Giles Dickson, 1877 September

old, were allowed to ascend the scaffold and bid him a final farewell,

His tears when. they left were his only show-ofemotien—and—before———
/ stepping onthe trap and placing his hands behind his back to be tied,
he made his last request, for a glass of watergywhich he drank,

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1966

old, were allowed to ascend the scaffold and bid him a final farewell,
His tears when they left were his only show-of—emotion—and. before

stepping on the trap and placing his hands behind his back to-be tied,
he made his last request, for a glass of watergwhich he drank,

50th ANNIVERSARY EDITION » MALVERN DAILY RECORD, Malvern, Arkansas,
1966

eld, were allowed to ascend the scaffold and bid him a final farewell,
when they left were his only show-ofenotion_and-before
nthe trap and placing his hands behind his back to be tied,
he made his Last request, for a glass of watergwhich he drank,

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DICKSON, Giles

Dickson, a black man, lived near Arkadelphia, Ark. In 1875, he helped
aman kill some hogs and faterwards got drunk on a quart of whiskey
that he ‘had received in partial payment for his services, On his way
home, he stopped near the home of a friend and he and a man named
Reynolds started talking about another man named McCall who was sus-~
pected of having set fire to a building in which some belongings of
Reynolds had been destroyed, Reynolds stated that he planned to kill
McCall and they two men went to Dickson's home and got his musket,
They then went to the home of McCall who was a neighbor of Dickson and
called him from his house. When McCall emerged, Reynolds refused to
shoot him and Dickson fired one Shot, inflicting a mortal wound from
which McCall died the next day, After ME Dickson sobered up and rea-
lized what he had done, he was terrified, Convicted and sentenced to
die, he was hanged before approximately 2,000 witnesses from a gallows
Constructed about one-half mile from the Court House at Rockport, Hot
Spring Cos, Akkes on September » 1877. He made a Speech from the
gallows in which he admitted killing McCall with whom he had always
been friendly, He stated that he was drunk and had fired the gun only

; f et ibd 4
to show Reyndlds that he was a " Big Nigger." After Dickson had — i
finished pelle his four children, the oldest of which was l5-years

DICKSON, Giles

Dickson, a black man, lived near Arkadelphia, Ark. In 1875, he helped
aman kill some hogs and faterwards got drunk on a quart of whiskey
that he‘had received in partial payment for his services, On his way
home, he stopped near the home of a friend and he and a man named
Reynolds started talking about another man named McCall who was sus~
pected of having set fire to a building in which some belongings of
Reynolds had been destroyed. Reynolds stated that he planned to kill
McCall and they two men went to Dickson's home and got his musket,
They then went to the home of McCall who was a neighbor of Dickson and
called him from his house, When McCall emerged, Reynolds refused to
shoot him and Dickson fired one shot, inflicting a mortal wound from
which McCall died the next day. After ME Dickson sobered up and rea-
lized what he had done, he was terrified. Convicted and sentenced to
die, he was hanged before approximately 2,000 witnesses from a gallows
constructed about one-half mile from the Court House at Rockport, Hot
Soring Cos, Ake, on September » 1877. He made a speech from the
gallows in which he admitted killing McCall with whom he had always
been friendly. He stated that he was drunk and had faeitie the kun only
to st s that he was a " Big Nigger." After Dickson ha il
mete are, his four ehlidesn the oldest of which was 15-years

DICKSON, Giles

In 1875, he helped|
a man kill some hogs ani faterwards got drunk on a quart of whiskey

mile from the Court House at Rockport,
Spring Co, Alkes on September 1877. He made a speech from
gellows in which he admitted killing McCall with whom he had always
been friendly. He stated that he was drunk and had fired the 0
to show Reyndlds that he was a" Big Nigger." After Dickson hi “
finished eaeine? his four children, the oldest of which was 15-years