The Carlisle independent., 1921-02-24
WHISKEY MAKERS HELD ON
 MURDER CHARGE
Robert Long and Palmer Bridges Held In Prairie County Jail In Connection With The Murder of Alfred Oliver On Monday,
 Feb. IA


 Feb. IA
 The absence from home on Monday night of Alfred Oliver highly re- lspected farmer of Prairie county, and a Modern Woodman. who left his home in the early afternoon to look after bunch of hogs on the range, and failing to return as usual created some suspicion among his neighbors, who early Tuesday morning formed a searching party to try and locate the missing man.
 After a few hours hunt and upon arriving at the home of Robert Long, the party found sufficient evidence to believe that Oliver had been murdered and abandoned the hunt and notified Sheriff Purvis of their find. Sheriff Purvis and Dr. J. H. Gipson arrived on the scene in due time and after thorough examination of human brain and other evidence pointing to a mur- der, it was decided to place Long under arrest.
 At this stage of the game, Palmer flew the track and made clean breast Bridges, one of the searching party, of the murder. He told the officers and other members of he party that Alfred Oliver entered the Long home Monday afternoon without knocking at fI. ct and Long were making batch of whiskey. That Long did not approve of the way Oliver entered his home and after a few words ordered Oliver to get out and as Oliver was comply ing with Long's request and while Oliver was only few feet outside the door, Long without any further warning let go a shot gun tearing away one side of Divers head, kill ing him instantly
 After the killing Bridges said Long ordered him to go to his (Bridges) home, under threat to kill him if he tdid not obey orders, and bring back a wagon and team that the body to- gether with lot of whiskey and other stuff might be carried to Raft Creek and turned over to his friends there to be taken care of. Bridges said he did as he was requested by Long and on his return helped Long wrap Divers body in quilts and load it into the wagon with some whiskey and parts of whiskey making outfit. He said he got in the wagon with Long and rode with him as far as his Bridges, home some half mile dis tance where he left Long with his load and does not know what disposi- tion Long made of the body and other stuff.
 It is reported that Long and Oliver were friends up to the time of the killing and the motive is a mystery Oliver was out hog hunting and as usual carried shot gun. It is the general supposition that Oliver enter ed Long's house while passing to make inquiry of his stock and upon entering found Long and Bridges busy making a mixture called whiskey. Long who is reported to have been drunk flew off the handle with the above results
 Long is stubborn and refuses to give up anything. Only saying tiat he does not remember when asked question in connection with the mur- der. He is considered bad actor and Bridges says he admitted commit ting murder before. He is married man with family.
 The murdered man Alfred Oliver has wife and several children and was one of Prairie county's best citi- zens. He was a member of Oak Grove Prairie Camp No. 16850, M. ". of A.
 LATERAL about 2:3O Wednesday afternoon after being questioned by a large number of friends insisting that he tell where the body of Oliver had been hidden, Long broke down and