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]}

Background

Historically, all executions in Arkansas were carried out locally by hanging. In May 1913, ^[3] hanging was officially replaced by electrocution, and executions were moved to a single execution chamber at the state penitentiary in Little Rock. ^[4] A test electrocution was carried out on a steer and its first execution that September cost the state $702. ^[5] State law also prohibited newspapers from publishing details of the executions. ^[6] 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. ^[7]

List of executions

  Executions by hanging

Name	Race	Age	Date of execution	County	Crime	Victim(s)	Governor
Lee Simms	Black		September 5, 1913	Prairie	Rape	Female, white [8]	George Washington Hays
Omer Davis	White	18	September 11, 1913	Logan	Murder	Nellie Moneyhun, 25, white [9]
Ed King	Black		December 12, 1913	Ashley	Murder	Will Woods, white (deputy sheriff) [6]
Will King	Black		March 4, 1914	Poinsett	Murder	James Chandler, white (deputy sheriff) [10] [11] [a]
Fred Pelton	Black		March 28, 1914	Lincoln	Murder	Melvina Hatton, black [12]
Arthur Tillman	White	23	July 15, 1914	Logan	Murder	Amanda Stephens, 19, white (girlfriend) [13]
Will Neeley	Black		December 8, 1914	Union	Murder	Mr. Sorrells, white (deputy sheriff) [14]
Arthur Hodges	White	21	December 18, 1914	Clark	Murder	William Morgan Garner, 39, white (constable) [15]
Clay Simms	Black		March 19, 1915	Desha	Murder	Female, black [16]
Walter Owens	Black		April 2, 1915	Craighead	Murder	Laura Cogsdale, white [17]
John Hall	Black				Murder	Walter Robinson, black [18]
Sam Derrick	White		July 28, 1915	Monroe	Murder	John Verdun, white [19]
John Hawkins	Black	24	March 13, 1917	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. Diles and her daughter, 1 (daughter), white [20] [21] [22]	Charles Hillman Brough
Henry Smith	Black	37	March 31, 1917	Crittenden	Murder	Female, black (wife) [23]
Aaron Johnson	Black		June 22, 1917	Desha [b]	Murder	R. L. Rutherford, white [24]
Tom Diggs	Black	39		Conway	Murder	Mrs. R. L. Hoggard, 78, white [25]
Solomon Daffron	Black		July 26, 1918	Polk	Murder	A. D. Boatner, white [26] [27]
Ben Caughron	White	28	August 23, 1918	Polk	Murder	Charles Kirkland, white (deputy sheriff) [28] [29]
Vick Tobay	Native American	24	August 14, 1920	Washington	Murder-Robbery	C. C. Smith, white [30]
Charlie Cooper	Black		November 19, 1920	Ouachita	Murder	Ollie Pickett, white [31]
Revertia Reynolds	Black	21	April 29, 1921	Lincoln	Murder	Earl Thompson, black [32]	Thomas Chipman McRae
Virgil Clarke	Black	36	June 17, 1921	Chicot	Murder	Theresa Clemons, black (common-law wife) [33]
Amos Ratcliff	White	24	October 14, 1921	Carroll	Murder	Winford Frazier, white [34]
John Price	Black	20	December 30, 1921	Phillips	Murder	C. Moody, white [35]
James Wells	Black	18	March 10, 1922	Drew	Murder	Peter Trene, white [36]
E. G. Bullen	White	50	February 2, 1923	Ashley	Murder	Ira N. Culp, white [37]
Ben Richardson	White	19
Duncan Richardson	White	29
Will DeBord	White	32		Stone	Murder	Mr. and Mrs. William Silsby, white [38] [39]
Herbert Sease	White	40	July 27, 1923	Baxter	Murder	R. H. Davidson, white [40]
John Owens	White	51	August 24, 1923	Little River	Murder	Hugh Throckmorton, white [41] [42]
Joe Sullivan	White	34	April 18, 1924	Pulaski	Murder	George W. Moore, white (sergeant detective) [43]
