New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-03-10


,hsIl give the particulars received here ksteven'ss,
ana which no douot true.
90 Tu. saAy asst, Love cent word 10 us1ssn that
be wished him 10 remain apart ct the day IN hs scom
Maxwell, Acoordir ely staid in his room bsvisg en-
plo,eG Judge Yeamsn to attend - his dnss Prose-
cutirg Attorney. Love sent him letter BY Trend,
irqurirg whether he woal accept . casieege from
him. Maxwell refused TO eommnlics.e va Lowe by
note. inses ffiend then asked NaxEeD whsflsr 10
would appear cfon the street, with long ssor. srus
Na.se dschrsd 70 give explanation OF h.s iuten-
tons simply s'yirs tbst he s6ooh 20 upon the street
when BE plessed and az he blessed.
Shortly afterSsrd Lose made bis appearance % the
stree sno, calling on Mr.. Cicero MsxweA ii vi,hs
the sound Of bis voice TO iorta stated tia, be hd
been siigms;ized by Maxwell as political jasgler,
and then proceeded 20 denource AAHSsl as I" . nar,
a cslumr stor, and the son of w, repeating the
dernpcistion several times. MsxEeu accompanied
bv Mtssrs. Harms asd Morton OF Ihuori, Thomas
Nithrow of Hswesvie, snd Judge Mayfair OF Hswes-
vile, left his room, Maxwell srmeS win eoaoroar
relied shot gun MayhLl with rife, anu me t~o eth-
ers with pistols. Maxwell, as exon ne he 81 vnhin
shooting distance Of Love, bred at hl@' Ehs snos
struck Lowe on the left breast bat he was psss7ed
~ a cost.ofmsl which was subsequently, given 10
him by Judge S,usrt Of Brandsnbuig. Lowe im1se-
ca;ely rcturr ed the Ere AID then wheeled ano nrd.
He ran into crowd at tns Court House, where the
Hon. John Il. MclIenry Of owensboro msde speech
invoking the citizens to do no violence, oas ~ NJ e
Law take its course.
Lowe aftsrwarj took refuge in widows honse, but
Maxwehs friends pursued him, temsndng hip OF ths
widow, and threstenrg IN case of refusal 10 oemonsh
Ter house. She told him he was there out enLeaIed
them not 10 rOre her house az she had no power 10
remove him. Three OF MsxSell's friends vert INTO
the house and assured Lowe thst II be would 20 cut
with them, be should not DO hart. Lose, ssking
them 10 spare his HE, eit With them, but, altar bis
proceeding some distarce, the crowd Commenced
hrirg One Of hsXwells treres then sasA to Lowe
that he could longer risk his own HE 10 ave his.
Lowe ran, and called Harris ID follow him, pussed
by the crowd who oonnnuSd iheg. Aldiidge, . Trend
III Lowe ran with him, and fired orce or tSce a. tho
pursuing crowd. He was instantly kuled by shoe
through the head. Lowe was shot IN the thigh, $50
he'd finger shot oil, and his clothes were literally
ridded his life being sayed by hl ooat-of mail. He
ran down to the bank OF the Ohio where ne FOL ~ .
state Of exhaustion, followed by the crowd. lie fell
on his face az il killed. Tbom,s Wlthrow had fired a.
hun in the pursuit until his shots were enhsss'eA, and
sfer Lowe was down ran up 10 him. cut At han with
a knife but the coatcfmah prevented the penetrs
ton of the weapon. This coat OF mai, which was ~
STEEL was closely linked that pigeon shot ooa'd
scercsy penetrate IL, and it extended mp over tho
whole OF the back part OF hs head, being oonosaie1
BY thick wig. Harris, Maxwells friend, went TO
lowe TO protect him. One man presented pistol.
swearing that he wsuld kill Lowe, bat hsnis Knocked
the pistol up and il was discharged In the air. Max.
well then went MP to Lowe and asked him If he would
re,ract what he had said OF HIM Lowe replied that
he Ietracted everything he had said and that he was
a coward and had disgraced himself
TbeIeupon Maxwell appealed 10 his friends rot 10
hurt Lowe stating that the latter he'd dooe AN he
could vsh him TO do. The appeal had ats effect, and
Lowe was conducted before Judge Stuart ct The Court
house.
4 Judge Stuart made a speech to the crowd, telling
them that they would have 10 walk over his dead body
70 60 any forther injury TO Lowe-that Lowe mi sur
rendered himself to him, and should be protected by
him. surgeon WAS sent for aud Loves woun lie gore
dressed at the Courthouse. Judge Stuart then took
him 10 the jail and remained with him I'll bali past
ten, p. Netting further occurred daring TIE nght:
The next morning Lowe cent Tor Harris and thanked
hi for his protection. He was sti afraid OF tho mob,
aud begged Hafriss influence IN behalf OF biuSeh,
his wife, and his childrop.
In the mean tune q rumor became current in the
streets that Lowe had threatened to kill the last man
e the mob a. the risk Of his life, as Boon AZ
leased. Thomas Witbrow and DIR. Davidson vent ~
Mr.. Oldham, the Jsilor, and demanded me Keys o.
the Jail. Ho refused to comply with the demand,
whereupCn they pointed their psols at his breast ssd
said they would kill him II the keys not snr:en
dered fIe surrendered them, and the two men went
" loves cell and unlock cd the door, Inc prisoner
in the adjoining cell saw them enter. Lowe, VINO was
lying upon his bed begged for mercy beseeching them
10 spare his life for the sake Of his wife aud children
The prisoner of the peighboring cell states that the
tail (Withrow shot hrst and the short mao tDa-
yidsop) next The two then passed ont Of the CELL
bu. immediately went back. and each fired two moro
shots Any one Of the elk shots would have been NOR
tai. Two balls were lodged in loves body, and one
in his head.
We have NO time for comment, sad very ktt'e dis.
position TO make any We are told that Wibrov ana
Davidson have not been arrested that there seems
10 be disposition about iawesvie 20 ares. them.
Stil there be doubt 10 the character Of the
deed perpetrated by them. One OF them, we are told,
had or supposed no had OF mortal qoarel with
armed and wounded man in jail In the midst Of his
prayers for mercy, asful murder. We are as
sured that, whsts other feelings may have been
exhibited during che progress Of the events we have
recorded not thu slightest political feesg was yssibe.
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