List of people executed in Arkansas (pre-1972)

The following is a list of people executed in the U.S. state of Arkansas before 1972, when capital punishment was briefly abolished by the Supreme Court's ruling in Furman v. Georgia . For people executed after the restoration of capital punishment by the Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), see List of people executed in Arkansas. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Hanging

  Slave executions

1836–1849

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
William McKee	White		May 26, 1837	Pulaski	Murder	Buford P. Scott, white [4]	James Sevier Conway
William Brown	White		October 19, 1838	Pope	Murder	Mary M. Brown, white (wife) [5]
Tyre O'Neal	White		1840	Pike	Horse stealing	N/A [6]	Conway or Yell
Quinn	White		1841	Lafayette	Murder	Male, white [7]	Archibald Yell
Frank	Black		December 22, 1843	Crawford	Rape	Susan Rose, white [8] [9] [10]
Dennis	Black
Henry Scaggs	White		October 25, 1844	Hempstead	Murder	William B. Oaks, white [11]	Samuel Adams
Kloo-Ni-Wo-Hi-Ty	Native American		January 1845	Washington	Murder-Robbery	James P. Bigelow, white [12]	Thomas Stevenson Drew
Tau-No-Hi-Yunhi	Native American
Ka-No-Ske-Ski	Native American
Crawford Burnett	White		November 8, 1845	Washington	Murder-Robbery	Jonathan Selby, white
Lavinia Burnett [a]	White	60
John Burnett	White		December 26, 1845
Bob	Black		1847	Union	Attempted rape [13]
John Dowdy	White		April 25, 1847	Ouachita	Murder	Male, Native American [14] [15]
Henry	Black		1849	Union	Murder-Rape	Mrs. Abbot, white [16]	Drew, Byrd, or Roane
Sam	Black

1850s

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Proctor			?	Crawford	Murder [17]		?
Skilley
Manual	Black		May 1851		Murder	Male, white (owner) [18]	John Selden Roane
Unknown	Black		1853	Ashley	Murder	Mr. Davis, white (owner) [19]	Elias Nelson Conway
Unknown [b]	Black
Doghead Glory	Native American		February 4, 1853	Benton	Murder	David Scootie, Native American [20]
Buck White	Native American		1854	Franklin	Murder
Austin	Black		June 9, 1854	Lawrence [c]	Murder	Benjamin Watson, white (owner) [21]
Randall	Black	26	August 1, 1856	Washington	Murder	Dr. James Boone, white [22] [23]
Willis Beard	White		May 29, 1857	Crawford (Federal)	Murder	John Kelley, white [24] [25]
John Bass	White		April 1858		Murder-Robbery	Male, white (tax collector) [26] [d]
Lafayette Sullivan	White		April 30, 1858	Independence	Murder	Thomas P. Sullivan, white (cousin) [27]
David Lewis	White	24	April 29, 1859	Independence [e]	Murder	Will C. Bewler, white (father-in-law) [28]
Charles Cosgrove	White		June 10, 1859	Pulaski	Murder	G. R. Lester, white [29] [30]

1860s

  Executions by shooting

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Fletcher	White		May 1860	Randolph	Inciting riots [f]	N/A [31]	Elias Nelson Conway
Percifield	White
Robert Davis	White		January 18, 1861	Crawford	Murder	Elisha and John Clary, white [32]	Henry Massey Rector
Alfred	Black		March 8, 1861	Washington	Murder	William Stephens, white (owner) [33]
George Coker	White		April 5, 1861	Bradley	Murder	[34]
Henry Coker	White
David Dodd	White	17	January 8, 1864	Pulaski (Military)	Espionage	N/A [35]	Harris Flanagin
Jeremiah Earnest	White	44	March 18, 1864	Pulaski (Military)	Murder	Three people, white [36] [g]
Thomas Miller	White
A. J. Copeland	White		July 29, 1864	Sebastian (Military)	Murder	John Brown, white [37]	Isaac Murphy
John Norwood	White
William Cary	White
James Rowden	White
Alexander McBroom	White	34	April 21, 1865	Sebastian (Military)	Desertion	N/A [38]
Franklin Patterson	White	34	May 5, 1865	Sebastian (Military)	Murder	Frank Marzall, 48, white [39]
McAdams	Black		1868	Union	Murder	General Moore, black [40]	Murphy or Clayton
Tobe Owens	Black		September 4, 1868	Little River	Murder	Male, minor, black [41]	Powell Clayton
Wiliam Reece	Black		January 19, 1869	Crittenden (Military)	Rape	Three females, white [42]
Unknown	Black
Unknown	Black
Major Tatum	Black	21	March 25, 1869	Little River	Murder	Rev. Mr. Morrill, white [43] [44]
James Warner	Black		August 19, 1869	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. Strange, white [45]
Dave Ross	White		September 3, 1869	Crawford	Murder	John Lytle, white [46]

1870s

  Federal executions at Fort Smith Jail ^[47]

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Amos McCurtain	Native American		June 24, 1870	Crawford (Federal)	Murder-Robbery	James McClain and James Blakely, Native American and black [48]	Powell Clayton
Jerdon Grundy	Black		February 3, 1871	Crawford	Murder	Robert Monroe, black [49] [50]
William Harrison	Black		June 10, 1871	Crittenden	Murder	John B. Crockett, white [51] [52]	Ozra Amander Hadley
John Rosebrough	Black				Murder	William Freeman, elderly, white [51] [52]
Frank Cobb	Black		October 20, 1872	Ashley	Murder	Dr. W. L. McKoin, white [53]
Ned Nighton	Black		1873	Union	Murder	Patsy Matthews, black [54]	Hadley or Baxter
Jake Young	Black		February 7, 1873	Crawford	Rape	[55]	Elisha Baxter
William Watkins	White	41	April 25, 1873	White	Murder	William Swaggerty, white [56] [h]
Brown Brewer	Black	25	May 2, 1873	White	Murder	Charles Bayley, black [57] [58]
Joe Hodges	Black	28	June 27, 1873	Phillips	Murder-Robbery	Mr. Cummings, white [59]
James Runnels	Black	24
John Childers	Native American	27	August 15, 1873	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Reyburn Wedding, white
Young Wolf	Native American		October 10, 1873	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Two trappers, white [60]
Tunagee	Native American
John Billy	Native American	18	April 3, 1874	N/A	Murder	Perry Duval, white (deputy marshal)
John Pointer	Native American	18			Murder	Male, white [61]
Isaac Filmore	Native American	17			Murder-Robbery	Male, white [61]
Sidney Wallace	White	23	April 13, 1874	Johnson	Murder	R. W. Ward and Elisha Mears, white (constable and judge) [62] [i]
McClish Impson	Native American		January 15, 1875	N/A	Murder	Unidentified male, white	Augustus Hill Garland
Daniel Evans	White	21	September 3, 1875	N/A	Murder-Robbery	J. R. Seaboet, white [63]
William Whittington	White	30			Murder-Robbery	John Turner, white [63]
James Moore	White	27			Murder	William Spivey, white (police officer) [j]
Samuel Fooy	Mixed [k]	26			Murder-Robbery	John E. Naff, white [63]
Smoker Mankiller	Native American	18			Murder	William Short, white [63]
Edward Campbell	Black	20			Murder	Lawson Ross and Maria McKinney, black [63]
William B. Thompson	White		December 18, 1875	Conway	Murder	Rebecca Stover, white [64] [65]
Cornelius Hammond	White	22	January 14, 1876	Benton	Murder	Columbus Hancock, white [66] [67]
Gibson Ishtonubbee	Native American		April 21, 1876	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Dr. Funny and Ms. Mason, Native American and black [68]
Isham Seely	Native American	26
William Leech	White	36			Murder-Robbery	Henry Watkins, white [69]
Orpheus McGee	Native American				Murder	Robert Alexander, white
Aaron Wilson	Black	20			Murder-Robbery	James and Frank Harris, 12 (Frank), white [69]
Tate Jackson	Black		June 1876	Monroe	Murder
Samuel Peters	Native American	29	September 8, 1876	N/A	Murder	Mrs. James Hanson, white
Osey Sanders	Native American	30			Murder-Robbery	Thomas S. Carlyle, white
John Valley	Native American	29			Murder-Robbery	Eli Hackett, white [70]
Sinker Wilson	Native American	24			Murder	Datus Cowan, minor, white [70]
Albert Trammell	Black	35	July 28, 1877	Nevada	Murder	Nancy Trammell, black (wife) [71] [72]	William Read Miller
Giles Dickson	Black	42	September 7, 1877	Monroe	Murder	Nathaniel McCall, white [73] [74]
Tom Staner	White	25	November 2, 1877	Saline	Murder	Harriet Staner (aunt) and Parcell Taylor, white [75] [76] [77]
John Jones	Black		December 14, 1877	Lee	Murder	Joseph Colwell, white [78]
William Baldwin	Black		May 3, 1878	Miller	Murder	Malissa Phillips, black (girlfriend) [79]
Jacob Levels	Black		June 21, 1878	Pulaski	Murder	Robert Swan, black [80] [81]
Clint Anderson	Black		August 30, 1878	Pulaski [l]	Rape	Sarah McGinty, white [82] [83] [m]
Charles Carr	White		November 8, 1878	Cross	Rape	Sallie Derushe, white [84] [85]
James Diggs	Black		December 20, 1878	N/A	Murder-Robbery	J. C. Gould, white
John Postoak	Native American				Murder	John Ingley, white
Henry Taylor	Black		June 27, 1879	St. Francis	Rape	Martha Anthony, 7, black [86] [87]
Henri Stewart	White	30	August 29, 1879	N/A	Murder-Robbery	J. B. Jones, white
William Wiley	White	32			Murder	David J. Brown, white
Robert Lancaster	White	28	September 12, 1879	Independence [n]	Murder	Thomas Johnson, white [88]
Marcus Whitley	White		September 26, 1879	Randolph	Murder	Duke Sumner, white [89]
Joseph Kemp	White	25	October 3, 1879	Sharp	Murder	Marion D. Hulsey, white [90]

