Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1871-03-03
Special TO the Jouru.
Capture Of Il Notorious Outlaw.

Henderson Oxendinc. desperate brig
and, and noted member Of the Lowc1y
gang, was captured last night about T.
o'clock, at the house OF Geo. Applewhite,
near Red Banks, by a small! patty OF young
men, who went there for that purpose. :.
Since the above was III type. the following
Extra from the Office Of tho RoJcSoaiaa
published at Lumberton, gives u fall aId
explicit account Of the captuIc OF OHon-
dine and hi9 brother. We publish tie
Extra, entire. 10 it furnishes matter Of
great interest, to tho people Of This section,
at this time:
CAPTURE OF OUTLAws -HENDEGsoH CAEHuINI,
AN EscAPED MUEDERLE ARD OUTLAW, EE car
TURED AND LODGED IN JAIL G. Nj AS,r Co+I,i, -.
! OF lITIZESs.-IesteIday cvUuii z GEOnt sul..~i
q party OF citizens arriving in our town having il
charge Henderson OxendInG, member Of tic
Lowery band Of despofadUes, and ono oi ile
murdorers OF Sheriff King, who escaped from con-
fnement in tho jail OF NCw Hanover, IN nay
last.
From the Lender OF tho gallant Iariy Who 81.
| rected the capture OF this notorious oui!GW, rc
learned the following particu!ATr:
The gentleman who gaEO us tho information
but who. Tor obvlOnG reasons, does not wish iIIt
name made public for the present, learned Few
days ago that tho wife Of George hppIowhlta
one OF thL OCt laW5, TAH about to be pUEfiLCH Il
chi!dbcd, and eupboslnE that hor Lurbani womb
be likely to bo lurking about homo on so inter
esting an occasion, he went quietly 10 work ana
formed from among his noiEhbola IL small party
Of reliable men, with whom h. determined f.,
attempt the capture Of this notorious oullayy an
condemned murderer.
house OF George Applewhite, on Saturday might
last, arriving about 10 O'clock. Thoy uui, .ir
stationed themselves around the house, without
creating any a arm, and remained III ambush
till daylight yesterday morning, when they sud.
denly and rapidly closed III upon the honae, and
rappinC at tho door demanded adnittarco NJ
voice replied to thor demand, but perfect Still
ness OF death pcrYadod the house within.
Finding all efforts TO arouse tho inmates vain,
the party broke down the door and rushed il.
In the front room they found 10 olo bat tho
SICK WItO OF &ppleWhItc occupying the only Ted
IL tho room, Will two or three small children
Proceeding 10 back room, however, Lcy wt!r
moro successful; for there, lying quietly in bed
aud apparently fast asleep, they IccJ Ggj2al IT,
stalTart form OF
HENDERSON oXENDINE !
and by his side his brother "poD" Oxcndia..
Though lying III bed and apparently as.G 7,
Henderson O2endine wore @ repeater in hia bot
buckled around him, and Il fine double barrcloi
gun stood near the hoHd OF tho bed. Pop Ok
emdine wsR unArmcd. They offered no resistance,
but quietly surrendered, and were brought d.
rectly to Lumborton, where they arrived late in
the afternoon Of sterday, and wcro delivered 10
Sheriff Mcmillan, who confined them in iai &c.
cured with heavy irons.
Henderson CXcndino Btatcs that AppI3whito
y
mig ut, one hour before the arrival or the party
and had not returned. He didn't know where IL
had gone.
Henderson OGCndiGo is one Of tho party OF a..
who robbed and murdered Sheriff hing Of tile
county in 1869. lie and four others of the party
wcTo arrested coon after the murder. Ono Of
them, John Dial, made Il confession and became
states witness against his comrades. Tie Other
four, Stephen Dowroy, Geo. ApplcWLite, HCLdcr-
son Oxendine and Calvin Oxendne, h aving been
indicted by tho Grand Jury, were held to sngy7cI
the lndictm ent for murder. at The fail term Of
orr Superior Court for the year 1863, OF affidavit.
of the prisoners that an impartial jury could not
be found IN HObcson, tho case was removed t.
Columbus county, and at tho spring term las
year they wore aTraigued at WhitCViiIe for trIzt
before His Honor Judge Russell. On motion O.
the priaoners council, His Honor granted sov-
GRANGE and Stephen LOwrey and George aFp.e-
white were fret placed on trial, which resulted
IN Their conviction and sentence 70 ID hanged
OH the 9th day OF April last.
This trial having consumed almost the entiro
sarily to be postponed TO tho noxt term Of the
Court and the prisoners were all rcmanded TO
the jail or New Hanover county.
All appeal having boon taken by the condemned
TO the Supreme Court, the eeEtCnce was not exc
cutcd III April and sometime in May, the wholc
party escaped from tho Jail in Wilmington, a:iL
returned TO their Old haunts in this COUNT.
where thoy havo since committed at least fouI
murders, besides numberees rObberies and actv
OF violence,
Tho gallant citizens who effected this import
of our people, and we hope tho public apprecia
ton OF their heroic services will be promptly to-
titled by the payment TO them Of tho heavy rC.
wards offered by tho county and State.