W H ARCHIE Murdered 1911 OK
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W H ARCHIE Murdered 1911 OK
The Oklahoman
04-25-1911
p.9 / 14
FIVE NEGROES TO HANG SAME TIME
Quintet of Blacks Who Killed W.H. Archie, Sentenced to Death
ONE HOPE REMAINS
Convictions on Information Instead of Indictment, Is Plea
The five negroes who robbed and murdered W.H. Archie on March 9, 1911,
were sentenced Monday morning by Judge W.R. Taylor of the
district court to be hung.
John Henry Prather, who fired the shot, had pleaded guilty,
while Bob Johnson, Elijah Turner, Charley Posey and James Holmes,
his accomplices, had all been tried and convicted by district
court juries. June 21 was set as the date for the hearing.
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