Paragould soliphone. (Paragould, Ark.) 1918-1950, 1921-11-04
FORD SEDAN PROVES TO HAVE
Been The one OWNED BY E.B.
ROGERS MURDERED DEPUTY
Mississippi County Sheriff and Deputies Come to
Paragould and Identify Vehicle Man and
Woman Believed to Be Members Murder
Band Spent Sunday Night in Parasould-
Body Of Assassnated Officer Never Been Lo-
cated-Now Believed Car Utilized in Con-
veyin9 Body.

Marmaduke Monday morning. She
was seated alone in the car
Sheriff Blackwood and his three
deputies left this morning for their
homes at Blytheville, Mr.. Black
wood driving the Ford sedan that
belonged to the murdered chief of
his force. He said the tragedy was
yet surrounded in mystery. Little
hopes are entertained that the mans
body will be found, though the
search will be kept up. Probably
the bitches and other streams Of
water between Paragould and Man.
lila will be dragged with the hope
of locating the lifeless form. Many
persons believe the body has been
concealed between this place and
the spot where the officer met
death. That theory seems plausible
since the searching parties have
been unable to locate the body in
the region where the crime was COM
lnitted.
It was first reported that Deputy
Rogers met his death at the hands
of moonshiners. That theory is
doubted by many. 1t is said that
the officer had some enemies among
those associated with him in the
operation of some farms he owned
in the section few miles north OF
Manila. However, many cling to
the belief that the tragedy was
enacted by illicit booze makers. The
officer had been active in running
down violators of the Volstead act
though he was not credited with
making a speciality of that branch of
law enforcement, only capturing the
violators in the ordinary course of
the performance of his official du-
ties.
The officer left his home Sunday
morning at nine O'Clock, telling his
family that he was going to visit
his land possessions eighteen miles
south ;of Blytheville, or about three
miles north of Manila. He was
later; seen driving his car in that
section, near one of his farms, Sun
day afternoon. He was again seen
late Sunday afternoon, about 6
o'clock. yet in that section. 1t is
said that some individuals saw the
officer in company with other men
going into dense woods. Those
individuals, it is said, claim to
have heard some one of the party
as they entered the woods plead
ing for the others not to hurt him.
One man, now being held at Blythe
willie for investigation, claims to
have been riding along the road
and heard cries. He said he start
ed in the direction of the disturb
ance and was met by some men
who told him he would be killed if
he didn't turn back. He said he
Immediately left. The mans pecu-
liar story caused the officers work
ing on the case to hold him for
Investigation.
The Ford sedan owned by Deputy
Rogers was purchased in Memphis
last Saturday. He drove it from
that city to his home near Blythe
Vile, arriving late Saturday night.
The car was surprise gift to his
wife and three children
Sheriff Blackwood told Paragould
officers this morning that the Mur-
derers of his chief deputy would
be run down if every resource of his
office could bring that about. The
entire county is thoroughly aroused
over the perpetration of the tragic
deed, one of the worst that has ever
occurred in the annals OF crime in
Mississippi county. The murdered
man was very popular, was an eff
cient officer and his tragic ending
llikely will mean that criminal char
acters OF Mississippi county will
have rough sailing in their COM
mission OF depredations henceforth.