The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-03-23
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vilie Kentucky. Wcpublish its correct /
I'll account below, in order to disgust the /
public with this terrible and brutal affair. I
AMI other similar deeds of blood Lowe. |
,ybo was murdered in jail, was no doubt /
L.d man. That i stated hv an the /
,,.r,r. What will strike the reader i /
~ e,rt that neither Lowe nor his friends |
t;Iled any one in the ailray. II was one |
~ hi friends lAldridgel who was killed. |
The positive violence was thus done by !
he friends Of the party who committed /
the murder in the jail:
The account We at first received of the |
encounter between Maxwell and Lowe
M Uawesville. and also the account of
the killing Of Lowe in the Jail were. AS
was 10 be expected. incorrect in several
particulars. We shall give the particulars
received here last evening. and which
are no doubt true.
ON Tuesday last. Lowe sent word IN
Maxwell that he wished him to remain n
part Of the day in his room Maxwell.
accordingly. staid in his room. having
employed Judge Neaman to attend 10
his duties a. Prosecuting Attorney. Lowe
sent him a letter by a friend. inauiripp
whether he would accept a challenge from
him Maxwell refused to communicate
with Lowe by note. loves friend then
asked Maxwell whether he would appear
upon the street, with long or short arm.
| Maxwell declined to give any explapa-
ton Of his intentions, simply saying that
ne should 60 upon the street when he
pleased and A. he pleased.
shortly afterwards. Lowe made his an
pearanCe upon the street, calling upOn
| Mr.. Cicero Maxwell if within the sound
a..
he had been stigmatized by Maxwell as a
political jugcler, and then proceeded to
denouncc Maxwell rs "a liar. a calumnia-
tor. and the son Of W" repeating
the drnunciation several times. Max
well. accompanied by Messrs. Harris and
Morton. Of Hartford. Thos. Withrow. of
Uawcsville. and Judge Mayhall. of Halves
vile. left his room. Maxwell armed with
"A double-harrelled shot gun. Mavhall
with q rifle, and the two others with pi,-
tolls Maxwell, ~ soon ~ he got. within
shooting distance of Lowe. fired at him.
The shot struck Lowe on the left breast,
but he was protected by coat of mail,
which was subsequently given by him to
Judge Stuart, of Branlenburg. Lowe inn
mediately returned the fire, and then
wheeled and He'd. He ran into a crowd
at the Court House. where the Hon. John
H. McIIenry, Of Greensboro, made a
| speech, invoking the citizens 10 do no
/ violence. but let the law take its course.
Lowe afterwards took refuge in a Wild
/ ow's house. hut Maxwell's friends pur-
| sued him, demanding him of the widow,
/ and threatening, in case Of refusal, To
/ denlolish her house. She told them he
/ was there But entreated them not to in
/ lure her house. a. she had no power to re-
| move him. Three Of MaNwell's friends
| went into the house and assured Lowe,
| that. il he would go out with them, he
| should not be hurt. Lowe asking them
10 spare his life, left with them. but az
ter his proceeding some distance. the
| crowd commenced firing. One Of Max
wells friends then said to Lowe that he
could no longer risk his own life to save
his. Lowe ran and called on Harris to
follow him. pursued by the crowd who
continued firing. Aldridge n friend of
Lowe, ran with him and fired once or twice
nj the pursuing crowd. lie was instantly
killed by shot through the head. Lowe
was shot in the thigh, and had a finger
shot off and his clothes were Literally rid
died. his life being saved by his coat Of
mail. lie ran down to the hank Of the Ohio
where he fell in a state of exhaustion,
followed by q crowd. lie fell on his face
as If killed. Thomas Withrow had fired
at him in the pursuit until his shots were
exhausted. and after Lowe was down ran
to him and cut at him with a knife. hut
the coat Of mail prevented the pcnetra-
ton Of the weapon. This coat Of mail.
which was Of steel. was 80 closely linked,
that a pigeon shot could scarcely peue-
trate il. and il extended up over the
I 81. l. e
concealed bv thick wig Harris, Max
wells friend. went TO Lowe to protect
him. One man presented a pistol. swear
ing that he would kill Lowe. hut Harris
knocked the pistol up. and il was dis
charged in the air. Maxwell then went
up to Lowe and asked him if he would
retract what he said OF him. Lowe re-
piled that he retracted everything he had
said. and that he was a coward and had
! diseraced himself. Thereupon Maxwell
+ appealed to his friends not to hurt Lowe.
stating that the latter had done all he
could wish him TO do. The appeal had
its effect. and Lowe was conducted before
Judge Stuart no the Court House.
Judge Stuart made a speech to the
crowd. telling them that they would have
, | to walk over his dead body to do any fur
Their injury 10 Lowc-that Lowe had sur
b rendered himself to him and should bc
| protected by him. A surgeon was sent
b | for and loves wounds were dressed at
| the courthouse. Judge Stuart then took
him to the Jail and remained with him
till hali-past ten =. m. Nothing further
I occurred during the night. The next
/ | morning Lowe sent for Harris and thank
+. ed him for his protection. Tie was still
afraid Of the mob. and begged Harris
influence in behalf Of himself hi, wife
and his children.
In the meantime a rumor became cur
, rent i'm the streets that Lowe had threat
! encd to kill the last man Of the mob, a
!. the risk Of Ms own life as soon ~ released
. Thomas Withrow and Dr. Davidson wen
10 Mr. Oldham, the iailor, and demand
ed the KEYS Of the Jail. He refused {,
comply with the demand. whercupoI
D they pointed their pistol at his breast an,
n said they would kill him il the KEYS wer,
not surrendered. lie surrendered then
p and the two men went to loves cell an'
4 unlocked the door. The prisoner IN tn
q adjoining cell sS~ them enter. Lowe
4 who was lying upon his bed. begged TO
A | mercy, bcscecching them to spare his life
r for the sake Of his wife and children
The prisoner Of the ncighboring Gel
states llNl Allf TIL man " AAlAA'N NAt''
=. first. and the short man davidson next
, The two then passed out Of the cell bu
Immediately went back, and each fire,
y two more shots. Any one Of the II
p. shots would have been mortal. Two ball
4 were lodged in loves body, and one j
u To- head.
n We have no time for comments, an
d very little disposition to make any. W
e are told that Withrow and llayidlso
y have not been arrested, and that ther
seems to be no disposition about Have
Vile 10 arrest them. Still there can b
J. no doubt ~ to the character Of the dee
Ie perpetrated 10y them. One Of them, "
IL are told. had, or supposed he had, cau'
n Of mortal quarrel with Lowe, but, how
T. ever that may be. the killing Of an al
ie armed and wounded man, in Jail, in ii
r. midst of his PRAYERS for mercy, was a
" awful murder. We are assured that, wha
5. ever other feeling, may have been eNh
10 bited during the progress Of the even
C. we have recorded. not the slightest polii
n cal feeling was visible.