New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-27
THE CASE Of MR.. LOWER.

Mr. Daniel C. Lowber, who ia suspected Of taking
out and bringing home dispatches for jeff Davis, was
Yesterday escorted by Mr.. Police Superintendent; Ken
pedy 10 Fort Lafayette. The capture of this man
reflects great credit upon the detective service OF the
city. His departure for Europe became known 10 Mr..
Kennedy and his probable return was pretty accurate
ly ascertaned. Instead, however, of coming home in
the Edinburgh as be had apprised his rend, end ms
the police expected he changed his rourse Oos pas
cage by the Bohemian, and landed at Quebec week
ago Yesterday. Thence no came by Rouses Point
and Albany TO Fishkhl and MaiteawaD, reaching tho
residence of his brothern-sw Alex H. Schultz, esq,
on the afternoon of Tuesday; but few hours after
Mr. Schultz had left for Boston, ~ take passage for
Europe by the steamer, as bearer Of Lord iyons's
disostches, taken from Mr.. Mair, which, under tbe
circumstances, international etiquette required we
should forward by special messenger.
On Wednesday morning Mr.. Lowber came to the
city, where be remainedfor three hours and returned
10 Fi.hkill. Ia the afternoon, ~ tnend was cheek
inc his trunk al the depot for Indianapolis dispatch
was sent aprrising ha' friend that there was d'nger
ahead, and that Mr.. LowbeT, who intended to take
tho o'clock up-tan that night wonld de wei 70 start
earlier The friend, leaving the trunk, dashed back
to Matteawan, and speedily warning LowbeF OF his
danger got ho into tje wagon aud drove on osfeDsl-
by Tor Poughkeopsie really Tor Dover Plains Oh tho
Harlem Road but missing the road, brought him mp at
Pawlmgs, where ne took the late tram for Nsw.York.
Meantime the police started fom NgwYork the
came night for Eishkil al 9:lj and Of course leaned
next morning thas tie bird mad hoSn. tclegf@fli
dspatch informed Mr.. Kennedy ~ the fact, and he
s.nt Detective King in pursuit. with directions TO in
tercspt the fugitive at Crosne )hio Of course not
knowing that the fugitive had doubled on his track.
PusueF and pursued went by routes that joined ~
Harrisburg, The two trains being there combined.
But bs that point was reached in The night, the detect
i've did not ook for bis friend t daylight. Suffice II
that he found him eventually, and iJcDtiiied him by
kful stroke Of inesse, when they stopped for dinner
a way station, but not daring % take him, as there
were TOO many Soutbemers the train, telegrapned
ahead 10 the United Staes Marshal at Crestine then
100 miles ds,snt, w be ready 10 assst hin.
At Cresine they changed cars, and Mr. Lowber
Wa ad1oitly led aside by King and privately Informed
thai he was a prisoner. He manifested no surprise,
said he had been expecting H. and WAS brought Oack.
No dispatches we're found on him, and Do protested
that he had not taken brought any. G1t rs he had
been three hours unmolested in Ney-lOFk, he might
have passed them % others. His trunk eft a Fiskkiil
Depot Is in possession of tho police and twenty eight
letters addressed 10 SogG and other prominent South
ernerp, were taken from him and forwarded 90 Mr.
Seward.
lie trreed under the name Of Neil his son.in-
law), AMI preiends that he went 20 Europe ioF his
health and in the conviction that the Southern Con-
fsasrary would speedily be recognized, to esiablnh
a business connection with the great iron bon-es Of
scotland in which he has succeeded. Mr.. Lowber 10
by birth New-Yorder, having been early taken in
hand by Mr.. Schultz, who from a newsboy Oh one OF
lis boats made him clerk and set him mp in busi-
ness. Eventually they married sisters, and Mr. Low
Der went South where he has been in bufness for the
rast 2O wears with yaryinz snccess.