Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-10-31
LoNuLEY's CAREER.

born in Texas twenty-six years ago. at
on early ago he was an expert with firearms.
When the negroes were disarmed, shortly
after the Confederate war, ho praoticod on
ono of tho colored militiamen, near Ever
green, hitting him in the centre Of the head
at ono hundred yards Ho wns not arrested
for this crime, and the failure of Justice
made him desperate. for he thought he
could defy the law Four months later ho
engaged 10 q quarrel with another negro
und killed him. This time the sheriff mado
q move, but I4onglcy was too quick for him
and fled the country, becoming regular
bandit
In 1859 detachment of United States
cavalry pursued Longlcy in Gonzales, think.
ing he was ono Taylor, wanted for outlawry.
| Ono of the soldiers, who was admirably
mounted, overlook him and was right by his
side, 80 close that when Longlcy was about
to discharge his last shot, the hammer of
the pistol caught in the luppcl of the SOL
der's overcoat; in pulling it buck the ham.
NOR was released, aud striking tho cap, sont
tho ball through the the soldiers body.
| This ended this affair aud LongIcy csonped.
| He then want to Arkansas uud fell in with
Tom johnson, a noted horse thief and des--
pcrado. Being caught with johnson by
regulators, Longloy and johnson wore both
taken out, mhnaclcd and hung to tho same
tree. lie was destined not to die at that
time. The rope around longley's neck did
not slip, and the knot catching under the
ear, ho was in fair way to die of strangu
lation, when QUO OF the party suggested that
he had better shoot tho rascals before some
one should could come along and cut them
down. His first shot struck tho belt con.
tanning gold which Longlcy had bclted
around his body, and tho second shot cut
two strands Of tho rope by which he was
hanging, and the ball, passing through his
jaw broke one of his teeth. A little brother
of Tom johnson followed the party, and
came upon tho scene just as tho ropo by
which Longley was hanging broke. This
littlo%&solow,f nged about thirteen years, cut
tho ropes from Longey's hands and his
neck aud revived him. johnson was
little less fortunate. He was dead. Long.
ley then joined Cullen Bakers notorious
gang, plundercd and robbed ndiscrmiuately
throughout Arkansas. His fourth trouble
consisted in his hanging to the same treo
from which he had miraculously escaped
the man who had shot him on the fatal
night of the capture of himself and young
johnson. Tho mars name was Jones.
While he was hanging 1ongey fired four or
five shots into his body. lie remained
with tho Baker party about six months,
during which time he assisted in killing
seven men. Returning to Texas, Longey
joined his brother in-law, John Wilson,
| afterwards killcd) and whilo roaming over
the country they killed seven colored men,
Of which number Longey killed four alone
He then went to- tho Indian Territory,
where he killed Rector, his employer, who
was herdcr. lie then left with friend
named Davis. In Utah they killed man
in recovering two stolen horses, for which
500 was offered. Longey then left Davis
and went to Leavenworth, Kansas. Here,
in gambling house, Federal soldier said
to lin, frhcre's not virtuous woman in
Texas" Longey loaded the speakers
brain with lead and left. He was captured
at St. Joseph, Mo. llo bribed the guard
and escaped. lie went to Omaha and as
far as Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory.
From hero he went to Camp Brown, where
lie was employed by an army quartermastcr
to take charge of corral of government
mules. The quartermaster was "on tho
Make" and Instructed Longey 10 tho
! s;.icncc of making morey out of his employ.
meut. VIII, the understanding that the
profits Of his trans. otionswcre to be divided.
Out of this agreement his s,osyenth trouble
camc. Longley got to beating cveI the
oommissary, aud ended by shooting him.
He then escaped to Salt Lake. He was
next heard of at Parkersburg, Arkansas,
whcro ho killed a young man named Char
lie Stuart, during gamo of whist. Again
he appeared as O dealer of counterfeit money.
Flo was captured near Fort Smith, Arkan.
sas, with an accomplice; but 81, 600 in good
grccnbaoks and considerable amount OF
bogus money induced the officer of tho law
to release them. Longlcy then returned
home, anxious to settle down, but $1,000
reward was hanging over him, and his enc.
mics forced him to leave. Ho then went to
NVilliams's ranch, in Brown County, and he
was brought face to face with his ninth
trouble. A colored policeman rode into
| tho ranch and to the house of Mr.. Forsyth,
and ordered his wife to feed his horse and
prepare dinner for himself He then
went to tho store where J,ongley was, and
| as he walked in he met l4ongley, and oatoh.
ing his hat and pushing It back on his head,
he asked hin" "who the devil he was" The
OK. policeman was a corpse ono minute later.
Longley then escaped, and being pursued
shot and killed his pursuer. He was, how
over. captured, but d cousin paid his oaptor
$563 in gold and he was roleased A
fresh hotso and two new Fix shooters were
secured and Longiey was ready for tho road
again. M e.i 'I,tet hHs