Old Fallen Tombstone in Longton Cemetery

[jarhead]

Twirldoggy,
I have no idea how many murders there have been in Longton, but do know there was a town Marshall murdered on main street many moons ago, then in the 70's or possibly 80's there was a murder /suicide in the old Whitmer Hotel on main street -------BUT------ol Sarge calls me a clown again there might be a "murder" in the near future !!! 

[twirldoggy]

lol

[Diane Amberg]

See? Clowns really are evil!

[AudWilly]

There is a building in Longton that has a big chip out of the corner, about half way up. My mother always told me that was a bullet that did that. Seems like that was when the marshall was killed. That was a long time ago. I  remember when a man was in a drunken rage and was looking for someone that he was going to kill, hurting people in the process, and the marshall shoot him. Otherwise, Longton has been a pretty tame town. I grew up there, and have always been proud of Longton.

[W. Gray]

This first murder in Longton was covered seven years ago on this forum.

The following is from the Weekly Commonwealth, Topeka, Kansas, August 9, 1877