1880s

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
James Howard	White	30	February 27, 1880	Franklin	Murder	Mary Smith, 20, white (girlfriend) [91] [92]	William Read Miller
Sidney McFadden	Black		March 12, 1880	Hempstead	Murder	Female, black (wife) [93]
L. L. Ford	White	25	May 28, 1880	Crittenden	Murder-Robbery	John Broadway, 55, white [94]
Thomas Edmunds	White	35	May 28, 1880	Franklin	Murder	Julia Ashbrook and her daughter, 17 and <1, white (common-law wife and their child) [95] [96] [97]
William Binns	Black		June 11, 1880	Bradley [o]	Murder	Tom P. Edwards, black [98] [99]
George Sanford	Black		July 9, 1880	Mississippi	Murder	Armstead Penn, white [100] [101]
Richard McKee	Black
Cal Huey	White		January 13, 1881	Mississippi [p]	Murder	John Broadway, 55, white [102] [103]
Rush Bennett	Mixed [q]	31	February 4, 1881	Union	Murder	Col. A. C. Jamison, white [104] [105]	Thomas James Churchill
Green Jackson	Black		February 11, 1881	Crittenden	Murder	Mr. Jones, black [106]
Henry Dennison	Black		April 15, 1881	Prairie	Murder	Female, black (wife) [107]
Hayes White	Black		June 10, 1881	Crittenden	Murder	W. F. Beattie, white (sheriff) [108]
Isaac Green	Black	27	July 15, 1881	Lee [r]	Murder	John Richards, white [109] [110]
John Hardin	Black	20			Murder	William Brown, white [111] [110]
Willis Reeves	Black	20	July 15, 1881	Crawford	Murder	John Drake, minor, black [112] [113]
George Green	Black		July 22, 1881	Sebastian	Murder	Female, black (wife) [114]
William Brown	White	28	September 9, 1881	N/A	Murder	Robert Tate, white
Abner Manley	Native American	19			Murder	Ellis McVay, white
Amos Manley	Native American	21
Patrick McGowan	White	35			Murder	Jim Latta, white [115] [116]
George Padgett	White	24			Murder	William H. Stephens, white [115] [116]
Boge Jackson	Black		November 18, 1881	Ashley	Murder	Reuben Jordan, elderly, black [117]
Frank Hall	Black	40	December 9, 1881	Pulaski	Murder	Paul Saunders, black [118] [s]
Howard Edmunds	White	26	December 9, 1881	Bradley	Murder	Sallie Watson, 16, white (sister-in-law) [119] [120]
Whit Brown	Black	30	February 24, 1882	Jefferson	Murder-Robbery	Robert Youley, 25, white [121]
Luther Taylor	White	25	April 21, 1882	Clay	Murder	Riley Black, white [122] [123] [t]
Edward Fulsom	Native American	21	June 30, 1882	N/A	Murder	William Massingill and John Stewart, white [124] [125]
Smith	Black		August 25, 1882	Pulaski	Rape [126]
Abraham Sublett	Black		December 1, 1882	Cross	Murder	Female, black (wife) [127] [128]
Ed Garrett	Black		January 26, 1883	Miller	Murder	Female, black (wife) [129]	James Henderson Berry
Nick Walker	Black	24	March 23, 1883	Pulaski	Murder	Tom Jenkins, black [130]
Robert Massey	White		April 13, 1883	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Edmond Clark, white
Governor Nelson	Black		May 4, 1883	Lafayette	Murder	Major Ashley, black [131]
Jerry Blalock	White	24	May 11, 1883	Jackson	Murder	Thomas Brandenberg, white [132] [133] [u]
Jack Hinton	White		May 25, 1883	Phillips	Murder [134]
Jack Taylor	White		May 25, 1883	Monroe	Murder	Col. Hugh W. Ingram, 63, white [135] [136]
Joseph Young	Black	17	May 25, 1883	Little River	Rape	Mrs. Chism, white [137]
James Henderson	White	28	June 22, 1883	Johnson	Murder-Robbery	John Cain, white [138] [139]
Gove Johnson	White	36
James Johnson	White	18
Monroe McDonald	White	33
William Finch	Mixed [v]	28	June 29, 1883	N/A	Murder	Bush Johnson and Jerry McCarthy, black [140]
Martin Joseph	Black				Murder-Rape	Bud and Lone Stephens, 16 (Lone), white [140] [w]
Te-o-lit-se	Native American	25			Murder-Robbery	Emanuel M. Cochran, white [140]
Deno Casat	White	25	August 17, 1883	Pulaski	Murder	George F. Barnes, white [141]
William Johnson	Black		October 12, 1883	Drew	Murder	Calvin Williams, black [142] [143]
James Underwood	White	30	December 7, 1883	Yell	Murder	Robert J. Pendergrass, white [144]
Henry Rose	Black	21	April 4, 1884	Mississippi	Murder	Dempsey Taylor, 53, mixed [145] [x]
Charles Wright	Black		April 25, 1884	Howard	Murder	Thomas Wyatt, white [146] [147]
James Tucker	Black		May 30, 1884	Logan	Murder	Aaron Parker, white [148]
Dock Walker	Black	34	June 27, 1884	Miller	Murder	Lucius Grant, black [149] [150]
Jack Womankiller	Native American	25	July 11, 1884	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Nathaniel Wyatt, 73, white [151]
Thomas Thompson	White	26			Murder-Robbery	James O'Holleran, elderly, white [151]
John Davis	Native American	19			Murder-Robbery	William Bullock, white [151]
Frank Williams	Mixed [y]	35	August 1, 1884	Jefferson	Murder	Female, black (wife) [152] [153]
Jonas Bogard	Black	25	August 27, 1884	Lonoke	Rape	Ms. Ray, 11, white [154]
Frank Casey	Black	22	November 26, 1884	Pulaski	Murder	Charles Watson, 22, white [155] [156]
Abe Frazier	Black	34	November 28, 1884	Bradley	Murder	Lewis Davis, black [157]
Fayette Melton	White	23	January 30, 1885	Clay	Murder	Franklin Hale, white [158]	Simon Pollard Hughes Jr.
Rush Johnson	Black	30	February 12, 1885	Pulaski	Murder	John C. Wall, white (overseer) [159]
Lige Parker	Black	35			Murder-Robbery	Lewis C. Fox, white [160]
William Phillips	White		April 17, 1885	N/A	Murder	William Hill, white (father-in-law)
Columbus Moffett	White	20	April 24, 1885	Polk	Murder-Robbery	William Weehunt, white [161] [162]
Oliver Rogers	Black		May 8, 1885	Columbia	Murder	Garland Frozer, black [163]
Goodwin Jackson	Black	40	May 22, 1885	Monroe	Murder	Sanderson Redmon, 64, black [164] [165]
James Arcene	Native American	22 [z]	June 26, 1885	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Henry Feigel, white
William Parchmeal	Native American
Rufus Dortch	Black		June 26, 1885	Lee	Murder	Male, black [166]
David Ackles	Black		July 17, 1885	Phillips	Murder	Frank Burrell and Scilla Flanagan, 27 (Burrell), black [167] [168]
Henry Burnett	Mixed [aa]	18	August 26, 1885	Lonoke	Murder	Nelson Anderson, 34, black [169] [170]
Chris Pegues	Black		October 9, 1885	Woodruff	Murder	Mollie Banks, black (girlfriend) [171]
William Harper	White		October 30, 1885	Greene	Murder	John Sellers, white [172]
Joseph Jackson	Black		April 23, 1886	N/A	Murder	Mary Jackson, black (wife)
James Wasson	White				Murder	Almarine Watkins, white [ab]
George Carroll	White	25	April 30, 1886	White	Murder	Lizzie Carroll, white (wife) [173] [174]
J. M. Armstrong	White		April 30, 1886	Perry	Murder	Dr. Thomas Ferguson, white [175]
Lee Barnes	White	24	May 21, 1886	Pope	Murder-Robbery	Charles Hollman, white [176] [177]
Calvin James	Black		July 23, 1886	N/A	Murder	Tony Love, black [178] [51]
Lincoln Sprole	White				Murder	Benjamin F. and Alexander Clark, white [178] [51]
Kit Ross	Mixed [ac]	25	August 6, 1886	N/A	Murder	Johnathan Davis, white [179]
John T. Echols	White	35	January 14, 1887	N/A	Murder	John Pattenridge, white
John Stephens	White	28			Murder	Three people, white [ad]
James Lamb	White	23			Murder	George Brassfield and Edward Pollard, white
Albert O'Dell	White	26
Abe Chambers	Black		January 21, 1887	Jackson	Murder	Jonas Williams, 18, black [180] [181] [182]
Amos Johnson	Black	40	March 25, 1887	Crittenden	Rape	Margaret Arnold, 8, white [183]
Patrick McCarty	White		April 8, 1887	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Thomas Mahoney and his brother, white
Silas Hampton	Native American	18	October 7, 1887	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Abner Lloyd, white
Seaborn Kalijah	Native American				Murder	Three people, white [ae]
Joe Simmons	Black		October 21, 1887	Woodruff	Murder-Robbery	R. T. Byrd, white [184]
Albert Peters	White	27	December 30, 1887	Lee	Murder	William Johnson, 29, white [185] [186]
Jackson Crow	Native American		April 27, 1888	N/A	Murder	Charles Wilson, white
George Moss	Black				Murder-Robbery	George Taft, white [187]
Owen Hill	Black				Murder	Two females, black (wife and mother-in-law)
Gus Bogles	Black		July 6, 1888	N/A	Murder	J. D. Morgan, white
Hugh Blackmon	Black		October 26, 1888	Cleveland	Murder	"Big Side", black [188] [af]
Richard Smith	Native American	32	January 25, 1889	N/A	Murder	Thomas Pringle, white	James Philip Eagle
Willis Green	Black		March 15, 1889	Clark	Murder	Otto Horton, black [189] [190]
Anderson Mitchell	Black
Daniel Jones	Black
Malachi Allen	Black		April 19, 1889	N/A	Murder	Shadrach Peters and Cy Love, white
James Mills	Black				Murder	John Windham, white
Jack Spaniard	Native American	28	August 30, 1889	N/A	Murder	William Irwin, white (deputy marshal)
William Walker	Black				Murder	Calvin Church, white

