(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) "Diamond" Dicks • It’s Tuesday, November 14, 1899, at the Reno County sheriff’s residence attached to the jail, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Sheriff William “Bill” Long, 37, and his under sheriff, Ed Metz, 60, are drinking coffee. Sarah “Cassie” Baker Long, 28, is supervising the feeding of 16-month-old Clella Elizabeth. * Alex Millar, 63, the jail’s turnkey, is waiting for the sheriff and under sheriff … [Read more...] about Reno County: Diamond Dicks
Sheriff William E. Long
Sheriffs of Reno County: William E. Long
(To listen to the audio of this blog post, use the purple play button.) · William E. "Bill" Long (1862-1940) Sheriff 1898-1903* · William Elbert Long and Sarah Cassandra "Cassie" Baker (1871-1913), both natives of Tennessee, were married in 1897 in Pawnee, Nebraska. Their three children, Clella, Charles, and Chester, were born in Reno County, Kansas. Photos compliments of Alice Dugan * It’s Saturday, October 15th, 1927, in Hutchinson, Kansas. Houston … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: William E. Long
