The Washington times., 1932-07-06
LOdger Licked Out

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LOdger Licked Out
Mrs. Long and her three sons
went for an automobile ride, leav-
ing Long at home alone yesterday
afternoon.
They returned to find a lodger
at the house, R. E. Taylor, sit
ting on the steps. He told them
the door was locked and that
Long would not let him in. Long
appeared, however, when the
family arrived, and called to the
youngest son, Furman, aged 13.
He said:
LET your mother come in"
At the same time, however, ac-
cording to police, he fired sew
eral shots in the direction of the
group, and Mrs. Long would not
60 near the house.
Taylor went to Long and tried
to quiet him, but the latter re-
tanned his weapons and forced
Taylor into one of the first floor
rooms, where he locked himself
in.
Mrs. Long and her sons, Hubert,
Merle and Furman, were left out
side. One Of the boys went to
the police station and asked the
police to come at once.
The scout car attached to that
precinct was first on the scene,
and when they found that Long
was firing at random from the in
terror of the house the scout cars
from Precincts 9 and were also
summoned.
Eventually every scout car IN
town except three was on the
scene.
Long did not show himself
clearly at the windows, but would
dodge back and forth from one
room to another, firing alternately
with a rifle and a shotgun. He
seemed to have an inexhaustible
supply Of ammunition.
SharpshoOters Called
Police summoned all available
sharpshooters of the fclce, and
also called for sharpshooters
from the Marine Corps barracks.
About 500 police and marines
finally gathered in, the street IN
front of the house, and thou
sands Of spectators watched.
After the police forces had
gathered, Long appeared on the
lawn in front Of an adjacent
house, concealing his rifle. The
police we're not at first aware
that he was the man they were
seeking.
He shouted to the crowd:
Here, you people, get away
from here!"
Policemen E. A. Swanson and
D. O. GeSt realized he was the
man who had been doing the
shooting and rushed toward him.
Policeman Slain
Long then swung his rifle to
his shoulder and shot Swanson
between the eyes. The policeman
dropped without a sound, fatally
wounded. He died a little later
at Providence Hospital, his wife
by his side.
= Gest, seeing Swanson fall and
fearing his turn would be next,
dived under the porch, where he
remained.
A marine and policeman man.
aged to drag SwanSon's body out
of the line of fire and the dying
man was taken to the hospital.
He was q new member of the
force and leaves four children.
Tear Gas Barrage
Inspector L. I. H. Edwards, real
aZing that a great deal Of blood
shed might result if Long could
not be subdued went to police
headquarters in search Of tear
gas bombs. The property clerks
office was locked and it was nee
esSary. to break down the door.
Back at the scene of the fight
ing, a barrage of tear gas bombs
was looSed on the house.
Finding the gas unbearable,
Long finally appeared at the eel
lar door, and Policeman Arthur
C. Poulson of the First precinct,
and q companion named Wallrodt
decided to rush him. Long fired
directly at Poulson with a shot
gun, from a three-foot range,
and the mans right shoulder was
nearly torn off,.
LOdger Routed
Almost simultaneously, Taylor,
long concealed in one of the
lower rooms, was driven out by
the gas, and rushed from the
house. He shouted:
''DOn't shoot! I'm an innO-
cent mani"
He was not clearly understood
by all those surrounding the
house, and they had no idea who
he was. Several shots were fired
&C him, but all went wild.
During the fight, five persons
living nearby were overcome by
the tear gas used by police and
were carried to safety under di-
rection of Policeman Philip K.
Clark, of the First Precinct.
Extreme difficulty was encoun-
tered in removing these people
as the crowd, believing the police
were carrying out the wounded,
rushed to the scene and it was
necessary for Policeman Clark to
use his baton to clear way for
those overcome. Two were taken
10 the hospital and three were
riven first aid treatment near
their homes. One Of the hos,
Dital patients was Miss Patsy
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