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FREDERICKSBURGSTANDARD SATURDAY, AUG. 3, 1929.BILL LONGLEY AND HISWILD CAREERLongley, but finally he confessedthat he was Longley He told them that thev had better tie himFrom Frontier Times, Bandera,TUBOF BILLLOXGLKYand(Jeorgeg of Wilson Anderson,Thomas and ReverendRoPand Lay caused a flood ofrewards to be offered for theof Longlev. Governor%/Coke on August 24. 1870, offered1 fAXGIXG OF BILL LOXGLEYBill Longley was hanged on October 11, 1878, in the northernnow istheyof course; any man hates to die, but I have learned this by taking the lives of men wholoved life as well as I do. If Iany friends here I hope will do nothing to avenge mv death, if they want to avengemy death let them pray for me. jcution. At one time duringand .John Shaw, had broken out of that self same jail on January 5, 1877. about six before.It ishope of rescue or a only a few daysup• e r v'miles east of north from Logans, port, La. They will take the train todav for Lee county where thevintend to deliver him to the prop.IIt’s a debt I trialnr beinjrr*towaterand lightplant and isIa $250 reward for the of Longley, but on June 23, 1876,after the news reached GovernorLonglev Roland Lay in Delta county, he cancelled the reward of $2.10 offered for killing WilsonAnderson and offered onefor the Lav murderer. Many sher-about 150 feet from theof the Houston and Tex'as Centarlafter his con-owe for my wild, reckless life, (court house, while hlt; When it isthebandit will all be cuffed, he attempted lo brainerAhas been bvwhe hasCh ptainf o rcounties. He savs11 I I 1 ^ t \\ () m e nitre-Railroad.viction on September 4. 1877, be 1 have nothing more to say.”over. 1 hope you will forgive me; one of his guards I will forgive vou; whether you cuffs. A tremendoust h♦I-do or not, may God forgive me.and plac-iffsbis description 'andamong them was Captain Milt Mast of Xaeogdaehes. He obtained from W. A. Knox, district clerk of Lee county, the following description of Longley:“He is about six»was taken to G ed in jail there on 14. 1877. Xotice of appeal was given on September 11, 1877. The supreme court approved the decision of the lower court and the mandate Was issued on 1 :)(). 1878.The dav of the execution open-«ed with aBraver was offered by Father near, heavilv* I 7 *Querat, after which Longley did wereplace in the streets of Sheriff Jim Brown was walkingand some Brown dida very spectacular and unlooked not shoot him. Whether Jim for thing. He kissed Sheriff Jim I Brown’s forbearance was causedshook by his anxiety to carry on? theBrown and thewith everythe law orfriendship forwards for William Longley to come and settle up. Captain was furnished with the following letter from the district clerk of Lee county, which suits the description in every particular:(To be continued)Subscribe to the STANDARDsc;aWANTED!TO BORROW $40,000.00 ON’ Goodbye everybody.” Several. I that Bill Longley gave Jim Brown first CLASS INCOME PRO-raised his hand, and in I Bill Longlev or for Bill Longley 1 *er, is not known. The kissringing voicemurky morningfeet iiigiiweighs150 pounds; tolerablyspare built; black hair, eyes, andw: 1/ i * t*slightlyandwith rain threatening, but this did not deter the crowds fromcomingmalong the highwaysand byways an afoot, in wagons, and on horseback. Towarfrom the crowd responded with a few secondhe swungafarewell. The blackinto eternity isw ‘did this kiss mean! Was it thwas drawn, the rcpeand the signal given. The drop I kiss of friendship or forgiveness ' IP I• 0DUCING REAL ESTATE SECURITY. FOR PARTICULARS SEE H H SAGEBIEL, GOLDT f\ nalmostFREDERICKSBURG,1°* mmfThe ropelittle townslipped on tlie beam and stretch- The following appeared in the ed to such an extent that Long-1 Panola Watchman, June 27, 1877,TEXASwas throngedin I a crowd of 4000 people. Negroesshoulders. Those that know him were plentiful. He had been theirsav th'at