1890s

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Harris Austin	Native American	40	January 16, 1890	N/A	Murder	Thomas Elliott, white [191]	James Philip Eagle
John Billee	Native American				Murder-Robbery	W. P. Williams, white [191]
Thomas Willis	Native American
Jefferson Jones	Native American				Murder-Robbery	Henry Wilson, elderly, white [191]
Sam Goin	Native American				Murder	Houston Joyce, white [191]
Jimmon Burris	Native American
George Tobler	Black		January 30, 1890	N/A	Murder	Irvin Richmond, black [192]
John King	Black		February 21, 1890	Mississippi	Murder	Mrs. Warrenton, her son, and her daughter, 14 (son) and 10 (daughter), white [193]
Boudinot Crumpton	White		June 30, 1890	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Sam Morgan, white [194]
John Stansberry	White		July 9, 1890	N/A	Murder	Female, white (wife) [195] [ag]
Robert Williams	Black	24	July 15, 1891	Jefferson	Murder	Alfred Hayes, black [196] [197]
Isom White	Black		July 31, 1891	Phillips	Murder-Robbery	Prince Malloy, 59, black [198] [199]
Sheppard Busby	White		April 27, 1892	N/A	Murder	Barney Connelly, white (U.S. Marshal) [200]
Thomas Bailey	Black		May 6, 1892	Pulaski	Murder	J. F. Hackman, white [201]
L. D. Slaughter	Black				Murder	Jennie Love, black (mistress) [202]
J. Edward Speers	White	29	May 27, 1892	Columbia	Murder	J. B. Hunt, white [203] [204]
John Thornton	White	65	June 28, 1892	N/A	Murder	Laura Moonie, white (daughter) [205]
William Black	Black		June 28, 1892	Jefferson	Murder	Georgia Smith, 16, black (stepdaughter) [206] [207]
Charles Hudspeth	White		December 30, 1892	Boone	Murder [ah]	George Watkins, white [208] [209]
Nathan Carter	Black		January 19, 1893	Phillips	Murder-Robbery	Prince Malloy, 59, black [198] [210]	William Meade Fishback
Luke Tatum	Black		January 31, 1893	Ouachita [ai]	Murder	Eliza Tatum, black (wife) [211] [212]
Charles Caldwell	Black		April 27, 1893	Craighead	Murder	Tobe Freeman, white [213]
William Smith	Black	40-50	September 8, 1893	Ouachita	Murder	E. B. Pierce, white [214]
Miller Davis	White		November 10, 1893	Howard [aj]	Murder	John C. Dollarhide, 25, white (deputy sheriff) [215] [216]
Thomas Brady	White		April 6, 1894	Jackson	Murder-Robbery	William P. McNally, 60, white [217] [218] [219]
Albert Mansker	White
Jim L. Wyrick	White
Samuel Vaughan	White	44	April 27, 1894	Washington	Murder	William A. Gage, white [220] [221]
Lewis Holder	White	55	July 25, 1894	N/A	Murder-Robbery	George Bickford, white
Phillip Pettus	Mixed [ak]	42	August 24, 1894	Phillips	Murder	Emma Pettus, 37, black (wife) [222] [223]
John Pointer	White	21	September 20, 1894	N/A	Murder	William Bolding and Ed Vandever, white
Thomas Watkins	Black		March 8, 1895	Pulaski	Murder	Mr. O'Bannon, elderly, white [224]	James Paul Clarke
George Whittaker	White		April 25, 1895	Conway	Murder	Male, white (father-in-law) [225] [al]
William Owens	Black		May 30, 1895	Lincoln	Murder	Female, black (wife) [226] [227]
William Downs	Black		June 7, 1895	Conway	Rape	Paulina Bridelbaugh, white [228]
Anthony Johnson	Black	43	June 21, 1895	Desha	Murder	Howard Johnson, 39, black [229] [230]
William Newman	White		November 8, 1895	Van Buren	Murder	Mary Newman, white (wife) [231] [232]
Amos Dupree	Black		November 15, 1895	Prairie [am]	Murder	Robert Harris, black [233]
Jesse Jones	White	21	December 6, 1895	Franklin	Murder	Charles and Jesse Hibdon, white [234]
George Ward	Mixed [an]	19	January 24, 1896	Crawford	Murder	Henry Bacon, white [235] [ao]
Pruitt Turner	Black		February 28, 1896	Crawford	Murder	Bob Hawkins, white [236]
Crawford Goldsby	Native American	20	March 17, 1896	N/A	Murder	Ernest Melton, white [237] [ap]
Marshall Anderson	Black	25	April 24, 1896	Hot Spring	Murder	John Henson, black (brother-in-law) [238] [239]
Webber Isaacs	Native American		April 30, 1896	N/A	Murder	Mike Cushing, 60, white [240]
George Pierce	White				Murder-Robbery	William Vandever, white [240]
John Pierce	White
Jordan Phillips	Black	40	May 22, 1896	Arkansas	Murder	Female, black (wife) [241] [242]
Arthur Tyler	Black		June 27, 1896	Lee	Murder [243]
Rufus Buck	Native American	20	July 1, 1896	N/A	Rape	Rosetta Hassan, 23, white [244] [aq]
Lewis Davis	Native American
Lucky Davis	Black
Maoma July	Native American
Sam Sampson	Native American
George Wilson	White	27	July 30, 1896	N/A	Murder-Robbery	Zachariah W. Thatch, white [245] [246]
Charles Hamilton	White		September 11, 1896	Logan [ar]	Murder	Mr. McAbee, elderly, white [247]
Jim Davis	Black		February 25, 1897	Jefferson	Murder	Lawrence Williams, child, white [248]	Daniel Webster Jones
Robert Cox	Black				Rape	Mrs. R. G. Orr, black [249]
William Johnson	Black		March 19, 1897	Ashley	Murder	Henry Hobson, black [250]
Albert Yeargin	Black		June 17, 1898	Mississippi	Murder	Avery Tobin, black [251]
Ellis Rose	Black		July 7, 1898	Craighead [as]	Murder	Henry Sutton, black [252]
Charles Clyburn	White		August 5, 1898	Nevada [at]	Murder	Sol W. Rollins, white (deputy) [253]
Fluke Fleming	Black		August 5, 1898	Pulaski [au]	Rape	Nellie Walls, 14, black [254]
Lee Mills	White		September 16, 1898	Cleburne [av]	Murder	Hugh Patterson, 60, white [255]
Alex Brinkley	White		October 14, 1898	Conway	Murder	Dr. G. C. Chaness, white [256]
Charles Munn	Black		December 2, 1898	Phillips	Murder-Robbery	Frank Dubarry, white [257]
John Maxey	Black		August 4, 1899	Crawford	Rape	Hulda Meier, 70, white [258] [259]
Douglas Clark	Black		December 1, 1899	Chicot	Murder	John Holland, white [260]

1900s

Arkansas abolished public hangings in 1901 with the exception of hangings for rape until 1906. ^[261]

  Public hangings for rape

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Walter French	Black		January 26, 1900	Mississippi	Murder	Female, black (wife) [262]	Daniel Webster Jones
Hardy Westbrook	Black		January 11, 1901	Crittenden	Murder	Female, black (stepdaughter) [263]
Joshua James	Black		March 1, 1901	Chicot	Murder	Female, black (wife) [264]	Jeff Davis
Kirby Graves	Black		March 8, 1901	Little River	Murder	Edward Evans, white [265]
Bill Johnson	Black
Henry Brooks	Black				Murder	Frank Hopson, black [266]
John Wesley	Black	28	March 23, 1901	Clark	Rape	Josie Cleveland, 17, white [267] [aw]
William Black	Black		April 10, 1901	Columbia	Murder	Ivy Young, white [268]
Henry Wilson	Black
John Bateman	Black		June 28, 1901	Crittenden	Murder	Female, black (wife) [269]
Charles Anderson	Black	21	July 26, 1901	Pulaski	Rape	Belle Edwards, 17, white [270]
Essex Pippin	Black	19	October 11, 1901	Cross	Rape	Leah Wooden and Mrs. Allen Taylor, black and white [271]
Bud Wilson	Black		December 6, 1901	Yell	Murder	Robert H. Taylor, white (deputy warden) [272]
Frank Cannon	Black		December 13, 1901	Phillips	Murder	Isaac and Sally Lane, elderly, black [273]
William Kelley	Black
Jasper Copeland	Black		January 24, 1902	Mississippi	Criminal assault
David Jobe	Black		February 28, 1902	Desha	Murder	John Jackson, black [274]
Lawrence Dunlap	Black				Murder-Robbery	Nathan Smith, 23, black [275]
Kit Helton	White	55	March 7, 1902	Crawford	Murder	Ella Helton, white (wife) [276]
Henry LeSane	Black	24	May 16, 1902	Lee	Murder	John Greenwood, 36, black [277] [278]
James Kitts	Black		July 25, 1902	Desha	Murder	James Johnson, black [279]
David McWhorter	White	60	July 25, 1902	Crawford	Murder	Mary McWhorter, wife (white) [280] [281]
Lathe Hembree	White		July 25, 1902	Howard [ax]	Murder-Robbery	W. M. Willis, white [282]
Dee Noland	Black		July 25, 1902	Hempstead	Murder	Annie Noland, black (wife) [283]
Tom Simms	Black				Murder	Nancy and Tabitha Jeton, black [283]
Sy Tanner	Mixed [ay]	25	July 25, 1902	St. Francis	Murder	Robert Black, 16, black (brother-in-law) [284] [285]
Jerry Carter	Black		September 19, 1902	Chicot	Murder	Thomas Keough, white [286] [287]
Wallace Grant	Black		September 26, 1902	Jackson	Murder	Essex Powell, black [288]
Hall Mahone	Black	22	November 7, 1902	Crawford	Rape	Rebecca McCloud, 16, white [289]
David Cross	Black		December 12, 1902	Cross	Murder-Rape	Three females, minors, black [290]
James Ruffin	Black		March 20, 1903	Lincoln	Murder	Don McGhee, white [291]
James Greene	Black	17
George Durham	White	40	June 19, 1903	Johnson	Murder-Robbery	John Powers, 38, white (sheriff) [292] [293]
Frederick Underwood	White	27
Will Diamond	Black		August 14, 1903	Crittenden	Murder	Female, black (wife) [294]
Jim Williams	Black		September 4, 1903	Desha	Murder	Floyd Cheffey, black [295]
John Bell	Black	19	January 28, 1904	Monroe	Murder	Winnie Gideon, white [296]
Pink Williams	Black		April 15, 1904	Phillips	Murder	Female, black (wife) [297]
Bill Jones	Black		April 15, 1904	Lawrence	Murder	Asbury Hoskins, black [298]
Mart Vowell	White	61	June 9, 1904	Greene [az]	Murder [ba]	William F. Lovejoy, white [299]
Elisha Davis	Black		June 25, 1904	Jefferson	Rape	Katie Ross, 14, white [300]
Albert Matthews	Black	30	July 7, 1904	Union	Murder	Edward Yount, white [301]
Nathan Brewer	White	30	July 9, 1904	Greene [bb]	Murder-Robbery	Bud Dortch, elderly, white [302] [303]
John Harper	Black		October 12, 1904	Columbia	Murder	Female, black (wife) [304]
Robert Causby	White	21	November 25, 1904	Independence	Murder	Jefferson Davis Morgan Sr., 41, white (sheriff) [305]
Ed Huey	Black	27	December 2, 1904	Union	Murder	Lawrence Johnson, white (Huttig city marshal) [306]
Will Jones	Black		December 16, 1904	Phillips	Murder	A. W. Robertson, white [307]
John Carter	Black		February 7, 1905	Lee	Murder	James Woods, white [308]
Charles Hammons	White	28	March 7, 1905	Conway	Rape	Zelma Thomas, 11, white (stepdaughter) [309] [310]
William Buckner	Black		March 10, 1905	Ashley	Murder-Robbery	Joseph Burton, Hispanic [311]
Elias Powell	Black		April 6, 1905	Miller	Murder	J. M. Gardner, white [312]
John Frazier	Black		June 8, 1905	Prairie	Murder	Webster Sutherland, white [313] [314]
Walter Weldon	Black		July 12, 1905	Union	Murder	Lizzie Cantley, black [315]
William Robertson	Black		August 7, 1905	Phillips	Murder	Female, black (wife) [316]
Thomas Wilson	Black				Murder	Male, black (brother) [317]
Kyle Moore	Black		August 22, 1905	Union	Murder-Robbery	Lige Moore, black [318]
James Ince	White	30	April 4, 1906	Yell	Murder	Four people, white [319] [320] [bc]
James Alexander	Black		April 27, 1906	Chicot	Murder	Mary Bird, black [321] [322]
"Jack the Bear" [bd]	Black		July 20, 1906	Mississippi	Murder	Carl Mathis, white [323] [324]
Charles Beene	Black		August 15, 1906	Union	Murder	Susie Beene, black (wife) [325]
Martin Nash	Black		July 11, 1906	Desha	Murder [be]	James Cross, white [326]
Frank Rogers	Black	42	November 30, 1906	St. Francis	Murder	Male, black (son) [327] [bf]
Lum Duckworth	Black		December 4, 1906	Ashley	Murder	Thomas Howie, white (deputy sheriff) [328]
Rafe Wood	Black	20	February 26, 1908	Calhoun	Rape	Fannie Dorris, white [329] [330] [bg]
John Hughes	Black		January 19, 1909	Crittenden	Murder	Cecil Doughey, white (convict guard) [331]	George Washington Donaghey
Tom Kiser	Black
Joe Thompson	Black		January 22, 1909	Hempstead	Murder	Miller Brown, black [332]
P. G. Nichols	White		February 9, 1909	Crittenden	Murder	Ed Smith, 15, white [333] [bh]
Charles Stinnett	Black	24	March 24, 1909	Boone	Rape	Mrs. Lovett, 61, white [334]
Isaac Stevens	Black		July 16, 1909	Phillips	Murder	Eleanor Jenkins, black [335]
Samuel Blakeley	Black		October 8, 1909	Ashley	Murder	Walter Caiu, white (deputy sheriff) [336]

