The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-21

attaches TO the names OF Tue most famous Oh
the robber chieftains whom fiction has crea-
ated
HE Is EYED WITH SUSPICION.
Eyeing the HERALD representative with a
suspicion not unnatural in outlaws who have
for years defled society and upon whose heads
a price of thousands of dollars has been SET,
your correspondent was Immediately impeled
to the employment of all his iuge-
unity and address to secure, first,
his personal safety, and, secondly,
the great objects of the HERAL D
mission into the realm of the outlaws. The
HERALD's skilful addresses to Rhody Lowery
had, however, happily broken the Ice between
himself and the outlaws, and the way was
speedily prepared for an understanding which,
however menacng to your representative,
was at least incapable of misinterpretation.
outlaws, as he had already gained the conf
dence of Rhody Lowery by q prompt and
frank statement Of his mission, as the repre-
sentative Of the greatest New York journal,
your correspondent at once entered upon the
objects of his enterprise.
BOSS STRONG ONLY WOUNDED, NOT DEAD.
The first result of his interview with An
drew Strong and Steve Lowery was the dis
covery Of the important fact that ''Boss"
Strong was not dead, as had been previously
reported. ''Boss amt dead nohow," WAS
the constantly reiterated statement of the
outlaws, who, however. frankly confessed,
and with apparent anxiety as to the re-
suit of the wound received by their
confederate, that ''Boss was hurt powerful
bad, though" Having discussed the shoot
ing of Boss Strong, the HERALD representa-
tive next addressed himself to the endeavor to
ascertain positive information as to5 Henry
Berry Lowery; concerning whom Wilmington
has lately been rife with conflicting rumors.
HENRY LowERY GONE OFF FOR SIX WEEKS.
The denial Of the death of Henry Berry
Lowery made by the outlaws to the HERALD
correspondent was quite as emphatic as was
their denial of the death of Boss Strong.
''Hcnry Berry Lowery amt dead by no means
and he will be heard from soon enough" was
the reiterated statement of Steve Lowery and
Aud rev Strong. They stated, moreover,
to the correspondent that the outlaw
chieftain had ''gone away to be gone
ak weeks and that he had not
yet been gone but four weeks" These two
leading points as to the fate Of the leader Of
the gang and his most trusted leutenants
having been ascertained from the outlaws,
they withdrew and held conference, the
result of which was speedily made known to
the representative of the HERALD, and left
him in no doubt as to ths fearfully dramatic
and pcrlous situation in which he was placed.
TIE FARCE OF MAKING HIM PRISONER.
He was told that having become cognizant
of most vital facts pertaining to the status of
the gang he must dismiss all expectation of
leaving them until they had become satisfied
of his purposes towards themselves, signif-
cantly reminding him Of the fate of Saunders,
the detective, and others who had obtained
their confidence for the purpose of betraying
them.
SWEAR SWEAR ALLEGIANCE
They proceeded to bind him to fidelity to
themselves during his sojourn among them
by the most terrible oaths, accompanied by
equally terrible imprecations and menaces as
to his fate should he prove false to his obli-
cations. Then, while left in the enjoy
ment of nominal liberty in his personal
movements, the HERALD correspondent has
been constantly menaced with death in
such form as makes even bold man shudder
at the very contemplation, constantly haunted
by the terrible apparition of death in its most
shocking forms, and aware that
THE sLEEpLEss VIGILANCE OF HIS CAPToRs
leaves no room to cherish the hope of escape,
it is easy to conceive his hopeless situation
until the purposes Of his detention by the out.
laws have been fully realized. He has beer
seen at several points by citizens of Robson
county, apparently free in all his movements,
but none the less subject to the scrutiny
of those who bold him in their merciless grasp
and who will not hesitate to wreak upon him 6
terrible vengeance. of which their previou.