he can berecognizedmost re*ss foe, and thev wereley’s feetthe ground credited to the Henderson TimesH. H. Sagebielhis knees were bent so that they were nearly on the ground.Brown and an aid sooni lt;i\ MURDERER CAPTUREDOne vesterdavin a crowd of 100 by the keenness i rejoicing in bis conviction andand blackness of his eyes. There the nearofexecu-raised the body and acso the bodv weveningCap**»r* •tion. While in Galveston in jailfor his capture, one of $250 being Longleyreligion andsoffered in Lee county.”united with theswingof the ground. Longley ganded it I tain Milt Mast of Xaeogdaeh'scountv and W. M. Burroughs the same countr. arrived in Henhis feet were raised derson. having under arrest one 1 times. After hanging slight- William Longlev. a notoriously over eleven minutesCaptain Milt Mast got on Long- Reverend Father Spillari of Aus-lev’s trail with the result thathe and William Burrows of Xa-c o gLonglevcountvnighttin w a s w i t hbefore he was hanged and thenearmorning of tinParish, Louisiana, on Wednesday, May 13, 1877. Captain Mast took no chances either for Longley todraw his gun or with extraditionhanging Longlev was in jail at Glt;Whilemurderer of Lee countv, Texa*• *pro-1 Captain Mast was corresAfter the {with friends in Lee countvi *■v was cut down Dr. Brown by this means got on the track ofnounced him1took the head in his hands anddesperado. He and Mr. Buri tFather Cw a s• •Spirit-ual adviser. He baptized LongleyLonglev joined the Catholicturned it completely through 180 J roughs captured the prisoner last jdegrees. Also the deputy sheripa pi from tinwas not over ten milesTexas border, and hemade tracks with bis prisoner*r*church.Some weeks before the execution there was some apprehension that Longlev s friends wfrom the dajoining county mad*the same test. Sheriff Browni placed the bodv in a covered i *i hack and conveyed it to theWednesday nearSoto. Parish) Louisiana, itDelapoint about ten miles from the Texas line and about twentyNOTICE!I have secured the agency for Rawleigh products in Gillespie County An all former Rawleigb customers know, these products are all of the best grades obtain able and are fully guaranteed. This is the largest and most complete line of Medicines and other Products ever retailed from factory to consumer in Gilles pie County.I will call at the very earliest time posmblp, so wait for m«* and the BEST and MOST for your money I assure you a fair and square deal.W. J. GOEHMANNThe Rawleigh Retailer.TexasforTexas lint* and traveled•n,ght throughthe country in a hurry from Keatchie to Hender-Tta.1 T 4offifty miles. He arrived in Hender-s. on Friday afternoon.attempt his rescue, but Governor Hubbard sent Captain Jim Lucy, now in Austin, to Giddings toinvestigate the matter. Cson.» v •Lucy spent about one week incemetery in the western part ofthe town and buried it outsidethe fence that enclosed the cemetery.TRIAL OF BILL LOXGLEYBill Longley was tried before Judge K. B. Turn *r in Giddings.III- a(iiddings.returned, and nstayed all night with his prisoner ed to the Governor that thenFile trial opened on the morningof September1877. and tinin Henderson, and took the train'was no probability of an attempt !IU,N ult;, selected without muchLonelev.' *r0l,Me- The trial proceeded withfor for GHearts Delight and Liberty Bell Flour.Carry a complete line of all Feeds.inWANTED: WHEAT AND OATS.mgs, j being made to resentEugC. SchmidtTexas. They took thlt;I. G. X. ! However, it is believed by sometrain from Henderson to Palestine that Longlev♦and then to Houston, taking tinif*lt;irescuingup afew davs before the exe-H. lt;5c T. C. on to Giddings. The cution. Austin Statesman of June 21.1surprising swiftness. The main I It witness for the state was Wash Harris, who on a visit to a kinsman several miles north of Gid-Phone No. 1801 ;:;uP. M.OildingsmetI longlevlt; n inight.lt;dita1877, mentioned the fact that 11 1878, Sheriff Jim Brown and ''oriw'ls,llln!! Longley assured“Bill Longley, now in jail at his special guards tookLonglevHarris that he hadno grudgeGiddings, is credited with killing! out of the jail and the melancholy j ^ll!n an,l 'vould rmt hurtthirty-two men. He was prob-i march began. Inside the ambu-ja n,l'r 0,1 head, and lie added,“I did kill Wilson Anderson because lie killed mv cousin Cab*.