The Kansas herald of freedom., 1859-09-10

other ldentlned with JACK Long; Tor the
notoriety of his favorite mark and his
matchless skill instantly occurred to all,
accounting for much that was unaccount-
able in these occurrences. This produced
great change in public feeling. The
better sort began to conceive that they un-
derstood the whole matter The lynching
j Jack had received was fresh in their
memories. and they supposed that its Sc
verify had shaken his mental balance and
made him a maniac, and that the disease
had endowed him with the marvellous cum
ming, the staunch, murderous hate, and the
unnatural appearance which had created
such sensation. They could not under
stand how being so simple hearted and
sluggish as he was reputed to be, could
have been reused or stung to such deeds
by the mere depth and power of his natu-
raj passions. But monomanic or not, such
a vengeance and the daring conduct Of the
whole affair, were very imposing to their
associations and prepossessions, and they
sympathized heartily with him. 1t was
only while the general uncertainty left
every man in doubt whether his own per-
son might not be next the object of this
murderous aim, that the public were dis
posed to back the rangers in whatever vio-
lent measures they might choose to resort
to, to drag the secret to light, and the
actor to punishment; but now that was
apparent his whole hate was leveled
against the rangers, and all that uncertain
ty was confined to them, be he the devil,
ghost, mailman or Jack Long, the public
had no intention Of interfering again. 1t
was a personal issue between him aud
them; they might settle it between them
selves. Indeed, men felt in their inmost
hearts that every man Of the ten engaged
in the lynching Of Jack Long, deserved a
dozen times to be shot; and now they
looked on coolly, rather enjoyingthe thing,
and earnestly hoping that Jack might
have the best of it.
And of this there seemed to be strong
probability, fo- the regulators made only
one attempt to get together but another
of their number being killed on his way to
the rendezvous, his body bearing that well
known and fearful signature Of skill, the
remaining five, perfectly unnerved and
overwhelmed with terror, retreated to
their houses, and scarcely dared for seve-
raj weeks to put their heads outside their
own doors.
The class to which Jack had belonged,
at least those of them who had managed
to. keep footing during the relentless
prescription of the regulators, now began
to look up, and limited that they had
known of Jacks return from the time of
Stoner's murder, and had aided and abet-
ted his purposes in every way in their
power furnishing him with fresh horses,
when the noble animal he rode back from
the States become fatigued, assisting his
flights and concealments, and furnishing
him with information, as we'll as spreading
the exaggerated stories about him. One
bluff, old fellow remarked
"Y You are fools to talk about ack's be-
ing crazy! He's as calm and as cold as
a frosty morning up in old Kentuck; and
his heads as clear as bell He has just
got his Indian fghtin' and tory hatin' blood
walked up in him by them stripes. That's
blood, you know, that's dangersomer
than a catamount, when it once gets riz J"
Jack was now frequently seen, but it
was known that his work was only half
done, and that he meant TO finish it, and
he was regarded with great curiosity and
awe, The five wretched men were en-
tirely unstrung and panio-stricken. They
made no attempt at retaliation, but all
their hopes seemed to lie in the effort to
get out of his reach. That long, heavy
rife haunted them day and night. They
saw its dark muzzle bearing on them from
every bush, and through the chinks Of
their own cabins!
One of them, named White, who was
an inveterate topper, with all his terror,
could not resist his inclination for liquor,
and, after confinement in his house OF
nearly three weeks, determined to risk all
and 90 to the store aud buy him barrel
He went in covered wagon, driven by a
negro, while he lay stretched on the bot
tom. in the straw. The barrel Of liquor
was obtained he got into the wagon, lay
/ down beside it, and started for home. All
the way. he never raised his head, until
near the mouth of his lane. A log had
, been placed on the side Of the road, which
tilted up the wagon, in passing over it, sc
as to roll the barrel on him. he forgoi
|, his caution, and sprang up, with his head
, out of the cover, TO curse the boy for hli
| carelessness and at that moment a rlhe
| was discharged. He fell back dead-shoI
Hirouqh the eye. The boy said that hi
5 master suddenly cut short his oaths, anc
: exclaimed There he is J" at the momen
9 the gun was fired. He was q tall man
0 with beard hanging down on his breast
: dressed in skins, walking of through tn
: bushes. with his rifle on his shoulder.
The next man, named Garret, shout tw'
weeks after this, got up one morning abou
t sunrise, and, in his shirt sleeves, steppe'
It to the door, and threw it open to breath
fresh air. He was rubbing his eyes, bein
9 about half asleep and, when he otther
is fairly open, there stood the gaunt avenge
d beside tree in the yard-the fatal rifi
d leveled, and waiting till his victim shoul
; see him distinctly. BE did sec him bu
9 it was his last look. The bullet weI
dashing through his brain. Long is sal
+ to have told one Of his friends that b
l. never, in single instance, shot one
l. these men till he was certain the man sa'
l. and recognized him fully.
" All were now gone but Hinch and ia
a. two youngest men of the party, William
ir and Davis. The two latter were permi
" ted to escape. Whether it was from n
er lenting on the part of the dread avenge
ID or that he had observed some triAing thir
as in their demeanor, on the occasion Of II
Il outrage he was thus Furnishing, which r
as commended them to mercy, now that b
n, resentment had SO deeply drank Of u
be bitter delight of atonement-or that,
sy his anxiety to secure Hinch, he confins
he his efforts and watchfulness to him alone
nd do not know. They made forced AZ
lis secret sale of their property, and clear.
out during the night. But !: was
ed Hinch he had, with passionless calcul
er, ton, reserved the most inconceivable u
y ture. He had passed him by all this tim
d! while, one after the other, he struck do'
ow the tools and companions OF his GRIM
he he doomed him to see them fall arou
,ad him. with certain knowledge that I