Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1859-03-11
waafneke Rpaess-Fwo Men Killed snd 0thsfs

4Ho L0Ui8Ftlte OooElef VI 0otessoy S"eS
sEss ~foilowinG details Of q street aght that
esms sf in Hswesyille. Hancock Co., Ky
ea Tvesday Ist insi. These desperate and
hiovdy encounters are of frequent occur
rence In that State
gentleman whe arrived on the Tisho.
m pgo yesterday furnishes this account Of tbs
dreadful affair at HawesviIle, in which one
man was shot dead and Thos. Lowe ussass
limited in prison. This account it will be
observed, assigns a coat of armor To him who
sslT victim TO assassiss
On Tnesday Lowe sent word to Cicero
/: Maxwell 10 remain at his room until he re-
ceiEed . uote from bin, !" hich he did Low
a0se, which was delivered subsequently, M
CURED II Maxwell desired to challenge nilh'
if not, whether he would accept q challenge.
Maxwell refused to communicate ny hote.
loves friend, as instructed, told Max~eii
street fight was the alternative. and asKed
F.. if he would use long or short arms. Max
we'll replied that he would appear when he
pleased, aud as it suited hiui; aud would af-
ford no other satisfaction.
In q short time, Lowe, with. three pistols
. In his left arm. and one in his RICH, hand.
AaRproached the crowd. which wns neSr the
Court Houae, end in q loud voice said: I'll
Cicero Maxwell 10 in, .the. crowd, or in the
bearing Of my ysice, lei him css#e forth.
He has stated that ] am q political jugg Ter.
Id ~yeGpfp;f proDnnce him . liar. ciunniator
!. coward. and u son Of q -" This be-
rebented several times. The denaueiatiun
WAS conveyed to Maxwell Ut iIeasd by hita.
and In . few minutes he aaade his spP~sr-
anee in the street. with q double barrel shot
gum. and accampanied by Mr.. Harris aud
MpFaon. Of Hartford. Jsdgsa Mayhali. and
Thonas WithEpw. Of Hawessiiis, aud oil'-
ere. When within shout 6iiy yards of Live,
who GsSea sis Toe. Newell discharged one
barrel 81 his gun, which was loaded with
: sbHekshof, the ccnsents striking the left bre .st
Of Lowe. who staggered, but instantly re-
covered bis position Ga coas of mail saving
him, as ~aIleged). He reformed The fire. but
missed. and seeing the mob present arms,
TOOK refuge in the crowd. and, sluding Pur-
suit for the TIME, got into the house OF n
widow lady. Maxwell and his friends, disc
covering where he was, surrounded the
house and threatened to tear il down il Lowe
was not given up The lady implored ihem
70 desist and said il WINS true Lowe was there
but she had no power 10 bring him out. A
parley took place, and three friends OF Max
well entered the building. Lowe asked that
his life might be spared. They assured him
be should not be muIested provided he would
disarm himself. and accompanied by them,
he Te.sspeared on the street. The sight oil
him only added fuel to. the fame, and he was
again fred upon. mir. Harris, one Of the
gensleahen who gave assurance of Protec-
ton, said. "Mr. Lowe, | cannot risk my
life logger TO save ynu," and Lowe broke
sna ran, followed by the mob. Dir. Aldridge,
the only friend Lowe seems to have had,
Cred at the mob, and, as be turned to fly
was killed by a ball from a rific. A great
number of shots were fred at Lowe in his
dighs. He was wounded in several places,
snd his clothes riddled with balls. He ran
40 fat ms the bank of the river. his foes still
Hripg at him in his fight, and there fell, ap-
p~arently exhausted. One Thomas Withrow
also cut az him with his bowie knife while
he was running, but the coat of mail winch
Il is said he wore, prevented his being hurt.
Mr.. Harris vent to him where he lay, aud
one Of the mob ran up and swore he would
kill him anyhow, and put a pistol at Loves
head. Harris knocked the weapon up,
and il was discharged without injuring
any one. The crowd then gathered around
and Maxwell asked him it he would make q
retractiuE. Lowe replied that he retructed
everything he. had said, that he was u coward,
aud had disgraced himself. Maxwell, it il
ssid, begged his friends not 10 hurt his fallen
foe, as he had done all he rrequired. Lowe
:. was then taken back to the court house,
and delivered to Judge Stuart. Some OF
che mob manifesiing a wish to lynch Lowe,
Judge Etunrt rose and said he was in the
hands of the law, which should be bonored.
and Lowe should not be injured until the
mob passed over his dead body. His speech
prolonged loves term of life at least for 4
few hours, and after his wounds were Dress
ed in the court house, accompanied by Judge
Smart. he wins taken TO Jail. The Judge
remained with him until q late hour in the
night, when it was thought the excitement
was at an end; and the prisoner safe IRON
che fury OF those who had sought his life.
On "Wednesday merning, Lowe sent fol
Harris, and shanked him for saving his lie
en- the previous day, but expressed fears the
mob wosld hang him, and solicited hi,
visitor to iutercede for his life in behalf o.
RlN WIFE 6uQ CulEoESus HATH lChp ou0 0OO0
thni time a report was started that Lowe
told Harris that he only asked protection
shen for revenge that would follow, ans
when he was releassd from Jail he woult
Kill the last one of them. This agaii
sfoussd his vindicsive /. enemies, bat no VIC.
hence ~ss done openly. In q very sheri
Einae, however, two men, DIR. Davidson ana
Thes. Withrow, went to Oldham, the jnilor
end demanded she keys Of the prison. The
presentation Of pistols Ut the head of the
cMesr was potent, and the two men thus
reached the room where the unfortunate
lowe was confined. He was lying OF a
bed, PROSTATE from his wounds, and excite
meni and suspense. As soon ns he saw
them. OWNING their PURPOSE, he asked them
TO spare his life. but the cruel and relentless
men were there TO Stay, not spare.
Withrow 6Fst fred, then Davidson, both
6aIls entering Loves breast, and killing him
INSTANTLY. The assnssins then went on, Of
the cell, and fearful the bloody decd was not
yet done, returned and fred iotlr more balls
iaio the lfeless corpse. FIVE of the balls
catered his breast, the. sixth. entering the
bead above the eyes. Tn damnable muir
der having been executed TO their satisfac-
tfon, they then retired.
No attempt was made to arrest them, as
We isurn BY our informant. But why. il
shese are facts, we cennot guess, for u foul
or murder WINS never recorded in the annals
Ut crime, aud q darker stain never sullied
she sscu,cheon of the Commonwealth.
The story. a. told about Lowe wearing a
eoatrof mail, as well as other matters in this
narrative, we think proper to say need con-
frmstion. We might add, too, that a ter
ribs responsibility rests upon the jailur who
gave up the key of the prison, put under his
charge, 70 the assassins. Better far that he
bad given up his life than that fatal key.