The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-09-02

made a jealous play and, when Shu-
felt resented his actions, he struck
Shufelt. The latter tried to pacify
him, but Long Henry" left the sa-
loon, threatening to come back with
a gun, and 10 minutes later he re-
turned, and as he entered the door
Shufelt sent a rifle ball into his
head, and as he fell Shufelt fired
several o bullets into him.
"Shufelt then went to the home
OF Broome, but later gave himself
up. He claims Long Henry had a
revolver in his hand as he entered
the door. Others deny this, but it
is certain that he was armed, for a
revolver dropped to the floor as he
fell.
It's been a long time since anyone
did a better job than the killing of
Long Henry Thompson. For 10
years he has been on the constant
outlook for trouble and he got what
he had long deserved. He was not
only a bad nan with a gun, but he
was known as a Smuggler, cattle
thief and general crook. He had
many persons terrified and thus eX-
ercised much influence in Valley
county for everyone was afraid of
him.
about eight years ago in Miles
City, Long Henry killed a negro
cook employed by the Home Land
and Cattle Co, the Nm outfit,
for Fhich they were both working.
1t was shown that the cook was a
bad man and that he had a Win
phnCtar laxQ1nd OF fET n1ln IIanry,sf
when the latter fired a bullet
coroner's jury exonerated Long
Henry" and soon thereafter he re-
moved to Valley county, and in the
tough days of Glasgow, he was a
ring-leader of the bad men. When
Bros. bank at Glasgow was
robbed, Long Henry was accused
of being one of the robbers. but was
acquitted. There was little doubt
OF his guilt. but the evidence was
not satisfactory and the clever at
for the defense hypnotized
the jury. A. C. Broome and Long
Henry were friends at that time,
but soon after quarreled and for
years many had expected that one
Of them would kill the other.
Another Killing
IN August, 1898, near Saco. Long
Henry" killed Tommy Dunn. anoth-
bad man, with whom be had
Iuarreled concerning the division
If SpoilS of a crooked cattle deal. It
vas shown at the preliminary hear
ng. that Dunn had shot first, and
Thompson was never tried, though
many who knew the men believed
hat Thompson had fixed the wit
lesses.
When the Great Northern ex-
press was robbed at Wagner. July
J, last, the PinkertonS at once Sus-
)ected Long Henry" of being one
" the robbers, but could get no ev-
dence against him, and when it was
ound that the robbery was the
work. of the Curry gang, he was no
suspected, for he and the
Jury outfit had been enemies for
G. w. Kampfer, Valley county !
resident, who worked as a
owpuncher with Long Henry" in
he early days says that he does
lot believe Long Henry" was as
'ad as painted in the above &C
cunt. ,
When Shufelt was acquitted of t
ne shooting by the jury, Judge Tat |
an, according to the account of the t
rial in the North Montana Review g
ublished that week in Glasgow, adj
ressed Shufelt saying it would :
been a great deal better if the ]
Try could have conscientiously :
ave given him about five years, as
was only a matter of time when
e would be up before a jury on a
milar charge.
Whether the judges prediction
fulfilled was not known, but
hufelt is reported to have died in
prison. r