Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1882-03-30
FOUR MEN MURDERED.
We recopy from the p. Standard
the Prineville News' account:

We recopy from the p. Standard
the Prineville Ners' account:
1t appears that one L. l.. Langdon
had had some difficulty about piece
of disputed land with two men living
near him by the name of Crooks and
Jory. Langdon went to these men
and compromised matters with them,
and the three run the Ines in an
apparently satisfactory manner. This
was done in tho morning, and Lang
don told Crooks and Jory that the bus
incss was then settled. Crooks and
his soh-in.law (Joryl then went to
work on the disputed land, cutting
wood. While they were gono to din.
ner l.angdon went to where they had
been at work and waited for them to
return. When the men came from
their dinner, Langden met them at
their work, and without any provoca-
ton shot and killed them both.s Mr.
Crooks was shot in the right shoulder
and breast, the shot passing through
his lungs, and killing him almost in
stantly. Jory was shot in the face,
eleven buckshot entering there, and
three penetrating the Train. The
wives of the murdered men were look
ing on at distance of quarter of a
mile, and saw the whole affair. Word
was soon brought to town, telling of
the murder, and justice Powers, acting
as coroner, and accompanied y several
citizens. repaired to the place where
the killing was done, and found the
bodies just as they had fallen when
shot. No one had gone to the bodies
except their wives, who approached
and placed their aprons over tho heads
of the dead. A jury was empane'ed
who returned verdict that Crooks
and Jory came to their death by gun
shot wounds inflicted by Lucas Lang
don.
From the following concerning Har-
rison, it would appear as if he was not
altogether innocent;
AT about five o'clock in the morning
a band {number not known) of armed
and masked men entered the hotel
instantly overpowering the officers.
Langdon was called, and upon being
aroused, was riddled with bullets in
stan,ly. Harrison was seized, taken
from the hotel, gagged, haltered and
dragged to tho Crooked river bridge, a
distance Of perhaps quarter of a mile
and his body hung to the timbers of
the bridge where it was found in the
morning. Harrison admitted being
implicated in the murder of Crooks
and Jory. Upon hearing that Lang
don had succeeded in killing both men
he, (Harrison) was heard to exclaim
"Bully for us Big Injun mel he laid
'em out just right" And these re.
marks were repeated before several, in
the presence of the dead, and in hear,
ing of the walls of the poor widows
and chilren of the murdered men.
1t appears that after Langdon got
his fright on Mill Creek on Wedncs-
day night, that he succeeded in footing
it back to his home, distance of prob
ably Is miles, intending to secure
another horse and gun. AS good for
tune had it the company who went to
arrest Harrison, intercepted him just
as he was leaving his home. He mot
the boys and was in their midst before
he kn,w it. lie very readily surren-
dered at the muzzle Of the Winchesters
and was captured with the above re.
suit.
At IL o'clock yesterday, Justice
Powers, acting as coroner, held inquests
on the remains of the two men found
dead, and the following verdicts were
returned:
We, the jury empanneled at the in
quest held on the body of man found
dead at the Jackson House on March
II, 1882, find that the name of the
deceased is Lucius Langdon, and that
he came to his death at the hands of
party of men unknown, by being shot
with pistol. Gus Winckler, j. Som.
merville, W. G. Foren, J. NJ. Colver,
J. M. Birkely, J. w. Howard.
We, the jury empanneled at the in
quest held on the body found hanging
beneath the Crooked River bridge, op
March II, 1882, find that the name
of the deceased is w. II. Harrison, and
that he came to his death at the hands
of party of men unknown, by being
hanged by the neck until he Was dead.
r. II. Nolrath, l.. B. Nichols, J. A.
/, Blakely, S. r. Richardson, w II. Pol
lard, r. NJ Baldwin.