Will Bettis	Black	35	June 27, 1924	Crawford	Murder-Rape	Effie Mitchell Latimer, white [44]
Spurgeon Rucks	Black	30
Park Flowers	Black	22	June 26, 1925	Columbia	Murder	Ed Shirley, white [45]	Tom Terral
Jack Buster	Black	20		Jefferson	Murder	Grover C. Payne, white [46]
J. C. Kelley	White	30	November 13, 1925	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	James Harrod Fretwell, 19, white [47]
Tyrus Clark	White	28	January 8, 1926	Benton	Murder-Robbery	L. M. Stout, white [48] [49]
Aaron Harris	Black			Ashley	Murder	Scott Struter, white (deputy sheriff) [50]
Lee Walker	Black	23	February 5, 1926	Union	Murder-Robbery	Ira M. Hudson, 45, white [51] [52]
Roy Edmons	Black	24
Clint Mason	Black	26	February 12, 1926	Ouachita	Murder	J. M. Moore, white [53]
Ishman Jones	Black	23
Cephus Johnson	Black	26
John Canady	Black	30
Albert Jones	Black	37	June 9, 1926	Mississippi	Murder	Female, black [54]
Willie Martin	Black	36		Pulaski	Murder	Lena Blevins, 28, white [55] [c]
Lonnie Dixon	Mixed [d]	18	June 24, 1927	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Floella McDonald, 12, white [56]	John Ellis Martineau
Horace Cathey	Black	20	September 2, 1927	Monroe	Murder	Lewis Wilson, white [57]
Booker Martin	Black	25
Will McKenzie	Black	55	March 30, 1928	Ouachita	Murder	Male, black [58]	Harvey Parnell
Willie Eutsey	Black	21			Murder	Male, white [58]
Sinner Brown	Black		July 10, 1928	Hempstead	Murder	Beatrice Blake, black [59]
Pete Robinson	Black	30	September 10, 1928	Union	Murder-Robbery	J. H. Brock, white [60]
Ben Evers	Black	22	January 24, 1930	Arkansas	Murder	Perry Miller, white (DeWitt city marshal) [61] [62]
John Green	Black	28	March 21, 1930	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Ed Dubley and Bud Morgan, 25 and 50, white [63]
Mack Brown	Black	27
Ambrosia Alford	Black	30	June 20, 1930	Ouachita	Murder-Robbery	Sam Katz, white [64] [65]
Bud Nolan	Black	42	July 25, 1930	Little River	Murder-Robbery	Ed Dubley and Bud Morgan, 25 and 50, white [66]
W. H. Howell	White	62	August 15, 1930	Crawford	Murder	Three people, white [67] [e]
George Washington	Black	30	November 14, 1930	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	W. H. Roberts, white [68]
James Turnage	Black	29
Eddie Long	Black	30			Murder-Robbery	John W. Reed, white (alderman) [69] [70]
Willie Davis	Black
James Lawson	Black	26	July 31, 1931	Bradley	Murder	Jack Martin, white [71] [72]
Louis McBride	Black	36	July 8, 1932	Clark	Murder	William McClain, white [73]
Freeling Daniels	Black	34	November 25, 1932	Miller	Rape	Female, 13, white [74]
George Hill	Black	19	June 30, 1933 [f]	Phillips	Rape	Female, white [7]	Junius Marion Futrell
Woodie Williams	Black	40	July 14, 1933	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Carthel H. Atwood, 20, white [75]
Len McDaniels	Black		December 8, 1933	Lonoke	Murder	Male, white (deputy sheriff) [76]
J. C. Banks	Black	24		Pulaski	Murder	Mark M. Goodson, 44, white [77]
Benjamin Butler	Black	29	February 9, 1934	Craighead	Murder	Mildred Temple, black [78]
Luther Jackson	Black	25	May 11, 1934	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Phillip Windecker, 72, white [79]
Purcell Mitchell	Black	21	November 2, 1934	Union	Murder-Robbery	Lee L. Ward, 69, white [80]
Robert Rose	White	27	February 23, 1935	Independence	Murder	Everett Wheeler, white (deputy sheriff) [81]
