Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-11-15

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been robbed of his watch and chain
by a band of rowing Indians that
were laying around there, and that
they had made way with him. The
river was dragged, and the surrounding
country searched vigorously. But it
was not until Friday morning that /,
myself, while engaged in searching
}along the river in boat, found the
poor boy in shallow water. His
throat was cut and his forehead was
crushed evidently with a club. The
surroundings were searched and the
impress OF a woman's shoe was found
leading towards the river. This, and
statements of women in the neighbour
hood of Mrs. Longs led to search
of her premises, and in the celler of
her house blood stains were found and
a button to Harvey's coat She was
arrested and held for examination.
Ibid Mrs Long have any particular
grudge against your family that could
be looked upon as reason for her COM
hitting such crime How about
that poisoning business, and what is
your opinion of Mrs. Long on general
principles ?" asked the reporter.
81 don't know that Mrs Long had
any grudge against our family. She
came and went at our house, and we
had business deals, and OILY at one
time did we have any differences and
that was over the paltry sum of $40.
which | don't think cuts any figure in
the affair. My wife was taken sick at one
time and suspicious pointed to her
having been poisoned, and it looked at
that time as though Mrs. Long had at
tempted it though we could prove
nothing. Mrs. Long is head-strong.
quick tempered woman, and [ have
sometimes thought that she had de-
termined to make away with our
entire family. That she is a half
crazed woman, and [ am fully satisfied
but her motives for killing nv bow. if
she did the deed, are mystery to
me-"
At this point Mr.. Whittemore ex-
hibited copy of a Princeton paper.
containing the announcement of the
murder. In summing up the facts in
detail, the paper concludes by saying:
"It is further said physicians
testimony could furnish evidence of
Mrs. Whittemorc's having been
poisoned, and Mrs. Long, it is claim
ed, had too much to do in that matter.
These facts are all weighed by an
anxious public, and tend to wind a
chain of reasons for such crime.
provided guilt is fastened upon the
accused"
Whether this chain referred to is in
any way connected with any alleged
criminal relations that are stated by
the press reports as having existed be-
tween Mr. Whittemore and Mrs. Long,
is not for the public to Judge. Mr..
Whittemore claims to be anxiens to
have Mrs. Long confess. At least he
says her father, Judge Meyer, has ad-
vised her to confess if she is guilty,
and Whittenore expressed it as his
hope that she will.
In his entire conversation with the
reporter Mr.. Whittemore evinced the
greatest GOODNESS and was perfectly
calm, relating the par
ticulars of the finding of his son
and the appearance of the body with
wonderful GOODNESS for father, be-
traying no emotion throughout. His
conversation is certainly a plain,
straightforward statement, and leaves
on gap open by which he can be caught
up as knowing more about the affair
than he is prepared to state.
In this city we have a highly re-
spected family who are relatives
of this Mrs. Geo. Long, at
Princeton, by marriage, and whose
son they have in charge. The shock
to them has been great and the reason
for Mrs. Long committing such a
deed seems to them incomprehensible.