Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-12-19
THE FATAL MOOSE.
Ed Long Hung at Jackson for
Murder,
Another Colored Man Named
Rogers Having Been the
Victim.
Rogers Wife the Bone of the Fatal
Contention.
The Doomed Man Makes Full and
Complete CoA.,ssion,
And Expresses Himself as Even
Craving Death.
Full Details of the Bloody and Re-
voting Deed.
Full Details of the Bloody and Re-
voting Deed.
Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.

Special Dispatch to the Chronicle.
JACKSON, Tenn, Dec. IS.
Ed. Long breathed his last on the
scaffold to-day just outside the city
limits in the presence of four thousand
persons, most of whom were colored.
He was brought to the gallows just
before noon, and mounted the scafold
without fear or trepidation. He was
accompanied by the sheriff and elders
Mosely and Benton, the former of
whom administered the rite of hap
tism to him while in Jail yesterday.
When asked if he had anything to say
he remarked: "Not much, I killed
Tite Rogers in cold blood, and deserve
to die for it. Aye, even crave death,
that I may blot out from my too vivid
memory all that occurred on the night
ofthe murder. My mother has al
ways told me, even when before her
on my bended knees, that If I made
my bed hard I must lie on it,
and have found these words too true,
and want all t. take warning by my
sad fate. l am thankfulto the sheriff
for his many kindnesses while in his
custody and to the ministers for their
constant attendance to my spiritual
needs. hope Jesus will have COM
passion on me. have confessed all
and die speaking the truth"
At II N. he was swung eff, dying an
easy death. His body was turned over
to his father to be inferred near his old
home.
In June last Long murdered colored
man named Rogers, the inspiring mo-
tive being to get possession of Rogers
wife, negres named Mollie. II
seemed that Rogers did not live at
home with his wife, but worked and
lived on neighborlng farm. Long
lived in the house and worked in the
field with Mollie, and conceived an in.
tense passion for her, which she re-
turned, and the only obstacle to their
mutual happiness was Rogers himself
Long had known and been intimate
with the woman before her marriage
to Rogers, and she now told Long il
he could get Rogers out of the way she
would marry him. With this idea in
his head Long determined to seek an
opportunity and put Rogers "out Of
the way" He waited and schemed fol
a chance, but got none, and determined
to 60 over to Rogers house and pu
an end to his existence. On his way
there he found heavy piece of iron
which he picked up as admirably suit
ed to his purpose. When he reached
Rogers house, and went in, his cour-
age failed him and he could not make
up his mind to strike the blow. He
thought lonely walk through the
woods would afford him better op-
portunity, and accordingly suggested
to Rogers that they go together and
make visit to Mollie. Rogers agreed
to go and he and Long started t,
gether through the woodland road
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as they went single file through the
W Dodland path, but twice bis arm fel
90 his side powerless. to deal. the mur
derous blow. The insane jealousy
which had determined him to plar
the deed now strengthened him t
commit it, and again thinking of the
possession of Mollie, he determined tt
seize the next opportunity offered. The
two men reached little bridge ans
tden Long brought the iron down with
all his strength upon the head OF tn
un suspicious Rogers walking befor
him. The victim fell down heavil,
and Long passed on several yards
He turned there and looked back an,
! beheld Rogers attempting to regain hi
Q footing. With the ferocity of t'ge
he crushed back AMI welded the mul
derous iron unsparingly on his victim
until assured that life was extinc
Gazing on his bloody work was onl
9 for moment, then he turned the dea
$ body over into the flowing stream
q There were no witnesses to the actus
deed but circumstances led to the al
rest OF the murderer, who before hi
execution made the confession of fact
as above stated.
After the trial had result ID In cor
yictlon Long declined to take a
3 appeal, knowing that sooner @
{ later he would have to answer IL
his cold blooded and murderous deed
When the sentence was pronounce
the condemned man showed stolid ii
difference, and never once betraye
the slightest concern or emotion as
his fate.
he was very large, burly mulatte
Ignorant to the lowest degree. I'll
sge was about twenty-three years.