The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-04-03

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Detailed By Henderson, Of the Ne.c York
Herald.
From the letters Of "A. B. Henderson,
who was recently among the Robeson OUT
laws, which we find in the New York He
raid Of Tuesday, We CLEAN the following
facts in relation to the killing Of Boss Strong
and the death Of Henry Berry Lowrey.
knowing il will be psrused with intsrestb
our readers.
DoSAHoE's STORY OF KILLING STRONG.
Last Thursday night, March Z. Iresch-
ed the house Of Andrew Strong, on the edge
Of Scufietown. about ten miles from here,
at twelve o'clock. / fixed good blind a.
bout $50 Yards from the house. and lying
down watched the rest Of the night and
all the next day. eating some provisions |
had brought along. About balf- past seven
p. M. Friday Andrew Strong came out of
the woods. and looking around him in all
directions he went into the house. and di-
rectly came out and gave low call, when
Boss came out of the woods to the house;
they were each armed with two rifles and
two or three revolvers. A little after eight
o'clock. when thought they would be at
supper. / slipped up to the house and look
ed in through the cat hole in the door. as /
supposed they were eating their supper by
the light on the hearth. Besides Andrews
wife, Flora and Miss Cummings were
there. / kept watching there until Boss
laid down on the floor with his feet to the
iire and his head towards me and eommenc-
ed
PLAYING on MOUTH ORGAN.
Thon I saw my chance. and / pushed The
muzzle Of my rife "a Henry through the
cat hole until il was not over three feet
from his head. took a steady aim BY the
light Of he Gre and shot. When l fred
the women screamed and said:
.HE's SHOT no iIE ISN'T YES HE Is.
and ] looked in as quick as | could get my
gun out Of the way. Boss arms and legs
had fallen straight from bis body. and there
vas little movement Of the shoulders as
II be wastrying TO get up. Andrew Strong
was then standing
IN THE SHADOW IN rHE coRSEn
and he s,aycd there uuru left. Hs .-i.i
10 bis wife, Honey. you 60 out and see
what il is.' and opened the door opposite
the one I was at and pushed her out. She
came out. but did NOT come around 70 the
side was; but went IN directly and said
there vas no body about. lie sent her ont
again, telliag her TO look in the eOrnerand
jams. but before she had got well out be
said. Come back. honey. be was blowing
on that thing and Il busted and bowed his
bead OIL and directly after be said. My
God he's shot IN the bead il must have
come from the cat hole and sent bis wife
out again, and / slipped Of. When re-
turned the cat hole was shut up and the
house was all dark. Then came back to
Shoe Heel and
cor FORGE TO 90 AFTER THE BODY.
Iwatshed at the cat hole good halfhour
alter shot Boss and there was no sign Of
life sfter that movement Of his shoulders.
The next day when We vent back we could
not 6nd the body nor any blood. but the
floor had just been scrubbed and We asked
shat they had been scrubbing for. snd they
said they had dead body in the house al
night, but that Steve and Tom Lowrcy and
Andrew Strong had carried il OF abont an
hour before. We searched tho house aud
found lot Of boots. shoes. blankets, wine.
brandy and cigars concealed about the
house apd 10 the woods. Boss has been
IN TIE WOODS SINCE III WAS FIFTEEN
years old. I tell you he was q thousand
times worse than Henry Berry Lowery was
He would rayish women. burn houses, A.
buse children aud do anything else that Is
devillish il Il vas not for Henry Berry. /
am not afraid 70 stay here nov. would
like 10 have the reward that was offered for
Boss, dead or alive. Il is now over sc. 900,
and think | ought 10 have Il. Cor I know |
killed him, and no person can ever End biz
body
ruE DEArn or HENRY BERRY LowHEy.
As this letter cannot be read by the peo-
pie Of this settlement before I baye left Il.
the most important piece Of information |
have 70 communists shall be given frst.
IIenry Berry Lowrcy, tho notable chief d
the notorious swamp outlaws Is actually
dead. This Is denied BY all Of his CON-
rades. and bic relatives profess 70 be igno.
rant Of his fate. But from evidence the
most reliable. when connected with vel
connected chain Of circumstances. an
enabled 70 give you correct account Of
| THE DEATH or THIS RoBBER CHIEF.
Between February l3 spd l6. In compa.
ny with his tfius dchates. Boss Strong
Henry Berry i.owroy was ranging The coun.
try in the neirhborhood Of Moss Rock II
search Of some persons whom be bad beeI
informed we're hunting him. while Stew
and Tom Lowrsy and Andrev Strong wer'
stationed alta rendezvous on Lumbcr River
J near the new bridge. About one an.
1 three quarter miles from Moss neck station
|. within short gunshot Of The road leadinl
from Inman'a Bridge 10 McNcilrs mill