Reversals and Acquittals of Capital Crimes after 1890

Name	Crime	Date Convicted	Date to be Executed	Final Disposition
William Alexander	Murder	January 21, 1890	October 1, 1890	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal; two mistrials. Nolle prosequi (case dropped)
John Boyd	Murder	October 29, 1890	April 21, 1891	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years.
Eugene Stanley	Murder	October 29, 1890	April 21, 1891	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years.
Alexander Lewis	Murder	October 26, 1891	April 27, 1892	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial acquitted by jury.
John Brown	Murder	March 22, 1892	June 28, 1892	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At second trial again found guilty and sentenced to hang. Second sentence also reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At his third trial he was sentenced to one year in prison.
Famous Smith	Murder	January 8, 1894	September 28, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Nolle prosequi (case dropped)
John Hicks	Murder	March 7, 1894	December 27, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted at his second trial.
Willie Johnson	Murder	March 7, 1894	July 25, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At his second trial sentenced to life imprisonment.
Marshal Tucker	Murder	March 12, 1894	December 27, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Sentenced commuted to life imprisonment at Brooklyn, New York.
John Gourke	Murder	May 22, 1894	December 27, 1894	Reverse by the Supreme Court on appeal. Pleaded guilty to manslaughter and sentenced to four years at Columbus, Ohio.
John Graves	Murder	July 29, 1894	November 2, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at his second trial.
Frank Collins	Murder	August 11, 1894	November 2, 1894	Sentence commuted
Robert M. Hall	Murder	August 17, 1894	November 2, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at his second trial.
Sam Hickory	Murder	August 25, 1894	November 2, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At second trial sentenced to five years.
Alexander Allen	Murder	October 11, 1894	December 27, 1894	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At second trial sentenced to life imprisonment.
Henry Starr	Murder	October 20, 1894	February 20, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Found guilty and sentenced again to hang at second trial; reversed by Supreme Court, and a third trial was ordered. In 1898 allowed to plead guilty to manslaughter and sentenced to five years at Columbus, Ohio.
Dennis Davis	Murder	November 17, 1894	April 2, 1895	Adjudged insane and transferred to asylum
Thomas Thompson	Murder	December 4, 1894	April 24, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal
Charles Smith	Murder	February 20, 1895	June 25, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial convicted of manslaughter, and sentenced to ten years.
John Allison	Murder	May 28, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial sentenced to seven years.
Mollie King	Murder	February 24, 1896	April 30, 1896	Initial verdict and sentence appealed. At new trial sentenced to life imprisonment.
Eli Lucas	Murder	June 11, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Released to the Choctaw Nation for trial in tribal court on proof of Choctaw citizenship.
Frank Carver	Murder	June 29, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. At new trial sentenced to life imprisonment at Columbus, Ohio.
Thomas J. Thornton	Murder	August 14, 1895	October 9, 1895	Sentenced to ten years at Columbus, Ohio
Buss Luckey	Murder	August 24, 1895	October 20, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted at new trial. Convicted of train robbery and sentenced to fifteen years.
Ed Wilkey	Rape	September 25, 1895	December 19, 1895	Sentence commuted
Ed Alberty	Murder	November 15, 1895	January 29, 1896	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at a new trial.
Mary A. Kettenring	Murder	June 24, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at a new trial.
George Frazier	Murder	June 24, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at a new trial.
Richard Calhoun	Murder	June 24, 1895	October 1, 1895	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Acquitted of the crime at a new trial.
James Mills	Rape	March 3, 1896	June 23, 1896	Reversed by the Supreme Court on appeal. Second trial resulted in a hung jury; acquitted of the crime at a third trial.