Okiepan Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 Another unknown or forgotten Outlaws/ Bandits of the Oklahoma territory were : The Rufus Buck Gang , The members of the Gang carried out such crimes of Murder and Rape in the Indian Territory. They were captured and brought before the Hanging Judge Iasac Parker in Ft. Smith , Arkansas , when the sentence was finally commuted ALL 5 members of this Gang were Hung at the Gallows. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Buck_Gang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 almost lynched ? is that like a near miss ? why were they not totally lynched ? the writeup makes it clear they deserved it no matter what their genealogy , these were not good men , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 28 minutes ago, watab kid said: almost lynched ? is that like a near miss ? why were they not totally lynched ? the writeup makes it clear they deserved it no matter what their genealogy , these were not good men , Almost lynched…They had to be saved so Judge Parker could do it by the letter of the law. Dead is dead. I’ll bet there’s a good story to go with how the lynching was thwarted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 i bet there is , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted May 31, 2022 Share Posted May 31, 2022 Can't recall the case, but a good book, The Law West of Fort Smith by Glenn Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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