• Rifle Regiment arriving at Belle Point, 1817. Artwork by Michael Haynes

    Fort Smith

    National Historic Site AR,OK

June 30, 1882 Execution

rope tied as a noose
Found guilty for his involvement in the murders of two men during a saloon fight, Edward Fulsom faced his fate on the gallows on June 30, 1882. During the execution, his neck did not break. Fulsom was pronounced dead an hour and three minutes after the drop.

Did You Know?

Parker seated at his bench in 6th Street courtroom

The only known image of Judge Parker in his courtroom is this one from the federal courthouse on Sixth Street which dates from the 1890s.  There are no photographs of the courtroom located in the former military barracks.