The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-03-06

lud tIull VI luHCu LONG, uuu lelt lOT
Chicago on Monday night in quest Of that
slippery and somewhat notorious individ.
ual, escaped the attention even Of the
lynx.cyed reporters, and the fraternity
were not little surprised last night when
the Sheriff arrived in the city with the
escaped prisoner In tow, The Sheriff re-.
marked last night, when, after locking
"Punclr safely In a cell, he found an Is.
rRlLiGENCER representative awaiting him
In the office OF the jail, that 1t WAS the first
time lie had ever outwitted the reporters
Tllistrip Of Sheriff Tlngle's Ia about the
quickest time We ever heard Of an official
making. llO left here at ll:3O o'clock
Monday night, arrived in Chicago at s
O'clock the next night, found his man,
took lin into custody, left on the O:40
train the ame evening, and lodged his
prisoner Ia the Ohio county jail last night
ut 8 o'clock. This Is abouta quick Us the
Job could have been done, unless carrier
pigeons were to be utilized for Transports.
ton purposes, and shows that Sheriff
Ttngle doesn't allow grass 10 grow under
his feet when he has business to attend 10,
Tho particulars OF tho Sheritrs rapid
transit will not prove unintercsting. It
appears that he struck "PnnCh's" trail
soon alter that notorious individual took
French leave Of Tailor Daily and his
estimable latly. Following up q very
slight clue tho character Of which we
will not explain, inasmucll as We haven't
the renotest idea what 1t was), he finally
discovered pretty good evidence that
"Pnnch" was with some OF his old friends
in Chicago. Upon coming TO this conclu-
sion, Mr.. Jingle decided to go quietly to
Chicago, anil keep n sharp lookout in that
city for his late prisoner. So, as we have
already stated, he lodged the reporters
and got away ut 1880 Monday night.
He arrived in Chicago at o'clock Tues.
day evening, and went at once to the Gait
House, AS he had eaten supper at q sta.
ton OH the road, he stopped but few
minutes at the hotel, md after engaging a
room sauntorpd out on the street, At II
German beer garden known us the Wind.
sor Hotel, some lunatic was walking a
thousand miles in a thousand quarter
hours, or some idiocy Of that kind, and
there was quite crowd OF spectators in
tho pl0ce. Sheriff Tingle, attracted by
the crowd, looked in, and ALMOST instantly
recognized his old friend "PunUh" Long
in the throng
The Sheriff, satisfied that Lis bird was in
the bush, went out and got u policeman
aud stationed him at the corner. Shortly
afterwards Long loft the Windsor in com.
pany. with three friends. The Sheriff
Swallowed them, and followed them 10 a
low restaurant on Madison street, which
they entered. Then he went back to the
policeman, and told him he wished his
assistance to capture fugitive from JUS.
tice. The policeman replied that he did
not knuw him, and that he wished to be
satisfied all was right before he proceeded
further. In reply tho Sheriff stated that he
had In his pocket requisition for
Longs arrest, copy OF the indictment,
and the finding Of the jury sentenc.
ing him to eight years imprisonment in
the PenitGntiary. This apparently satiSti.
cd the officer, md he accompanied Sheriff
Jingle TO the restaurant where punch
and his comrades remained In blissiul
ignorance Of the preparations on foot for
"PunCh's' capture.
EhUritf Tingle stationed the officer at the
door, and himself entered the restaurant.
Long aud his friends sat Mt the second
table from the door-"runOh' with
his back toward the door. The
first table was unocCupied. The
Sheril's approach was not observed,
and he walked up TO the group,
and laid his hand on Longs shoulder be.
fore no was seen by any OF the party. AS
he laid his right hand on Longs shoulder,
with his left lie caught his left hand, and
Punch, how do you do?" Long was
dumbiounded. He dropped his head as II
he was shot, and was SO startled by the
very suddUnneas OF the thing that the
SheriiIhad the bracelets upon him almost
before he could realize his situation. His
companions, too, were so taken abaCk that
they offered not the slightest resistance.
When Long found himself In irons lie
took it very philOsophically, telling the
Sheriff that he had the drop" on him,
and that he deserved credit for the way he
had managed it. Seeing resistance was
useless, he told the Sheriff he wouldn't
give him any trouble, but would so right
along with him.
The Sheriff took his prisoner 10 tho Gait
House, paid his bill and made preparations
to leave oil tue first train, at $40. Here
the police interfcred, and demanded TO
know his authority for thus carrying of
the prisoner. and were disposed to give
him some trouble, and necessarily
delay his departure, had not Long
spoken up and assured tho officers that il
was all right, and that lie was wanted in
Wheeling, where the Sheriff was about to
take him. The proprietor OF the Gait
House, also, interviewed the Sheriff upon
the subject, telling him that he must be
satisfied there WA nothing wrong before
he would permit him 10 leave his house.
The boniface was easily satisfied, how
ever, and the Sheriff and his prisoner left
the hotel in hack and went 10 the depot,
where they arrived fully thirty minutes
before the departure OF the train. The
arrest had by this time become known
about town, and sNv0ral Of Longs friends
were at the depot 10 see him oil. Digs.
The Sheriff and his prisoner arrived in
the city 1880 last evening, and ut once
went 10 the SheriiTs residence, where
they ate supper. The prisoner was then
taken 10 Gutman's clothing house and
supplied with some new clothing, his gar
menls bOing tho same he wore when lie
LEFT here, and in rather q dilapidated con
dttion.
Long escaped from the latI on Saturday
evening, some four weeks since. lie says
that when he left the jail he went immedi.
ately 10 BenwoOd, crossed the railroad
bridge to Bellaire, aud walked
from Bcllaire up to the LaBelle
Glass Works, Mt Bridgeport, where he
spent the night. There he met the noto.
rious ',Chappy" (Jlm Chapmanl, and the
two proceeded on Sunday 10 ,SteVheuvilIe,
where they separated. Long siont at a
furnace in SteubenyiIIe on Sunday night,
and on Monday morning dumped" a
freight train and rode to Pittsburgh, where
he remained several days. From Pitts.
bnrgh he went to CrestIine, Ohio; from
Crestline to Springfield, from Springfield
to Dayton, from Dayton to Cincinnati,
from Cincinnati to St. Louis, and from st.
Louis TO Chicago. lie had no money,
and all his travelling was done 6y