, 1881-09-01
A MYSTERIOUS SHOT.
Death OF Thomas Lowerre at the
Hands Of James 8.
Duncan.
The Latter Asserts that Whatever
He Did Was in Self
Defense.
Some Singular Circumstances Connected
with tho T'ragfc Affair.

with tho Tragfc AiIair.
Al fow minutes ,lftcr lalr-rnst 1n'clor<
| yesterday morning tho ocu,ipliIts Ut tho twu
upper stories nt No. 3;5 Wabash nye,,,,c--.t Buno
building where tho ipwcr story IL used ns store
atld tho upper ones Us residence tints-wcru
hrpiscti from sleep by the report Nr II piatt,I,
iollowcdby "nKry onths and cries, and tho nuIsr
uE two tl1etl sourH, tho Bercnnls Of women nt,tl
chtllrci. tho uvcrturning of phtIrs and t,,.,,cH
the scuttiK ut frut along tho lloor, mt, tlnutly
| OF nh ominuus silence which told tllAt tho dis.
turbnncr had cnhu.1 In II trsEr,ty.
In fow nloincnts tho police patrot wngo.,
reached tho spot, ns,.t Officers korwli nll.l
t'rhtlgrr ouoscd tho house, wf,cre tloy found,
lying III n pool of Eoro III tho pnssuxcway,
The Utmost dcad bo!y or 11lun.us
II. l",worro, compos!tor III 'l'llE
'IHsRrNh o1fcc who, hut twenty minutes pre-
sltits, has1 finished ur his nights work. M ut
TEMPT w1s ntlc 10 r1ivD tho yotluB ttlAsl, WIN,
utter otlo ur two painful Inspirations, tlIul
whuro he lny.
All tho appearances went to fn,ltrntr that
4 TEI!tsti1t.E STRUGGLE: HAD uCCElssT:t,.
Thu passagp cnrpet WAS tirul,uheI with iluut,
Tor Il tnzcn fcGt In length, und tue wn'is and
floors we're covered with IT. lltrp WIS Il gury
Landmark spread over tho plnstcr, further oil
hlosch whore tho torrcut hal rushed frutn tho
wotttld, accelerated by tho muscular oxurtipns
OF tho dying. yet still struggling, nlu1l. i!inody
foutlnHrk8 In different ltrts Of tho ll,isgage
showutl TINT tho co.lbatMnts mist lluvo moved
Abont III tlolr Gure feet in tho blood rs they
contcn1cd.
When thoy first arrived. tim alicers could fln,l
no ono OH tho floor except tho dying ,t,.t, hut
hunt Of tho premises resulted In tho discovery
OF u l"-yrnr-ottl Duy who Eilvu his ,Mruo ny
ioorRo Duncan, and wGo puIntcA nut tho rp,,t,l
III which hn said hs (utner cuultl liz found.
Tim tl10r f0rrnh n1 In In Al
covered worry badly bntterud Brcclmen vi
ht1Mnnlfy-n THU, snnll, sIckIy little reluw,
With II Will expression ut colllteAtce, and MI
tncohorcalce OF uttcranec Which, Mt first, t.A.lc
1t look rs though ho wcrc crazy. The blood WIS
h0nr1ug from somo ugly wounds on hls hcn,l,
md bis night shirt and trnwcrs-nll tho euthes
hu had upon hn-Eerc 1!renchca In bIoutl this
evidence showing shut liu wis tho ntal, who hud
hasl tho fatul struKglu with tho ,lecGuscd. lto
was Mt otco artestcd and removed tn tho Aru,-
mry and Locked up: lie R4ve hls la,ne MS .tnfnes
j. nuncat. l.ld ut tlest declined 10 hayu any
also nrrustcti antt tucked ur, ltur. Mrs. Dlucan
Wifenf tho prisoners ytIlnK lady nuHlcti .|cIi.
aud So1er ro ue i isrbers oi T. PorRi,tsR iRtniRn,fr x
wurD held ny witnesses they having heen pre5-
cnt Mt tho time of AIr. Lowurrc's tleHth.