Frank Barnes	White	50	March 1, 1935	Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	C. A. Martin, white [82]
Mark Shank	White	43	March 8, 1935	Saline	Murder	Four people, white [83] [g]
Tom Freeman	Black	28	August 23, 1935	Chicot	Murder	Armanda Brown, black (common-law wife) [84]
Paul Nelson	White	23	September 28, 1935	Jackson	Murder-Robbery	B. F. Mitchell, white [85]
Bill Barnes	White	22		Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	C. A. Martin, white [82]
Frank Dobbs	White	40	November 11, 1935	Saline	Murder-Robbery	Fannie Orr, white [86]
Mack Nelson	Black	23	December 13, 1935	Mississippi	Murder	Male and female, black [87]
Ben Hawkins	Black	37
Roy House	White	22	October 23, 1936	Garland	Murder-Robbery	Tom Menser, white [88]
Dennis Turner	White	47	November 6, 1936	Calhoun	Murder	Female, 32, white (ex-wife) [89]
Farlander McCormick	Black	35	December 11, 1936	Drew	Murder-Robbery	Emmaline Lee, 80, black [90] [91]
Beverly White	Black	25
Willie Smith	Black	25
Clinton Medlock	Black	29	April 23, 1937	Calhoun	Murder	Roy Speer, white [92]	Carl E. Bailey
James Austin Jr.	Black	22	May 14, 1937	Garland	Murder-Robbery	John McTigrit, 55, white (Hot Springs police officer) [93]
Tom M. Hutto	White	56	September 3, 1937	Union	Murder	James A. Yocom, 40, white (El Dorado night patrolman) [94]
Sandy Edwards	Black	65	September 24, 1937	Hempstead	Murder	Cross Lamb, white [95]
Jessie Amos	Black	35	October 15, 1937	Lonoke	Rape	Female, 14, white [96]
Duncan Pigue	Black	24	February 4, 1938	Lonoke	Murder	J. Robert Bennett, white (Lonoke city marshal) [97]
Leroy Ware	Black	21	February 25, 1938	Ashley	Murder	F. A. N. Yeager, white (Boydell postmaster) [98]
Willie Noble	Black	25	March 11, 1938	Miller	Murder-Robbery	Joseph Hawkes, 61, white [99]
Lester Brockelhurst	White	24	March 18, 1938	Lonoke	Murder-Robbery	Victor Gates, 57, white [100] [h]
Joe Sims	White	30		Saline	Murder	Female, white (wife) [101]
Frank Carter	Black	26	June 24, 1938	Crittenden	Rape	Female, white [102]
Theo Thomas	Black	28
Joe Anderson	White	37	March 10, 1939	Garland	Murder-Robbery	Eldon Cooley, 26, white [103] [104] [105] [i]
Fred Dickerson	White	35	May 19, 1939
Fred Arnell	Black	18		Miller	Rape	Female, white [106]
Sylvester Williams	Black	20	June 30, 1939	Jefferson	Murder-Rape	Irene Taylor, 19, white [107] [108]
Bubbles Clayton	Black	24		Mississippi	Rape	Female, 19, white [109] [108]
James Caruthers	Black	21
Milton Williams	Black	27	August 18, 1939	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Ruthie Mae Brooks, 5, black [110]
James Charles Jr.	Black	24	January 19, 1940	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Fred Angeles, 57, white [111]
Otis Manning	Black	27	April 12, 1940	Union	Murder	Jimmy Warren, white [112]
Jack Gulley	Black	23	November 15, 1940	Nevada	Murder	Orville Cox, 22, white [113]
James Dillard	Black	35	December 13, 1940	Desha	Murder	Joe Breedlove, white (constable) [114]
John Mooney	Black	21	January 24, 1941	Woodruff	Murder-Rape	Ruby Montgomery, white [115]	Homer Martin Adkins
A. C. Payton	Black	41	May 15, 1941	Crittenden	Murder	Lillie Mae Hill, black (step-daughter) [116]
Percy Lewis	Black	30	June 6, 1941	Phillips	Murder	W. H. Patton, white [117] [118]
John Henry Riney	Black	25	June 20, 1941	Desha	Rape	Female, white [119]
John Washington	Black	33	October 11, 1941	White	Murder	Mrs. Raymond Rongey, 17, white [120]
Jimmie Herron	Black		January 23, 1942	Little River	Murder
