, 1859-03-08
:: Life in Ke4tuckY.

We print belaW, copied from the Lorisriua
Journal, full account Of the meaness, viless
and most dasta1diy tragedies BY which ken-
lucky was star disgrseed. In tks whole party
-AssAitsRts and sasailsd-thero does not seeA
to have hsen courage enough to have whipped
= full grown ahsep. Bat though tho 6ght .ss
farcial. the end NM b!oeds. indAed-a 1T endfor
70 hoassfal beginning.
Tha account we 1T 6rzt received of the en-.
counter betHeep maxwell and Loxo st Banea-
viIle, and also the account Of tho killing Of /
Love in jail were, ~ Wa to be expected, incor-
rect IN eaverA particulars. We shall givo the |
particulars received here last evening, and |
which ars no doubt true. i
On Tuesday LAST Lowe sent word to Maxwell
that he wished him to remain part'of the day
in his room. Maxwsil, accordingly, asaid in his
room, having employed Judge YeAmAn to at-
tend to his duties u Prosecuting Attorney.
Lowe sent him latter BY atriend, snqaiIing
whether he would accept I challenge from him.
Maxwell refused 10 oonman1cate With Lows BY
note. Lowe'a friend then asked Maxwell wha-
ther he would appear upon the atreet, with long
or short arms. Maxwell declined to giro
auJ explanation Of bin intentions, simply s.y.
INK thss hs should 70 upon the street when he
pleased ard as hs pleased.
Shortly Afterwards, Love made his appesr-
apce upon tho street, sad calling upon Ar.
Cicero Maxwell, it within the sound Of his
voice. to come forth, stated that he had been
stigmatized By Maxwell ~ q political juggler,
1isr, a calumniAtor, and tho son Of 3 w."
repeating tho dcouuciatiou sersraltmes. sia1-
well. accompanied BY Heasra. Harris nnd Nor
ton, Of Hartford, Thouss Withrov, Of Hamea-
rifle, and Judge hsyhsli, Of Ha~esvi!le. left
| his room, Maxwell. armed with douhle-bar-
| two othera With piatola. Maxwell, a. soon as
| he got within shooting distance Of Lowe, fred
| ut him Tue shot struck Lowe on tho lett
breast, but he wAs protected by I coat of.maij,
which iwas subsequently, given By him to Judge
returned the 6.e, and then wheeled and fed
| Ha ran into a crowd at the Court Houae, where
! the Hon. John T. AcHenry, Of Oseusboro,
| made speech, invoking the c'tizens 10 do no
violence, but to lot the lsw take its course-
house, but Naxwslrs friends pursued him, de-
mAndinR him Of the widow, and threatening. in
case Of refusal, to demoish her house. She
told them he was there, but entreated them not
to injute her houae, a. she had no power to re-
move him. Three Of Maxwau's friends went
into the house and aaaured Lowe, that, il he
would 60 out with them, he should not be hurt
Lowe, asking them to spare his life, left with
them, bus, after his proceeding some distance,
the crowd eommeacsd firing. oue Of Naxwelra
friends then said to Lowe that he could no long.
er risk hi. own life to .ave his Lowe rsn and
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crowd who continued firing. Adfidge. afriend
of Lowe, ran with him and fired once or twice
/ at tho pursuing crowd: Hs was instantly killed
by q shot through the head Lowe was shot
il the thigh. snd hid finger shot of, aud ht'
clothes ware literally riddled. his Liz
being saved by biz coat Of mail he rN
doxa TO the bank Of the Ohio, where ha fell in
otate of exhaustion, followed By the crowd. ii
fell on his face as il killed: TbomA W,tbrov
had fired at him ia tue pursuit until bis shot
! we're exhausted, and after Love WAS down, ral
up to him cut st him with knife, but the cos
Of mail prevented tho penetration Of the xespon
This aoat Of. mail, which Naa Of Ateel. WAS .
, closely linked, that pigeon shot could scareel
penetrate it, and it extended up over the Who'll
Of the back part Of hia head, being concealed b
thick wig. Harris, kaxwell's friend, went t
Love to protect him. One man presented = .pil
TO-, swearing that he would kill Lowe, but Hal
: ris knocked Tho pistol up, and it waa diseharge
! | in the air. Maxwell then went up 10 Lows IN
asksd him if he -would retracs what he had sal
Of him Lowe replied that he retractsd dverl
!. thing be had asid, and that he was coward an
d had disgraced himealE Thereupon Maxwell e
s pealed to his friends not 70 hurt Lowe. statip
!. | that the latter hed done all he could wish hi
T | to do. The appeal had its effect, and Lowe vi
conducted before Judge Stewart at the Cou
. | House..
r Judge Stuart made speech to the crowd. te,
t ing them they would have to walk oTer his de-
l :.
b had surrendered himself to him and should
!; !! protected by him. 4 surgeon was sent Tor a1
+ | Lows wounds were dressed at tho court hoo.
;: Judge Stuart then took him to the jill and remn
II ed With him till half past u T. 81: Nothing fu
n thet occurred during Tue night. Tie next mor
e ins Lowe sent for Harris aud thanked him for
l. protection. lie VAS still afraid Of The mob u
r begged Har1is's influence in tehalf Of his vii
d and his children.
If In the meantime rnmor became current in q
streets that Lowe had threatened to kill the Ia
1. man Of the mob, at the risk Of his own life,
j. soon as released Thomas Withrow and Dr.. Davi
% sou vent TO Mr. oldham, the jallor, snd demand
c. the keys Of the JUL. He refused to comply ~ w.
ID The demand, wtercupon they poloted their pfsst
IN at his breast and said they would Kill him II t
il kegs vera not surrendered. He surrendered the
d. and the two meu went to Lowe'a cell and unlock
i the door, The prisoner in the adjoln!ag cell 81
= them cutter. Lowe, who was lying upon his l.:
E. begged for mercy beseeching them to spare
X Life, for the sake OF his wife and children I
Il prisoner Of the neighboring cell states that
y tall mau {Withrow) ahot fist, and the short N
= fDAvdson) next The two then passed out Of
y, cell, but imme1iately went back, and each bs
h two more shots. Any one OF the SIX shots Wo1
n have been fatzl Two balls Fese lodged In Lo"
IN body, and one in his head.
N We hare no time for comments AID very III
a. disposition to make any. We arc told that VI
row and Davidson have not been arrested, and I!
ID there seems to be no disposition about anwesVI
1~ 10 arrest them. Still there can be no doubt a.
II the character Of the deed perpetrated bT tee
- =. One Of Them, we are told, had. Or supposed
had, cause Of mortal quarrel with Lowe. but be
" :" ever that may be, the killing OF IN rnarued
70 wounded man in jail in the midst Of his pray
for re,cy was an awful marder. We are assar
,m | that, whatever other feelings mAy have been
III hibited during the progress Of the events ne b:
n recorded, NOT the hightest political feeling y