Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1893 — CHOCTAW HONOR. [ARTICLE]

CHOCTAW HONOR.

Slurderer Loring’s Narrow Escape—A Wild Western Drama. Elias Loring, the Choctaw murderer, who was to havo been shot at the Pushmataha court ground, Monday, had a narrow escape. He had been at large according to the native custom, and had great difficulty in reaching tho place of execution because of high water. When ho arrived at tho place of execution he bade good-bye to histwo wives and twenty children. His coffin was brought and placed by his side and the preparation for execution begun. Loring was stripped to his waist and given some purple ink to paint a heart over his own heart. He then sat down on his coffin. blindfoldexi, and Sheriff Johnson stepped off fifteen steps and raised his Winchester,but before he had time to shoot lie heard a whoop, and looking around he saw' a mounted courier coming at full speed. It was Governor Jones's light horseman. He had a stay of execution issued by Governor Jones and ordering that Loring be tried again in the Circuit Court. Loring smiled and said “Chickma,” which means, in English, “good.”