The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-27
:LONGLEY's INDIVIDUAL SCORE


OF the murderers who helped place it there.
LoNGLEYs INDIrIDU4L SCORE
The First or Hts Many Murders Committed
When He WINS IL Years Old.
Fr,m u, 81. Louis G,o,- D.m,ern.
Fifteen years ago tho most noted and the
most feared desperate in Texas was Bill Long.
lev At that time dosreradoes were plentiful
In this State and nearly every one OF them had
notch or two on tho butt Of his pistol. Indi-
eating the number of men slain by the owner
OF mo weapon. Triggers worked easily ami
often III tnose days. and men with private
gravoynrds containing 4 doz"n victims were
was tho ren hest his finger the quickest and
HIS eye the .rnest. He knew no fear. and nut
ting tt bullet tnr2iIEha mans heart was TO- him
hulrs-eye" to the average mortal. His career.
fortunately was somewhat brief. n rope end
the, time Of his execution he was credited
with tho largest private graveyard IN the
recorded on his death roll. !.onEley's name
is almost forgotten now; but there are few
Who reme en- ,, him and MS exploits Among
lyrical child o; the will aud wooliy" West.
bill Lonsley.," SAID Rankin lately. was
was tho son Of Mo hohist preacher Though
man. we'll educnted and highly esteemed by
all who knew him. Tor daring rccklessness
his son malo u record almost unparalleled in
TEXAS. Stnte where many men sought death
white feather by begging for quarter. He
had u fairly good cdurnton for u boy Of II
reached that aye. for It was in 1882 that his
wild career began. md his father had to
aDandon his cherished hope of educating him
and sold some cotton, While here lie took a
y under tie influence OF liquor. Gn"n His ar
rival na home his father severely iecturod him
@ rsern tnnsd on @T hs
heel. lett the house. and going to tho lot or
nsrS to w fds oy HIM Ts
some insolent reply. BiII drew the ever ready
tie % % t. so 5ss to s"i Ever
Nth me; Il was not until tho next morning
he rode of. but was captured that day and re-.
Ills father. who blamed himself for having
out out, Of this diiiIsnIty. hoping to reclaim Jim
getting him out Of his first scrape. but Long
10y. while he remaI ncd on his inther's place.
course Of study. aud devoted more time to
pistol ~ rraStics than to the Mstpdy e the GOSPEL
twinklirs with admiration. Which every old Old
aesa u t hns for sosa was
the trigger q his slx-shoot or. commencs
revolution and put oil the balls in sap aia
less than SIX inches In diameter twenty yards
nd down the ree eths tSs
highest and lowest not being more than two
When Longlev attained, his. majority no
had a record behind him that few men ever
lived to make. He had then killed. 1t was said.
boyhood days One crime Gould d never ns saf by
proven. and three OF his victims we're dos.
p p1na eharact.rs that the people Were too
"Sns Of them insuited his sister at Giddings
big crowd was present; but that did not de.
ter the yonngster. and tho ,n1egro's, brains
s til nas and" % Je
seated d near BY. and to him BIN surrendeTei
n%s MS Sse" b who Was
10y got. besides the thanks Of The people OF
h SnS the a N.Y. Wheel he e
paasdes and many Killings were acsre ii.ed to
history. In I.ampasas county there were two |
who had terrorized that section and had ev
e er afraid to come in contact with them
Longlsy willis hiding "nt from Officers here.
d1lit'd eyer thGrH and those men
life arqa Of 'SSHsn R nas S Ss
ss 70" pI h 4 rs s s"a him of his
Al some little town south Of here Loncley
went on spree and shot out tho iehts in the
1876. When the Marshal Of he town tried to
e arrest him LonGlsy shot him dead and He'd the
~f liner Ts tna s1 Sas
mar friends who were, anxious for revenge.
Ha a is w safe to say if they had Long
SMT WsEoG nnd the next M heard Of him was ut
~, there. and In one Of the saloons OF
the place e seven priy9tes were ga hered having
enteFsas III h"I ns snp h
dh sls sgt nswn at table, not a. from the sol
waited for something 10 turn up H. S snIde.r nc
had apparently not noticed hs presence. and
he did not seem TO be listening t. them until nt
~ tell SO / know EN-, and there's ssh not yir.
tu .oIs We. W93man In Texas. VIZ
Il. bsnds his hand droppsd
walked /, d.! Up T. the speaker. What did YOU GU
before him. repeated with un oath thu stutss.
ment- Bill drew his six si ooter and said.
",.Now, sir want you to take ack wha, Won
said, My Innocent sister and sanity mother
'eside IN Texas. and no man can say in my
The soldier laughed at tho threat, Int Il
vas the last act OF his life. for. without AN
pistol and q bullet crashed through the sol.
ilers brain. The other soldiers sprang for
heir gan ~, which had heen stacked in ons
1etwecn Longley and the door In order TO pre-.
vent his escape, but in as many. seconds three
'4uId fire them. brought them down before
am. The Others rushed for him. still more
q aG e.; 70 prevent MS escape hnt he sprang out
nut. The seventh seeing the fate Of his com
lanions. went back. the encounter resulting
y the death Of five instantly and one died
rom his wounds subsequently. ~N
nj tt9mnGley escaped into the Cherokee Nation,