*i iiiit it to avenge his death forably delivered to the jail in Gid- lance with Longlevwere SheriffRe vdings on th e 18th or 19th of May. j Jim Brown, two deputies.The total amount of rewards of-erend Father Spillard of Austin.,okferedforLonglev ?scaptlire : andReverend Father Ouerat of II’ncle Cale.’’ After Harris leftamounted toinHouston. The gallows was erectediLongley related tin* following 'ac- j of framing timber and was—countSCof hito anthought to be abundantly strong.e witness stand he passed nearLongley, who upbraided him for his testimony. The court metonHe finallvLongley ascended the stairs with | in Louisiana a cigar in his mouth and with1 tii** mormnlt;rand as fate would have it, rent-of theriff’edcounty, lived at the house, and remained there for several months. Thea jaunty tread. The stair vibrated as he ascea quartertwo, andI jonglev*rsroam-on every opportunity ed the forest in search of game. While living in the sheriff’s house, Longley fell in love with the sheriff’s daughter and thevbecame engaged. Finally Longleytold her that he would not marry her under false pretenses .and informed her that his real namewas Longlev (and that he was thenoted Bill Longley. TheLongle4 tnig.out,and laugtlon’t want to get erippare f a 11 -. “f( iier 3, andthe jury was empaneled. The testimony was presented, and tin*case was argued and given to the jury on September 1th The jury retired and after one and a•ration, report-andguilt vthe way from the jail to the gallows an exceedingly strong guardescorted the ambulance with forty men under Captainj.Pgirlm-Kgleston and fifty infantry under* VCaptain W. (i. McLennon, the whole being arranged in columnsOn the sciSheriff Jimher ther with aned for the arrestr. and the fa*Tinon someof Longlev.*s 111-onlt;Longley to visit the farmand while he wasmorning.gone the deputy secured himselfin the house. OnBrown spoke to the crowd that this was the first judicial banIf.ing in Lee county and that he trusted there would never be another. He evh thenot heIt is recalled thatinbefore this, Jimon /return of 11. 1870, bought the old Longleytill'IfItthe ^||pMbouse, thepeared in theand Longlev to thewith abarrel sliot gun drawn on Longley, and be ordered him to “Putem up:* ICl iadownw up011and laughed at theitelilng them lie wasgreenone mile south of Ever-thewas re\rr*ined their verdict as sentenced Longlev to bang. JudgeE. B. Turner seemed more affected at thePBB^Iwhowith the composure of a StoicWhile in the Giddings jail onaninterview to a reporter. Longley was in splendid health, had a confident air, and seemed abso-eonvineed that he wouldI legotWORK CLOT! Is:July 7. 1877, Longley gaveget out ofmade the remark out of tougher places than this.’’After studying the whobcasethe writer’s opinion is that Long-?ly convinced that either break jail, be rescued by his friends, or escape in some other way. Dame Fortunelev was •hehouse formerly*Longlev.bv BillLongley spokethe gal-low\s▼ oi .Well, I haven’t gotHe almost convinced them that he was nottime to say. I have got to die. I see a good many enemies around%me, and only a mighty fewfriends. I hope to God you will forgive me; I will you. 1 bate tob(mto Bill Longlev respect, and he had had narrow eseaplt; Heescaped from prison twice in theterritory, had his way out of the Delta countvjail in June 1870, about one beforetwo prisoners,•XII Machinery t,loct.ricallOperated.•VII I)it«hc8 t’itorillied.Glean anp up-to-date.Tho Beni, in the Glty.
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