Executed
Sam Fooy
Sam Fooy was one of six men hanged together at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in an execution watched by a crowd. The hangman, George Maledon, later recalled that Fooy stood calmly on the gallows with a pleasant smile and nodded to friends he saw among the onlookers. His mother, wife and children were near at hand and had come to see him. Fooy's family and friends were present with him in his final moments, and he was known to many of the people who came to watch.
Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state
Reported by: George Maledon, executioner.