Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1859-03-12
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- Hob Rxuitement In Hawesville, Ken
n6ay-Terrfble Scenes in the Streets.

v Mob Kxuitement In Hawesville. Ken
n6ky-Terrible Scenes in the Streets.
~ brief account Of the tragedy at Hawesville,
u, in which Thomas s. Lowe lost his life at the
lMds Of mob, has been Published. The Louis
ills Courier publishes . history of the affair,
hicA is terrible ~ any in the bloody record Of
Kentucky. Cicero Maxwell. the Prosecuting At
l1orney, had refused challenge from Lowe and
I'D also refased 10 pame the arms and place for q
|Derset fight The Courier says:
In . short time, Lowe, with three pistols in his
ia arm and enc in his right hand. approached
slhe crowd, which was near the court house, and
In loud voice said: ..If Cicero Maxwell is in the
crowd, or in the sound Of my voice, let him come
forth. He has stated that am political juggler,
In return, pronounce him liar. calnmniator,
coward and a son of W." This he repeated
several times The denunciation was conveyed to
Maxwell or heard by him, and in few minutes
he made his appearance in the street with
double-barrel shot gun, and accompanied by
Mr.. Harris aud Morton of Hartford Judge May
hall and Thos. Withrow Of liawesville, and others.
When within about fifty yards of Lowe, who faced
his foe. Maxwell discharged one barrel OF his gun,
which ras loaded with huck-shat the contents
striking the left breast Of Lowe; who staggered
but instantly recovered his position, IA coat of
mail saving him, as alleged lie returned tho
fire, but missed, aud seeing the mob present arms,
took refuge in the crowd, and cluding pursuit for
the time. rot into the house Of e widow lady.
Maxwell and his friends discovering where he
was, surrounded the house and threatene to tear
it down if Lowe was not given up. The lady I'M
plored them TO desist, and said 1t was true Lowe
was there, but she had no power to bring hun out.
A parley took place, and three friends ei Maxwell
entered the building. Lowe asked that has life
might be SHARED. They assured hun that he
should not be mclested, proyided he would d'sarm
himself. and accompanied b, thom be- re appeared
on the street. The sight OF him only n idci fuel
to the fame, and he was again fired upon Mr..
Harris, one of the gentlemen who gave assurance
of protection said. "Mr Lave, ! cannet risk my
life longer 70 save you" and Mr. Lowe broke and
ran, followed by the mob. Mr.. AldriJge the
only friend Lowe seems to have had. fired ut the
mob. and as he turned to fly was killed by ball
from fire. A grent number Of shots were fired
at Lowe in his Eight He was wounded III several
places, and his clothes riddled with balls. lie
ran as far the bank OF the river his foes still
firing at him in his flight, and there fell apparent
" exhausted. One Thos. Withraw also cut at
him with his bowie-knfc while he was running.
but the coat of mail which 1t said be wore pre-
vented his being hurt.
Mr.. Harris went Ia him where he lay, and one
Of the mob run up and sworo he would Kill him
anyhow. and put pistol TO loves head. Harris
knocked the weapon up aud 1t was discharged
without injuring any one. The crowd then gath
cred around Lowe, and Maxwell asked him if he
would make a retraction. Lowe replrdE,hnt he
retracted everything he had said, that he was n
coward, and had dsgraced himself. Maxwell, it
is said, begged his friends not to hurt his fallen
foe, as he had done all he required Lowe WAS
then taken back to the court house and delivered
to Judge Stuart Some of the mob maniiesting
wish to lynch Lowe, Judge Stuart and said
he wAs in the hands of the INV, which should be
honored, and Lowe should not DO injured until
the mob passed over his dead body His speech
prolonged loves term Of life at least for n few
hours and after his wounds were dressed in the
court house accompanied by Judge Stuart, he was
taken to Jail. The Judge renamed with him
until late hour in tho night, when it wa, thought
the excitement was at an end, and the prisoner
safe from the fury OF those who had sought his
life.
On Wednesday morning l. we sent Tor Harris
and thanked him for saving h,- lic Oh the pro
vious day, but expressed lear, the mob would
hang him, and solicited his visitor to in,crccde
for his life in behalf of bis Wlc aud children
Harris left, aud about that lu" report was stur-
ted that Lowe told Harris that hc only asked pro
lection then tor revenge that would follow, and
when he was released from Jail he would Kill tho
last one Of them. This again aroused his >indi-
cative enemies, but no violence was done openly.
In \ very short time, however two men, Dr.. la
wilson and John Withrow went to Oldham, the
jiailer, and demanded the keys of tho prison Tho
Misrepresentation ofpistols Mt the head of the Off
Ger was potent. And the two men thus reached
the room where the unfortunate Lowe was CON
fined. lie was lying On bel PROSTATE from
his wounds and excitement aud suspense. AS
be saw them, divining their purpose. he
asked them to spare his life but the cruel aud re-
tntless men were there TO slay. not to spare.
Wthrow FIRST fred then Davidson, both balls
entering loves breast, and killing him instantly.
The assassins then went out OF the cell but fear
full the bloody deed was not vet done, returned
and fired four more balls into the lilcless corpse
Five Of the balls entered his breast the sixth en-
tering the head above the eyes. The damnnble
murder having been executed 10 their satisfaction,
they then retired.
The Grand Jury Of Hawesvile has refused to
find any bill against the participants i'll the muir
der.