Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1872-08-01
Full Particulars of tho Killing of
Tom LoWrey.

From the Wilmington Journal, July %.
We have received, from various
sources, the following additional par
ticulars of the killing of the out.
law, Tom .Lowrey, on Saturday last.
On Thursday night last, Mr.. A. s.
Wishart, brother Of the late Col. F.
M. Wishart, who was so foully mur-
dered by the outlaws, three months
ago, having. called to his assistance a
few resalute and daring young men,
set out for Scumeiown to look after
theoutlaws, and, if possible, to wenge
the death of his gallant and lament
ed brother. Proceeding to the neigh
borhood Of the outlaws, the gallant
little band secreted themselves along
the roads usually travelled by them
il their walks about the country, and
waited patiently for an opportunity
to pu$their design inexecution. Moth
ing was seen however, Of the gang
which now consists Of three members,
Stephen and Tom Low.ey and An
drew Strong, until Saturday morning
about 8 o'clock, when Tom Lowress
appeared in sight on his way to Union
Chapel. where the candidates were to
meet and address the people on that
day. Tom was armed with a rife
and three repeaters. and walked leis-
urely along, unsuspecting Of danger,
until at a point opposite where the
young men were concealed, he not;c-
ed the tracks they had made in cross
ing the road. He now seemed sud
denly alarmed and commenced ours
ing bitterly, when suddenly the little
band instantly discharged their pieces.
Each Of the four shots took effect,
anu uttering a 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 shoul.
ders to the public road, a distance Of
half a mile, where they pressed a
passing wagon, aad thus carried the
dead body to Lumberton, where it
was delivered to the Sheriff.
On Lowrey's body was found the
arms alluded to above, and a gold
watch, the property Of Mr.. John Mes
Nair. AS the young men approach
I'd him when be fell in the swamp,
he made ali attempt to draw his pis
tol ON them, but was too weak. One
hand was clenched firmly about his
gun, "a Spencer rife,) so much ST.
that it was with difficulty that the
fingers could be uuclasped. At the
time the young men fired on him, he
was walking leisurefY along the road
in company with a white man by the
name Of Prevatt, whQ came very near
being SHOT as the young men fired on
the outlaw.
The body was fully identified as
that of Tom Lowrey, and was tleliv-
cred to his wife, on Sunday morning,
by Sheriff Mcmillan, who had sent
for her to come and get it: It was
inferred by his friends at 2 O'Clock of
the same day, somewhere in the elias
sic precincts of Soutaetown, The
same day Sheriff M.Alillan paid the
reward offered by the county, 81 900,
to the yoang men, and it is to be
hoped that the State will act as
promptly in paying over the $4,000
offered last Winter iR the Governors
proclamation.
The psmel Of the young men en-
&C scd in this gallant affair are: A.
S. Wishart, Robert E. Wishart, James
Mckay and James Campbell. They
have certainly rendered a great SER
vice 10 the people Of Robson ceupty.