03063nam 2200649 a 450 991046160410332120200520144314.01-283-10908-597866131090881-57441-353-8(CKB)2670000000092565(EBL)689716(OCoLC)727950582(SSID)ssj0000521204(PQKBManifestationID)11333290(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000521204(PQKBWorkID)10517385(PQKB)10152458(MiAaPQ)EBC689716(MdBmJHUP)muse996(Au-PeEL)EBL689716(CaPaEBR)ebr10490712(CaONFJC)MIL310908(EXLCZ)99267000000009256520101104d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBloody Bill Longley[electronic resource] the mythology of a gunfighter /Rick Miller ; foreword by David Johnson2nd rev. ed.Denton, Tex. University of North Texas Pressc20111 online resource (391 p.)No. 10 in the A.C. Greene seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-57441-305-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.A good-hearted boy -- These desperate scoundrels and out laws -- Murdering, robbing, and ravishing -- I kept on pumping lead -- We set out in fine spirit -- A man of low instinct and habits -- The worst Indian-- Who in the hell are you? -- Desperate looking character -- Shot him dead -- Bill was still fighting -- I will not be captured -- The last of "pea time" -- Plenty of ammunition -- We want him -- The most successful outlaw -- I have killed a many man -- Same old rattling Bill -- Hanging is my favorite way of dying -- Not upon his doomed neck.William Preston "Bill" Longley (1851-1878), though born into a strong Christian family, turned bad during Reconstruction in Texas, much like other young boys of that time, including the deadly John Wesley Hardin. He went on a murderous rampage over the last few years of his life, shotgunning Wilson Anderson in retribution for Anderson's killing of a relative; killing George Thomas in McLennan County; and shooting William "Lou" Shroyer in a running gunfight. Longley even killed the Reverend William R. Lay while Lay was milking a cow. Once he was arrested in 1877, and subsequently sentenced to hA.C. Greene series ;10.OutlawsTexasBiographyBrigands and robbersTexasBiographyTexasBiographyElectronic books.OutlawsBrigands and robbers976.4/063092BMiller Rick1941-943517MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461604103321Bloody Bill Longley2184541UNINA