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.
Date:
Autumn 2008
Creator:
Mihesuah, Devon A.
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Oklahoma Historical Society