startling enlightenment given. Ly, developed that King
had killed Rogers, made a razor strop froma strip of
his sking, and had cut his flesh into pieces, some of
which were then drying on the place, Other portions of
the body had been fed to chickens, Snow and Dearborn
hastened to Independenee, and after their story had been
told, a party went to the lake and captured the murderer,
He was brought to Independence but escaped from there and
went to Visalia, where he adopted the name of Butteffield,
He was recognized by someone from Owens Valley, arrested,
tried, found guilty and was hanged in Visalia by the
Sheriff, Dec, 7, 1865, .the second legal rome in
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startling enlightenment given. 1+ developed that King
had killed Rogers, made a razor strop froma strip of
his sking, and had cut his flesh into pieces, some of
which were then drying on the place. Other portions of
the body had been fed to chickens. Snow and Dearborn
hastened to Independenee, and after their story had been
told, a party went to the lake and captured the murderer,
He was brought to Independence but escaped from there and
went to Visalia, where he adopted the name of Butteffield,|
He was recognized by someone from Owens Valley, arrested,
tried, found guilty and was hanged in Visalia by the
Sheriff, Dec, 7, 1865, the second legal execution in
Tilare. esta) He eae a fyll aa tt
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startling enlightenment given, 1t developed that King
ee killed Rogers, made a razor strop froma strip of
his sking, and had cut his flesh into pieces, some of
which were then drying on the place, Other porfions of
the body had been fed to chickens, Snow and Dearborn
hastened to Independenee, and after their story had been
told, a party went to the lake and captured the murderer,
He was brought to Independence but escaped from there and
went to Visalia, where he adopted the name of Butteffield,
He was recognized by someone from Owens Valley, fore
tried, found guilty and was hanged in Visalia
pote Dece ue 1865, the ay py legal Cease in
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KING, EAM. /,2-/Z- / dni ie
"An incident unique in FCS ane depravity occurred
in 1865. E. M.. King, wha: claimed to have been a preacher,
had located on a piece of ground near Owens Lake, on the
Visalia road, and kept.a place atwwhich wayfarers were
fed. There came to this place, in June, 1865, J, N.,
better known as 'Hog' Rogers. his uncom limentary desig-
nation was conferred because of his being in the pork
_ raising business in Western Tualre, He was one of the
cliiizens at the Swens Lake massacre that January. When
he arrived at King's he had with him $1,500, the proceeds
of selling property at Owensville, A little later trav-
elers named Snow and Dearborn tarried.with King who waited
on and fed eb During the
peal, of
paceoky LEME asked the, ad vase ney, weeE apna premeae
it was pork, ‘Well, that's some of old Rogers! was the
KING, Ee Me /L-/2-(F OS
"An incident unique in its revolting depravity occurred
in 1865. E, M. King, who claimed to have been a preacher,
had located on a piece of ground near Owens Lake, on the
Visalia road, and kept,a place atwwhich wayfarers were
fed. There came to this place, in June, 1865, J. Ney
better known as 'Hog! Rogers. ‘is uncom limentary desig-
nation was conferred because of his being in the pork
raising business in Western Tualre, He was one of the
ctiiizens at the Owens Lake massacre that January. When
he arrived at King's he had with him $1,500, the proceeds
of selling property at Owensville, A little later trav-
elers named Snow and Dearborn tarried with King who waited
on and fed them, During the
artook, Ki : ; eal, of which, th eur til,
Shey had been Ch Coasts the shat be rides owe
it was pork, ‘'Well, that's some of old Rogers! was the
Kina, BM. /L-/2-/7 6S”
tan incident unique in ifs cote depravity occurred
in 1865, E, M, King, who claimed to have been a preacher,
had located on a piece of ground near Owens Lake, on the
Visalia road, and kept.a place atuwhich Ace were
fed. ‘There came to this place, in June, 1865, J. Nes
better known as 'Hog'! Rogers. is uncomplimentary desig-
nation was conferred because of his being in the pork
raising business in Western Tualre, He was one of eae
cfifiizens at the Owens Lake massacre that January,
aac vedlatiniy apeined dik hin $1500)) Se eipcoe sce
of selling property at Owensville, A little later trav=
aa oe and Dearborn tarried with King who waited|
oth, tee Ly of
aca EAR anes Oh PRP Sh, eh bay
it was pork, ‘Well, that's some of old Rogers’ was the
