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Men Murdered, Suspects Jailed	Mathis Surrenders Oxford Eagle, November 21, 1901 | View | Will Mathis, Whit Owens, Will Jackson and Orlando Lester Arraigned Oxford Eagle, January 02, 1902 | View | The Mathis Trial New Orleans Times Picayune, January 3, 1902 | View |
Suspects Convicted	Three Convicted Oxford Eagle ,January 09, 1902 | View | Whit Owens, Will Mathis and Orlando Lester To Hang Oxford Eagle, January 16, 1902 | View | Mathis Writes Letters Oxford Eagle, January 23, 1902 | View |
Miscellaneous News Items	Letter to the Editor Oxford Eagle, January .9, 1902 | View | News Briefs: Mathis' Hanging Request Oxford Eagle, January 23, 1902 | View | Gossip Column Oxford Eagle, February 29, 1902 | View | The Reprieve of Mathis and Lester Oxford Eagle, June 27, 1902 | View |
Execution	The Execution to be Public Oxford Eagle, February 6, 1902 | View | Mathis and Lester Hung Oxford Eagle, September 24, 1902 | View |
Related News: Other Trial Coverage	Whit Owens, Oxford crime boss, was implicated in the murder plot involving Mathis and Lester. He was never convicted of that crime, however he served time for another murder. Whit Owens On Trial Oxford Eagle, August 21, 1902 | View | Bill and George Jackson were convicted for their roles in the murders. In the Shadow of the Gallows Oxford Eagle, January 16, 1902 | View |