1910s

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Henry Crosby			January 1, 1910	Mississippi	Murder [337]		George Washington Donaghey
Charles Mullins	Black		January 19, 1910	Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	Josie Cummings and Alexander Robertson, white [338]
Will Mullins	Black
Walter Hogue	White	22	March 11, 1910	Perry	Murder-Robbery	Grover Misner, 17 white [339] [340]
Henry Harding	White	62	May 6, 1910	Cross	Murder	J. T. Patterson, 60, white [341] [342]
Scott Turner	Black		May 7, 1910	Chicot	Murder	Webb Givens, white [343] [344]
Charles Smith	Black				Murder	Frank Green, black [343] [344]
John Adkins	White	45	May 26, 1910	Perry	Murder	William Jones Sr., white (brother-in-law) [345]
C. M. Miller	White		August 12, 1910	Poinsett	Murder-Robbery	A. H. Flood, 60, white [346] [347]
Harry Poe	Black	17	September 2, 1910	Garland	Rape	Lena Adams, 12, white [348] [349]
A. J. Coughran	White	59	November 16, 1910	Montgomery	Murder	Allen Stacy, white [350]
Thomas Pearce	White		April 21, 1911	Little River	Murder	Female, white (wife) [351]
Pleas Veaudoo	Black		April 21, 1911	Pulaski	Rape	Tillie Miller, white [352]
Richard Ruffin	Black		April 29, 1911	Chicot	Rape	Female, white [353]
James Blackburn	Black		June 30, 1911	Jefferson	Murder-Robbery	John and Mary Gordon, black (uncle and aunt) [354]
J. A. McElwaine			July 1, 1911	Pulaski	? [355]
J. A. Carter
L. J. Walker			July 31, 1911	Pulaski	Murder [356]
Jesse Smith	Black		December 15, 1911	Lee	Murder	Cheatham Hines, white [357]
Ned Ringer	Black				Murder	Female, black (wife) [358]
Henry Hill	Black				Murder	Male, black [359]
Charley Harris	Black		January 5, 1912	Monroe	Rape	Female, white [360]
Turner Alexander	Black	18	January 5, 1912	Mississippi	Murder	John Yates, white [361]
John McElvain	White		January 26, 1912	Mississippi	Murder	Jake Thompson, white [362]
Henry Coats	White				Murder	R. L. Ferguson, white (police officer) [363]
Sylvester Thomas	Black		January 26, 1912	Phillips	Rape	Fannie Lindley, white [364]
W. T. Nichols	White	38	June 7, 1912	Jefferson	Murder	Minnie Nichols, white (wife) [365]
Tim Powell	Black		June 21, 1912	Lee [bi]	Murder	Albert Covington, black (father-in-law) [366]
Dink Jackson	Black		July 5, 1912	St. Francis	Murder	Noah Powell, black [367]
Andrew Reed	Black				Murder	Female, black (wife) [368]
Amos Spinks	Black	55	September 27, 1912	Pulaski	Murder	Pollie Spinks, black (wife) [369]
Harvey Woods	Black		September 27, 1912	Prairie	Murder	Kirk Morford, white [370]
Ferdinand Glaubitz	White	65	November 1, 1912	Franklin	Murder	Female, white (wife) [371]
Dock Driver	White	37	January 31, 1913	Lawrence	Murder	J. P. Biggers, 65, white (Walnut Ridge marshal) [372]	Joseph Taylor Robinson
James Scott	White		May 30, 1913	Craighead	Murder	Female, white (wife) [373]	Junius Marion Futrell
Clarence Schumann	White		June 2, 1913	Garland	Murder	Lula Schumann, white (wife) [374]
Elijah Wood	Black	36	July 14, 1913	Pulaski	Murder	Alice Turner, black [375]
Alvin Gaylord	Black		July 28, 1913	Conway	Murder-Robbery	Herbert Williams, white [376]
Odus Davidson	White	30	August 11, 1913	Boone	Murder-Rape	Ella Barham, 18, white [377]	George Washington Hays

Electrocution

In May 1913, ^[378] Arkansas officially replaced local hangings with centralized electrocution, with all executions moved to a single execution chamber at the state penitentiary in Little Rock. ^[379] A test electrocution was carried out on a steer and its first execution that September cost the state $702. ^[380] State law also prohibited newspapers from publishing details of the executions. ^[381] Hanging remained in use until the transition was completed, and a few more hangings were carried out by exception for convictions prior to the change. In 1933, the electric chair, nicknamed "Old Sparky", was moved from the state penitentiary to Tucker Prison Farm. ^{[382] [383]}

