The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-08
A SllERIFF'S FIGHT FOR LIFE.
PISTOL TO PISTOL uTTH 4 DESPERATE
TENS MURDERER.


Would he Damned before He'd surrender.
T,om 0e cte.rige gaicy P,e~.
Last Friday evening n Mr.. J. Bcaklcy
came to Cassvillc. bringing with him two wriis,
issued by the acting Governor Of this STATE IN
response TO a rcquisition Of the Governor OF
Texas. directed to Shcrifl Hopkins, and COM
handing him to "upprchcnd. secure. and de-
liver" j. f.. Napoleon. and Columbus Kowioy
md SURRENDER them TO B.akIcy os tho
n!,nt Ol the STATE Of TcXas. Saiur-
day morning the Shcrlfr. Constable tdon
md brother proceeded 10 the rcAidcncs Of
j. 4. ROwlcy near Washhurn. and there finding
Napoleon EuWlcv, arrested and surronuc rcd
him 10 Braklry. The poss, then proceeded TO
rendered j. T. Eowry. az directed. j, i. Row
ley and BnHkoy. who Soon to have been n .ii
aside. and held quito u lengthy conversation. IN
which huwlcy betrayed great anxiety to M or
SON. Col2n,bus. AMI Bnikicy informed him
there was. short time AFTER howly,wh9 was
not undgr sirct ,snry"'llmge mogntgd
home. This fnct was communicated to sheriff
Hopkins. and by him TO Bcak.ey, who said he
that he did not intend 10 permit him e. do 50
without an ACCOMPANYING guard B'akley ana
Constable Eden started ut onco in pursuit. ns
did also the Shorn. hut hy ~ din rent route.
Columbus HOwlcy. il was reported ana hclioNcd,
was in south Anorica. hut Inc condur and re-
marks Of Eowlcy aroused the Shcrns suspi-
cion- ana led him 10 believe thht columbus Wns
not SO far away. CQnrlud. ng mat howlry hhl
INN. ~ did Beakleynnd Eden. took a roal load
I'M. to the house OF Ebin Iedl,cnhnm son-in-
law OF RoWley - ApproA, ming the house lo siW
l.'wlcy, Lelgonhau. ana another son-in-lgw OF
IOWlpy lu close consultation. Con Nullug lllii-
goll. he waited and wai h.d. Presently Elm
Irdgnnharl mounted "a fleet horse lrlon4. inG 10
Kowicy. and rotrufT in the direction OF Prirrr
city, on the ROAD icndinv IRON asihurn 10
started or in tho direct. on OF Eowloys house.
near which they We're met 10y J. oakley and + on.
Dnriding 70 follow LcdsrnhHu. the Sheriff. 80
b fls H., -Iti tlN AtHE u III.
To- Cnhinbus howiey. lie soon found that
Irdgcnhrm WIS riding az grout speed. Tor. ul-
though n n,"t horse hlius .. no Ut up
spanSing gut igr ten pills b.iprg n. gamn N
siglt n- nrarly us IL was possible 20 do without
nrousins suspi,i ion, he follow. i on nniii mar
Just before rnarhing J.. j. bunkrnshil's resi-
dence. a strei ia OF thr road iaN"r.n.. me- slw
Ietgc imam nice, another nan uF.Nn@ "a tam
whirhthr nun wis rid ng. at GU" cross ns OF the
creek q few yards nuitn 81 binnh 'n=hip resl-
turn u about unl ~ two mon proceed. met
the Shcr. n oppo-.to NEuk"nsh p's house.
So soon as they m. .thc Sheriff. luy sat l1'lDd
tina. the man ON The W.aon Wa, CD,uulu- Row
lev mot on'd for him 80 check mp. and u- i.e
did so told MIN 20 SURF ndcr. us ho was an OIL
Ger and had lrorcs0 ilr his arr st l,u"i,N. Tor
j. was (o'unilu- Eowly. for w4um IA Ni'fAN
had the Govern rs writ. lumpd ron :.
drrw usiN shoot"r and l"vcioI ,tat thc 81. fN
! Quick az thought tin SINrii dropped ifoM b $
liifrfi'. Nv anu lt IT'S N''Nf'lt t.t't
| command ed him O. surrender TN" two r.rn
then STOOL '..'l W4tI i.s revolver irV'iieu ittlN
on. Ion ,'iN ei' %. 'lr 'ih AZ IF ~ w.
DESPERATE ,hara'i"rol the man. anl So shins so
uSuid thc apparent '.trgmiN. 'i...o u4h otLrf-
/ risN ~ Rowey's putin. trigger. sought ~ cV-
/ l,stulAtIun - get him % submit 81 lawful au-
| ihor,ty. but To- NJ purpo.e., lrd- nl"m hal ~
| standing near thr head OF tho team lipw-, had
! bon driving With pistol stil ieveli'd iowuy
J ilIt ntI
The direction Of MS horse. Dyini,gs his
w,tb one loot in the -trrup. wins mouniln- his
horse. met him. and Wlth rcNVlStr 10 Ais hg'n-t
aga,n dtm"i led him T. suWrntcr. Ag"l Y
surrup, ie, eiicl his pistol at tic Nnerih ACROSS
the saldl. I9r few s,ron.S the iN' pa
s snd , Ti" hy he hor- Ka W. seppod
| back. AMI the Sheriff. whipping round the
| stepping hn'k IA u 'if, ti'n OF we nor"
| ridden 10y ,hr SAerif which had been lett stnhI-
INK where dsmouni,D. Surrns ~ !" ,n'rn-
Shh"'rin rcssni On Rowlcy All whcn within
about four ioci of him. Kowlry suddenly icv-
cled hi- pisio and ilred, NE D4ll SriLns me
| charged than kowlcy tried 10 cock again hut
the Shrriif. seeing tn strait he was in, fired.
and I the same moment jumped toward Row
arouni the chamber W ia the lrn hand. A
| ller,o struggle ensured. IN which lowiry got
h".t3i the Snerin psto! WAN M ltii nai, a..
/ struck kowlcy two smart bows across his right
/ arm, which caused HIM Co. r'lslsr his huld ~
| the other pistol. tAc which geo soon rs dom,
kowlcy siaggercl and ioil, mud rising foil again.
Known s mat MS shot uad -irn h9W1rN, $50
soon AZ IA fen tine sheriff called 10 !. d. nuam.
and the two went 20 Rowley. and lifting him o'f
"A pilr oi stones IN which he MAJ fall, u. iald nm
on the ground just 40 TINS time snur others
cane up. and with their assistance li1wl"s WIS
carried ana nid under %" shndr trees IN Bank
rnship's yard aloss tuc road from VII r. u
cd j. b II . = !