Unfinished Choctaw Justice: The Murder of Charles Wilson and the Execution of Jackson Crow

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Article relates the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and acquittal of Charles Wilson's political rival, Robert Benton, in Choctaw court after Wilson was murdered in August 1884. Jackson Crow, a non-Choctaw also accused of the crime, was convicted in federal court and executed in 1888.

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Mihesuah, Devon A. Autumn 2008.

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Article relates the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and acquittal of Charles Wilson's political rival, Robert Benton, in Choctaw court after Wilson was murdered in August 1884. Jackson Crow, a non-Choctaw also accused of the crime, was convicted in federal court and executed in 1888.

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26 p. : ill.

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Abstract: In August 1884 Choctaw politician and U.S. Deputy Marshal Charles Wilson was murdered on election day. Devon Mihesuah relates the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and acquittal of Wilson's political rival, Robert Benton, and Benton's friends, in Choctaw court. Jackson Crow, a non-Choctaw also accused of the crime, was convicted in federal court and executed in 1888.

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  • Chronicles of Oklahoma, 86(3), Oklahoma Historical Society, 2008, pp. 290-315

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  • Publication Title: Chronicles of Oklahoma
  • Volume: 86
  • Issue: 3
  • Page Start: 290
  • Page End: 315

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Mihesuah, Devon A. Unfinished Choctaw Justice: The Murder of Charles Wilson and the Execution of Jackson Crow, article, Autumn 2008; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc2006475/: accessed April 23, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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