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Show AMERICAN RECORD HANGMAN IS DEAD FT. SMITH. Ark., May 31. George Maledon. SS years did, former government govern-ment executioner here, died Jrssterdsy st tha soldier' horns in Johnon City, Ten.. M paralysis. Maledon is aald to havs hanged mors men thsa any other executioner in the United Rtate. During the twenty years he served hsrs he officiated t tb hanging of lghty-ightimen. lghty-ightimen. . At th time Maledon wag hangman th United Rtetee court of this diatriet had onder its jurisdiction Indian territory terri-tory and Oklahoma aad all ths outlaws coovicted during that period were sent to their death by Maledon. At one time be banged five men and triple sx-ecutions sx-ecutions wsrs frequent. |