The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-06-05
JaOksOn County Mystery

About four miles below Ruch. on the Applegate. and I2 miles from Jackson vile, some % years ago lived a widow named Long. who was reputed quite wealthy. and her mysterious murder was the sensation for many weeks m Southern Oregon. says the Mediord Enquirer.
 At the time of the tradegy the widow was engaged to be married Co a young man working on the place, and the time set for the wedding only few days oH. She also had at the time oi her murder employed upon the place a Chinaman. who helped with the house work when not otherwise occupied
 As the story goes, on the evening of the day the murder was discovered, the widow and her bctrothcd-the hired man-were to attend a party in the ueighborhood Co which they had been invited
 When supper time came the hired man came m from the field. and was surprised to find no signs of life about the house. no fire in the cook stove and no supper As the house had been left open. he saw that something was wrong. and commenced search oi the rooms. Upon entering his bedroom. he saw where someone had wiped their bloody hands upon a white shirt which had been laid out for him Co wear. Now thoroughly alarmed. he continued his search. and behind one oi the tables in the Storeroom found the mutilatcd body oi his 6nauccc cold in death, guarded by her faithful dog lndica- tions shovel that a terrible struggle had taken place. the room being coy cred with blood. and m the struggle the flesh had been cut almost entirely from the hand with which she had grabbed the knife that gave her the death wound.
 From indications, the crime was committed just after dinner. Both the hired man and the Chinaman were ar rested and tried for murder but were discharged. as there was no evidence upon which Co convict them Shortly afterwards they disappeared. and have never been heard oi since.
 Mrs Long it wa, known had son. who at the time oi the murder was sup posed Co be living m thc East, but he never could be located. and in course of time the place fen Co the grand mother oi George F. Neubcr oi Jack Sonville. who was a distant relative Co Mrs. Long After his grandmother s death the place became the property oi Mr. Ncuber who sold it Co Thomas Kinney and who two years ago sold it Co the Ofenblcher Bros. the present owners.
 Now comes the strange story which recalls the tradegy of many years ago. One evening some two weeks ago. three men in a covered hack drove up Co the residence oi James O'Bricn. whose place adioinS the Long place. |" and whose house Is about a quarter of mile from the old log house where the murder was committed. and in- quired oi Mir O'Bricu ii the place was for sale or for rent He told them it was not Alter buying some milk of him. they drove on Co the old house and campcd An old Chinaman who lives m the house relates that a, soon as they had their supper they meas ured the ground and commenced Go dig working until early dawn. when they uncovered an iron box. which they took out, hitched up their team about s o'clock and drove of. and SO far no one has been able Co learn where they went What was in the box or where they received their iniorma- tion for it> location Is a mystery. a, well as the identity oi the three strlng -.r.