The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-01-01
THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTLAWS
Particulars Of the Aillfng OF An
drew Strong.

A telegram to the New York Herald,
dated Wilmington, December 9th,
esys:
One by one the band of Robeson
county outlaws, the famous "Swamp
Angels Of Carolina, have dwindlsd
down until there ia now but one let Of
the entire formidable band. For some
time pact Andrew Strong and Stephen
Lowry have escaped the vengeance Of
the law, and have reigned. unmolested
over Scuff1etown; but at length the
former has. been killed, and Stephen
Lowery is the only one left of the entire
band.
At Eureka, a email station on the
Wilmington, Charlotte and Rutherford
railroad, in the heart of the Scuffetown
region, and about eighteen miles from
this city, there was considerable
Christmas gathering of the clans Of the
outlaws on Thursday. Steve Lowery
was absent, but Andrew A. Strong WAS
there with number OF bis friends. At
about 2 o'clock in the day, while a
number of negroes were in a store at
the station, one Of them stole number
of locks and secreted them in his
pocket. He was charged with the
theft BY young man named
William Wilson, q clerk. in the store,
but he denied having taken
them. Mr.. Wilson then put his hand
in the mans coat pocket and drew
forth the locks. The crowd soon after.
wards 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 if he did not
lie would kill him. The young man
him that he would do 30,
whereupon Strong left the store. About
five o'clock he returned, more intoxi-
Gated than before, and repeated hls
commands, telling Mr.. Wilson that if
he found him there at six the next
morning he would certainly kill him.
After saying this the outlaw turned TO
leave the store, and as he did 80
Wilson raised a double .bsrrelled gun
that was at hand, and discharged one
barrel at the outlaw, planting eighteen
buckshoot in bis neck and head
Strong fell with scarcely groan, and
expired at once. The fall Of the out
law at once spread CONSERVATION and
dismsy throughout the group OF his
dusky followers, but no ATTEMPT was
made to interfere with Mr.. Wilson.
Had Stephen Lowery been there 1t
might have been different. but he was
absent, and no attempt WAS made to
rescue the body. Rhody Lowery, the
widow of Henry Berry Lowery, the
defunct outlaw leader, and sister OF
Andrew Strong, sent in a deputation
requesting that the body be delivered
up to her, but this was OF course refus-
ed Word was sent to them at the
same time by Mr.. Wilson that he would
shoot the first man who dared to touch
the body. Nevertheless, fearing res
cue might be attempted. Mr.. Wilson
and a number Of other gentlemen has,
tily placed the body in wagon and
convened it to Lumhertown, arriving
there at 2 A. NJ. The body was at once
surrendered to Sheriff Mcmillan. and
was Yesterday fully identified.
The sheriff at once paid over to the
fortunate Young man $1,000. the re-
ward offered by the county for each OF
the outlaws, dead or alive, Besides
this there ia a SUM of $1,000 to be
paid by the State, the reward offered
by the government, under authority OF
the legislature, which can be obtained
on application. Mr.. Wilson is quite
Young man, but one o much nerve and
determination. Heis from the western
part OF the State, and has been clerk
ing at Eureka for some time past. The.
reward which he obtains for the kill
ing of the outlaw will amount to quite
a small fortune. 1t was brave act,
and the people rejoice to see it so well
rewarded.