Florence Mary Longland: Arson

Florence Mary Longland was born 15 Oct 1883 in California, USA. To George Longland (1843-1915) and Ann Escreet (1851-1914).

I did not find a mugshot of her. I did find lots of other information. Here's some newspaper clippings from 1920.

Her siblings:

Annie Longland
1870–1939
Agnes Longland
1872–1930
Alice Longland
1873–1888
Lillie Elizabeth Longland
1876–1952
Emma M Longland
1877–1888
Susan Grace Longland
1878–1945
Daisy L. Longland
1879–
George F. Longland, Jr
1881–1888
Florence M Longland
1883–1966
Willie H Longland
1885–1888
Ernest Louis Longland (Photo Below)
1889–1947
Roy W Longland
1890–1890

Ernest Louis Longland

1921 it continues:

Her lover and whose house she had burned down Clarke Elijah Willard

(1867–1950)He was a goat farmer.

The man who set the fire who worked for Clarke was Henry Ingram, he claimed she said she would marry him.

First husband married in 1904
Benjamin Stradley

(1878–)


She was married to George Nicholas Kasch
(1878–1947) Married 1930.


She inherited money and land after her first husband died.(I wound how he died?).

I found a land record:

I also found numerous land deals in the newspaper from 1919 to until her death, here are a few.

1923

1924

1939

Clark Elijah Willard Tulare County, CA Jail records.

Florence's Tulare County Jail records

More Newspaper clippings:

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54208287/florence-m-longland/?xid=637&_ga=2.128334220.1876247443.1589726863-1337949228.1570736414

The Writ of probable Cause

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54207226/florence-m-longland/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35504505/florence-m-longland/

https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35504543/florence-m-longland/


Here's The People Vs. Longland

So she gets off, really, even though she confessed??? The state of California spent a lot of money on this case.

Florence died 15 July 1966 in Little Lake, CA.

This is a crazy story, there's more hushed than what is here.