The wife of planter Lemuel S. Earl. She and L.S. had been married for 30 years at the time of their murder in 1902. They, along with four of their sons would be brutally murdered, their bodies not found for two weeks in Welsh, Louisiana. The capture and trial of hired man, Alfred E. "Ed" Batson would become a national sensation with Ed becoming the target of women's affection throughout the ordeal. He was hanged on August 14, 1903 after being found guilty of first degree murder twice. There was pressure on Governor William Wright Heard, who had ironically spared no expense protecting Batson from lynch mobs, to commute the death sentence to life. He refused and Batson was hanged for the horrific murders.
L.S. and Mary's two surviving adult children would be embroiled in a dispute over the distribution of their estate. In 1904, Maud Earl Ingram would win her fifty percent from her brother, Fred Earl who'd overtaken the entire estate.
Both Lemuel S. and Mary were native New Yorker, they would reside in Iowa for quite a while, all but one child being born there. Lemuel, Jr. would be born in Louisiana.
L.S. and Mary's two surviving adult children would be embroiled in a dispute over the distribution of their estate. In 1904, Maud Earl Ingram would win her fifty percent from her brother, Fred Earl who'd overtaken the entire estate.
Both Lemuel S. and Mary were native New Yorker, they would reside in Iowa for quite a while, all but one child being born there. Lemuel, Jr. would be born in Louisiana.
The wife of planter Lemuel S. Earl. She and L.S. had been married for 30 years at the time of their murder in 1902. They, along with four of their sons would be brutally murdered, their bodies not found for two weeks in Welsh, Louisiana. The capture and trial of hired man, Alfred E. "Ed" Batson would become a national sensation with Ed becoming the target of women's affection throughout the ordeal. He was hanged on August 14, 1903 after being found guilty of first degree murder twice. There was pressure on Governor William Wright Heard, who had ironically spared no expense protecting Batson from lynch mobs, to commute the death sentence to life. He refused and Batson was hanged for the horrific murders.
L.S. and Mary's two surviving adult children would be embroiled in a dispute over the distribution of their estate. In 1904, Maud Earl Ingram would win her fifty percent from her brother, Fred Earl who'd overtaken the entire estate.
Both Lemuel S. and Mary were native New Yorker, they would reside in Iowa for quite a while, all but one child being born there. Lemuel, Jr. would be born in Louisiana.
L.S. and Mary's two surviving adult children would be embroiled in a dispute over the distribution of their estate. In 1904, Maud Earl Ingram would win her fifty percent from her brother, Fred Earl who'd overtaken the entire estate.
Both Lemuel S. and Mary were native New Yorker, they would reside in Iowa for quite a while, all but one child being born there. Lemuel, Jr. would be born in Louisiana.
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