Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1874-07-16
A sLANDERER's Duom.
Particulars Of tho Sloss-Leng
Tragedy--HOw N Father Avcng-
cd the Traduction OF HIS
Daughter by ~ Disappointed
Suitor.

More than a year ago George 4, Long,
of this place, began to evince a'>show of
affection for Miss Sloss, the youthful and
attractive daughter of the present men,
Der Of Congress from this district
When Mr.. Sloss discovered the facts, he
objected to any intercourse whatever be-
tween his daughter and the young gems
tleman. The latter was deeply iucensed,
and accustomed to denounce the father,
and assert unworthy acts on the part
of his daughter. HIS language was such,
and his assertion were so commonly known,
that the pretty girl had withdrawn from
society, and led life of perfect seclusion.
Meanwhile the father was in Washington.
lie came homo Friday afternoon, and
heard the whole story from his family and
friends. Long was advised to leave
Tuscumbia, and said, just before he was
shot, while sitting in front of Aydlett's
Hotel, that he "ncver expected to spend
another Sabbath in Tuscumbia."
Rising from his seat, he went into the
barroom, drank glass of ale, and saun.
tered along leisurely down the sidewalk.
He turned to the right, and was going to-
ward his home, and at the very instant
that he touched his hat and bowed to a
friend approaching him gun was fred
from the second story window of Warrcn's,
store, on the opposite side of the street,
and Long fell, two buck-shot penetrating
his body, one passing through his neck,
but failing to touch the artery, and
fourth entering the skull just behind the
left ear. lie fell, bleeding profusely.
Even now broad, blackened mark of
blood extends across the brick sidewalk,
ana stains the sand IN the gutter. Long
was soon removed to his home, and DR..
Alternately and other surgeons sent for,
but their skill can avail nothing. The
young man is surely dying. lie said
just now that he thought he was shot by
young Warren, nephew of Col. Sloss,
but since it was Col. Sloss himself, it was
'all right Nothing could justify Longs
assaults upon the girls honor, and no one
condemns Col. Sloss.
The manner of killing is generally dis
approved. heard 1t commonly said
that If the deed had been done the day
Col. Sloss reached home, there would
have never been a question as to the pro.
priety of his conduct. lie had tho
perfect right, it is argued, and properly,
to regard the man savage wild beast who
traduced his daughter, and if he killed
Long as soon as he was satisfied the girl
had been assailed by the breath of SLAMS
der, there is an end of it. In any event
Sloss need never fear jury, one of its
members having daughter. If Sloss
had taken the gun into the street and gone
through the form of telling Long to "de-
fend" himself, there would never have
been even the form of a trial. But we
can't reason about matter of this sort.
lie who wrongs woman's fame deserves
death, and that's the proper verdict Of
juries and of mankind. Mr.. Long was
often told that he should leave Tuscumbla
before Sloss came home. lie had at
length agreed to go away, and in this he
confessed his guilt and admitted tho pros
priety of Colopel Sloss's conduct. Long
was wholly fearless, and it was only be-
cause urged to do so by his friends, of
whom he has many here, that he had con-
sented to leave Tuscumbia. His father
and kindred are excellent people, and it
is only said of the young man and in de-
rogation of his worth that he had been a
village idler for some months. An idler
will talk too much, and if he habtually
air his eloqucnce in front of the corner
grocery tn ere is often death and damna>
ton in every innocent words that bubble
up from fountains of whisky.
Col. Sloss is in charge of the Sheriff
and one of his deputies occupies the room
fom which he fired upon Long.
Desperate deeds have distinguished
the spot whereat Long fell. Bayless
Morton, even there, on the self,same side.
walk, shot Mr. Henderson negro was
killed on the same identical SPOT, aud
man was stabbed to death one hundred
yards away, and the bloody knife of the
assassin was found hardly and it is only
singular that Long fell on this fatal spot.
Memphis Apeal.