one." He was hanged at Fort Smith on July 23, 1886,
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