  Executions by hanging

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Lee Simms	Black	21	September 5, 1913	Prairie	Rape	Female, white [384]	George Washington Hays
Omer Davis	White	18	September 11, 1913	Logan	Murder	Nellie Moneyhun, 25, white [385]
Ed King	Black	19	December 12, 1913	Ashley	Murder	Will Woods, white (deputy sheriff) [381]
Will King	Black		March 4, 1914	Poinsett	Murder	James Chandler, white (deputy sheriff) [386] [387] [bj]
Fred Pelton	Black	37	March 28, 1914	Lincoln	Murder	Melvina Hatton, black [388]
Arthur Tillman	White	23	July 15, 1914	Logan	Murder	Amanda Stephens, 19, white (girlfriend) [389]
Will Neeley	Black	57	December 8, 1914	Union	Murder	Mr. Sorrells, white (deputy sheriff) [390]
Arthur Hodges	White	21	December 18, 1914	Clark	Murder	William Morgan Garner, 39, white (constable) [391]
Clay Simms	Black	48	March 19, 1915	Desha	Murder	Female, black [392]
Walter Owens	Black		April 2, 1915	Craighead	Murder	Laura Cogsdale, white [393]
John Hall	Black				Murder	Walter Robinson, black [394]
Sam Derrick	White	30	July 28, 1915	Monroe	Murder	John Verdun, white [395]
John Hawkins	Black	24	March 13, 1917	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. Diles and her daughter, 1 (daughter), white [396] [397] [398]	Charles Hillman Brough
Henry Smith	Black	37	March 31, 1917	Crittenden	Murder	Female, black (wife) [399]
Aaron Johnson	Black	45	June 22, 1917	Desha [bk]	Murder	R. L. Rutherford, white [400]
Tom Diggs	Black	39		Conway	Murder	Mrs. R. L. Hoggard, 78, white [401]
Solomon Daffron	Black	36	July 26, 1918	Polk	Murder	A. D. Boatner, white [402] [403]
Ben Caughron	White	28	August 23, 1918	Polk	Murder	Charles Kirkland, white (deputy sheriff) [404] [405]
Vick Tobay	Native American	24	August 14, 1920	Washington	Murder-Robbery	C. C. Smith, white [406]
Charlie Cooper	Black		November 19, 1920	Ouachita	Murder	Ollie Pickett, white [407]
Revertia Reynolds	Black	21	April 29, 1921	Lincoln	Murder	Earl Thompson, black [408]	Thomas Chipman McRae
Virgil Clarke	Black	36	June 17, 1921	Chicot	Murder	Theresa Clemons, black (common-law wife) [409]
Amos Ratcliff	White	24	October 14, 1921	Carroll	Murder	Winford Frazier, white [410]
John Price	Black	20	December 30, 1921	Phillips	Murder	C. Moody, white [411]
James Wells	Black	18	March 10, 1922	Drew	Murder	Peter Trene, white [412]
Ben Richardson	White	19	February 2, 1923	Ashley	Murder	Ira N. Culp, white [413] [414]
Duncan Richardson	White	29
F. G. Bullen	White	50
Will DeBord	White	22		Stone	Murder	Mr. and Mrs. William Silsby, white [415] [416] [414]
Herbert Sease	White	40	July 27, 1923	Baxter	Murder	R. H. Davidson, white [417]
John Owens	White	51	August 24, 1923	Little River	Murder	Hugh Throckmorton, white [418] [419]
Joe Sullivan	White	34	April 18, 1924	Pulaski	Murder	George W. Moore, white (sergeant detective) [420]
Will Bettis	Black	35	June 27, 1924	Crawford	Murder-Rape	Effie Mitchell Latimer, 25, white [421] [422]
Spurgeon Rucks	Black	27
Park Flowers	Black	22	June 26, 1925	Columbia	Murder	Ed Shirley, white [423]	Tom Terral
Jack Buster	Black	20		Jefferson	Murder	Grover C. Payne, white [424]
J. C. Kelley	White	30	November 13, 1925	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	James Harrod Fretwell, 19, white [425]
Tyrus Clark	White	28	January 8, 1926	Benton	Murder-Robbery	L. M. Stout, white [426] [427]
Aaron Harris	Black			Ashley	Murder	Scott Struter, white (deputy sheriff) [428]
Lee Walker	Black	23	February 5, 1926	Union	Murder-Robbery	Ira M. Hudson, 45, white [429] [430]
Roy Edmons	Black	24
Clint Mason	Black	21	February 12, 1926	Ouachita	Murder	James M. Moore, 65, white [431] [432]
Ishman Jones	Black	23
Cephus Johnson	Black	26
John Canady	Black	31
Albert Jones	Black	37	June 9, 1926	Mississippi	Murder	Female, black [433]
Willie Martin	Black	36		Pulaski	Murder	Lena Blevins, 28, white [434] [bl]
Lonnie Dixon	Mixed [bm]	18	June 24, 1927	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Floella McDonald, 12, white [435]	John Ellis Martineau
Horace Cathey	Black	20	September 2, 1927	Monroe	Murder	Lewis Wilson, white [436]
Booker Martin	Black	25
Will McKenzie	Black	55	March 30, 1928	Ouachita	Murder	Male, black [69]	Harvey Parnell
Willie Eutsey	Black	21			Murder	Male, white [69]
Sinner Brown	Black		July 10, 1928	Hempstead	Murder	Beatrice Blake, black [437]
Pete Robinson	Black	30	September 10, 1928	Union	Murder-Robbery	J. H. Brock, white [438]
Ben Evers	Black	22	January 24, 1930	Arkansas	Murder	Perry Miller, white (DeWitt city marshal) [439] [440]
John Green	Black	28	March 21, 1930	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Ed Dubley and Bud Morgan, 25 and 50, white [441]
Mack Brown	Black	27
Ambrosia Alford	Black	30	June 20, 1930	Ouachita	Murder-Robbery	Sam Katz, white [442] [443]
Bud Nolan	Black	42	July 25, 1930	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Ed Dubley and Bud Morgan, 25 and 50, white [444]
W. H. Howell	White	62	August 15, 1930	Crawford	Murder	Three people, white [445] [bn]
George Washington	Black	30	November 14, 1930	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	W. H. Roberts, white [446]
James Turnage	Black	29
Eddie Long	Black	30			Murder-Robbery	John W. Reed, white (alderman) [447] [448]
Willie Davis	Black
James Lawson	Black	26	July 31, 1931	Bradley	Murder	Jack Martin, white [449] [450]
Louis McBride	Black	36	July 8, 1932	Clark	Murder	William McClain, white [451]
Freeling Daniels	Black	34	November 25, 1932 [bo]	Miller	Rape	Female, 13, white [452]
George Hill	Black	19	June 30, 1933 [bp]	Phillips	Rape	Female, white [382]	Junius Marion Futrell
Woodie Williams	Black	40	July 14, 1933	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Carthel H. Atwood, 20, white [453]
Len McDaniels	Black		December 8, 1933	Lonoke	Murder	Male, white (deputy sheriff) [454]
J. C. Banks	Black	24		Pulaski	Murder	Mark M. Goodson, 44, white [455]
Benjamin Butler	Black	29	February 9, 1934	Craighead	Murder	Mildred Temple, black [456]
Luther Jackson	Black	25	May 11, 1934	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Phillip Windecker, 72, white [457]
Purcell Mitchell	Black	21	November 2, 1934	Union	Murder-Robbery	Lee L. Ward, 69, white [458]
Robert Rose	White	27	February 23, 1935	Independence	Murder	Everett Wheeler, white (deputy sheriff) [459]
Frank Barnes	White	50	March 1, 1935	Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	C. A. Martin, white [266]
Mark Shank	White	43	March 8, 1935	Saline	Murder	Four people, white [460] [461] [bq]
Tom Freeman	Black	28	August 23, 1935	Chicot	Murder	Armanda Brown, black (common-law wife) [462]
Paul Nelson	White	23	September 28, 1935	Jackson	Murder-Robbery	B. F. Mitchell, white [463]
Bill Barnes	White	22		Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	C. A. Martin, white [266]
Frank Dobbs	White	40	November 11, 1935	Saline	Murder-Robbery	Fannie Orr, white [464]
Mack Nelson	Black	23	December 13, 1935	Mississippi	Murder	Male and female, black [465]
Ben Hawkins	Black	37
Roy House	White	22	October 23, 1936	Garland	Murder-Robbery	Tom Menser, white [466]
Dennis Turner	White	47	November 6, 1936	Calhoun	Murder	Female, 32, white (ex-wife) [467]
Farlander McCormick	Black	35	December 11, 1936	Drew	Murder-Robbery	Emmaline Lee, 80, black [468] [469]
Beverly White	Black	25
Willie Smith	Black	25
Clinton Medlock	Black	29	April 23, 1937	Calhoun	Murder	Roy Speer, white [470]	Carl E. Bailey
James Austin Jr.	Black	22	May 14, 1937	Garland	Murder-Robbery	John McTigrit, 55, white (Hot Springs police officer) [471]
Tom M. Hutto	White	56	September 3, 1937	Union	Murder	James A. Yocom, 40, white (El Dorado night patrolman) [472]
Sandy Edwards	Black	65	September 24, 1937	Hempstead	Murder	Cross Lamb, white [473]
Jessie Amos	Black	35	October 15, 1937	Lonoke	Rape	Female, 14, white [474]
Duncan Pigue	Black	24	February 4, 1938	Lonoke	Murder	J. Robert Bennett, white (Lonoke city marshal) [475]
Leroy Ware	Black	21	February 25, 1938	Ashley	Murder	F. A. N. Yeager, white (Boydell postmaster) [476]
Willie Noble	Black	25	March 11, 1938	Miller	Murder-Robbery	Joseph Hawkes, 61, white [477]
Lester Brockelhurst	White	24	March 18, 1938	Lonoke	Murder-Robbery	Victor Gates, 57, white [478] [br]
Joe Sims	White	30		Saline	Murder	Female, white (wife) [479]
Frank Carter	Black	26	June 24, 1938	Crittenden	Rape	Female, white [480]
Theo Thomas	Black	28
Joe Anderson	White	37	March 10, 1939	Garland	Murder-Robbery	Eldon Cooley, 26, white [481] [482] [483] [bs]
Fred Dickerson	White	35	May 19, 1939
Fred Arnell	Black	18		Miller	Rape	Female, white [484]
Sylvester Williams	Black	19	June 30, 1939	Jefferson	Murder-Rape	Irene Taylor, 19, white [485] [486] [487]
Bubbles Clayton	Black	25		Mississippi	Rape	Virgie Terry, 19, white [488] [486] [489]
James Caruthers	Black	23
Milton Williams	Black	27	August 18, 1939	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Ruthie Mae Brooks, 5, black [490]
James Charles Jr.	Black	24	January 19, 1940	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Fred Angeles, 57, white [491]
Otis Manning	Black	27	April 12, 1940	Union	Murder	Jimmy Warren, white [492]
Jack Gulley	Black	23	November 15, 1940	Nevada	Murder	Orville Cox, 22, white [493]
James Dillard	Black	35	December 13, 1940	Desha	Murder	Joe Breedlove, white (constable) [494]
John Mooney	Black	21	January 24, 1941	Woodruff	Murder-Rape	Ruby Montgomery, white [495]	Homer Martin Adkins
A. C. Payton	Black	41	May 15, 1941	Crittenden	Murder	Lillie Mae Hill, black (step-daughter) [496]
Percy Lewis	Black	30	June 6, 1941	Phillips	Murder	W. H. Patton, white [497] [498]
John Henry Riney	Black	25	June 20, 1941	Desha	Rape	Female, white [499]
John Washington	Black	33	October 11, 1941	White	Murder	Mrs. Raymond Rongey, 17, white [500]
Jimmie Herron	Black		January 23, 1942	Little River	Murder
Ben Adams	White	47	June 5, 1942	Woodruff	Murder-Robbery	Arthur Bowie, white [501]
A. T. Jones	Black		July 31, 1942	Phillips	Murder	George Miller, black [502] [503]
Stoney Allison	Black	19	November 20, 1942	Desha	Rape	Annie Benson, white [504] [505]
A. D. Luckyando	Black			Lonoke	Murder	Thomas Taylor, white [505]
Adolph Thomas	Black	40	March 19, 1943	Columbia	Murder	Levi Young, black [506]
Henry Thompson	Black	44	August 6, 1943	Cleveland	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. Henry Vetito, 42, white [507]
Seke Mack	Black	40	June 2, 1944	Mississippi	Murder
Walker Hudson	Black	53	July 7, 1944	Clark	Murder	Janie Hudson, black (wife) [508]
Jim Tacker	White	61	July 14, 1944	Crittenden	Murder	Eskar Patterson, white [509]
Levi Clingham	Black	44	December 1, 1944	Crittenden	Murder	Roy Curtis, white (deputy sheriff) [510] [511]
Tony Brown	Black	39	March 30, 1945	Mississippi	Murder	A. M. Lynch, white [512]	Benjamin T. Laney
James Yates	Black	21	May 25, 1945	Arkansas	Murder	Naloy L. Browning, white [513]
James Waybern Hall	White	24	January 4, 1946	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Fayrene Clemmons Hall, 19, white (wife) [514] [bt]
Willie Riley	Black	32	April 12, 1946	Chicot	Murder	Claude Towns, black [515]
Elton Chitwood	White	25	November 22, 1946	Polk	Murder-Robbery	Raymond Morris, 40, white [516]
Andrew Thomas	Black	23	November 29, 1946	Jefferson	Murder	Mary Liza Green, 37, black (mother-in-law) [517]
Clifton Holmes	Black	26	January 10, 1947	Jefferson	Rape	Female, 13, white [518]
Albert Hodges	Black	34	January 17, 1947	Pulaski	Rape	Female, white [519]
Jeff Henley Jr.	Black	20	January 24, 1947	Lee	Murder	Mabel Williams, 20, black (wife) [520]
Vollie Bill Bates	White	20	May 16, 1947	Polk	Murder	Thomas Lee Dugan, white [521]
Lawrence W. Dukes	Black	40	August 8, 1947	St. Francis	Murder-Rape	Mrs. Frank Boyd, 35, white [522]
Cubie Lee Johnson	Black	24		Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Henry Williams, black [523]
James H. Hyde	White	26	February 13, 1948	Carroll	Murder	Frank Simpson, white [524] [525]
Edmond Pugh	Black	20	July 2, 1948	Pulaski	Rape	Female, 2, black [526] [bu]
Mizell Palmer	Black	25	July 17, 1949	Pulaski	Rape	Female, white [527]	Sid McMath
Harvie Rorie	White	45	July 22, 1949	Jefferson	Murder	Three people, white [528] [529] [bv]
Walter Pierce	Black	21	December 9, 1949	Chicot	Murder-Rape	Sarah Jackson, 66, black [530]
Wesley Hildreth	Black	26	December 23, 1949	Phillips [bw]	Rape	Female, 21, white [531]
Thomas Black	White	28	March 10, 1950	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Betty Jane McCall, 22, white [532] [bx]
Hollis Needham	White	26	March 17, 1950	Mississippi	Rape	Female, 8, white [533]
Robert L. Smith	White	41	April 24, 1950	Pulaski	Murder	Sallie Mae Barner, white (ex-wife) [534] [by]
George Ferguson	Black	35	February 23, 1951	Pulaski	Murder	Durward Miller, 41, white [535]
Matthew Ezell	Black	38		Mississippi	Murder	Ernestine Harris, 8, black [536] [bz]
Aubrey Smith	Black	30	July 27, 1951	Phillips [ca]	Murder	Ray Campbell, white (deputy sheriff) [537] [538]
Arthur Grays	Black	21	November 23, 1951	Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	Homer Tucker, white [539]
Peter Dorsey	Black	27		Phillips [cb]	Murder	Ray Campbell, white (deputy sheriff) [537]
Herman Maxwell	Black	22	June 6, 1952	Hempstead	Rape	Female, white [540]
Wilson Wright	Black	19	August 1, 1952	Dallas	Murder	Allen Green Roberts, white [541] [cc]
Bill Jenkins	Native American	50	May 7, 1954	Garland	Murder	Cleo Jones, 16, white [542] [543]	Francis Cherry
Leo Scarber	Black	60	September 21, 1956	Nevada	Rape	Female, 76, white [544] [545]	Orval Faubus
Lawrence Smith	Black	19	July 24, 1959	Chicot	Murder	Gary C. Cundiff, white [546]
Leo Lee	Black	56	September 25, 1959	Pulaski	Murder	William H. Smith Jr., 25, black [547] [cd]
William Young	Black	39	October 2, 1959	Mississippi	Murder	Erman Cox, white (state patrolman) [548] [178]
Thomas Walker	Black	52		Crittenden	Murder	J. W. Orman, white [178]
J. T. House	Black	25	October 23, 1959	Phillips	Murder	Ernestine Coley, 19, black [549] [550]
Arthur Hayes	Black	44		Mississippi	Murder	Justus Edrington, white [550]
James Moore	Black	22	May 13, 1960	Miller	Murder-Robbery	M. R. Hamm, 76, white [551]
Roger Boone	Black	28
Willie Byrd	Black	23	May 20, 1960
James Boyd	Black	22
William Nail	White	27	September 16, 1960	Jefferson	Murder	James Leroy Montgomery, white (inmate) [552] [553] [ce]
Emmett Leggett	White	23		Pulaski	Murder	Joe King, 14, white [554] [cf]
Lawrence Moore	Black	21	October 28, 1960	Crittenden	Murder-Robbery	Ross Nichols, 69, white [555]
John Bracey	Black	27		Chicot	Murder-Robbery	Alberta Miles, 76, white [556]
Charles F. Fields	White	32	January 24, 1964	Jefferson	Rape-Robbery-Burglary	Myrtle Lee Taylor, 32, white [557] [558] [cg]

