The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1884-10-22
THE LOWRY MURDER.
..x.ber Particulars Concerning the
Murder of John Lowry and his
Wife In Saline County.

E,rnle. were brutall> murdered at
IIe;r home, six miles northwest OF
2.,s place, sometime between SIX
#,elock Saturday evening and noon
I,.day-just when and by whom is
.ot known. The crime was dis
.oyered to-day, but up to this writ
mo little, if anything. has been dis
.overed to throw light on the dark
Iced. The news reached this city
Ut ? o'clock this afternoon, and your
correspondent repaired Immediately
.o the scene OF the tragedy.
4 The house is situated IN bend OF
Nsrsddle creek, about fifty feet from
the public road, IN a little strip OF
ssmber. The country is thlckly set
EI.d and the murderous work must
have been quick and decisive. 1he
Kbouse is humbly, though neatly, fur-
Io,sbed. and in one end of the room
{ aood an organ with the hymn-book
Eon it open at "We are Going Home
STo-Morrow." Over the organ hung
. picture OF the couple, taken short
. time ago, which showed him to be
an intelligent, sturdy farmer about
20. and she a handsome brunette OF
about u. In the next room stood a
table set for two; one plate was un-
turned. and the other with halt
j biscuit buttered lying on it.
When the writer reached the place
the coroner had taken charge o1
I everything, and was making prepa-
& rations for the inquest. 1t was
{ learned that the discovery was made
I bv Mrs. Lowry, mother of the mur'
E dered man, and Mrs. Savers, siste
! of the murdered woman. Ihes'
& two ladies at little alter I o'clocl
this afternoon visited that place
& They were surprised at seeing no
/ body about the yard. and still NOR
& so at seeing the door OF the hous
& omen and a cow in the front room
3 They entered the house and Gale
8 out the names of those they ma
come TO visit, but received no repl'
q They passed on INTO the next room
& and finding it also vacant, went o
z into the back yard and on to II
4 barn. The barn, too, was emp'
3 and thev paused to wonder VINE
Z the couple were. Then they wake
Z little further to the north and mac
3 a discovery that explained the my
8 ,arv There. stark and stiff in deaf
3 was the body of John Lowry, abo
j fftv feet north of the barn, with t
3 side of his skull crushed in as If tro
I the blow of an axe. Both WON
] began shrieking, and their cries
! tracted the attention of some neig
I bors passing along the road. In
/ ,mme ed,atelv hurried to the seer
] and further search was prosecute
I which was rewarded by the discov'
!. of the body of Mrs. Lowry ah'
Z seventy feet from the house. t
! head was split, and it was eVid
4 she had been struck with the bis
] OF an axe on the left side OF the he
! directly in front of the ear. Is
I sides were cold when found,
E there was no clue as to how IL
/ they had been dead. The last F
I son known to have seen them a
/ was Hugh Christman, who pass
by late Saturday evening". noti
/ Lowry standing IN the door"
The theory is that the murde'
{ watched for Lowry, killed him "
/ blow from behind as he came
: the barn from his DAYS work, as
skull was crushed at the back.
he wore overalls and gum
! when found. Next they assau
] the woman at supper, when
rushed into the yard. was oVefp
cred and killed. A covered wa
! containing two men camped L
I Friday evening and some part oil
| day Saturday, but was not
/ Saturday evening. Some THINK
NAV serve as clue to the mvs
| The officials here have taken
matter in hand and the utmost
/ deavors will be put forth to Z