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NEWS ARTICLES Sebastian County, Arkansas Genealogy Trails Cherokees fight, Sept. 18, 1860 Arrival of the Overland Mail, Sept. 27, 1860
Fort Smith, Ark.--Sept. 15, 1860--A man who gave the name of William Owen, late of Louisville, (KY) was arrested yesterday for horse stealing and committed to jail. Last night about 11 o'clock, he was forcibly taken from jail, and attempted to hang him to a tree. While the noose was being adjusted to his neck, he suddenly cast off the rope and fled, a volley was instantly fired at him by the infuriated crowd, brought him to the ground; he was then carried back to the calaboose, where he now lies in a dying condition. Another horse thief was brought in to day and will doubtless share the fate of his companion in crime. Source: Illinois State Democrat, 9-26-1860; contributed by Candi Horton. Fort Smith, Ark.- Sept. 18, 1860--A fight took place here this evening between a party of Cherokees. The encounter was savage and bloody; knives and pistols were used with murderous energy on both sides. Two men were killed and two others mortally wounded. The affray grew out of a family feud, which nothing but blood could reconcile. Illinois State Democrat, 9-26-1860; contributed by Candi Horton. Fort Smith, Ark., Sept 27, 1860--Arrival of the Overland Mail--The overland mail, with five through passengers and San Francisco dates to the 7th inst., arrived here this morning at 1½. Senator Latham and family were to leave San Francisco on the 15th inst. for Washington by the overland route. An extra outfit embracing everything essential to their comfort and convenience during the journey was placed at their disposal. They will proceed at easy stages, and expect to occupy 40 days in reaching St. Louis. --A train in charge of a man named Smith, from Decatur, Ill., was attacked by a party of Apache and Comanche Indians at Doubtful Pass. Seven horses belonging to the train were killed and others stolen. The day following the same party of Indians attacked another train and drove off 100 horses. Eight mules belonging to the overland mail company were stolen by the Indians at Horsehead Crossing of Pecos river. They were subsequently re-captured by the station who took them from the camp of the Indians by stratagem. Two companies of mounted troops are reported en route for Salt Lake to Fort Brewster, on Members river. The suspected incendiaries are leaving northern Texas in large numbers. About 300 wagons belonging to this class are now strung along the road north of Red river. Their destination is supposed to be Kansas and Missouri. Source: Illinois State Democrat, Oct. 3, 1860; contributed by Candi Horton. Fort Smith, Arkansas, Oct., 4, 1860--The overland mail, from San Francisco September 14th, arrived here last night with five passengers. Everything is reported quiet along the route. --Source: Illinois State Democrat, Wed. Oct. 10, 1860; contributed by Candi Horton. Little Rock Daily Republican, Sept. 2, 1873--On Tuesday last, says the Fort Smith Independent, a few miles beyond Boggy depot, the bodies of two white men were found lying side by side, with bullet holes in the top of their heads; one was also shot in the temple. One of them was about thirty-five years of age, the other about seventeen. No one knew them or anything concerning their death. Wagon tracks were found leading to where the bodies were found. It was supposed that they had a wagon with them, and had stopped to camp, and were killed while lying asleep, and that the murderers had taken the wagon off. Their bodies were disfigured when found by the buzzards and hogs. The bodies were buried by the people in the neighborhood. These murders took place four or five weeks ago. --Charles Smith, an old resident of Fort Smith, was murdered not far from String Town, Choctaw Nation, last week, for his money. Two colored mean were arrested for the crime. --Deputy Marshall Porter, who returned to Fort Smith from the Indian Country, last week, says that between Fort Smith and Fort Sill twenty-seven murders have been committed in as many days. --Contributed by Frances Cooley. Fort Smith, Ark - Aug. 7th, 1886--Kit Ross, a quarter breed Cherokee, was hanged here yesterday for the murder of Jonathan Davis, a white man at De Choteau L.T. --Source: Daily Review, Decatur, IL, Sunday Aug. 8th, 1886, pg.1, contributed by Candi Horton. Return to Sebastian County Index ©2007-09 Arkansas Genealogy Trails |