FROM CONVERSATIONS wrrlt THESE AND
WITH TIE PRISONER
It was icMruod TINT tho t)uuCnu IAmtly renteA
tho second iudr Of tho house. ntld rerGlir, sumo
y"Mr lin uni wns III r. np , 'GT er sonl1 W f
iatni!y; J., 4 report rroyaled that Jealousy hull
existed betwccn him md DnncAtt, but hu ,i,d iii
case. hns sse ators coii usiv nea ,,M w. sre 1o
roney VIZ perhaps caused oy tho rather eettIlas
ngt il1np: the rcar rom Of In hi ii,,t ~ tn tmo
cuplc,i Iy sir. nmncin a,lsi .ho 1.ycar oiI l'I
VIII WIZ sIs Sn h TssEie1 ~ Tho lront
"tnrtcn Gnns fho Gnu ,,ex, Mr ns "Irros % IT., sigen
,ors owrysr Il y "y arcE ,r ot ,t. ,TtMngnE !
feeling ou t,t uSIs botsrtn liz fwa We ,' nuSh
ad tSS, wastsxsr tae ea:!se i tha !reSe io 10.
4 T.lt nt;Sr r,,t,nrter e. ~ ~, ,srt, ~ ~ VII. -
soaa lit tlna aftar iii II. 'np npr sosr 4 ncan
Tsye eS ps ho t % a
as ao s q o g ho a E Il ny f ssoE H.
head 1 oeon rs;scd afsd y ho d.: tor CIV @ hs
StiIt n w,,s ri, ~ a.nud ~ ~ ~ m sa
Wbrn Health Cam.nissioacr l1s VIII, % Vito 10 emvo M
bin bin call Of cur!osty. unslur,ook 10 asltircss
nstoJ Nv" Il" iia,g ntn IN ~Grp ,.r: ynH aoS Win
uaju tint tileImi hnnt hastv rntroot 'ss'oa una
THIS IL HOW TIFF; THING HAPPENED"
iln M explained to tho reporter. :" gut up IN tho
s s 9n lit ct fn sbat aad started ot
nlso On by why thsre: Thts caascd mo 10 rivo
uSHlH lNAD At14 IlS8ARUWtt$+ NttEf4 | fD9k JdlN.
GrrG, who charged mo with watching him ,.,,d !
BneuknR round hIs roam. denied tho thnrvg n,1I
hc repeAteh 1t, ellra.ix mo una cnIlIrtr t,n nj"
sceso mines. l.avcrrS Is hot -te,lperU1 Ind ",
I'M !. mid wo had hot tf.no VI Ii there. tj,lni
without coming to blows, Iar snn,u minutes. i3
mud, meeting Lnworro nRHin III tic rlssnne. /
toll him .that would t,ot s1nnd sucls al,ms., In
would 10 for Il policeman. rn1i tu tic honJ III
t1o stn!ts Mnd wus III tho polns 0f descending
u ',in, ~, ~ IT, t iho ii3a stf!ck m0 crushing
H.. sn,tn ~ n d!1' T., sier w!tm n'eKnry Stick
t,t,rc ~ t,vn ~, ia '. ~ m,an IL. strKA to
,,nGrIv atunroi ~ ~, ~" nt"u-'o"fS p4o"s Which
4 1 ri sthmnsM th.I,I s a4us ,,s,
:. AI H., tmvt' ~ y nuu y s suot "t.1 Ill.,.
I'LL. 'Ma siIacX ln"elfet uoht say that Tired tho
saat; =. nat tGii Eou thlsIulat whet II bK Is,nl
Hi,Hcs ~ ,s,"t 1' u.'ut aoyn'nleo VII direct
c',airo;" T. '"A' 'N0 l'l'o ''''o" Ills Il" oven
t,o,a;M ' fso''aohee hclped you then In the
INV :: W,1, ~, ,,.o,.,, ,,ua,,- ,,,.,,
I,, ~. nets ~, :. u Eseuy naa!y usea up, put I'm
GrieF H,i'a OH smnn tao utner !ellt!W. aMt