Died in custody

JOHN POYNTER

Sebastian County, Arkansas

John Poynter was hanged at Fort Smith, Arkansas, according to a brief item in the Griggs Courier published September 28, 1894. The item recorded the hanging as an execution. Fort Smith is a city in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River, near the Oklahoma line. No objections to the execution were reported.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news reports.

Source

Griggs Courier, September 28, 1894, page 6 Griggs Courier, September 28, 1894

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