The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-07-31
The North Caroline Outlaws.

+ We have received from various
sources the following additional
particulars of the killing of the
outlaw, Tom Lowery, on Saturday
Hast: +0 ''F@' "
On Thursday night last, Mr.. A.
IS. Wishart, brother of The late
Colonel F. M. Wishart, who was
so toully murdered by the outlaws
three months ago, having called to
hls assistance a few resolute young
men, set out for Scuffietown to look
after the outlaws, and, if possible,
to avenge the death of his gallant
and lamented brother. Proceed.
ing to the .neighborhood of the
outlaws the, gallant little band
secreted themselves along the
roads usually travelled by them in
their walks about the country, and
waited patiently for an opportuni.
ty to put their design in execu-
tion. Nothing was seen, however,
of any OF the gang, which now
consists of three members, Ste
phen and Tom Lowery and
Andrew Strong, until Saturday
morning about s o'clock, when
Tom Lowery appeared in sight
on his way to Union Chapel where
the candidates were to meet and
address the people on that day.
Iom was armed with a rife and
three repeaters, and walked leis-
urely along, unsuspecting of dan.
ger, until at a point opposite where
the yonng men were concealed,
he noticed the tracks they had
made in crossing the read. He
now seemed suddenly alarmed,
and commenced cursing bitterly,
when suddenly the little band in.
stantly discharged their pieces
Each of the four shots took effect,
and uttering yell of terror and
pain, the outlaw plunged into the
swamp and ran about fifty yards,
when he fell down dead. Seizing
the body they carried it upon
their shoulders to the public road,
distance OF half a mile, where
they pressed a passing wagon, and
thus carried the dead body to
Lumberton, where it was deliver
ed to the Sheriff.
On Lowery's body was found
the arms alluded to above, and q
gold watch; n1a1; aIa the pggDerty SoMg
ileH' app Gavnou uIu wnen he fell
in the swamp, he made an attempt
to draw his pistol on them, but
was too weak. One hand was
clenched firmly about his gun, "a
Spencer rifie,) so much 80, that it
was with difficulty that the fingers
could be unclasped. At the time
the young men fired on him, he
was walking leisurely along the
road in company with a white
man by the name Prevatt, who
came very near being shot as the
Young men fired on the outlaw.
The body was fully identified as
that of Tom Lowery, and was de.
livered to his wife on Saturday
morning by Sheriff Mcmillan,
who had sent for her to come and
get it. 1t was inferred by his
friends at two o'clock the same
day, somewhere in the classic pre-.
cincts of Scuffletown. The same
day Sheriff Mcmillan paid the re.
ward offered by the county,
$1,000, to the young men, and it
is to be hoped that the State will
act as promptly in paying over
the $4,000 offered last winter in
the Governors proclamation.
The names of the young men
engaged in this gallant affair are
A.. S. Wishart, Robert E. Wishart,
James Mckay, and James Camp.
bell. They have certainly render.
ed a great service to the people OF
Robeson County.
! [ Wilmington (N. C) Journal,
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Henry Wilson
candidate for Vice President on