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Maoma July

Full-Blood Creek Indian

Sam Sampson

Full-Blood Creek Indian

Rufus Buck

Half Black, Half Seminole Indian

Lucky Davis

Black

Louis Davis

Full-Blood Creek Indian

The Rufus Buck Gang

Rufus Buck: A Black Indian Outlaw

Stole a horse from the home of Gus Chambers

Robbed Norberg's store near McDermott, gang decided to go back to Okmulgee

Mrs. Wilson was brutally molested after the gang fled Okmulgee

Arrested after a seven hour shootout with Indian police, U.S. Marshals, and over 100 Creek citizens

Looted Orcutt's store of food, clothing, and ammunition and waited on an Indian Man

Mr. Shafey was robbed of his horse, saddle, bridle, $50.00, and a golden watch

Robbed a drug store & shot and murdered the town Marshall, John Garrett (a freedman) who attempted to intervene

Raped a white woman who had recently given birth and was ill

Robbed a stockman, Bent Callahan, and his farmhand, Sam Houston, of their clothes and boots. Shot and killed Houston.

Invaded Mr. Hassan's home, forced Mrs. Hassan to prepare a dinner, and was later molested. Mr. Hassan was forced to perform for the gang at gunpoint.

Main Points

Days 4-11

Day 13

Day 12

Day 3

Day 1

13 days of terror:

the summer of 1895

1. There may have been a natural affinity between these Black and Indian men due to impoverishment, being viewed as racially inferior, and facing encroachment from white settlers in Creek Indian Territory.

  • Most of their victims were white
  • They provided aid to a fellow Indian

2. The trial clearly was used to create a political statement based on the ideal of white purity by stragegically filing only rape charges and by the comments made by Judge Parker.

Trial

  • Once captured by police, the five were secretly moved to different jails several times to escape raging lynch mobs.
  • Were tried and found guilty for 4 counts of Rape
  • Sentenced to hang on Wednesday September 25, 1895

  • Lucky Davis appealed case to Supreme Court, it was denied
  • Execution Date moved to July 1, 1896
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