See also

• Capital punishment in Arkansas
• Crime in Arkansas

Notes

1. First woman executed by the state of Arkansas.
2. Second woman executed by the state of Arkansas and the last to be hanged.
3. Change of venue from Independence County.
4. Serial killer. Confessed at his execution to robbing and murdering three other white men as well as murdering a black man in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama and escaping punishment for the crime by receiving a change of venue to Pickens County, only to fatally whip another black man after which he fled to Arkansas.
5. Change of venue from White County.
6. The men had attempted to incite a slave revolt.
7. Elijah Osburn, his son Jesse Osburn, and Jackson Childers.
8. Serial killer, previously murdered three men in Georgia.
9. Serial killer, committed three other murders.
10. Serial killer, claimed Spivey was his eighth white victim and has also murdered an unknown number of black and Native American victims.
11. "quarter-blood Cherokee".
12. Change of venue from Lonoke County.
13. Anderson's guilt was strongly questioned as the woman was "of the most ignorant of the poorer class of whites" and it was suspected she had consented to Anderson's advances and only afterwards "gave him away" as Anderson himself claimed.
14. Change of venue from Stone County.
15. Change of venue from Drew County.
16. Change of venue from Crittenden County.
17. Mulatto.
18. John Hardin received a change of venue from Phillips County.
19. Possible serial killer, also suspected in the unsolved murder of a carpenter near Lonoke in 1876.
20. Possible serial killer, reportedly committed several murders in Missouri during "Reconstruction-era violence".
21. Serial killer; confessed to murdering Charles Tiny in Craighead County in 1878, an evidently undiscovered crime, before his execution.
22. Mulatto.
23. Serial killer, later murdered Henry Loftus (black) out of suspicion he would reveal this previous crime.
24. Mulatto.
25. Mulatto.
26. Executed for a crime committed at age 10, making him the youngest person executed in the United States at age of offense.
27. Mulatto.
28. Serial killer, also murdered Henry Martin.
29. "Halfbreed ... Ross was a part Cherokee, but looked more like a white man than an Indian."
30. Annie Kerr, her 16-year-old son, and Dr. James Pyle.
31. Mark Kuykendall, Henry Smith, and William Kelly (sheriff's posse).
32. Real name unknown.
33. Also murdered their infant child.
34. The victim's body was never found, and he was reportedly later found alive. However, this story was subsequently determined to be a hoax.
35. Change of venue from Union County.
36. Change of venue from Sevier County.
37. Mulatto.
38. Serial killer, also reported to have committed two other murders in Texas and Indian Territory respectively.
39. Change of venue from Monroe County.
40. Half Native American and half white ("halfbreed Cherokee Indian").
41. Serial killer, previously committed three other murders dating back to age 10.
42. Serial killer, later murdered prison guard Lawrence Keating during an escape attempt; also sentenced to death for this murder but executed only for Melton's.
43. Known as the "Rufus Buck Gang", this group committed at least two murders along with numerous robberies and several other rapes in the two proceeding weeks. Buck and the Davis brothers each received an additional death sentence for the murder of Deputy U.S. Marshal John Garrett.
44. Change of venue from Franklin County.
45. Change of venue from Crittenden County.
46. Change of venue from Clark County.
47. Change of venue from Desha County.
48. Change of venue from Van Buren County.
49. Serial rapist, confessed to raping two other white women, Mrs. W. P. Bullard and Mrs. Graves, before his execution.
50. Change of venue from Polk County.
51. Mulatto.
52. Change of venue from Clay County.
53. An initial grand jury indicted Vowell thrice for second-degree murder, after which a second one was formed which immediately indicted Vowell for first-degree murder.
54. Change of venue from Clay County.
55. His wife Sarah Ince and their three children, ages four months to four years old.
56. Real name unknown.
57. Originally indicted for manslaughter.
58. The victim was an illegitimate child he had fathered with his own stepdaughter.
59. Serial rapist, also confessed at his execution to assaulting a black woman.
60. Intended victim was Ed's father, S. L. Smith.
61. Change of venue from Pulaski County.
62. Serial killer. Killed a white man in Alabama and was sentenced to life imprisonment but was released after a tuberculosis diagnosis, moving to Arkansas where the climate helped him recover. Suspected of killing two other men in Arkansas and killed another man in Missouri while a fugitive.
63. Change of venue from Jefferson County.
64. Suspected in five other similar murders, but denied any involvement.
65. "Light-skinned mulatto" of white, black, and native ancestry.
66. 43-year-old Cliff Deffenbaugh, his 24-year-old wife Ida, and 60-year-old John Nicholson. Deffenbaugh was superintendent of the county infirmary and Nicholson was a resident.
67. Last execution at the old state penitentiary in Little Rock.
68. First execution at Tucker Prison Farm.
69. Alvin Colley, his wife Ethel, and their sons Clarence (8) and Clement (6).
70. Serial killer, also committed two other murders in Illinois and Texas.
71. Joe Anderson was a serial killer, he also confessed to murdering taxi driver John Colla in Gary, Indiana and a Detroit motorist on a "hit" contract.
72. Also committed four other murders.
73. Also attempted to rape two black women.
74. 39-year-old estranged wife Gertrude Rorie and her two children, 11-year-old Frankie Maupin and 9-year-old Joyce Maupin.
75. Change of venue from Lee County.
76. Serial rapist, previously attacked multiple other women but none came forward to avoid publicity.
77. Smith, a bigamist, married Barner without divorcing his previous wife, and she annulled their marriage after discovering this.
78. Murdered during rape attempt.
79. Change of venue from St. Francis County.
80. Change of venue from St. Francis County.
81. Attempted to rape Roberts' niece, Mrs. Irene Holloway, in an abandoned house shortly before his murder.
82. Serial rapist, raped Smith's 19-year-old girlfriend after killing him and later attacked two other couples in Gillam Park.
83. Both trustees at Tucker Prison Farm.
84. Serial rapist, convicted of two other attempted rapes and attempted to sexually assault King before murdering him. Also killed another victim after raping her and her sister shortly after King's murder.
85. Serial rapist, escaped from Tucker Prison Farm where he was a prison trusty and already serving a life sentence for the rape of a 23-year-old white woman. Also murdered Charlie Andrew Mencer (50, white), but was never tried for this crime.

