The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-03-21

neaf MOSS Neck, he's shdt tht Iowrey
several tirhes,sbut aiwYays Missed hin;
and aj2S onSs osl !fr ndsd oV4th P9Ass
the 0Qnlq4afMs 0Qnlq4 cabin, but hagotror so
mysteyiqpHlN, that, they 'aAege to this
day that ihel had an underground
Passage Gaigaa ~ 10 ut s
.,noWrey is said to whip his wife
sometimes, and to have; threatened
also to shoot her, on thei occasion of
her; reproying his lonI absences.
Some time ago she can't according
ITO rumor, to- store atkH Humberton
hnd remarked: 1a1 .ar l
"Berry put his gun in face to-
day and said he meant toF q me, and
told him to fire it OFF to stop
for he. ~ l2a'
!, !. The II i,;1 negroes charge th4 be stories
are without, foundatpn, ala Deputy
Sheriff Brown admitted tqE pc:
a.Lowreyewin never rleab ibis coun-
try alive" ,lAa ~ ID .i
a'Why?"
Because he loves hh win and will
not leave her ;Whereabdutsiis'a j
+ give some other r rrufcEs for what
theylare worthsohA oi oAo d Oh
eHenrya b. Iowrey il not a good
shot, except at close Auarters SO
SAYS Boss Strong, TIE Boss re-
mafked at Moss Neck .oM day! ~
'"HHenry is nothing mu4 With that
Spepcaf' riae,a1 NOR .hisI shotgun,
neither, but Steve LowreS can shoot
tS4s. tail off q. c6on"ti iA4 no
Sontegofl tho Soufleto*h negroes
sayi dfHetentiy; and ogieb Rarvelous
inst&hces Of tie acchracyy * eve and
nerve of both Henry Berry and the
majority of the. gapgi ,.Hes certainly
generally kills when he -ddes shoot
Here is an instance of his cbolness:
A Mr.. McRae, who lives on the limits
of Robes6ni County, removed from
the Immediate country of the bandits,
got off with other passengers at Moss
Neck o few weeks ngo, md said aloud.
familiarity: ~ ~
"Where does this rascal Lowroy
keep himself2 I'd like to see this
villain. .Hao!I 5l3ra
a whitigh negro, standing near by.
unarmed saidj Soolly: s
"Wen, sir, if YOU will; step this way,
LII show hina to you.''' tf9,
This was,Tom Lowrey. Tho asto-
nished passenger was put in few
moments I'M the presence OF an i'm
perturbab looking mulatto fellow,
with straight hair, whose body was
girt aH round with pistols and who
CARRIED two guns besides.
"This .ia Henry Berry Lowrey,
'Yes,". said Henry, tsand we always
ask our friends to take d drink with
u.s." '' ia
The passenger saw the significant,
bland look on both the half-breed
faces, and he said, with all available
"1'll take drink if You will let me
pay for it."
"Oh,, yes. we always expect our
friends to treat us.
The brigand of the Lowrey gang,
in appearance, is Steve, whose car
riage is that of q New York rough.
and whose thick, black, straight hair,
thin black moustache, goatee and very
lowering countenance, set with black
ish hazel eyes, give him the character
his deeds bear out of b robber and
murderer Of the Murrell stamp. He
is the most perfect Indian of the par
ty, superadded to the vagabond. He
is five feet nine inches high, thick-set,
round d-shouldered, heavy and of very
powerful strength, with long arms, O
heavy mouth, and that brusque, ag-
gressive, impndent manner, which
BELTS the h1ghwayman stopping his
man. Steve Lowreyrequires no great
provocation to take to the swamps
and prowl round the country by day
and night. He is mentioned third on u
the list in the Governors proclan.a-
ton, figuring there at $500, or half
the price of Henry Berry Lowrey's
head. He is the Oldest of the gang.
said to be thirty-one. and his imperi-
GUS temper, Unsuitable love of robbery
and insubordination to his Younger
brother, the leader, once involved
him in q oI1nrra1 wbaro IL