Ben Adams	White	47	June 5, 1942	Woodruff	Murder-Robbery	Arthur Bowie, white [121]
A. T. Jones	Black		July 31, 1942	Phillips	Murder	George Miller, black [122] [123]
Stoney Allison	Black	19	November 20, 1942	Desha	Rape	Annie Benson, white [124] [125]
A. D. Luckyando	Black			Lonoke	Murder	Thomas Taylor, white [125]
Adolph Thomas	Black	40	March 19, 1943	Columbia	Murder	Levi Young, black [126]
Henry Thompson	Black	44	August 6, 1943	Cleveland	Murder-Robbery	Mrs. Henry Vetito, 42, white [127]
Seke Mack	Black		June 2, 1944	Mississippi	Murder
Walker Hudson	Black	53	July 7, 1944	Clark	Murder	Janie Hudson, black (wife) [128]
Jim Tacker	White	61	July 14, 1944	Crittenden	Murder	Eskar Patterson, white [129]
Levi Clingham	Black	44	December 1, 1944	Crittenden	Murder	Roy Curtis, white (deputy sheriff) [130] [131]
Tony Brown	Black	39	March 30, 1945	Mississippi	Murder	A. M. Lynch, white [132]	Benjamin T. Laney
James Yates	Black	21	May 25, 1945	Arkansas	Murder	Naloy L. Browning, white [133]
James Waybern Hall	White	24	January 4, 1946	Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Fayrene Clemmons Hall, 19, white (wife) [134] [j]
Willie Riley	Black	32	April 12, 1946	Chicot	Murder	Claude Towns, black [135]
Elton Chitwood	White	25	November 22, 1946	Polk	Murder-Robbery	Raymond Morris, 40, white [136]
Andrew Thomas	Black	23	November 29, 1946	Jefferson	Murder	Mary Liza Green, 37, black (mother-in-law) [137]
Clifton Holmes	Black	26	January 10, 1947	Jefferson	Rape	Female, 13, white [138]
Albert Hodges	Black		January 17, 1947	Pulaski	Rape	Female, white [139]
Jeff Henley Jr.	Black	20	January 24, 1947	Lee	Murder	Mabel Williams, 20, black (wife) [140]
Vollie Bill Bates	White	20	May 16, 1947	Polk	Murder	Thomas Lee Dugan, white [141]
Lawrence W. Dukes	Black	40	August 8, 1947	St. Francis	Murder-Rape	Mrs. Frank Boyd, 35, white [142]
Cubie Lee Johnson	Black	24		Pulaski	Murder-Robbery	Henry Williams, black [143]
James H. Hyde	White	26	February 13, 1948	Carroll	Murder	Frank Simpson, white [144] [145]
Edmond Pugh	Black	20	July 2, 1948	Pulaski	Rape	Female, 2, black [146]
Mizell Palmer	Black	25	July 17, 1949	Pulaski	Rape	Female, white [147]	Sid McMath
Harvie Rorie	White	45	July 22, 1949	Jefferson	Murder	Three people, white [148] [149] [k]
Walter Pierce	Black	21	December 9, 1949	Chicot	Murder-Rape	Sarah Jackson, 66, black [150]
Wesley Hildreth	Black	26	December 23, 1949	Phillips [l]	Rape	Female, 21, white [151]
Thomas Black	White	28	March 10, 1950	Pulaski	Murder-Rape	Betty Jane McCall, 22, white [152] [m]
Hollis Needham	White	26	March 17, 1950	Mississippi	Rape	Female, 8, white [153]
Robert L. Smith	White	41	April 24, 1950	Pulaski	Murder	Sallie Mae Barner, white (ex-wife) [154] [n]
George Ferguson	Black	35	February 23, 1951	Pulaski	Murder	Durward Miller, 41, white [155]
Matthew Ezell	Black	38		Mississippi	Murder	Ernestine Harris, 8, black [156] [o]
Aubrey Smith	Black	30	July 27, 1951	Phillips [p]	Murder	Ray Campbell, white (deputy sheriff) [157] [158]
Arthur Grays	Black		November 23, 1951	Mississippi	Murder-Robbery	Homer Tucker, white [159]
Peter Dorsey	Black			Phillips [q]	Murder	Ray Campbell, white (deputy sheriff) [157]
Herman Maxwell	Black	22	June 6, 1952	Hempstead	Rape	Female, white [160]
Wilson Wright	Black	19	August 1, 1952	Dallas	Murder	Allen Green Roberts, white [161] [r]
