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The Sheriff went to Long’s house, and left the impression that no one had been hurt, that it was all a ruse, and the family conveyed the same to Long, and in a short time he returned to the house. Soon afterward Egbert reappeared and persuaded Long that he ought to have the men who had been disturbing him arrested, and thereupon Long accompanied the Sheriff to the Justice’s oflice at the village of Benton, where the handcuffs, most unexpectedly to Long, were slipped on his wrists, and he was brought to Goshen, breathing; murder and vengeanceo ^asrainst all that had assisted in his capture. He is a desperate fellow, and killed his man in Ohio before coming; here to live. The countyO »/.came very near being saved several thousand dollars by an old pistol in the hands of a boy who went with the Constable’s party on the first attempt to arrest; but only one chamber contained a load, and by the time the youth had snapped the other barrels at him Long was out of the way. It was a mere accident that the bov was along;, and a mere aeei-dent that vhe had; the„ pistol, but, after he * saw the '^n^table shot down, lie tried to useHfcL; yL .This morning Long was.' taken back to: Ben toil ? to have a hearing befofe*. the Jhsticfej^heres Baker and Mitchell went .out fo prosecute, and W. C. Wilson to defend. •Cattle and horses have been stabbed and cut during the past few months in that vicinity, and finally two respectable citizens there were compelled to hire men to sleep in their barns at night, that they might watch their stock. Some of the1 wounded stock (lied, hut could make no declarations as to -who killed them, but the owners had’ strong;* - • oconvictions as to the guilty party.
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Elkhart Observer
Elkhart, Indiana, US
Wed, Mar 26, 1873
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