The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1878-11-15
Black Hills Enterprise.


A tragic denouement to petty quaire
was an event of Sunday. In our issue G
that day, it will be rem embsred, we chron
lcled the arrest and imprisonment of Mrs
Lowell, who, as desperate and hard cas-
generally, has figured conspicuously in th
Police Court and elsewhere during th
year. Her house stands at the north sid
of the read running down the gulch, ant
upon the hillside, Immediately in the rea
thereof, upon disputed ground, is the resi-
| dence of j. S. Rogers, access to which il
had through the lot of Mrs. Lowell. Ill
feeling has existed between the old Anna
zon and MIR. Rogers for some time, and OF
Saturday she was arrested for uttering
threats, but was subsequently, released
upon bail. The tragedy that followed was
witnessed by Deputy Sheriff Bennett, whose
literal report thereof is as follows:
l was sitting in the front room of Mr.
Rogers cabin, where bcatd. at half-past
one VIII Rogers returned fiom up town
and thew off his coat. At this moment !
saw Mrs. Lowell leave the house and start
up the hill. I said to Rogers,
"HERE COMES THE OLD WOMAN"
She came up the path about one-third of
the way, where she met the old man who
lives at her house, spoke to him and turned
him back toward us, both advancing about
halfway up, at which point the old man
turned and came diagonally towards the
house, the old woman approaching by the
direct trail. When she got about two
thirds of th way she stopped and
TOOK A syx.sHooTER FROM BENEATH HER
APRON
And examined it. I said to Johnnie "I
guess she is going to fix the fence. She
was on the porch at this time. Instead of
stopping where the fence should be she
came on toward the hou. Q. AS she did so
went into the font room. Johnnie said:
81 guess she is coming right into the
house she's got cooked revolver in her
hand" He came into the room, apparent
ly to avoid her and said "Am CO stand
and be killed in my own house by this
womau," and passed into the back room,
where he secured revolver and returned,
conversing with me all the while about the
be had taken to prevent trouble
with her. He stepped to the front door
and sat down on the inside, while he con-
tinued the conversation with me and his
wife. The old woman had quietly moved
I'd to the front door, leaned against the
jamb as if to satisfy herself that was un-
when, without a word of warning
she quickly thrust the pistol against Rog-
sr's left breast, fired and jumped off the
porch. Rogers sprang to his feet and
struck at her with his pistol but missed
lei, when he passed out to the porch step
" two, firing his revolver,
FIVE SHOTS WERE FIRED AT THE WOMAN |
IA man 10 shoot or not to shoot, can |
ay which.
The third shot, think, took effect, and |
he woman fell. Rogers staggered into
he room, dropped his pistol and exclaim-
ng '.She's done for me-" laid down On the
OUNCE. ran down town after the doctor' i,
, assing Mrs. Lowell on the Trail. When
eturned she was not to be seen.
Mrs. Lowell was cerred to her hou .,
where she ling red in an unconscious con-
lition for an hour, when death ensued.
The bullet entered the head at tha rear,
,raversed the brain and lodged beneath the
light eye. An inquest subsequently held
exhonerates Mr.. Rogers the
after was seriously, but not fatally, in
ured, the ball enteripg the left side below
5he heart. taking downward course and
traversing the body, lodged on the right
side. He is % years of age. a
NATIVE OF EMINGPoRT, CAN,
And was for several years employed as
bookkee per in Plattsburg, N. Y, where,
seven years ego, he married. He has re-
sided in the Hills for the past eighteen
months.