Bill Jenkins	Native American	50	May 7, 1954	Garland	Murder	Cleo Jones, 16, white [162] [163]	Francis Cherry
Leo Scarber	Black	60	September 21, 1956	Nevada	Rape	Female, 76, white [164] [165]	Orval Faubus
Lawrence Smith	Black	19	July 24, 1959	Chicot	Murder	Gary C. Cundiff, white [166]
Leo Lee	Black	56	September 25, 1959	Pulaski	Murder	William H. Smith Jr., 25, black [167] [s]
William Young	Black	39	October 2, 1959	Mississippi	Murder	Erman Cox, white (state patrolman) [168] [169]
Thomas Walker	Black	52		Crittenden	Murder	J. W. Orman, white [169]
J. T. House	Black	25	October 23, 1959	Phillips	Murder	Ernestine Coley, 19, black [170] [171]
Arthur Hayes	Black	44		Mississippi	Murder	Justus Edrington, white [171]
James Moore	Black	22	May 13, 1960	Miller	Murder-Robbery	M. R. Hamm, 76, white [172]
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) [173] [174] [t]
Emmett Leggett	White	23		Pulaski	Murder	Joe King, 14, white [175] [u]
Lawrence Moore	Black	21	October 28, 1960	Crittenden	Murder-Robbery	Ross Nichols, 69, white [176]
John Bracy	Black	27		Chicot	Murder-Robbery	Alberta Miles, 76, white [177]
Charles F. Fields	White	32	January 24, 1964	Jefferson	Rape	Myrtle Lee Taylor, 32, white [178] [179] [v]

See also

• Capital punishment in Arkansas
• Crime in Arkansas

Notes

1. 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.
2. Change of venue from Jefferson County.
3. Suspected in five other similar murders, but denied any involvement.
4. "Light-skinned mulatto" of white, black, and native ancestry.
5. 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.
6. First execution at Tucker Prison Farm.
7. Alvin Colley, his wife, and two of their three sons.
8. Serial killer, also committed two other murders in Illinois and Texas.
9. 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.
10. Also committed four other murders.
11. 39-year-old estranged wife Gertrude Rorie and her two children, 11-year-old Frankie Maupin and 9-year-old Joyce Maupin.
12. Change of venue from Lee County.
13. Serial rapist, previously attacked multiple other women but none came forward to avoid publicity.
14. Smith, a bigamist, married Barner without divorcing his previous wife, and she annulled their marriage after discovering this.
15. Murdered during rape attempt.
16. Change of venue from St. Francis County.
17. Change of venue from St. Francis County.
18. Attempted to rape Roberts' niece, Mrs. Irene Holloway, in an abandoned house shortly before his murder.
19. Serial rapist, raped Smith's 19-year-old girlfriend after killing him and later attacked two other couples in Gillam Park.
20. Both trustees at Tucker Prison Farm.
21. 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.
22. Escaped inmate from at Tucker Prison Farm, where he was already serving a life sentence for the rape of a 23-year-old white woman. Raped victim while a prison trusty. Also murdered Charlie Andrew Mencer (50, white), but was never tried for this crime.

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67. W. H. Howell, AR, 1930 August 15, Espy Archive
68. George Washington, James Turnage, 1930 November 14, Espy Archive
69. Eddie Long, Willie Davis, 1930 November 14, Espy Archive
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74. Freeling Daniels, AR, 1932 November 25, Espy Archive
75. Woodie Williams, 1933 July 14, Espy Archive
76. "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.
