Sam Peters

Sam Peters, a Choctaw man about 23 years old, was held at the jail in Fort Smith, Arkansas. On September 8, 1876, he was taken under guard to the gallows in the courtyard of the United States District Court and hanged alongside three other men. According to the Western Associated Press dispatch printed in the Chicago Daily Tribune, the drop fell at 11:55 a.m. before a very large crowd, and the execution passed off quietly.

Cause of death, as reported: Executed by the state

Reported by: Fort Smith dispatch (Western Associated Press) (reporters).

Source

• Chicago Daily Tribune, September 9, 1876, page 5 Chicago Daily Tribune, September 9, 1876