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-into-woodss _Durine—journey_Alexander_continuously taunted _
and tortured Rogers uneil he finally shot to death as he
lay in body of wagon, Sharonn and some men they encountefe
on highway forced to bury, - Alexander and Sharonn arrested
and escaped lynching when sheriff moved to safe place be-
|fore jail stormed. Alexander then escaped, Sharonn acqui-
tted and Mrs, Rogers sentenced to prison for perfury, Alex
ander collapsed short time before execution and was in a
semi-consciousccondition when carried toscaffold, A cou-«-
sin and 6 boyhood friends from Emory, Texas, arrived earlie
with casket on truck, After execution, they returned Alex-
ander's body home to his aged mother,"
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-imto-woodss During—journeyALexander—continuously taunted
and tortured Rogers uneil he finally shot to death as he
lay in body of wagon, Sharonn and some men they encountefe
on highway forced to bury, Alexander and Sharonn arrested
and escaped lynching when sheriff moved to safe place be-
fore jail stormed, Alexander then escaped, Sharonn acqui-
tted and Mrs, Rogers sentenced to prison for pergury. Alex
ander collapsed short time before execution and was ina
semi-consciousccondition when carried toscaffold, A cou-
sin and 6 boyhood friends from Emory, Texas, arrived earlie
with casket on truck, After execution, they returned Alex-
ander's body home to his aged mother."
BIRMINGHAM AGE HERALD, Btham, Ala,, 4-12-1921),
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d to bury, Alexander and Sharonn_arrested
sin and 6 boyhood friends from Emory, Texas, arrived earlie
with casket on truck, After execution, they returned Alex-|
ander's body home to his aged mother."
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/ALEXANDER, James Marshall April 11, 1924
"Homer, Lae, lj-L1-192)-James Marshall Alexander haned in
jail here sortly afternoon for murder of W. F, Rogers, He
| tortured victim before killing, forced. other persons at
point of pistol to bury body, escaped lynching because mob
that stormed jail could not find, later broke jail, fleeing
to *ustralia and rearested when returned to Oakland, Calif,
and wrote letter to woman in case, Rogers! wife, which fell
into hands of authorites. ‘when death party moved to sca-
ffold, he, passed cell where Mrs. Rogers confined and she
turned head so she wuld not have tw see, Murder two years
earlier, Rogers and J, A, Blount had gone to “lexander's
store in oil field to inouire about Mrs, Blount, Alexander
attacked REXKEX Blount and whe Rogers rused to rescue,
beat him semi-conscious with butt ofpistol., Forced Joe
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Sharonn to assist him in plactng Rogers in wagon and w
ALEXANDER, James Marshall April 17, 1924
"Homer, Lae, lj-11-192)-James Marshall Alexander haned in
jail here sortly afternoon for mrder of We F, Rogers, He
vortured victim before killing, forced other persons at
point of pistol to bury body, escaped lynching because mob
that stormed jail could not find, later broke jail, fleeing
to *ustralia and rearested when returned to Oakland, Calif.
and wrote letter to woman in case, Rogers! wife, which fell
into hands of authorites. ‘hen death party moved to sca-
ffold, he passed cell where Mrs. Rogers confined and she
turned head so she wuld not have tw see. Murder two years
earlier, Rogers and J, A, Blount had gone to “lexander's
store in oil field to inquire about Mrs, Blount, Alexander
attacked R&XKEX Blount and whe Rogers rused to rescue,
beat him semi-conscious with butt ofpistol, Forced Joe
Sharonn to assist him in placéng Rogers in wagon and went
ALEXANDER, James Marshall April 11, 1924
"Homer, Lae, /i-11-192)-James Marshall Alexander haned in
jail here sortly afternoon for murder of W. F, Rorers, He
tortured victim before killing, forced. other persons at
Ge cous ast tiny lace orca jail, fleeing
ind rearested when returned to Oakland, Calif,
and wrote letter to woman in case, wife, which fell
into hands of authorites, ‘hen death party nove
f8old, he passed cell where Mrs, Rogers confin
turned head so (ie pears not have tw see. Murder two years|
earlier, Rogers ani . Blount had gone to lexander!s
store in oil field iB) Anouire about Mrs. Blount, Alexander
attacked KAXBEX Blount and wha Rogers rused to rescue,
beat him semi-conscious with butt ofpistol. Forced Joe
Sharonn to assist him in placing Rogers in wagon and went
