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Show nautilus: Bee. Little Eock, 21. Of the eix.men hung at Fort Smith to-day, ono was a full blooded negro, one a full blooded Choctaw, one a full bloodod Cheio-kee, Cheio-kee, and one a white man, and were all sentenced at the late term of the United States court for the west district dis-trict of Arkansas. On the 3d of September Sep-tember last six others were hung. These six were executed on the same scaffold. Aaron Wilson, the negro, was convicted of the murder of an old man named Harris, from Nebraska. Islam Scaly, ned about 2o, and Gib-sou Gib-sou Aston Abbee, both Choclaws, were convicted of the murder of an old Choctaw named Fiunegan, an Indian In-dian doctor and bis couk, a colored woman. Orpheus McGce, the Choctaw, with his brothers Dave and Charier murdered Robert Alexander last September Sep-tember and afterwards bragged of the deed. Charles McGee was afterwards killed while fleeing from justice. Dave was cleared. Orpheus MuGec paid the penalty to-day. Czar Sand, a Cherokee, of middle eize, light complexion, was convicted of a most fiendish murder in Angus! 1872, of an old neighbor, Tnomas II, Carlisle, a white man, but married tc a Cherokee woman. Carlisle was ar intelligent, wealthy farmer, living about Ihirty miles north of Fori Smith. William Leach, a native of Georgia 34 years oid, wantonly murderec a man named Wilkius in March 1S75, and then burned the boJy, Each of the six claimed to be inuo cent. |