New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-04-01


ing Attorney Of his District, experienced - DIFF.
Gently" with Mr. Thos. Lowe, machans II
Uswesyille. in the same State. pom winch Mr.
Lowe, sent one Of those awful tlndery, e1ploNvo
things called "a note, which " note Mr.. Maxwell
declined 10 receive. Whereupon Ar. Lowe, IA ~
b.r.rooms and other public institutions OF Kea-
lucky. declared his frm and iTrevoeobe intention
of horsewhippng Mr. Maxwell upon sight NJ,
Maxwell went TO lIawesyille TO prosecute horse
thieves aud pickpockets; and IS Mr.. Lowe hvet
in the vicinity, much fun was anticiptei great
many persons assembled. While Mr. Maxwell. 10
di.chaae Of bis sworn duties, was Addressing tina!
s,cred Institution, q Jaiy, Mr. Lowe surss lats
tie Courtroom, and denounced t,e ho,orsbls in.
s,Iument Of the law ss a poltroOa, I" AID maze
sayss Kentucky newspaper "snosher remark much
more hard to bear" What this mysterious aai
m.odening remark Was. We do 20; suow and per-
haps may never know. Mr. Maxwell st once 4 red
81 Mr. Lowe, who returoed tue 6rs, thcs, Il IS
evident, disturbing the seeenisy Of the abode Of
Justice Whereupon more tran hysdred bots
were discharged st Lowe, iDjurns him IN .ss
th gh, anaihilating tie thumb Of hes ngh hsnd sai
ridiling bis clothes, including hi, shirt Hs
retrsated ran to the house Of friend. and sabse-
qaenily wss conveyed TO jail partly as ptisooer
OF the law sad partly 70 save hm fro- lynchings
the hands of Al indignant population. Since that
tine he has been lynched WITH such eject TIA. 10
vas killed.
Tie citigrns OF Hswesyle sixteen IN nunbe'
have published statement which drives the sad
Lowe at least two feet lower into his infelcitoa,
grave. They extenu,te the deep danastion Of hi,
taking of. He is declared, in q different slyIs
from ths. Of most obituaries, 20 have got 10 more
than be deserved. 1t is sid tia. in every docke.
of the Coat for his county for some years back,
he was invariably indicted for shooting at some
body, shoot ng being one Of bis chrosc delights.
lie WAS such an smiable creature thst :" his 81
.'tempts 70 take life snd 10 shed blood were fire.
.ouent." Such was bis paseion for Sheo.iax, taG
in his enthusiastic: gunnery be continually "esdAa'
"gered the lives Of women snd children" asJ
person offended him, be would approach The, pr.
son with two reyolvers and bowie sn.ie; indeed,
il ia sad that, thus, srued be would, witaou.
suy reasonable or unreasonable cause Of oSense,
"wlthoat the slightest proyOcatoR or prey.oas IA
"tn,tiOn Of cause of ofense maze she cutting
and shooting Demonstration. When be set
tied 81 Lrwisport, he qusrreled VITA AM
" threatened 10 shoot almost evcry inhssi,sasd
" tie place" 4 poor tradesmAa, called Pase'
presen led 70 him bill for thread and needles pGr'
cts,ed by hi, wife. Lowe, lnssead OF d'caArglns
the bill. As We DO here In un,yillzed Se~. YORK.
when We happen 10 have the money wet .! tue
. - LIT in hanf
"a cane in the other Then tbs feIoei'a' ma
yidu,l went 5. " Geo Smith, esq."-o9e OF I" tao
/" bes. and most substantial farmers II the e,aa.
"ty." Discharged pistol s! Smith, TIE s,a
only arrested by Smiths su.peader buckle.
Subsequently fired al Smit, in tae Court room
He drew dolble-barreled guns perPetualy up'o
everybody. Sho. school Dog in the sssls. Dn'
turbed the pesce'ul rels.ioos Of the community
bis ,tootiug. Injured tie trade and property
Hswesyille. IN fact, TO quote the language Of
manifesto pc. cut by bis neishbes,, " be drove 10
trade from the town to other p!.ces, where the
country people coul GO to dispose Of their 'sf,
plus, and Isl il their supplies without tear AID
without danger Of encOuE.erirg ctsnee '1H
d" that nigh. be fred bya desperate man. 81
bls violence, II ~ saJ, ec - IuIDc1 nos 'lsv -
own trade. but the trade Of the place" WIZ
bowie -kniye. and pisiols, he pitched into Ia oTi
I t.,b-r.in.lsw. in In own warehouse 4" he
.,,,ek him several blows with hes-S s.fA I
a. breaking TIE stick, s0d again sought I'm VIE
"ke va engaged in bis own xsrehou,s, seiIs ,
him b. II. collar with bis lsft hand, boiling q.
tie same tine co-ked pi.tol in bis lshs As-1.'
Sc .nd denounced him in the fercest zos. e',ei
- and unIel, ntins manner" Which doss no. sea
10 Us 10 be s nice way Of treating o.ss "a herr
Aw. Then, layipg down he pistol AID tie SoHs
knife, he ASSUMED the pen, Ard over ne uAc"~
mon signature Of Junlus" s,saUl:ei n 9 A'eT,'
wsy one Judge Msyh,l. Fearing tae Jaise'
- made Ell sr.eu.I Of lis storeSouse fof s'6,
days." Wherever he went people re''~
with tie de:pes. spprehension-' he a.S'''
bad pistol in bis poke; sni : bOsse-sLlie Y y
bosom. He cowhided youEs naa n C1oTe'P''1
becsu.e he was friend Of SIR. Maxwell " u'<'
:" inz the herce,t d.nuncis.iors sgainss Us ian';
.'and relations BIS attack, " uaga-rsaiei -
sunpToyoksd," were Numerous.
I Tbi. WAS the smi.bls life of Thomas 3. L'SH
Now for bis violent death. HIS fellow ciiL3-
eheenuuy unite N general testimoolsl IA '''''
hs demise, s1d expression Of UA:tade iof
departure. BE was PCT into isL Ba! 20 ~
could .svs In from tae terrible TeasssDo. u u