77. J. C. Banks, 1933 December 8, Espy Archive
78. Benjamin Butler, 1934 February 9, Espy Archive
79. Luther Jackson, 1934 May 11, Espy Archive
80. Purcell Mitchell, AR, 1934 November 2, Espy Archive
81. Robert Rose, 1935 February 23, Espy Archive
82. Frank Barnes, AR, 1935 March 1, Espy Archive
83. Mark Shank, 1935 March 8, Espy Archive
84. Tom Freeman, AR, 1935 August 23, Espy Archive
85. Paul Nelson, AR, 1935 September 28, Espy Archive
86. Frank Dobbs, 1935 November 11, Espy Archive
87. "2 Negroes Die In Chair". The Tuscaloosa News . December 13, 1935. p. 5. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
88. Roy House, AR, 1936 October 23, Espy Archive
89. Dennis Turner, AR, 1936 November 6, Espy Archive
90. Farlander Mccormick, AR, 1936 December 11, Espy Archive
91. "Four Negroes And Two Whites Are Executed". The Tuscaloosa News . December 11, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
92. Clinton Medlock, 1937 April 23, Espy Archive
93. James Jr Austin, AR, 1937 May 14, Espy Archive
94. "Former Dallas Man Electrocuted for Death of Arkansas Officer". The Amarillo Globe-Times . September 3, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
95. Sandy Edwards, AR, 1937 September 24, Espy Archive
96. "Negro Is Executed for Assault Case". Hope Star . October 15, 1937. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
97. "Negro Slayer Executed At Tucker Farm". The Daily World . February 4, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
98. "Negro Is Executed in Postal Killing". Hope Star . February 25, 1938. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
99. Willie Noble, AR, 1938 March 11, Espy Archive
100. Lester Brockelhurst, 1938 March 18, Espy Archive
101. Joe Sims, AR, 1938 March 18, Espy Archive
102. Theo Thomas, AR, 1938 June 24, Espy Archive
103. Joe Anderson, 1939 March 10, Espy Archive
104. "Confessed Four Killings But Not One He Died For". The Meriden Daily Journal . March 10, 1939. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
105. "Two Will Die In Chair At Dawn". St. Joseph Gazette . May 19, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
106. Fred Arnell, AR, 1939 May 19, Espy Archive
107. Sylvester Williams, AR, 1939 June 30, Espy Archive
108. "Chair Claims 3 Negro Men". Austin American-Statesman . June 30, 1939. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
109. Bubbles Clayton, AR, 1939 June 30, Espy Archive
110. Milton Williams, 1939 August 18, Espy Archive
111. James Charles Jr., 1940 January 19, Espy Archive
112. "Negro Confesses Slaying Before His Electrocution". Paragould Daily Press . April 12, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
113. "Negro Put to Death in Holdup-Slaying of Falcon Farmer". Times Record . November 15, 1940. p. 14. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
114. "State Executes Negro for Slaying of Officer". Southwest American . December 14, 1940. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
115. John Mooney, AR, 1941 January 24, Espy Archive
116. "Negro Dies In Chair For Slaying Stepdaughter". Paragould Soliphone . May 19, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
117. Percy Lewis, AR, 1941 June 6, Espy Archive
118. "Negro Goes To Death In Electric Chair For Slaying". Paragould Daily Press . June 6, 1941. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
119. "Negro Rapist Dies In Electric Chair". The Evening Independent . June 20, 1941. p. 13. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
120. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair At Tucker Prison". Paragould Soliphone . October 13, 1941. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
121. Ben Adams, AR, 1942 June 5, Espy Archive
122. A. T. Jones, AR, 1942 July 31, Espy Archive
123. "Negro Killer Electrocuted This Morning". The Daily World . July 31, 1942. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
124. Stoney Allison, AR, 1942 November 20, Espy Archive
125. "Two Negroes Executed at Tucker Prison Farm". Southwest American . November 21, 1942. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
126. "Negro Put to Death for Killing". Times Record . March 19, 1943. p. 13. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
