The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-07
Advertisement Extraordinary.--stop the
Murderer,


Advertisement Extraordinary.--stop the
Murderer,
The subscriber has in his possession
an offer of One Thousand Acres ofLand
for the apprehension and delivery of
Mark w. Doss, into the custody of the
keeper of any Jail in the Republic of
Texas. This Mark w. Doss married
Jane Langston; she is known by the
writer of this article to be an excellent
woman and of good family.
During the winter of 1888, and when
Judge Summers was engaged at Tusca-
loosa as Representative of the Coun-
ty of Bib, Doss went to Judge Sum-
mer'swife, she being sister ofhis wife, and
prevailed on her to loan him the Judges
wagon and team. He then started off
under pretext of prospect of making
some money by wagonng, and has new
er returned since. He went directly on
to Western Texas, where he turned his
attention to preaching, and was very re-
ligious outwardly, and strict member
of the Babtist church. He finally, on
being received into the house of pious
widow, by dint Of sleight of hand, pock-
eted her gold watch, and suddenly dis
appeared from that part OF the country.
He then went to Eastern Texas, to ia
cob Blanton's, who was another BROTH
er-in-law to Obadiah Langston, of our
neighboring County (Bibb.) lie here
represented his wife to be dead, and
said that he had left his children with
her friends in Bib County. He be-
came as usual very pious, and finally
married woman shade deeper than
would pass for white folks. After he
had resided there for some time, mis-
understanding took place between him
and Jacob Blanton, and he concealed
himself on the roadside where he knew
Blanton would pass, and from his hid
ing place he shot Blanton dead. He
was arrested and broke the Jail twice in
Texas; and it is supposed that he is
now in Tennessee or Mississippi Turk
ing about, or probably acting the part of
a Baptist Preacher under a new name.
He has good voice and sings well,
and when he resided in Bibb he frequent
Iy taught singing-schools. He was then
a member of the Baptist Church, but
never attempted to preach.
He is six feet one inch high, has a
thin sharp looking face, a sharp looking
nose, and is about as years of age
One of his big toes has been broken. -
1t turns up so as to be plainly seen with a
shoe on. Ifhe should be discovered by
any person seeing this, let him address
letter to Obadiah Langston, of Bibb
County, Alabama, and he will furnish
him with the written offer of reward of
One Thousand Acres of Land.
This is the same Mark w. Doss who
has for some time past been noticed in
the papers of this country as the murder
er of Blanton, and his having broke
Jail a second time and has his final cs-
cape. We ask editors to pass him
around, and if he is in the United
States let him be found and returned to
Texas. -Memphis Eagle.
OBADIAH LANosToN.
Bib Co. Alabama,
A Story OF CRIME AND MISFORTUNE.
The Troy Post furnishes us with the sad
tale of once lovely and interesting girl,
well know in Albany. Her name is Ell
len Turner. 1t appears that about two
weeks since she put up at Wells Bel
ding's Troy, and said she was stranger
from the west, just arrived in the cars,
that her husband was in New York, and
wanted to stay few days till she could
write and hear from him as she looked
rather forlorn and decent withal, Mrs.
Bedding kindly took her in next even
ing about 6 o'clock she left, and took
along one shawl and other articles a
warrant was issued and the lady was
found and arrested by Trueworthy, at
Cohoes. The goods were found with
her and she acknowledg her guilt, and
said her name was Ellen Turner, has a
mother living in Rochester, was sent to
Albany 10 school, and went to a select
school in Broadway, became acquainted
with Abram Whipple, son of Lansing
Whipple of Bern, Albany Co., was Sc
duced by said Abram and has a child
ten weeks old by him, &C.; she is cast
off by all her natural protectors. Ellen
was tried by Court ofSpecial Sessions,
found guilty, and was sentenced to pay
S. or be imprisoned ten days.
The villain who wrought this moral
ruin walks the earth proudly gentle
man, mingles freely in fashionable So
ciety, is smiled on by the fair and vir-
tuous lin the worlds eye,) and may
choose wife from among them at his
leisure he has broken no law of the
State; but the victim is driven from So
cety, and even from her own family, a
wandering fugitive and ielon, with the
Jail her refuge and suicide her only hope!