Men Executed at Fort Smith: 1873 to 1896

• Executions occur for 23 years (August 15, 1873 to July 30, 1896)

• 86 men put to death total, in 39 separate executions

• of the 86 total, 79 men were put to death during Judge Parker's tenure (1875-1896

• 35 American Indians (41%) (includes mixed-bloods)
• 33 White men (38%)
• 18 African-Americans (21%)

• 18 executions of one man

• 9 executions of two men

• 5 executions of three men

• 2 executions of four men

• 3 executions of five men

• 2 executions of six men

• 160 people (including 4 women) were sentenced to death by Judge Parker

• 43 commuted to life or lesser prison sentences by the President

• 2 Pardoned by the President

• 31 appeals resulted in acquittals or overturned convictions

• 2 granted new trials and later discharged

• 1 shot and killed while attempting to escape

• 2 died in jail while awaiting execution

• 7 executions were open to the general public (1873-1876)

• 32 executions allowed only a limited number of spectators (1878-1896)

The seven executions open to the general public attracted large crowds, often coming from the surrounding area.
After 1878, when executions were conducted privately, between 22-45 spectators were present on average.

• 2,000 - August 15, 1873

• "A Large Concourse of people..." - October 10, 1873

• "A vast crowd... one-third being women." - April 3, 1874

• "... comparatively few spectators." - January 15, 1875

• 5,000 - September 3, 1875

• 7,000 - April 21, 1876

• 1,000 - September 8, 1875