The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-07
Shot in Bed,

PARTICULARS OF the shooting of Johnson
l.. Lynch. Il well-kuOwn Utica In yer
ny T.. NJ Howell, of Batavia. Y. Y.
i-Nii'h was infatuated vita Rowell's
Young aiid beautiful wife. although ire
lAehtly warmed that the bol mess of his
NIsIts would surely expose him to ,lan-
ger. They were formerly neighbors in
Utica.
Wen Rowell left home early on Mon
day morning, telling his wife that he
was gong West on a business trim. he
proceeded directly to the hotel. opposite
Tue depot. where he remained in seclu-
SION until q lew II before 6 O'Clock
on Iues;iav evening. at which time the
tr'tih was IA from Utica upon which
Lynch arrived. Mrs. Rowell was at the
depot /" meet Lynch. Rowell hasteIed
To his home, which "a vacant. his chill
dreh having been sent by the wife to
visit "A friend. i.owell secreted himself
ana watched Mrs. Howell and Lynch
enter the house. They ate suppe. and
then repaired TO her room.
Shortly atterward Rowell emerged
from his hiding place. and. looking into
the sleeplng-room, was crazed at what
he saw, and fired two shots in rapid sue
cession. One of the bullets passed be-
tween the faces OF Mrs. Rowell and
Lynch. and lodged in the wall. 1t was
30 well aimed that their faces were dis
colored by p osder, the ball grazing
Mrs. Rowell's scalp. The second bullet
was buried in the pillow.
Lynch He'd from the room aud rushed
down stairs. As he descended Howell
Hr,.tI fXNn moro shot. ana ~ upi.I, ,Nnl-
effect III Lyuch's back, passing through
his right lung. 1t caused instant death.
R"well submitted quietly to arrest. At
ter he had put III his overcoat he turned
to his vile aud said:
We'll. Jennie, | have 90 to 90 to
Jail. Good-by! Won't you kiss before
| go?"
~, voice astend.r and compassion
ate. and her reply was breat led between
son> aud >igLs.
oh! how can |? o.! how can l..
after doing such an act: she pileously
asked.
His wife did not kiss him. and he ac-
companled the officers to the Justice ;
office and thence to the Jail. having been
committed for murder in the first degree.
Two letters from Mrs. Rowell were
found III Lynch's pockets. The first.
written a week ago today. began Dear
est John.' and ended: Il want to See
YOU So very much. Have lots to tell
YOU. viii drop o IA line when X.
goes. and perhaps you can arrange to
come here. trust we shall see each
other 5000. With a world of Lowell re-
main your sincere friend, JENNIE"
The second note was as follows Il
am alone. Il. went away this morning
He will be absent two weeks or longer.
Agreeable to you L should be glad to
see YOU some evening this week, say
Thursday OF Friday. Can you not get
here at 6 and come up to tea soon after.
ward? Will try aud have the chicks in
dreamland at !. Let me hear from you
soon. Will look tor a letter on We'd
neSday. Atfectionately yours.
JENNIE L."
Lunch was I large man, handsomely
dressed. and wore considerable jewelry,
Including a fine gold watch and chain
a I'd diamond collar-button.
Rowell is a small man. and is some
what given to melancholy. Mrs. Rog-
eli IS u blonde.
While the coroner was making an eX-
animation of Lynch's body Mrs. Row
ell remained upstairs, sObbing and cry
ing aud giving veut to her expressions
OF grief. "Oh. my GoG"' she cried.
why did he do it: What a terrible
disgrace.'' were the oft-repeated sem
fences that reached the ears of those be-
low. Mrs. Roweil's grief seemed to be
more on account of her paramOur than
her outraged husband. why didn't he
pound him and kick him." she is repre-
scented to have said. las other hus bands
do. Instead of killing him." Later in
the evening Mrs. Rowell was taken to
the house of a friend. where her children
were. suffering greatly from nervous
prOStratlOu.