The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-11

br,nss Inc mice Of the band up 10 about
seyenty-ave thousand dollars. The attitude Of
THE BLACK LEGISLATORS
was omipous when the question came up
OF Offering an enlarged reward for these out
laws several republicans. chieny black members,
voted against IT, II finally passed by "A to ls
Cawthorn, colored, and Fletcher, c0lored made
speeches advocating It. Mills proposed to increase
the reward even more which MADISON, colored op-
posed. Page, coored, offered an amendment to the
effect that the reward was not pe considered open
for thirty days. and meantime the outlaws be per-
mltted to leave the State. THIS rejected The yeas
ane nays were called The following persons among
others, about half Of whom were colored voted
against offering the reward Bryan, Burns, Carson
Hargrove, Heeton, Johnston, Marler Page, Smith,
Reaves and York. This excerpt shows that Low.
ery's popularity Is not confined to the negroes OF
Robson county, but is considerable throughout tho
State He interrupted an educational meeting
some time ago with his whole armed band, and de.
manded the proceedings OF the Legislature 10 be
read The State Adjutant General Gorham, stigma.
tized the Scul1etonians In his report deceitful
and In cOllusion with the Lowerys.
AFRICAN CHARMS FOR THE BAND.
The superstition OF this gang of outlaws has been
suggested as MODE OF anrghting Them When
Henderson Oxendlne was hanged there were found
In his coat pockets Q piece OF human bone, appar-
emily taken from the human hand and o quantity
OF mixed herbs. Being Intercepted as to whether
their many bloody deeds mad not given the surviv.
ing bandits visions Of ghosts and fears Of being
haunted BY their dead, the wife OF one of them
confessed that although never hesitatnR In deter
mination both Henry Berry and Tom Lowery and
Andrew Strong were often blue and mentally uneasy
At this the county newspaper Of Robeson-a very
complete and sprightly local paper, edited by
clergyman named Acknowledgment q local
about the discovery OF spiritual artillery baneful
drugs, withcraft, &C., Intended to be read by the
Lowerys, and to I'LL them with apprehension
These outlaws take the newspapers daily, and some
time ago, IN hunting over the deserted snanty Of
L0wery, Q copy Of the RO6esOnfan was found, with
the endorsement torn from the wrapper, and then
carried TO the publishing office and the address was
there identified. The person implicated confessed
that Henry Berry Lowery gave him the money ana
ordered him to subscribe vicariously.
WHERE DO THEY GET ARMsp
The Lowerys probably procure their improved
OF the more avarlclOus country merchants, ana are
made TO pay heavy rates with the money they have
Gon round Scufiletown OF guns ana pistols. In one
case wAite family slept on their arms and walked
vigilance, left their guns for q lew moments on the
piazza, when the Lowery band, lying ia watch,
rushed up between them and their arms and drove
the men to the woods
INCIDENTS OF OUTLAwRY.
IL.
went to a house In Richmond county ana took TWO
mules and wagon out OF q citzeu's barn, filled the
wagon with corn and drove IN style to Sculfetown
where the corn was equally distributed. having no
use tor horses and vehicles they returned the team
the same day TO the owner.
May 8, 1871, Henry B. ana Steve L0wery and Boss
and Andrew Strong went on r0bbing excursion TO
the house OF MIR. Parnel, near ScuIflet0wn. The
males Of the family fed to the woods, the females
house despolled. The bandits waited all night for
the males is to come home and threatened to Kill
One day IN October, 1871, Mr. McNcill was out
in the woods hunting coons with fine dog which
belonged TO MIN. AS the darkness came on he
heard what seemed to be human footsteps around
the tree he was watching Filled with the supersti
Next morning, sure enough, as he sat at MOnbeck
station, Henry Berry Lowery appeared, armed like
and five revolvers In his belt, but cool as cucum.
Der. he had dead coon over his shoulder.
i yTu1 sGS s
You. wish you would lend me that dog to coon
little on my own account
have got another one at home which might lend
.'Oh p' cried Lowery, "never mind. guess can
get along without It." And he walked Off as de-
mureIy as an honest neghbor. TO snow this out
he vent to the OF one McKey RED
Bank ne pulled of his whole belt OF arms and then
the family to prepare him meal In remote apart.
ment and partoOk OF 1t there.
e a sdn ns Eoss s Ia m Il SsSs
Nick and William Kelly, Jonn McNar and the
TT Tne 81 ablest leader against Lowery has been j.
Nicholas MacLain, who mas been obliged, neverthe-
less, TO leave the country and go to Georgia. He
EDITORIAL COURAGE.
Mr. James, local editor of the Wilmington Jour
nal, received letter from brother editor at Lun-
berton after the safe robbery In February, 1872, to
this eject
All the able-boded n have gone west in pursui.
OF the outlaws II needless to that start east by the
first train.
DIX Oxendine, commonly called Dick, keeps a
bar ct Lumberton, unable to have any repose ut
scufetown. HIS father was the "besl -to-don negro
In that settlement lis ana was fer time County Com
The Lowerys have not always been peaceful
family even prior to the war; and it Is related that
ana was branded for 1t In the hand at Lumberton.
Several Of these outlaws have been acquitted be.
broke jall as did Steve Lowery. Tom Lowery was
in Lumberton jail when HENDERSON Oxendine was
Xpplewhite had been slave at Goldsboro, and,
although black man n.o ne l married nearly white
Tom Lowery married girl OF scuGietown named
wilkins, and Steve Lowery married an Oxendine
1t appears to be well established that Applewhite
Is either dead or laid up from serious wounds re-
in October, 1870. He was fired upon and pur.
sued, and me uo bloody . tracks IN the leaves
and supper His little daughter told the Sheriff
and posse that ne had been hit in the mouth, neck
and breast and could not ar1cuate, and tnat he re.
peatedlv tainted. HIS mulatto wife dressed his
wounds with spirits Of turpentine and the misera-
bic man had then 10 return to the swamp. Soon
after this he was surrounded In L0wery's cabin,
and had to escape as best he might by the aid or
the band, in the darkness before the dawn.
IN THE SwAMPS
these outlaws live on little lsland-ike patche bur-
rowing under brush, ana at one place 1t was found
that they had constructed commodious. cabin
They seldom move at night except to do robberles,
and take advantage OF the darkness to slip into the
huts OF their relatives and befrlenders.
LOwEkY'S CABIN.
The home OF Lowery Is now deserted, and Its log
walls and doors show the marks OF bullets, shot
and balls fired from the woods and swamps. There
two doors on the sides, opposite each other, and
q trap was at one time concealed In the floor,
trap afforded admission TO sort OF
mine or covered way winch ran under
This passage way was filed up several months ago,
nd H. q lQnQer tenaha