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Crawford Goldsby

died March 17, 1896 · Fort Smith gallows, Fort Smith

Crawford Goldsby was put to death by hanging on March 17, 1896, on the gallows at Fort Smith, where the federal court carried out executions on the courthouse grounds. The National Park Service counts him among 86 men executed there between 1873 and 1896. The gallows stood on the grounds of the federal courthouse in Fort Smith.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: National Park Service.

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