The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-27
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ercd the trunk and the boxes already men
tioned-alI of which were marked 'Lonoke,
Arkansas. - The boxes were filed with
bed clothing and qUeenSware, butthe trunk
was more productive. In the tray were a
number Of fancy articles, such as usually
adorn a lady's toilet, but nothing when
could identify the owner. The ShellH re-
moved the tray and was pushing hls mFeS-
tigatinnS below. when Mrs. Martin remon-
strated, telling him the contents were hoIh-
in" except her own clothing ne Sdil'ho
official closed the lid and left the room, DllI
on second thought concluded very proper
l., +L,+ dptv should take the precedence oil
,Iolitercss and returned for a closer eNaml-
nation. At the second attack the II''hh
was thoroughly Sembowlcd mere were
found several fashionably made dresses
including ore Of elegant ana eNPensNe
/ black silk a large quantity OF iadles uli-
I.r.I,tI,ir,~. s. eets. napk ms, table hnen,
60 all stamped with the name 'Emlle
Ro,r,rs " There was also i'm sign pant
cd black. ON which was inacuUcd III git
/ letters "W. j. RugC-s, Attprney-at-LaW
and Real Estate Agent and scvcraldocu-
ments addressed to the same person. In
small travelling bag was new paW ul ctoth
CATERS. size ~ AID bottle OF morphine.
Martin explanation was 50 clumsy as 10
deceive no one He stated that whiic alb
| sent from home he had visited Kentucky
and from thence went to Arkansas, where
/ he met and formed an Illicit connection
/ with Mrs Rogers. she accompanied MN
I to Lauderdale county, and the day before
reaching Ripley they were joined ny
stranger. Near Jennings Pond the wagon
broke down and Mrs. Rogers suddenly con
, cIuded L. desert her lover and go with the
newly arrived party. Before departing she
sold the trunk and its contents 10 MAI
tin. since which time he had seen nothing
, of her. On searching him there was touLu
/ in his uOcI,etb ,0k a prOmiSNoTy note Ior
$500. drawn bya citizen of Lonoke, Arkan-
sas. and M. d. pay able to 80. w. Majors
and wife Also, n small photograph Oh
/ himself He could give no account OF the
note. and said that lie did not know no" 1t
came into his possession.
/ lie was consigned to prison at once, and
all applications for bail refused. Beng
7 convinced that the right man was III the
cu;c ;chcs of the law, the authorities were
anxious to complete the chain OF evidence
and special messenger was dispatched 10
Arkansas for the purpose of working up
the case there. Meanwhile a reporter of
the Ripley Nsrs, in overhauling a pile OF
old exchanges. came across the following
announcement, which threw more light on
the subject ~
Married. on the 4th day of July, 1872.
bv the Rev. q. \. Ross, at the residence
P Of the bride, Mr.. G. ". Majors, OF Monroe
county. Ark, and Mrs. Emile Rogers OF
Lonokc, Ark
. The messenger sent to Arkansas soon re
turned, and with him came Mr.. John y.
: Dive. a brother of the murdered woman, who,
. on being shown the photograph found on
Martins person, Immediately pronounced
il to be a correct likeness Of the man who
had married his sister some six weeks be
fore. Mr.. Dyes statement was so clear
and satisfactory that it removed the last
doubt concerning the guilt of the prisoner,
and made assurance doubly sure.
lie said that Emile Rogers was the
widow Of Judge William j. Rogers, a
prominent lawyer of Lonoke, Arkansas,
who died Shout three years ago. lie left
her at his deCease considerable real estate
and some ready money, which gave the
Iadva fair support but IN order to increase
her revenue She opened boarding house,
/ which. together with her other resources,
made her financial condition very comfort
able. In June last a stranger appeared i'll
Lonoke, who called himself G.. w. Majors,
by occupation carpenter lie boarded
with Mrs Rogers represented himself a
/ widower of three years standing, and At
once began paying his addresses to the
lady, who had then reached the susceptible
age of forty seven. In spite OF all the ar
numerts and entrcatioS of friends and rela-
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of the scouudrel, and they Were daily mar
ried on the Fourth Of July.
Majors now began talking Of fine farm
he owned in Tennessee, and the necessity
of his returning to look after the growing
crop. His victim was easily persuaded to
sell a number of her lots, which produced
about $1,000 in cash. lease the balance for
a term of years. and 90 with him 10 his
distant home. They started in twO-horse
. y
near Jennings Pond, where, as has already
been said. The wagon broke down. Next
day Nartin-having dropped the Majors
. alidS-arriyCd at his father-in-law house,
and on the following Tuesday the body Of
. the unfortunate woman WAS discovered III
the pond. The supposition lS--th"ugh we
/ believe the wretch made no tuii confession
that he decoyed her to the edge Of the
/ water. killed her with a pistol shot, then
/ flung the corpse In. thinking it would i'm
mediatclv sink. and thus hide all traces of
the bloody deed.
The people Of Lauderlale county felt
that judicial proceedings in such a case
were a mere waste Of time, and as soon as
Martin had been identified by Mr.. Dye,
and remandod to prison for trial secret
session of the friends of Judge Lynch was
held and plan of operation decided upon.
/ Last SUNDAY morning at O'Clock COM
pany of one hundred men, masked and
otherwise disguised. marched to the jail,
! overpowered the guards, broke the locks
I of the cell where Martin was confined, car
ried the trembling criminal out of doors
( and placed him aStride of horse behind
. one of the marty. As the caValcade moved
swiftly and silently away under the soft
+ I9ys of the summer moon, Martins voice
was heard in passionate appeals for mercy
that mercy which he himself had denied
to the loving. trusting woman he deceived
and murdered. Half an hour after loud
volley reused the echoes ot the forest tell
ing the crowd of anxious listeners who sur
rounded the Jail that all was over. Next
morning the body was found lyiug 10y the
roadside. beneath the branches of aycner-
able oak tree, pierced with not less than
forty bullet holes. The work of vengeance
had been thoroughly done. \ coroner's 5
Jury rendered verdict: death from gun
. shot wounds, inflicted at the hands of per
sons unknown" and the maugted remains