127. Henry Thompson, AR, 1943 August 6, Espy Archive
128. "Negro Dies in Chair". Southwest American . July 8, 1944. p. 2. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
129. "Tacker Confesses Guilt Before Electrocution". Southwest American . July 15, 1944. p. 10. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
130. Levi Clingham, AR, 1944 December 1, Espy Archive
131. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair". The Sun . December 1, 1944. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
132. Tony Brown, AR, 1945 March 30, Espy Archive
133. "Negro Slayer Is Executed". Paragould Soliphone . May 28, 1945. p. 4. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
134. James Hall, 1946 January 4, Espy Archive
135. "Negro Dies In Electric Chair For Murder". Paragould Soliphone . April 15, 1946. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
136. Elton Chitwood, AR, 1946 November 22, Espy Archive
137. Andrew Thomas, AR, 1946 November 29, Espy Archive
138. Clifton Holmes, AR, 1947 January 10, Espy Archive
139. "Doomed Negro Paints Picture of Judge". Southwest American . January 21, 1947. p. 7. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
140. Jeff Henley Jr., 1947 January 24, Espy Archive
141. Vollie Bates, AR, 1947 May 16, Espy Archive
142. Lawrence Dukes, 1947 August 8, Espy Archive
143. Cubie Johnson, 1947 August 8, Espy Archive
144. James Hyde, AR, 1948 February 13, Espy Archive
145. "Corneas From Eyes of Executed Man Used". The Southeast Missourian . February 14, 1948. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
146. Edmond Pugh, 1948 July 2, Espy Archive
147. Mizell Palmer, 1949 July 17, Espy Archive
148. Harvie Rorie, AR, 1949 July 22, Espy Archive
149. "Slayer of Wife, Two Children Executed at Arkansas State Prison". The Southeast Missourian . July 22, 1949. p. 2. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
150. "21-Year-Old Negro Dies In Electric Chair". Paragould Daily Press . December 9, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
151. Wesley Hildreth, 1949 December 23, Espy Archive
152. Thomas Black, 1950 March 10, Espy Archive
153. Hollis Needham, AR, 1950 March 17, Espy Archive
154. Robert Smith, 1950 April 24, Espy Archive
155. George Ferguson, 1951 February 23, Espy Archive
156. Matthew Ezell, AR, 1951 February 23, Espy Archive
157. Peter Dorsey, AR, 1951 November 23, Espy Archive
158. "Cop Killer Is Executed". St. Joseph News-Press . July 27, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
159. Arthur Grays, AR, 1951 November 23, Espy Archive
160. Herman Maxwell, 1952 June 6, Espy Archive
161. "Wilson Wright, 19, Negro, Dies For Slaying Farmer". Paragould Daily Press . August 1, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
162. Bill Jenkins, AR, 1954 May 7, Espy Archive
163. "Jenkins Goes To Death". Batesville Guard . May 7, 1954. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
164. Leo Scarber, AR, 1956 September 21, Espy Archive
165. "60-Year-Old Negro Dies In Electric Chair At Tucker". The Sun . September 21, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
166. "(untitled)". The Daily World . July 21, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
167. Leo Lee, 1959 September 25, Espy Archive
168. William Young, AR, 1959 October 2, Espy Archive
169. "Two Negroes Die In Electric Chair Early Today". The Daily World . October 2, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved December 8, 2025.
170. J. T. House, AR, 1959 October 23, Espy Archive
171. "Osceola Slayer Is Electrocuted". The Courier News . October 23, 1959. p. 1. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
172. James Moore, AR, 1960 May 13, Espy Archive
173. William Nail, AR, 1960 September 16, Espy Archive
174. "Leggett Executed". Baxter Bulletin . September 22, 1960. p. 9. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
175. Emmett Leggett, 1960 September 16, Espy Archive
176. Lawrence Moore, AR, 1960 October 28, Espy Archive
177. John Bracey, AR, 1960 October 28, Espy Archive
178. Charles Fields, 1964 January 24, Espy Archive
179. "Execution Date Set for Rapist". Hope Star . January 1, 1964. p. 3. Retrieved September 23, 2025.