$250 Reward For MARK KISOR Newspaper 1842 Article

$250 Reward For MARK KISOR Newspaper 1842 Article

STOP THE MURDERER
$250 Reward
The above Reward will be given for the apprehension and delivery to the
Sheriff of Cabarrus county, North Carolina, of a man by the name of MARK KISOR who committed an atrocious murder upon the body of James S. Russell, of this county, on the 5th instant, at the house of Allen Bost's in Cabarrus county. Said Kisor is about 30 years of age, five feet 10 inches high, dark hair, square shouldered, dark skin, large mouth, has some appearance of the scald head, has large whiskers, speaks quick, is a blacksmith by trade, and his very looks indicate the rascal.  He was badly dressed in homespun, but it is presumed he will change his clothes - he wore a new pair of brogues with stays around the heels.  He is so much in the habit of carrying his rifle that it is supposed he will take it with him, it has a plain stock and double triggers - he has a common case knife ground in the shape of a butcher knife attached to his pouch by a leather string through the handle.  He has a brother living in Georgia, and two sisters in Mississippi, one of them married to Parrot Evans and the other to ______ Collins, formerly of Anson county where he will no doubt attempt to go.  Kisor is fond of drinking and when the least tight is in the habit of singing dirty blackguard songs, such as nine times in a night, &c. Any one apprehending said Kisor and delivering him as above shall receive the reward.

David G. Russell
Robert L. Russell
Mecklenburg co. Aug. 9, 1842                   46tf

N.B. Kisor has been in the habit of working at Beaver Dam Gold Mine in Montgomery county, and he may be lurking about there as he has a sister in that neighborhood married to a man named John Kisor. P.S. The Southern and Western papers will please notice.

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