HE HANGED THEM HIGH by Herbert Croy, Pages 13-4 and Sl,
See excerpt "John Whittington, Murderer,'"by Michael Whittington;
ENGLISH WESTERNERS!’ TALLY SHEET, Wynter, ‘1982, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp
6-1);, Filed Federal - NW _ Bound,
HE HANGED THEM HIGH by Herbert Croy, Pages )3-l and 51.
See erpt "John Whittington, Murderer,"by Michael Whittington;
ENGLISH WESTERNERS! TALLY SHEET, Wynter, ‘1982, Vol. 29, No. 1, po
6-1, Filed Federal - NW _ Bound,
HE HANGED THEM HIGH by Herbert Croy. Pages 3-lh and 51.
Murderer, "by Michael Vhittington;
ynter, “1982, Vol. 29,
WHITTINGTON, John
Whittington, a white man, lived with his wife and two small sons
in the Chickasaw Nationg Indian Territory, near the Red River, At
the time, the Territory was dry insofar as whiskey was concerned y
but Texas, just across the river, was wet and many Xmxx residents
of the Territory would cross the river, slake their thirst and re-
turn home. One Sunday, Whittington and his neighbor and best
friend, John J. Turner, went to a dive and became intoxicated,
While they were drinking, Whittington noticed what appeared to be
a large sum of money in Turner's purse and when they started home
that evening, Whittington attempted to bludgeon Turner with a club,
When Turner resisted, Whittington stabbed him to death with a knife
and had just finished stealing the contents of his purse when Tur-~
ner's 18-year-old son X¥EX who was coming to meet his father arrivec
on the scene, Whittington attempted to flee but the boy overtook
HXHX and captured him, He was turned over to the authorities who
took him to Fort Smith, Ark., where he was tried, convicted and
Sentenced to die by the U, S. District Court. He was hanged there
on September 3, 1875, A minister read a statement that he had
written and Signed from the scaffold in which he admitted killing
Turner and placing the blame on whiskey.
WHITTINGTON, John
Whittington, a white man, lived with his wife and two small sons
in the Chickasaw Nationg Indian Territory, near the Red River, At
the time, the Territory was dry insofar as whiskey was concerned ,
but Texas, just across the river, was wet and many fmrr residents
of the Territory would cross the river, slake their thirst and re-
turn home. One Sunday, Whittington and his neighbor and best
friend, John J. Turner, went to a dive and became intoxicated,
While they were drinking, Whittington noticed what appeared to be
a large sum of money in Turner's Purse and when they started home
that evening, Whittington attempted to bludgeon Turner with a club,
When Turner resisted, Whittington stabbed him to death with a knife
and had just finished stealing the contents of his purse when Tur-
ner's 18-year-old son EEK who was coming to meet his father arrived
on the scene, Whittington attempted to flee but the boy overtook
KZHX and captured him, He was turned over to the authorities who
hits oe to Fort Smith, Ark., where he was tried, convicted and
Sentenced to die by the U. S. District Court. He was ha ed the
on September 3, 1875, A minister read a statement that be faa a
written and signed from the scaffold in which he admitted killing
Turner and placing the blame on whiskey.
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