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MISSISSIPPI RIVER FOLK BACKGROUND
JOE N. LONG LONG CASE ENDS
CAPT LONG FOUND GUILTY OF A MINOR OFFENSE.The jury returns a verdict late this afternoon guilty of assault to commit great bodily injury.
Source: The Davenport Daily Times, Davenport, Ia., 05 Dec 1896.
CAPT LONG'S SENTENCE
Capt. J. N. Long was up before Judge Waterman Monday morning to receive his sentence for he crime of which he was found guilty by the jury at the recent trial. He was accompanied by his attorneys. Messers. J. A. Hanley and E. E. Cook, they being practically the only ones in the court room at the time. After some preliminaries Judge Waterman stated that he would sentence Capt. Long to pay a fine of $100, so that the total amount to be paid by Capt. Long, aside from his attorney's fees, will be about $250. He was not prepared to make a settlement at the time, but the court allowed him time to get the money instead of committing him until paid, as is sometimes done.
Source: Davenport Weekly Democrat, Davenport, Ia., 17 Dec 1896, p. 3.
Joe Long
When competition between the boats for passengers and freight heated up. Capt. Joe Long, thinking he was not getting his share, became upset with the steamboat agent James Osborn and stabbed him. He was arrested and fined $300 in court.
Source: Unknown.
Transcribed by Georgeann McClure.
More details on this case can be found on the Iowa History Project.