The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1873-02-06

THE DwINDLINa L0WERYs.
[From the Wilmington Journal.

From the Wilmington Journal
One by one the band of Robeson county out
laws have dwindled down until there is now
but one left of the entire formidable gang. For
some time past Andrew Strong and Stephen
Lowery have escaped the vengeance of the
law, and have reigned unmolested over Scuffle.
town, but at length the former has been killed
aud Stephen Lowery is the only one left Of the
entire gang.
At Eureka, a small station on the Whining.
ton, Charlotte and Rutherford Railroad, in the
heart of the Scufiletown region, and about
eighty miles from the city, there was consid-
cradle Christmas gathering of the clans Of the
outlaws on Thursday Steve Lowery was alb
sent. but Andrew Strong was there with a
number of his friehds. About two o'clock OF
that day, while number of negroes were in u
store at the station, one OF them stole number
OF locks aud secreted them In his pocket He
was charged with the theft by young man by
the name Of William Wilson, a clerk in the
store, but he denied bavng taken them Mr.
Wilson then put his hand in the mans coat
pocket and drew forth the locks The crowd
soon aiterward left the store. About an hour
after this Andrew Strong. who had evidently
been drinking, came into the store and ordered
Mr.. Wilson to leave the county, swearing that
il he did not he would kill him. The Young
man informed him that he would do 40. when
Strong left the store. About five o'clock he
returned more intoxicated than before aud re-
pea,cd his command. telling Mr.. Wilson that il
he found him there at six clock next morning
he would certainly kill him. After saying this
the ouila, turned 10 leave the store, aud, as he
did so, Wilson raised double barreled shot
gun that Was III hand. aud discharged one bar
rel AT the outlaw. planting eighteen buckshot in
his neck aud head Strong fell with scarcely
eroan. and expired at once. The fall of the
outlaw NJ once spread Consideration and dis
may throughout the group Of his dasky follow.
ers, but To attempt was made to interfere with
Mr.. WilsoG Had Steve Lowery been there
II might hass been different. but he was absent
and no attempt was made In rescue the body
Rhuda Lo@ery. the widow of Henry Berry
lsowery, the detunct outlaw leader. aud sister
to Andrew Strong, sent IN deputaion request
ing that the body might be delivered up to her
but IL vas ot course refused her intelligence
being conveyed Ia them, at the same time BY
Mr.. Wilson. That he would shoot the frs. man
that dared 10 touch the body Nevertheless,
Tor fear that rescue might possibly be attempt
ed. Mr. Wilson ard number Of other gentle.
men hastily placed the body in a.wagon and
conveyed II to Ebcrtown, arriving a. that town
about o'clock 4. ". The body was at once
to Sheriff Mcmillan. md was YES.
lerday fully identified, whcreupon the sheriff
paid over 10 the 'ortnna.e young man one thou
sand dollars. the resard offered by the county
Tor each of the outlaws, dead or alive. BE-
sides this, five thousand dollars are to be paid
BY the State. rs the reward offered BY the Gov
,rnor. under authority Of the Legislature,
shich can be obtained on application. Mr.
Wilson is quite a young man, but OF much
nerve and determination. He is from the west. |
'rn part OF the State. and has been cierkiug at
eureka for some time past. The rewards
which he obtains for killing the outlaw will |
'mount TO quito small fortune.