The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-05
NEW HERALD TUESDAY MARCH S. 1B72-TRlPLE SHEET

living under these conditions the party had to for
| vagab0nd and desperate habits in which, there Il
reason TO believe, they found apt tutors In some
from Florence, s. c., by the light OF the North star
straight into Scunietown, and who, to avoid cap
ture. hid IN Back ana Lumber Swamps with the
young LOwerys, StrOngs and Oxendines BLOODY
example, the self-reliance OF an oulcast and dis
taste tor peaceful pursuits soon Overcame Henry
holders ana to identlry himself ideally with the
wrongs OF all the mulatto settlement.
BRANT HARRIS
| This fellow was a blum, staggering, curslng red
faced bully, entrusted by toe rebel county authori
ties with keeping the peace in ScufiietOwn and hunt.
ing up deserters and cOnscripts, and ne meantime
gained penny by EARNING turpenttne orchard
selling rum, &c. lie looked like slave dealer and
was the terror Of the poor wretches OF ScufetOwn,
whom he used to f1Og, unr00f and insult at will.
Being libidinoas wretch he took possession OF
one Of these was cOurted hOnOrably by q cousin OF
young Henry Berry LOwery
Seeing the white man so much at the nut OF MS
girl one OF the young LOweryS threatened among
his people TO XIII BranI Harris II he did not let her
alone. This being reported to Harris ne was seized
maps, the Indian qualities Of the Lowery lads. He
therefore put himself IN ambush TO Kill the lad who
threatened him, but by mistake shot the wrong
L0wery, the brother OF the boy he hunted.
THIS mistake made Brant Harris aware that his
per was gIearer man or ne mac
their Indian kin. He therefore seized both the
brothers OF MS victim as persons who owed military
service the forJifcatiOns OF Wilmington, ana was
deputed to march them from Scuiflet0wn 10 Lumber
tOn On the way this monster deliberately murdered
both boys and one OF the three at least, was found
with his skull beaten IN by DludgeOn. A fourth
brother made his escape to the LOwerys and joined
Henry Berry Lowery, who vowed TO XIII Brant Har-
rls at sight.
The foregoing is thus ingeniously paraphrased by
Colonel Wlsnart In MS book SAID to DC designed for
publication, part OF which, IN manuscript had the
privilege OF EXAMINING
"a man by the name OF Brant Harris, who had been
a sutler and turpenune merchant ut Red Banks, had
q dispute with the LOwerys (cnarged 10 he about
stolen chIckens and he finally killed three cousins
OF Henry Berry Lowery. named Jarman George ana
BILL"
Now, there Is no record that the Lowerys In ques-
ton were not as respectable as Brant Harris and 1t
several years before Henry Berry Lowery's VIC
Tins amounted to three.
Brant Harris weighed $50 pounds His character
may be inferred from the fact that some OF the
females OF his surviving family have given birth to
mulattO children.
THE MURDER OF BARNES.
Before the fugtlves IN the woods and kinsmen OF
the L0werys had dealt out retributlOn to Brant
Harris the family OF Allen LOwery mad become en-
named JOnn A. Barnes. This Barnes was fine
hunter and could track the ugltives with his prac.
obstacle to them as wen as an enemy. the follow
Ing Is Captain Wisharts version of this assasslna-
tlon the FIRST IN point nf time committed by Lowerys
band:-
After the escaped prisoners from Florence reached
the SculetOwn district they made the acquaintance
lily. Henry Berry. Stephen and William Lowery,
wishing TO give their new friends good table fare
Oldest acquaintance, aud stole two OF his best hogs
two miles distant, carted them home and sailed
them nicely away for long consumption Barnes
followed the cart track to Allen LOwery's house,
saw the remains OF the Dutchering and cleaning
and, getting out an oflcer and q search warrant,
on the rejected heads among the Offal The three
young Lowerys-Henry, Steve and Bnl-were no
Barnes requested old man Lowery and all his BOYS
henceiOrth to keep OF MS land or he should nep to
forward them to the batteries 10 work lnvounarily
here the struggle commenced ana threats passed
and repaSsed.
lance OF one mile Uhe Post ONCE at the store OF
Captain w. +. MOres), he was waylaid half way by
Low vel r.. B Lowey ana Las Or
twenty bucksnOt In ms breast ana side, and then
Henry Berry Lowery deliberately walked up to him
shoot me again. am diving man" the young mu.
lattO Indian then not more than sixteen or seven
''You are the man VINO swore to shoot me-" and
red another load into his face, shooting or part OF
tine cheek. the whole party then crept into the
some OF the neiRnOors. hearing the shooting and
halloolngf hurried up and heard the dying state
meat OF Barnes that Henry Berry Lowery was his
murderer.
THE FIRST BURGLARY.
Soon afterwards these young men went to the
Ding confederate colonel. The SICK soldier there
lent his pistol TO the widow, who wounded one OF
brakes, some distance away, ana ordered Widow
Nash, the only person The house. to attend TO him
I'LL wen, Oh pain Ol ucdLil. Inc man recovered
perfect secrecy.
THE SECOND VICTIM
IL now became Brant Harris turn. The young
Tuscarora who had taken the first life without q
sunderland that the life Of q man generally re.
puted 70 be good neighbor and useful man-Duilt
himself "blind, or curtain of brush and old logs
Buie's store IN the early part OF 1865 was rid
died with bucksnot. His horse ran away and
carried him q considerable distance. Few people
sympathized with Harris although all were now
aware OF the existence or savage Dand OF outlaws
III the swamps, who resisted ana bafiied all means
Before any efficient means could be adopted to
arrest young Lowery ana his brothers and associates
In the intrlcacles OF Back swamp the army of Gen.
eral Sherman, making the grand march, swept on
6y Caeraw ana Rocxingnam 70 Fayetteviile, ana
hanks, pOunced upon RODesOn county.
ALLEN LOwERY'S OFFENCE.
At Scuf1letOwn they found In the L0wery's guides,
lnlOrmants and entertainers, who posted them
to the status OF the leading rebels OF county
the wealthiest homesteads and such other matters
Of the LOwery boys went out with these troops aud
brought nome part OF the sp0ils At this period an
execution mad been levied on old Allen LOwerv anu
ms son Bill was at law, proprietor OF the house and
ground where the Old man and his wife resided.
Bill had probably HAD association with that part Of
the family which had fed To the swamps but there
Is poor testimony That Old Allen mad ever committed
any rObberles His son William, the new master OF
che place, governed the old man, who was now
slxty.1ve years OF age.
DEATH OF THE OUTLAWS FATHER.
When Sherman's army mad passed on 70 Fayette-
vile and Raleigh the malignant rage OF the people
Of RODeson county turned upon this Old citizen amt
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,
sBlO0d 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 IL
was necessary TO make an example OF somebody In
SculhetUwn to teach them that the end oil slavery
was not yet the coiored 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,
member OF the gang was Presbyterian preacher
named UOble, or C0bill, an old apostle, eXhOrter
ard Pharsee OF slavery, and OF The leaders IL
tumbed out OF MS buggy, shot through and through
by Henry Berry Lowery.
These, among twenty others, marched upon Old
Allen LOwery's cabin, and dragged out the old
man and mis- wife, ana two OF the sons found on
the premises, Sinclair and Bill. Searching tue
cabin they found several articles said TO have been