The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-26

shot Boss and there was no sign OF life after that
movement or his shoulders The next day when
we went back we could not find the body nor any
blood, but the floor had just been scrubbed and we
asked what they had been scrubbing for. and they
said they had dead body In the house all ngnt
but that Steve and Tom Lowery and Andrew Strong
had carried it or about an hour before. We
searched the house and found lot OF boots. shoes,
blankets wine brandy and cigars concealed about
the house and In the woods. BOSS has been
IN THE WOODS SINCE HE WAS FIFTEEN
years Old tell you he was thousand times worse
than Henry Berry Lowery was. He wonld ravish
women. burn houses, abuse children and 40 every
thing else that Is deviish II 1t was not for Henry
Berry. am not afraid TO stay here now. would
like to have the reward that was offered Tor Boss,
dead or alive. 1t Is now over $4,000, ana think
ought to have 1t, for know l Killed nlm and no
person can ever md his body"
THE BANDITS COMMENTS.
While was reading they interrupted me fire..
Quently with such expressions as
"Wel, that's id liei "He Is nothing but o
robber himself" "Let me get bead on him once"
and az the conclusion Andrew said:-
1--WE can prove that Donohoe Is o liar; gal (ad.
dressing Rhody's servanp, come yer;you was IN the
house when Boss was shot. Now, which VI rs gos
up from supper nrsts" -
"Florey did," she drawled out.
"Did hide In the cOrnerP"
''No; you went to pick BOSS up"
'Dar, now, he's proved to DC damned liar; ana
he didn't stay about dere no half hour. Why, I'll
take you out dere tomorrow am show you de
tracks he made when he done run away. Pears
II he
JUMPED SIX YARDS EBRY TIME.
jumped for my gun an run out soon as dc shot
was fred, an heerd him gwine fru de bushes power
fu I'll save him yet. Why his back Is full OF shot
holes now dat he done got up In Richmond county
for stealing chickens. He had TO go away from dere.
He Is low, nO-account niger. He amt no white
man. He call hisself Mcqueen. I'd ike to know
what right he has call hissef Nc Queen when Ills
mothers name was Uonahoe and she
wARNT NEVER MARRIED TO MCQUEEN,
and his mother was mulatt0 same as me is. II de1
was anybody dey wouldn't marry niggers, would
deya His two sisters Is bot married to nggers in
Richmond county. by God III lay for him. He
didn't kill Boss neither but he hurt him powerful
bad. He hit him In the neck but he amt dead yet.
Now, Rhody you was dere de mex day when dey
come after Boss. You tell dis gentleman about It.
RHoDY LowERY's STORY.
"Flory come over In de morning an tole me Boss
was shot, an when went dere Andy am Steve was
juss gwlne to tote him away; ne WANT dead, no.
how Den we done scrub de fo'; peoples kin scrub
they's lo's II dey want TO, reckon. Den when
from de house an axed II dere was any men about,
an den dey come up. None OF we didn't tell they
Boss was killed. juss said dey had toued him away
Den dey searched de house, but ali dey found was
pair OF boots and shoes and bottle OF peach brandy
dat Andy had bought ut Floyd Uxendine's stO' dat
day, as you kin prove II you AK him."
"Y0U PUT DAT ALL IN DE PAPER MISTER,
ana den put in dat we is gwine to kill Donahoe
sure; Wen find him an we wont shoot him
through cat hole neither" said Andrew to which
Steve who had been perfectly silent before. ADDED,
ayes, Gou damn him. his life Is gwine to be
powerful short.n
''wHERE Is HENRY BERRY LowERYY
II is reported at Shoe Heel that he Is dead, and most
of the people TO believe 1t. Mr. Hayes, though,
told me he had seen him last Wednesday night.
about ten O'CLOCK, near Oxendine's store"
''Well, sir" answered Steve 'ae ailft dead, but
he's went away; he went nigh onto four weeks ago,
and he 'spected To be back In i've or six weeks.
But he amt dead, nohOw."
"Have you any objections to telling me what he
went away for, II he expected to returnr'
.wel, he didn't tell nobody his business
de paper dat Henry Berry Lowery amt dead"
SPENDS THE DAY WITH THE OUTLAWS.
spent the day with these men until four O'Clock.
About noon Steve. Andrew, Rhody and sat down
to dinner or fried eggs, bacon, corn bread and
ner, saying II she had known would be there she
would have 'uone killed q chicken" Steve, who
was verg taclturn for an hour more after l met
them, gradually became more l0quacious, ana has
ever since been the most communicative most
friendly and
MOST JOLLY OF THE PARTY.
Alter dinner Steve asked to my pistol; he
examined 1t and pronounced it rusty whereupon
Andrew took 1t apart, oiled IL and returned 1t to
me. steve wanted to buy o plated gold ring
wore but upon telling him 1t had been presented
to me, he said should keep II. but he would ike
to have o gold ring and asked me the prices Of
them,
They gave me much Information as to their way
OF living, the hunting parties that had been In
search OF Them ana their successful and often mar
row escapes from their pursuer5 and from jail,
which l will make the subject OF future letters,
THE OUTLAWS HOLD COUNCIL.
Before they left they went out Of the house and
held an animated conversation Of perhaps half an
hours duration In the garden, after which Steve
addressed me-
"we've trusted three men before and cherry one Of
dem betrayed u.s. an we sw0' we'd neber trust no
stranger agin but you look honest, an your story
pears to be all right, an Is gwine 70 trust you
some. Now you's got about Donanoe's shootin
Boss, we are gwine to keep you heah till you can
PUT IN DE PAPER HOW WE KILLED DONAHOE.
We won't hurt you, an you kin travel about wnar
YOU nab mind to III dis place, but you must swear
an oath dat you won't try to 60 away without as
lettln' YOU Wen treat you well an show you
vhar saunders was captured an killed an whar
Make sanderson an Taylor an all de rest OF dem
was killed, and tell you all about dem. But you
hap got 10 stay heah week, and we Is gwtne to
send telegraph to de paper for a Joke uat we hab
got you, so dey viii see the outlaws amt all dead
yet.
YOU CAN'T GET AWAY, NoHow,
without our knowing IT, and den 1t might be power.
full bad for you."
pressed myself satisfied with the arrangement. I
saw would have an opportunity OF seeing Wild life
not often enjoyed by Northern men, ana felt that
WINS in M great danger II acled honestly towards