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On the Gallows' Edge: Capital Punishment, Appeals, and Presidential Clemency in Indian Territory, 1896-1907

Description: This article continues Von Creel's study of the administration of justice in Indian Territory courts and expands upon the application of capital punishment. Von Creel details the cases of nine individuals who were convicted of capital crimes but who escaped hanging. Their stories involve the complicated legal processes of appeal, application for presidential clemency, commutation of sentence, and post-verdict motions.
Date: Summer 2006
Creator: Creel, Von Russell
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1011.0532]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Larry Peck hold his cannonball at the edge of the Arkansas River and discuss Oklahoma's "naval battle" that took place behind him. The 8 pound hunk of iron, believed to be a relic of the only naval battle in Oklahoma, is proudly being displayed here by its finder during the anniversary month of the 1864 Civil War engagement that is one of the unusual incidents in state history-when confederate Indian forces capt… more
Date: June 4, 1993
Creator: Faytinger, David
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0312B.0244]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Fort Gibson's Maria Jordan plays it close as she defends against Stigler's April Bailey during Saturday's Class 3A title game."
Date: March 10, 1990
Creator: Sisney, Steve
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B1273.0207]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Wilma Wheeler, Self-appointed town historian, stands in front of the Tamaha jail, the only historic building still standing in the old Haskell County town."
Date: April 29, 1985
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B0328.0093]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Harold and Ollie Kersh peer out the window of their rented home near here, hoping federal checks will soon begin arriving to compensate them for the coal dust that fill Harold's lungs."
Date: November 15, 1979
Creator: Longstreath, David
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Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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