Lincoln County NeArchives Court.....Long, Jefferson April 3, 1885
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Source: The Nebraska State Journal Sun Apr 4, 1886
Written: April 3, 1885
Recorded: November 6, 1889

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The Nebraska State Journal Sun Apr 4, 1886
       The Bascombe Murderers
North Platte Telegraph
   Indictments have been found against Ernest Myers,
Jeff Long, and George H. Teidaman for the murder
of Richard Bascombe and wife, last April 3d.
Long is a farmer northeast of town and has been
under suspicion of connection with this crime.
Myers and Teidaman were then in Long's employ.
Myers has skipped the country. Teidaman has been
living with Long of late, though he was away several
months after the killing. We cannot learn what the
evidence is upon which these indictments are based,
but are told that it is conclusive. Yesterday morning
a sheriff's posse went out and arrested Long and
Teidaman.
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The Nebraska State Journal Wed Nov 10, 1886
   Jefferson Long was on Saturday, at North
Platte, found guilty of the murder of the 
Bascombe's near that place near a year ago.
Motion for new trial was made.
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The Nebraska State Journal Fri Apr 27, 1888
    Lincoln County District Court
  The Long murder case was called this morning and the
defense demanded a trial, but the court without any
showing on the part of the prosecution for a continuance
of the case, refused a trial and put the case over. The
trouble is Judge Hamer is acting as prosecuting attorney
and judge both in this case and intends to keep the
defendant in jail as long as he can without trial.
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The Nebraska State Journal Sat Jan 5, 1889
    The Long Murder Trial
North Plate. Neb., Jan. 4--[Special]-- The Jefferson Long
murder trial, which has been in progress ever since
December 26, is nearing the end. The evidence was
concluded Wednesday noon, and A. H. Church is making
the closing argument for the prosecution. The court
room has been crowded during the whole progress of
the trial. Very few think the verdict will be guilty,
but many believe that the jury will disagree.
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The Columbus Journal Wed Nov 6, 1889
   The jury in the Jeff Long murder case at
North Platte returned a verdict of not guilty.
It seems to please the people generally.

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