Shocking Murder - We learn,
that on Sunday, the 27th ult. Mrs. Long, wife of Mr. George Long
of Cabarrus county, was killed by a negro fellow belonging to
her father, Mr. George Kiser. The fellow bore a bad character,
and had been forbidden, by Mrs. Long, to visit her house, which
he had been in the habit of doing clandestinely, for the purpose
of seeing a negro girl belonging to the family. He consequently
determined upon revenge; and on Sunday, about 3 o'clock, while
Mrs. Long was passing alone along the road to her father's, the
negro rushed from an ambush where he had been, lying all day,
seized and strangled Mrs. L. with two handkerchiefs, tying one
round her neck and stuffing the other in her mouth. The fellow
was apprehended the same day, and confessed the murder. The negro
girl was also apprehended as an "accessory before the fact"
she having furnished the fellow with food while he was lying
in wait, and being privy to his designs on Mrs. L.'s life. They
were both put in prison, and will be tried at the superior court
which sits this week in Concord. Source:Western Carolinian RRsw
newspaper Tues. 13 May 1828 from 1820-1829 Abstracts NC Raleigh
Newspaper Vol. II page 424 (item 3514)"
1800 Cabarrus Census
George Long 00100 - 10100
1810 Cabarrus Census
00010 - 30100
1820 Cabarrus Census
000001 - 00001 (1 slave)
1830 Cabarrus Census
Not found - age about 55