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78. John Jones, AR, 1877 December 14
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84. Charles Carr, AR, 1878 October
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89. Marcus Whitley, AR, 1879 September 26
90. "Hemp For Kemp". Daily Arkansas Gazette . October 4, 1879. p. 1. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
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95. Thomas Edmunds, AR, 1880 May 28
96. Thomas Edmunds, 1880
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98. William Binns, AR, 1880 June 11
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104. Rush Bennett, AR, 1881 February 4
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106. Green Jackson, AR, 1881 February 11
107. Henry Dennison, AR, 1881 April 15
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127. Abraham Sublett, AR, 1882
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144. James Underwood, AR, 1883 December 7
145. Henry Rose, AR, 1884 April 4
146. Charles Wright, AR, 1884 April 25
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149. Dock Walker, AR, 1884 June 27
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188. Hugh Blackmon, AR, 1888 October 26
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192. "The Third Brother Hanged". The Muncie Daily News . January 31, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
193. John King, AR, 1890 February 21
194. "Sam Morgan's Slayer". Daily Arkansas Gazette . June 4, 1890. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
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196. Robert Williams, AR, 1891 July 15
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198. Nathan Ramey, AR, 1893 January 19
199. "Isom White (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
200. "General News". St. Joseph Herald . April 28, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
201. Thomas Bailey, AR, 1892 May 6
202. L. D. Slaughter, AR, 1892 May 6
203. "Took Twelve Minutes to Kill Him". Aurora Daily Express . May 28, 1892. p. 2. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
204. "J. E. Speers (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
205. "A Grim Sight". St. Joseph Herald . June 29, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
206. Henry Black, AR, 1892 June 28
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208. "Paid the Penalty for Murder". The Daily Record . December 31, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
209. "Andy Hudspeth innocence claim disproven". The Green Forest Tribune. 1893-07-13. p. 1. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
210. "Nathan Carter (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
211. Luke Tatum, AR, 1893 February 4
212. "Luke Tatum (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
213. Charles Caldwell, AR, 1893 April 27
214. William Smith, AR, 1893 September 8
215. Millard Davis, AR, 1893 November 10
216. "Miller Davis (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
217. J. L. Wyrick, AR, 1894 April 6
218. Thomas Brady, Albert Mansker, J. L. Wyrick, 1894 April 6
219. "Olyphant Train Robbery". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
220. Samuel Vaughan, AR, 1894 April 27
221. "Samuel Vaughn (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
222. Phillip Pettus, AR, 1894 August 24
223. "Phillip Pettus (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
224. Thomas Watkins, AR, 1895 March 8
225. George Whittaker, AR, 1895 April 25
226. William Owen, AR, 1895 April 23
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228. William Downs, AR, 1895 June 7
229. Anthony Johnson, AR, 1895 June 21
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231. William Newman, AR, 1895 November 8
232. "William Newman (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
233. Amos Dupree, AR, 1895 November 15
234. Jesse Jones, AR, 1895 December 6
235. George Ward, AR, 1896 January 24
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237. "Cherokee Bill Hanged". Meriden Daily Republican . March 18, 1896. p. 4. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
238. Marshall Anderson, AR, 1896 April 24
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241. Jordan Phillips, AR, 1896 May 22
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243. Arthur Tyler, AR, 1896 June 27
244. "Died On The Gallows". Daily Arkansas Gazette . July 2, 1896. p. 3. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
245. "George Wilson Talks". Fort Smith News Record . July 28, 1896. p. 1. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
246. "Hanged For Murder". St. Louis Post-Dispatch . July 30, 1896. p. 7. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
247. Charles Hamilton, AR, 1896 September 11
248. Jim Davis, AR, 1897 February 25
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250. William Johnson, AR, 1897 March 19
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252. "Two Black Brutes In Jail". Monette Weekly Sun . July 22, 1898. p. 4. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
253. "Charles Clyburn (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
254. Fluke Fleming, AR, 1898 August 5
255. Lee Mills, 1898 September 16
256. Alex Brinkley, AR, 1898 October 14
257. Charles Munn, AR, 1898 December 2
258. "A Week's Record". The Berea Advertiser . August 4, 1899. p. 7. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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264. "Joshua James To Hang". Daily Arkansas Gazette . February 22, 1901. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
265. "A Triple Hanging". The Nashville News . March 9, 1901. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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268. William Black, AR, 1901 April 10
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272. Bud Wilson, AR, 1901 December 6
273. William Kelley, AR, 1901 December 13
274. David Jobe, AR, 1902 February 28
275. Lawrence Dunlap, AR, 1902 February 28
276. Kit Helton, AR, 1902 March 7
277. Henry LeSane, AR, 1902 May 16
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279. James Kitts, AR, 1902 July 25
280. David McWhorter, AR, 1902 July 25
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282. "Three Hanged". The Nashville News . July 26, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
283. "A Double Hanging". Fort Smith News Record . July 25, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
284. C. Y. Tanner, AR, 1902 July 25
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286. Jerry Carter, AR, 1902 September 19
287. "Was Hanged For Murder". Arkansas Democrat . September 20, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
288. "Wallace Grant Dies On Gallows". Daily Arkansas Gazette . September 27, 1902. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
289. "Hall Mahone Is Hanged", Times Record , November 7, 1902, p. 1, retrieved January 29, 2026.
290. David Cross, AR, 1902 December 12
291. James Ruffin, AR, 1903 March 20
292. "Swung In The Air". Times Record . June 19, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
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294. "Wife Murderer Hanged At Marion". Newport Daily Independent . August 15, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
295. Jim Williams, AR, 1903 September 4
296. John Bell, AR, 1904 January 28
297. Pink Williams, AR, 1904 April 15
298. "Execution In Walnut Ridge". Daily Arkansas Gazette . April 16, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
299. "Mart Vowell Pays Penalty Of Crime". The Craighead County Sun . June 16, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
300. "His Life Pays The Forfeit", Pine Bluff Daily Graphic , June 26, 1904, p. 9, retrieved January 29, 2026.
301. Albert Matthews, AR, 1904 July 7
302. Nathan Brewer, AR, 1904 July 9
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304. "Death Paid The Penalty". Arkansas Democrat . October 13, 1904. p. 7. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
305. Robert Causby, 1904 November 25
306. "Ed Huey Hanged At El Dorado". Daily Arkansas Gazette . December 3, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
307. Will Jones, AR, 1904 December 16
308. "John Carter Hanged". Daily Arkansas Gazette . February 8, 1905. p. 2. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
309. Charles Hammons, AR, 1905 March 7
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311. William Buckner, AR, 1905 March 10
312. "Neck Broke With The Fall". Arkansas Democrat . April 7, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
313. John Frazier, AR, 1905 June 8
314. "Negro Murderer Hanged At 2 P. M." Arkansas Democrat . June 9, 1905. p. 7. Retrieved February 1, 2026.
315. Walter Weldon, AR, 1905 July 12
316. William Robertson, AR, 1905 August 7
317. Thomas Wilson, AR, 1905 August 7
318. Kyle Moore, AR, 1905 August 22
319. James Ince, AR, 1906 April 4
320. "James W. Ince (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
321. James Alexander, AR, 1906 April 23
322. "State Happenings Briefly Told". The Newark Journal . April 27, 1906. p. 8. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
323. "He Got His Dinner". Jonesboro Daily News . July 20, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
324. "Went To Gallows Smoking Cigar". Daily Arkansas Gazette . July 21, 1906. p. 1. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
325. Charles Beene, AR, 1906 August 15
326. Martin Nash, AR, 1906 July 11
327. Frank Rogers, AR, 1906 November 30
328. Lum Duckworth, AR, 1906 December 4
329. Rafe Wood, AR, 1908 February 26
330. "First Hanging In Calhoun County", Daily Arkansas Gazette , February 27, 1908, p. 2, retrieved January 14, 2026.
331. John Hughes, AR, 1909 January 19
332. Joe Thompson, AR, 1909 January 22
333. P.G Nichols, AR, 1909 February 9
334. "Harrison Race Riots of 1905 and 1909". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
335. Isaac Stephens, AR, 1909 July 16
336. Samuel Blakely, AR, 1909 October 8
337. Henry Crosby, AR, 1910 January 1
338. "Double Hanging At Osceola". The Carlisle Independent . January 27, 1910. p. 4. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
339. "Walter Hogue Hanged Today". Jonesboro Daily Tribune . March 11, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
340. "Walter Hogue (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
341. "Harding Hanged For Murder Of J. T. Patterson". Arkansas Democrat . May 6, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
342. "Henry Harding (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
343. "Double Hanging At Lake Village". Daily Arkansas Gazette . May 8, 1910. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
344. "Hanging". Batesville Guard . May 13, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
345. John Adkins, AR, 1910 May 26
346. C. M. Miller, AR, 1910 August 12
347. "C. M. "Charley" Miller (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
348. Harry Poe, AR, 1910 September 2
349. "Harry Poe (Trial and Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-01.
350. A. J. Coughran, AR, 1910 November 16
351. Thomas Pearce, AR, 1911 April 21
352. Pleas Veaudoo, AR, 1911 April 21
353. Richard Ruffin, AR, 1911 April 29
354. James Blackburn, AR, 1911 June 30
355. J.A. McElwaine, AR, 1911 July 1
356. L.J. Walker, AR, 1911 July 31
357. Jesse Smith, AR, 1911 December 15
358. Ned Ringer, AR, 1911 December 15
359. Henry Hill, AR, 1911 December 15
360. Charley Harris, AR, 1912 November 5
361. "Turner Alexander Dies On Scaffold". The Osceola Times . January 11, 1912. p. 4. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
362. "Sensational And Exciting Time At Osceola At Time Of Executions". Jonesboro Daily Tribune . January 26, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
363. "Fighting For Coats' Life". Daily Arkansas Gazette . January 22, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
364. Sylvester Thomas, AR, 1912 January 26
365. W. T. Nichols, 1912 June 7
366. Tim Powell, AR, 1912 June 21
367. Dink Jackson, AR, 1912 July 5
368. Andrew Reed, AR, 1912 July 5
369. Amos Spinks, 1912 September 27
370. Harvey Woods, AR, 1912 September 27
371. "Penalty Is Paid By Wife Murderer". The Forrest City Times . November 8, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
372. Dock Driver, AR, 1913 January 31
373. "Last Legal Hanging". Toledo News-Bee . May 30, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
374. "Schumann, Wife Murderer, Is Hanged at Hot Springs". Paragould Daily Press . June 3, 1913. p. 1. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
375. Elijah Wood, AR, 1913 July 14
376. Alvin Gaylord, AR, 1913 July 28
377. Odus Davidson, 1913 August 11
378. "Last Legal Hanging". Toledo News-Bee . May 30, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
379. "Negro Electrocuted in Arkansas". The Post Express . September 6, 1913. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
380. "Electric Chair Now In Use In Arkansas". Berkeley Daily Gazette . September 5, 1913. p. 6. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
381. "Arkansas Negro Pays For Life". St. Joseph News-Press . December 12, 1913. p. 25. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
382. George Hill, AR, 1933 June 30, Espy Archive
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384. "Proud To Be First To Die In New Electric Chair". Pittsburgh Press . September 5, 1913. p. 12. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
385. "Pays Penalty For Murder". Victoria Advocate . September 12, 1913. p. 4. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
386. Will King, 1914 March 14, Espy Archive
387. "Execution Of Negro Today At Harrisburg". Batesville Guard . March 4, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
388. Fred Pelton, AR, 1914 March 28, Espy Archive
