The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-07-13

a VETERAN MURDEkEk.-i bN p'iN
mort Ia.) Times learns from Mr.. Courtney
denutv sheriff of De Soto parish, that on
last Monday or Tuesday he arrested " ii'aih
Iuuul.y very desperate character. WHO is
wanted i'm Texas for many hIghha;ided oh'-
races he has committed IN that STATE. ne
murdered his last victim IN Lee county
where he uas well known and ieareu as
bad man aud a renfafkaoiy Sooo oiio' ~"
either pis,ol ur rifle. For some tImo he
was confined in the county Jail of Lee: but
subsequently made his escape ana Hed 10
Iouisiaua settling in DE Soto parish,
where lie has been living quietly ahu pe"ce
ably for nearly two years unueEail aSeu'iI0u
name Of jackson. The Sheriff oi Lee
county learning of Lungley's whereabouts
wrote 10 the Sheriff of De Soto parlsh,
giving "A full description Of the man ana
The crime he had las. committed, ana cdu-
toned him To use every precautlon 1of niS
capture as he or some OF the posse hiSnt
possibly lose their lives. Soon everything
Was quietly aud Systematically afrahSeu
for his capture. Mr.. Courtney ana a sih'i
posse went INTO the neighborbood OF where
their man was living, and before ne was
aware of wha: WAS gong on they snddehiy
came upon him in the field ploughIng and
unarmed, taking him completely by sur
prise Lungley Immediately realized what
was up, aud seeing that lie had no posi-
bic chance of escape, gracefully sutief-
dered saying, ''Gentemell, L kno" WHAT
YOU want: You are after William Lungley
/ am the man. Mr. Courtney Informed
him that he had guessed correctly aud pro
duced the warrant for his arrest Langley,
after being well secured, said he might as
we'll make clean breast oil III, as IL "ou!u
be the last of him when lac reached leAas,
and confessed to the killing of thIrty-two
men, and said lie came near killing "a mah
TWO days before his arrest aud wished he
bad done 1t, as 1t would nave SaNeu nun
from being captured.
During h.s residence in De 500 parish
he conducted himself III most quiet and
gentlemaniy manner, and none o! hls neigh
boIs for a moment suspected HIM al DeIhg
the blpOdthrsty william that he u.s.
After Luuglcy's delivery to the Texan
sheriff lie invited Mr.. Courtney and his
posse to come aud see him hanged.
EIGHrEEN YEARS WITHoUT SLEEP.-A
CORRESPONDENT of the Ciuc,unau CONNER
ciuL, Writing from Parkersburg, W. Va,
says that Saunders, the man who does no
sic. y, resides near that place. SOIhe time
in 1861 or 1862 saunders enlisted III the 4th
Wes; Va Volunteers. For several years
he had NOT slept at all, SO he says. But 1t
. becoming known directly III camp that he
made such prctcnsIons, IL aroused Ihe c'i J.
! usIty Of many of the men and officers, @nd
they set a watch upon him. L am tuid ny d
/ Colonel that he aud many others lost "a great
many nights sleep in endeavpring 10 eEtiap
I Saunders. bat during he whole TINE lliat
/ he remained - mem Der OF the Fourth lie was
! never caught asleep. He stood guard night
! after night, and week after week, PAD bJ
! sleepy heated soldiers to take then tuinA,
/ but never was caught mapping lie b"uied
/ coal several weeks III succession, Oniy stop
ping long enough 10 eat aud change horses,
! and piuughed III the fields with five or SIX
stalwart men until he wore them out com
plet.Iy, but never seemed to tire. During
/ The wear 1868. | think it was, he went 10
! Philadelphia and was examined 10y the ieah-
| lug physicians of the country. lhey sal up
with him i'll relays of five, night and day
| and kept up an almost constant stream "i
! conversation with hIm, and at the termlna-
ton of tweuty-uina days discharged hlm
with certiticI Ite, but could give no expla-
I nation OF til is fIeak of nature. Many 5. Ories
! of the untiriug energy and activity OF this
man are told, and all agree who know him
! that this autipode of RIp Van Ninkle is the
! most slee plcsS man They ever met.
Mir. Saunders Is now about ility-slX years
! of ave. and says shat he has not know
! What sleep is for eighteen years lie him
self cannot account for it, as he says the
change i'll his phys cal organization occur
/ red within three days, and that he never
was sick i'll his life. aud took medicine but
once and that was when he had a catarrh,
about three years ago He Is a hale, hearty
man. and bids fair to live many years yet.
lie is consciously opposed to making a dis
play of himself, or no doubt would long as,
have been before the public as one OF the
human culiosities of the world.
4 HIsTORICAL FRAGMENT.-lt will bt
remem beTed says the New Orleaus It7aoi
of July 9th, that General L. G. Anderson
carried the Hayes electoral vote of thi:
State 10 Washington, and that there was a
the lime considerable mysteIy connected
with the non delivery of the voc TO the
presiding officer of the Senate. Numerou:
UeIegg rams were sent hithcr from w aShIng
ton giving various reasons why Anderson