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Sheriff William E. Long

Reno County: Diamond Dicks

June 16, 2021 by Jim Potter 10 Comments

"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 to pick up two prisoners. The lawmen will be escorting “Diamond” Dicks and Ed Clark to … [Read more...] about Reno County: Diamond Dicks

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Sheriffs of Reno County: William E. Long

November 4, 2020 by Jim Potter 14 Comments

· 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 Whiteside, 81, and Bill Long, 65, are talking about the olden days in Reno … [Read more...] about Sheriffs of Reno County: William E. Long

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