Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-02-27

ire, and retired, At the time thew
fired he was sitting ia chair with his
face towards them, and had Just hand
ed his rifle to a boy who vas standing
Near the chair, while be played on the
banjo for the amusement al those
around. 4 Sudden opening Of those
IN front Of him gave the opportunity
and they fred together, using two
double and one siugie barrclyl shot
guns. nd even then. they wounded
a negro boy who stood near. one Of the
shot striking him on the forehead and
running around his head, under the
skin. Nothing but his thick skull
saved him. Lowrey fell out OF the
chair and died almost instantly. ] in
spectcd the body. He was shot
with the largest Kind OF deer
shot, called uD here ''wIlihtiere. =
One shot entered the forehead, nearly
| over the centre Of tie right eyebrow,
one on the right c,ivek -bone and nine
In the breast. Ii you will spread open
your fingers to their utmost stretch
and place the palm with its centre
over the LETT nipple, tips up. ron VII!
have under the ends OF the fingers five
! OF the shot; under the aase 81 the
| thumb, one: beyond the thumb, two,
| and below the little finger, enc, the
last three being flesh wounds, the
! others nearly all Of a fatal CHARACTER,
penetrating the lungs, tiloTas ard re
! gion just above ard to the left Of the
heart. Either Of the balls or shot IL
! the face would have killed him, and
at least three in the chest must have
proved fatal.
lie general appearance of tie body
was natural, but he seemed to be
rather snaciated, probably from long
and Lonesome watchfulness; from Lis
too Tree use OF spirits; or, il We could
suppose such brute TO have had any
conscience remaining, from the lar
rowlngs OF conscience
He leaves q wife and five children.
Two brothers OF his wife, Oxcndines.
are now lying out in the swamps,
charged with numbering Il man named
Barney Locklear, some few weeks since
THUS has miserably persisted the last
and most bloOd-thirsty of the i4owrcy
gang, man on whose soul murder was
deeply stained. and who regarded the
life Of q fellow being, If he stood in
the way of his passions. as OF TO more
value than that Of brute. May our
county never have his successor. 1t
las been charged that he took the life
Of his brother, Henry Berry Lowrey,
Ill Il quarrel over the division of the
spoils of the safe OF Mc.srs. Pope
4 Mcleod, Of LumbertDn On
this point-now that he was dead
l interviewed Rhody Lowrey,
who said that she was fully convinced
but that her husband was accidentally
shot. rs has been published heretofore i
At five O'Clock yesterday evening the !
body Of Stephen Lowrey was placed III I
neat coffin and delivered by the /.
Sheriff to his friends, who placed the !!
coffin i'll q wagon and drove of There |,
was 10 train OF mourncrs following !
him TO his last resting place. Crowds /
OF people thronged into the Court !
House during the day but I saw 10 I
tear shed over his body Yet there !
was no lightness exhibited, but rather !
a feeling that stern justice had been /
nioted out to him; that he had met /
meritcd end.
Attempted Eratricide ia Anso:.
County.
William Crump attempted to kill his
father, Woodson Crunp, living in tho
upper part of Arson county, on Satur-
day last. william is a robust, we'll
grown young man, and his father is
probably - or so years Old md small
in statue. William is wild and not
very Upright" boy, in fact has genor-
ally been regarded as insane. When
drinking he is very troublesome. HIS
father spoke to him on this occasion
with some warmth about some dOnles- ,
lie matter, when William drew knife
md cut two ugly gashes i'll his throat, !
md thinking he had killed him, es- !
,aped and has not since been captured. ,
'Voodson Crump'5 condition is preca-
ious. the physicians being doubtful
IS to the result. The family is one of ..
ligh respectabilitr.