The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05


the helpless part OF his family. They little knew
what young demon they were to arouse Tor seven
ensuing years IN the wild boy who resided In the
swamps, and whose motto was TO be innexibly,
"BlOod for blood !"
Tney resolved that the Lowerys were then ON
mitted adnerents OF the Yankees, that the blood OF
Barnes and Harris was unaccounted Tor and that 10
was necessary TO make an example OF somebody In
Sculhetuwn to teach them that the end oil slavery
was not yet the colored mans triumph Blind. Ia
considerable brutal lll-wl and cruelty were at the
bottom OF tins movement. 1t started between
Floral College and what Is now called Shoe Heel,
A member OF the gang was Presbyterian preacher
named Coble, or CoDill, an old apostle, eXhorter
ard Pharsee OF slavery, and OF The leaders IL
was Murdoch MacLain who, SIX years afterward.
tumbed out OF ms buggy, shot through and through
These, among twenty others. marched upon old
Allen LOwery's cabin, and dragged out the old
the premises, Sinclair and Bill. Searching tue
cabin, they found several articles said to have been
nlched from the wnite neignbors. This was justli-
cation enough.
Tney carried the Old people of to safe nook
and there went through the farce OF examining
them. The devll's own priest-CoDe or Cobil-got
prayer ready 10 make AZ the execution, and 10
make his molly role nypocrltlcally consistent, he
pleaded for the life of Sinclair Lowery. The negroes
say these wnite Ku Klux made the condemned
people Of the family dig their own graves.
they stood the old man at sixty-nve years OF age,
up beside his son, both OF them enduring the ordeal
WIN Indian stOcism, and, by the light OF blazing
Torches as one account relates, shot them 10 death
with duck shot and ball. C0bie or Colil got OF his
prayer and perhaps his gun. Before they shot the
father and son they endeavored, with pancned
fear OIL the vengeance Oh tne NOrtn 10 make inc
poor old wife OF Allen Lowery confess to some
justification for their act by pointing their pieces at
her and irlng vOileys over ner mead until she was
nearly paralyzed with fear.
From thicket near at nand Henry Berry, the son
of Allen Lowery saw the voliey rcd which laid MS
brother and father bleeding on the ground. There
he swore eternal vengeance against the perpetra-
tors Of the act Fourteen citizens have paid part OF
that penalty tue succeeding seven years. He has
Deen the greatest scour2e tue South ever knew
from one OF the inferior race, and mas developed
cunning. b0odthirstiness, activity and courage
unmatched In the history OF his race Some nave
compared MIN with Nat turner
HENRY BERRY LOwERY AND NAT TURNER.
The lnsurrcctiOn OF Nat Turner took place IN
southampton county Virginia. August, 1881. Just
over the line from Halifax county, North Carolina
where the grandfather OF the Lowcrys lived In
southampton county, as in Halifax, abode Indians
q lew OF whom still remaln--tne Nottoways Nat
Turner was the senior OIL Henry Berry Lowcry,
and was thlrty-one years OF age ana q
slave He was a praying lgnOramus and
beneved himself Inspired 10 Kill on The whites,
which he commenced, with four disciples, by killing
nfty-five men, women and children. me lnsusrec.
uOn lasted only TWO days and alter hiding several
weeks the leader was caught and hanged.
Henry Berry Lowery has never Deen caught and
held. lie Is u boodthlrsty, rem0rselcss aDle ban
dit leader.
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