389. "Died Maintaining Innocence". The Day . July 15, 1914. p. 4. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
390. "Neeley Dies Today In Electric Chair". Daily Arkansas Gazette . December 8, 1914. p. 8. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
391. "Arkansas Man Was Electrocuted Today". Victoria Advocate . December 18, 1914. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
392. "Clay Simms Dies In Prison Chair". Arkansas Democrat . March 19, 1915. p. 4. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
393. Walter Owens, 1915 April 2, Espy Archive
394. John Hall, 1915 April 2, Espy Archive
395. "Arkansas Murderer Electrocuted". The Day . July 28, 1915. p. 1. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
396. John Hawkins, AR, 1917 March 13, Espy Archive
397. "To Die Tuesday, He Confesses To Murder". Times Record . March 12, 1917. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
398. "Negro Is Electrocuted". St. Joseph Gazette . March 13, 1917. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
399. "To Execute Negro Murderer Today". Daily Arkansas Gazette . March 31, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
400. Aaron Johnson, 1917 June 22, Espy Archive
401. Tom Diggs, 1917 June 22, Espy Archive
402. Solomon Daffron, AR, 1918 July 26, Espy Archive
403. "Goes To Death With Stoic Calm". The Little River News . July 31, 1918. p. 2. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
404. Ben Caughron, AR, 1918 August 23, Espy Archive
405. "Caughron Resigned to Death in Electric Chair". Daily Arkansas Gazette . August 22, 1918. p. 12. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
406. Vick Tobay, 1920 August 14, Espy Archive
407. Charlie Cooper, AR, 1920 November 19, Espy Archive
408. "Little Rock Girl Is Witness of Execution of Negro in Prison". The Times . April 30, 1921. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
409. "Virgil Clark Pays Penalty Of Death". Daily Arkansas Gazette . June 18, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
410. Amos Ratcliff, AR, 1921 October 14, Espy Archive
411. "Negro Is Executed At Pen". Arkansas Democrat . December 30, 1921. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
412. "20 Minutes In Death Chair". Gettysburg Times . March 11, 1922. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2025.
413. E. G. Bullen, AR, 1923 February 2, Espy Archive
414. "Quadruple Execution of 1923". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
415. Will Debord, AR, 1923 February 2, Espy Archive
416. "One Fails In Effort To Save 2". Arkansas Democrat . February 1, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
417. Herbert Sease, 1923 July 27, Espy Archive
418. John Owens, AR, 1923 August 24, Espy Archive
419. "Dies Declaring He Is Innocent". The Sun . August 27, 1923. p. 16. Retrieved September 27, 2025.
420. Joe Sullivan, 1924 April 18, Espy Archive
421. Will Bettis, AR, 1924 June 27, Espy Archive
422. "Catcher Race Riot of 1923". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
423. Park Flowers, AR, 1925 June 26, Espy Archive
424. Jack Buster, AR, 1925 June 26, Espy Archive
425. J. C. Kelley, 1925 November 13, Espy Archive
426. Tyrus Clark, AR, 1926 January 8, Espy Archive
427. "Executioner Busy Today In Two States". Warsaw Union . January 8, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
428. Aaron Harris, AR, 1926 January 8, Espy Archive
429. Lee Walker, AR, 1926 February 5, Espy Archive
430. "Two Negroes Pay The Penalty For Murder". The Nashville News . February 6, 1926. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
431. Ishman Jones, AR, 1926 February 12, Espy Archive
432. "Quadruple Execution of 1926". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
433. Albert Jones, AR, 1926 June 9, Espy Archive
434. Willie Martin, 1926 June 9, Espy Archive
435. Lonnie Dixon, 1927 June 24, Espy Archive
436. "Cat Holds Up Two Arkansas Executions". Lewiston Evening Journal . September 2, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
437. "Sinner Brown Is Electrocuted For Murder of Woman". Paragould Daily Press . July 10, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
438. Pete Robinson, AR, 1928 September 10, Espy Archive
439. Ben Evers, AR, 1930 January 24, Espy Archive
440. "Murdered Man's Relatives Witness Slayer's Execution". Warsaw Union . January 24, 1930. p. 6. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
441. John Green, AR, 1930 March 21, Espy Archive
442. Ambrosia Alford, AR, 1930 June 20, Espy Archive
443. "Negro Executed". The Evening Independent . June 20, 1930. p. 12. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
444. Bud Nolan, AR, 1930 July 25, Espy Archive
445. W. H. Howell, AR, 1930 August 15, Espy Archive
446. George Washington, James Turnage, 1930 November 14, Espy Archive
447. Eddie Long, Willie Davis, 1930 November 14, Espy Archive
448. "Four Negroes Die In Electric Chair Ark. Penitentiary". Paragould Soliphone . November 14, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
449. "Condemned Man Aids Executioner to Fix Up Electric Chair". The Telegraph-Herald and Times-Journal . July 31, 1931. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
450. "Negro Admits Slaying On Eve Of Execution". Southwest American . July 31, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
451. Louie McBride, AR, 1932 July 8, Espy Archive
452. Freeling Daniels, AR, 1932 November 25, Espy Archive
453. Woodie Williams, 1933 July 14, Espy Archive
454. "Condemned Negro Given Reprieve Only Five Minutes Before Time For Execution in Death Chair". The Evening Independent . December 9, 1933. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
455. J. C. Banks, 1933 December 8, Espy Archive
456. Benjamin Butler, 1934 February 9, Espy Archive
457. Luther Jackson, 1934 May 11, Espy Archive
458. Purcell Mitchell, AR, 1934 November 2, Espy Archive
459. Robert Rose, 1935 February 23, Espy Archive
460. Mark Shank, 1935 March 8, Espy Archive
461. "Mark H. Shank (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
462. Tom Freeman, AR, 1935 August 23, Espy Archive
463. Paul Nelson, AR, 1935 September 28, Espy Archive
464. Frank Dobbs, 1935 November 11, Espy Archive
465. "2 Negroes Die In Chair". The Tuscaloosa News . December 13, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
466. Roy House, AR, 1936 October 23, Espy Archive
467. Dennis Turner, AR, 1936 November 6, Espy Archive
468. Farlander Mccormick, AR, 1936 December 11, Espy Archive
469. "Four Negroes And Two Whites Are Executed". The Tuscaloosa News . December 11, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
470. Clinton Medlock, 1937 April 23, Espy Archive
471. James Jr Austin, AR, 1937 May 14, Espy Archive
472. "Former Dallas Man Electrocuted for Death of Arkansas Officer". The Amarillo Globe-Times . September 3, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
473. Sandy Edwards, AR, 1937 September 24, Espy Archive
474. "Negro Is Executed for Assault Case". Hope Star . October 15, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
475. "Negro Slayer Executed At Tucker Farm". The Daily World . February 4, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
476. "Negro Is Executed in Postal Killing". Hope Star . February 25, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
477. Willie Noble, AR, 1938 March 11, Espy Archive
478. Lester Brockelhurst, 1938 March 18, Espy Archive
479. Joe Sims, AR, 1938 March 18, Espy Archive
480. Theo Thomas, AR, 1938 June 24, Espy Archive
481. Joe Anderson, 1939 March 10, Espy Archive
482. "Confessed Four Killings But Not One He Died For". The Meriden Daily Journal . March 10, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
483. "Two Will Die In Chair At Dawn". St. Joseph Gazette . May 19, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
484. Fred Arnell, AR, 1939 May 19, Espy Archive
485. Sylvester Williams, AR, 1939 June 30, Espy Archive
486. "Chair Claims 3 Negro Men". Austin American-Statesman . June 30, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
487. "Sylvester Williams (Execution of)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
488. Bubbles Clayton, AR, 1939 June 30, Espy Archive
489. "Arkansas "Scottsboro" Case". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
490. Milton Williams, 1939 August 18, Espy Archive
491. James Charles Jr., 1940 January 19, Espy Archive
492. "Negro Confesses Slaying Before His Electrocution". Paragould Daily Press . April 12, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
493. "Negro Put to Death in Holdup-Slaying of Falcon Farmer". Times Record . November 15, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
494. "State Executes Negro for Slaying of Officer". Southwest American . December 14, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
495. John Mooney, AR, 1941 January 24, Espy Archive
496. "Negro Dies In Chair For Slaying Stepdaughter". Paragould Soliphone . May 19, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
497. Percy Lewis, AR, 1941 June 6, Espy Archive
498. "Negro Goes To Death In Electric Chair For Slaying". Paragould Daily Press . June 6, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
499. "Negro Rapist Dies In Electric Chair". The Evening Independent . June 20, 1941. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
500. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair At Tucker Prison". Paragould Soliphone . October 13, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
501. Ben Adams, AR, 1942 June 5, Espy Archive
502. A. T. Jones, AR, 1942 July 31, Espy Archive
503. "Negro Killer Electrocuted This Morning". The Daily World . July 31, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
504. Stoney Allison, AR, 1942 November 20, Espy Archive
505. "Two Negroes Executed at Tucker Prison Farm". Southwest American . November 21, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
506. "Negro Put to Death for Killing". Times Record . March 19, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
507. Henry Thompson, AR, 1943 August 6, Espy Archive
508. "Negro Dies in Chair". Southwest American . July 8, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
509. "Tacker Confesses Guilt Before Electrocution". Southwest American . July 15, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
510. Levi Clingham, AR, 1944 December 1, Espy Archive
511. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair". The Sun . December 1, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
512. Tony Brown, AR, 1945 March 30, Espy Archive
513. "Negro Slayer Is Executed". Paragould Soliphone . May 28, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
514. James Hall, 1946 January 4, Espy Archive
515. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair For Murder". Paragould Soliphone . April 15, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
516. Elton Chitwood, AR, 1946 November 22, Espy Archive
517. Andrew Thomas, AR, 1946 November 29, Espy Archive
518. Clifton Holmes, AR, 1947 January 10, Espy Archive
519. "Doomed Negro Paints Picture of Judge". Southwest American . January 21, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
520. Jeff Henley Jr., 1947 January 24, Espy Archive
521. Vollie Bates, AR, 1947 May 16, Espy Archive
522. Lawrence Dukes, 1947 August 8, Espy Archive
523. Cubie Johnson, 1947 August 8, Espy Archive
524. James Hyde, AR, 1948 February 13, Espy Archive
525. "Corneas From Eyes of Executed Man Used". The Southeast Missourian . February 14, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
526. Edmond Pugh, 1948 July 2, Espy Archive
527. Mizell Palmer, 1949 July 17, Espy Archive
528. Harvie Rorie, AR, 1949 July 22, Espy Archive
529. "Slayer of Wife, Two Children Executed at Arkansas State Prison". The Southeast Missourian . July 22, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
530. "21-Year-Old Negro Dies In Electric Chair". Paragould Daily Press . December 9, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
531. Wesley Hildreth, 1949 December 23, Espy Archive
532. Thomas Black, 1950 March 10, Espy Archive
533. Hollis Needham, AR, 1950 March 17, Espy Archive
534. Robert Smith, 1950 April 24, Espy Archive
535. George Ferguson, 1951 February 23, Espy Archive
536. Matthew Ezell, AR, 1951 February 23, Espy Archive
537. Peter Dorsey, AR, 1951 November 23, Espy Archive
538. "Cop Killer Is Executed". St. Joseph News-Press . July 27, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
539. Arthur Grays, AR, 1951 November 23, Espy Archive
540. Herman Maxwell, 1952 June 6, Espy Archive
541. "Wilson Wright, 19, Negro, Dies For Slaying Farmer". Paragould Daily Press . August 1, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
542. Bill Jenkins, AR, 1954 May 7, Espy Archive
543. "Jenkins Goes To Death". Batesville Guard . May 7, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
544. Leo Scarber, AR, 1956 September 21, Espy Archive
545. "60-Year-Old Negro Dies In Electric Chair At Tucker". The Sun . September 21, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
546. "(untitled)". The Daily World . July 21, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
547. Leo Lee, 1959 September 25, Espy Archive
548. William Young, AR, 1959 October 2, Espy Archive
549. J. T. House, AR, 1959 October 23, Espy Archive
550. "Osceola Slayer Is Electrocuted". The Courier News . October 23, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
551. James Moore, AR, 1960 May 13, Espy Archive
552. William Nail, AR, 1960 September 16, Espy Archive
553. "Leggett Executed". Baxter Bulletin . September 22, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
554. Emmett Leggett, 1960 September 16, Espy Archive
555. Lawrence Moore, AR, 1960 October 28, Espy Archive
556. John Bracey, AR, 1960 October 28, Espy Archive
557. Charles Fields, 1964 January 24, Espy Archive
558. "Execution Date Set for Rapist". Hope Star . January 1, 1964. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.