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Unfinished Choctaw Justice: The Murder of Charles Wilson and the Execution of Jackson Crow (open access)

Unfinished Choctaw Justice: The Murder of Charles Wilson and the Execution of Jackson Crow

Article relates the events surrounding the arrest, trial, and acquittal of Charles Wilson's political rival, Robert Benton, in Choctaw court after Wilson was murdered in August 1884. Jackson Crow, a non-Choctaw also accused of the crime, was convicted in federal court and executed in 1888.
Date: Autumn 2008
Creator: Mihesuah, Devon A.
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History