The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-13
THE SWAMP ANGELS.
Intellectual Attempt to Capture the Muir
derer OF Floyd Oxensline--Jim Dial t.c
Cuiprit--Fears of Another Reign OF
Terror In North Carolina.

Cuiprit--Fears of Another Reign OF
Terror In North Carolina.
WILMINGTON, N. c., August IL, 1873.
Further details OF the murder OF Floyd OXendine
near Scunletown, in Robson county, have been
received here, and they go to show that, while
Steve Lowry may not have been the actual muir
derer, he was certainly accessory to the crime.
The excitement in the late dominiOns OF the Swamp
Angels is revived and great fears are entertained
OF another bloody era and reign OF terror
in that section. The murder occurred about
seven O'Clock, and the fact was first
discovered by little colored girl, q daughter OF
Patrick Lowry, who resides at Eureka, near the
store Of the murdered man. This little girl when
she heard the two shots fred ran out along the road
and soon came to point at which OXendme was
lying on the grass at the side OF the road dead,
with two charges OF buckshot in his body; one
having passed through the neck, and the other
tearing its way through the heart Of the unfor-
tunatc man.
ROBBERY ADDED TO MURDER.
AS the little girl first came in view of the spot
she saw q man whom she did not know dart from
the bushes on the opposite side OF the road, close
to where the body was lying, and remove
from his pockets Oxendine's watch, pocket.
book and such other valuables as were about
him at the time. He then fed in the direc-
u
distance from the spot. James Oxendine the
father of Floyd, very soon afterwards appeared on
the scene, ana presently neighbors and friends,
startled by the news impaired by the terrified
girl, approached the scene OF the murder. The
| Villains tracks were followed up across the
Held and into the woods to the neighbOrhood
OF the house OF one Jim Dal, noted desperate
| and one oi the alleged murderers OF ex-Sherin
| King, OF that county, Justified by these facts O
warrant was Issued lor Diai's Apprehension, but 1t
\ fnn lot ~ bird had
| posse was then organized and was yesterday
securing the woods in search Of HIM, but at the
last accounts there was no trace found, it being
supposed that he had already sought out and
JOINED STEVE L0wERY
IN the dense swamps OF Sculietown. 1t Is now
generally conceded That Deal and not Lowery, was
the murderer OF Oxendlne, although there are
many who contend that tine outlaw was
probably parttceps criminis In the affair,
asvum to the murderer. KINDLY Lowery, the
wdcw Of Henry Berry Lowery, and Floyd oxen
and 1t Is submitted that her opinion rs worth
something in this instance. 1t is said that Rhody
She expresses herself as having passonately loved
him, and Is vehement and demonstrative in her
s sn o Floyd Gn, 1Xenalne was not only young
was highly thought Of by all around him, both
white and colored, and could have given khody a
good home and an honest respectable name she
even III her grief 4 gentleman who came down,
on the train with her when she first heard OF the
murder says that she seemed actually stupefed by
the blow, that She coald not realize, and that 1t
TOO HARD, TOO CRUEL,
and that although she did not, willie under his
observation, shed single tear-as perhaps very
properly became the queen OF Scuietown-yet
there was no mistaking the agony which she suf-
Tered. Those who are well informed prophesy
more trouble next winter with the gang OF outlaws.
They think That Dial has surely gone TO join
Steve Lowrey, and that it VIII be easy enough TO
muster up recruits from among the desperate
characters that inleSt that sect on. John Deal,
the alleged murderer, Is q mulitto, about thirty
years OF age, has a wife and i've children and was
tried for his lite as one Of the murdcrers Of ex-
Sheriff King, OF Robson county. The evidence
against him being insufficient, lie was discharged.