COMPTON, Boudinot ("Bood")
Compton, a 19-year-old white man, lived near the Pawnee Indian Agency
in the Indian Territory, He and his best friend, Sam Morgan, went to
visit their girls who lived six miles away and while they nere return
ing home, they purchased some bootleg whiskey and became drunk,
Compton had drank all of his whiskey and,knowing that Morgan still
had another bottle, he shot his unsuspecting frimed in the head and
took it. He hid the body in a hole near the Agency where it was dis~
covered, Convicted and sentenced to die in Judge Parker's court at
Fort Smith, Arkes he washanged there on June 30, 1891, He protested
his innocence and expressed the hope that the real murderer would
some day be apprehended, In his speech from the gallows, he said:
"To all you who are present, especially you young men = the next time
you are about to take a drink of whiskey, look closely into the
bottom of the glass and see if you cannot observe in there 3 hangman's
noose, There is where I first saw the one which now breaks my neck,"
BIRMINGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., June 30, 1990, LL Eey td SIZ
HE HANGEDTHEM HIGH by Homer Croy, page 123,
LAW WEST OF FORT SMITH by Glenn Shirley, page 227
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COMPTON, Boudinot ("Bood")
Compton, a 19-year-old white man, lived near the Pawnee Indian Agency
in the Indian Territory, He and his best friend, Sam Morgan, 1
visit their girls who lived six miles away and while they were return
ing home, they purchased some bootleg whiskey and became drunk,
Compton had drank all of his whiskey and,knowing that Morgan still
had another bottle, he shot his unsuspecting frided in the head and
took it, He hid the body in a hole near the Agency where it was dis-
covered, Convicted and sentenced to die in Judge Parker's court at
Fort Smith, Arke, he washanged there on June 30, 1891, He protested
his innocence and expressed the hope that the real murderer would
some day be apprehended, In his speech from the gallows, he said:
"To all you who are present, especially you young men = the next time
you are about to take a drink of whiskey, look closely into the
bottom of the glass and see if you cannot observe in there a hangman! sl
noose, There is where I first saw the one which now breaks my neck,"
INGHAM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Ala., June 30, 1898, MOC FS]
EE HANGEDTHEM HIGH by Homer Croy, page 123.
LAW WES? OF FORT SMITH by Glenn Shirley, page 227
COMPTON, Boudinot ("Bood")
Compton, a 19-year-old wh’ man, lived near the Pawnee Indian Ag
in the Indian Territory, He and his best friend, Sam Morgan, wei
visit their girls who lived six miles away and while they were return.
ing home, they purchased some bootlex vhiskey and became drunk,
Compton had drank all of his whiskey and,knowing that Morgan still
had another bottle, he shot his unsuspecting frided in the head and
took it, He hid the body in a hole near the Agency where it was dis-
covered, Convicted and sentenced to die in Judge Parker
Fort Smith, Ark., he washanged there on June 30, 1°91.
his innocence and expressed the hope that the real mrderer would
some day be apprehended, In his speech from the gallows, he said:
"To all you who are present, especially you young men = the next time
you are about to take a drink of whiskey, look closely into the
bottom of the glass and see if you cannot observe in there a gman’ sf
noose. There is vhere I first saw the one which now breaks my neck,"
HM DAILY NEWS, Birmingham, Alay June 30, 130, LOC Si
ne HIGH by Homer Croy, ‘page 123,
T OF FORT SMITE by Glenn SI es page 227
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