The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1888-06-27
GEORGE LONG.


she gave him to understand that his attentions
were no longer desired. Long threatened her
and swore no would have revenge upon her or
some of the family who, he thought, had allie
mated her affections from him.
During the last three months it is alleged,
Long has time and again made threats that he
intended to do the old man up" At every
opportunity, too, he has given the young lady
great annoyance by perSisting in his attentions
and threatening her when she refused to keep
his company.
The trouble illuminated in terrible tragedy.
Miss Long went to the ice cream festival in
company with friend, Miss Fannie Bailif, a
neighbor girl. After being there
some little time they were sud
denly rendered very apprehensive by
the approach of Long, who stated his deter
mination to accompany Miss Allie home. 1t
seems that fearing to reject him she had started
down the road with him toward her home
Her brother, Viii Baker learning of Longs
conduct, started in pursuit and overlook them
A war Of words Immediately began, which re-
suited in a fight. Long who was by far the
larger of the two, had all the advantage. He
began striking at Baker and driving him out
OF the road down into the gutter, and almost
against the fence. He finally made blow at
Baker who lodged il, and Long fell to the
ground. Before Baker could secure anything
TO disoble his antagonist Long arose, boiling
with rage Baker had secured a stone but
At this time Henry Baker, the father, who
had heard of the trouble, came up and said:
Long, have had enough of this trouble"
so have l." said Long.
VIII Baker thus tells what followed, and his
statement was cOrroborated by several wit
nesses whom THE SENTINEL reporter talked
TO last night:
Long advanced on father and began strik-
ing at him. Father than began TO fall back
and Long pressed him toward the fence.
| picked up rock but some
volver, and they clinched. During the strug-
gle the weapon was discharged and that shot
hit Long The revolver was knocked out of
fathers hand and he started to run, saying:
Don't shoot Long pulled his revolver and
fired, and father fell. The ball entered his
back Just behind the shoulder-blade."
'How many shots were fired" was asked.
"Ohl / don't know" he said in an agitated
manner. 81 was too frightened"
Baker was first reached after he fell by Ed
ward Shore, who states that the wounded man
gave but one gasp afterward and expired, the
ball probably having passed through his heart.
Shore with the help of others bore the body to
the house, where it was received by the weep
ing wife and other son. John.
After Long had shot Baker, he was taken in
a buggy by Harry Smock, son of w. c. Smock,
who drove the wounded man to his home
Thirty-third-st. When Capt Colbert and
Serg't Dawson arrived at the house. Long
was in bed, suffering severely from the effect
of the shot. He consented readily, however,
To accompany the officers to the city, and was
driven directly to the statiOn-house. While
awaiting the arrival of DIR. Marsee, who had
been summoned, Long coolly told the story OF
the killing. He is thirty-two years of age and
about five feet, ten inches in height. a large
black mustache, steel gray eye and dark COM
plexion are ms distinguishing features, and he
= NOT bod loolrinu IIa said.
81 am a gas-ftter by trade. i have been
working for the plumbing firm of Meal &
Beasley, corner of Market and Tennessee-sts.;
have been living at the corner of Twenty-sec-
ond and Illinois-sts. for the last five years with
my widowed mother, and for the same length
of time have been keeping company with Alice
Baker Between and o'clock l met Alice,
and while talking to her in front of J.. Pages
ice-cream saloon, near her home, we were APP
preached by her brother William. lie called
me a vile name and wanted to know what right
had to go with his sister. did not touch the
boy and after he had cursed me roundly he
ran into the house and called his father. The
old man then came out and said: You Cd
id BID s-n of a b-h you have been fool
ing around my daughter long enough. You
have been talking about her, and | won't
stand it any longer That was lie,
and as soon as he said it / whacked him and
knocked him down and kicked him. Some
one then cried out he has a revolver and |
asked the by-StanderS To take IL away from
him. But before | knew it he discharged the
weapon and knew that was shot. ] grabbed
hold of him then and in the struggle Il had my
arms wound about HIM he dropped the
weapon and let 90 of him. He then started
to run, | grabbed the revolver and shot him."
Just as Long finished DIR. Marsee arrived and
the wounded man was placed pallet, pre-
paratory to having the ball extracted AS the
surgeon deity ran his finger along the course
of the bullet, which could by traced by the out
ward irritation, Long would groan convplsively.
In moment the ball was located, squeezed
into a little knot of flesh, a cut with sharp
knife and it fell out-a S2-calibre. Long gave
sigh of relief and said:
''By George, boys, it hurt worse coming out
than going in"
The ball had struck on a rib and glanced
backward. An eighth ofan inch higher and he
would have been Killed instantly.
Long was slated for murder.
Miss Baker was almost rendered insane at
the terrible tragedy. She was taken home and
Dr. Carter of Mapleton was sent for. 1t was
found necessary TO give her opiates to quiet her
and put her to sleep.
The neighbors everywhere were thoroughly
aroused, and if Long had not been arrested and
removed by the officers there might have been
a lynching TO record with the murder. The
feeling seemed to be against him universally.
The dead man was well-to-do dairyman,