Executed
Daniel Lucky
Daniel Lucky was hanged at Talequah in the Cherokee Nation on June 9, 1882, according to a telegram from Little Rock printed in The National Tribune. The account says he spent most of the night before singing and praying, and that the next morning he prayed aloud and appeared haggard and weary. The source describes the execution as carried out and does not record any objection to it.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: news reports.