Charles Scott Cocke

Stop the Murderer.
$250 REWARD.

WHEREAS, CHARLES S. COCKE, wilfully,
maliciously, and without any known provocation, late
in the evening of the 29th day of last month, at the
house of Col. Jacob Wells in Clark county, Arkansas
Territory, did present a gun at Zebulon Edmiston and
fired immediately and shot him through the body of
which he died in a few min-utes. The murderer made
his escape immediately:
Now, therefore, I, Nancy Edmiston, widow of the
aforesaid Zebulon Edmiston, do offer a reward of two
hundred and fifty dollars for the apprehension and safe
delivery into the custody of the Sheriff of the aforesaid
county of Clark, of the said Charles S. Cocke; and I do
hereby bind myself to pay said sum to any person who
will apprehend and safely deliver him into the custody
of the sheriff as aforesaid.
The said Charles S. Cocke is about 40 years of age,
about 5 feet 11 inches high, of rather a slender form,
thin face, light red hair, blue eyes, and fair skin; it is
supposed he will make for the Texas. Said Cocke
came to this county some four or five years ago and
passed by the name of Charles Scott; his name
however was found after-wards to be Charles Scott
Cocke and as I have learned, he has frequently told
since he came here, that he fled from the State of
Alabama for com-mitting murder.
Given under my hand this 20th day of November
1831.
NANCY EDMISTON.
The Arkansas Gazette, December 7, 14, and 21, 1831