Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-09-24
MURDEROUs ASSAULT.
Joseph Powers Shot Near Brighton by
John Lowell.


About 8 o'clock last night Joseph Orr
drove in from Brighton and informed thu
Sheriff that John Lowell had shot ant
perhaps fatally wounded Joseph Powers
of Brighton, about O'Clock, at the Five
mile House. Officers were Immediately
dispatched to the scene of the shooting, a:
was also Dr. NJ Gardner, TO render assist
ance to the wounded man. A represent
alive of the RECORD UNION accompanied
the latter. On arriving at the Five mile
House it was learned that the wounded
man had been conveyed TO his home in the
village of Brighton. mile beyond, where
he was found reclining upon bed sur
rounded by his family and friends. DR..
Manlove had been summoned, and was do
| ing all he could for the wounded man
when the physician from the city arrived.
THE WOUND
Was two or three inches in diameter,
ragged and deep, in front of the right
shoulder, Just below the collar bone and
| directly over the subclavian artery. The
shoulder was badly shattered. the patient
weak from loss of blood, badly Frustrated
from the shock, and his right arm appar-
emily paralyzed, there being little if any
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Manlove said he had examined the wound
most thoroughly with his finger without
the use of an instrument, probing being
considered entirely too dangerous, and was
satisfied that none of the shot entered the
cavity OF the chest. 1t was wound made
with a shotgun loaded with fine shot and
the entire charge was in his body, the gun
having been discharged at distance of
only about four feet. 1t was one of those
cases where surgical skill was but of little
avail, rs the least attempt at probing was
likely TO
SEVER AN ARTERY
And cause instant death. The facts reia-
tive to the shooting, as near as could be
obtained from those who were present. are
as follows: John Rooney and Joseph Pow
ers had been in the city and were returning
to their homes in Brighton in buggy, and
pulled up at the Five-mile House kept by
John McMorry, to water their horses. John
Lowell drove up behind them III Il buggy
and stopped alongside, about rod distant.
Powers looked around and saw that Lowell
had a shotgun in his hand, and, knowing
that Rooney and Lowell were not friends.
thought the latter intended shooting the
former, so he leaped out of the buggy, and,
holding up his hand, started toward Low
ellis buggy. Lowell pointed his gun at
Powers, saying, Keep back, or will shoot
you" Powers said, Don't do it and
kept on advancing, when
LOWELL PULLED THE TRIGGER
And Powers fell, apparently dead. Rooney
says he did not know at that time who it
was that was in the other buggy, and when
he saw Powers fall he started to 90 to him,
When Lowell cried Keep away or | will
give you some of the same kind" and.
~oTc HE = I !
pulled the trigger but the gun did not 90
oil. Lowell then turned the mule he was
driving, and started in the direc-
ton of the city. Rooney began to follow
him, when he was again covered by Lo-
wells gun. He then turned around to as
sist in taking care of Powers, when Lowell
drove rapidly toward his home. News
of the attempted murder was immedi-
ately sent to Brighton, and officers started in
PURSUIT OF LOWELL.
On their arrival at the latter's house,
which is about q mile beyond Clark's pot
terry, they found his buggy standing in
front of the house. but he was nowhere to
be seen. The hired man said that Lowell
had come home in a very excited manner,
and, so far as he was able to Judge entirely
sober. He told his man that he was in a
little difficulty, was liable to be arrested,
and was going into the city to arrange for
his bond and then give himself UP to
the authorities Up to midnight nothing
more had been heard from him, although
officers were in pursuit in every direction.
Powers and Lowell were not intimate
friends by any means, but the former eau
not divine any reason why the latter should
attempt to take his life That Lowell
was intoxicated and wished to shoot
Rooney, man whom he has hatred for.
is the general belief of the neighbors.
The whole thing occupied but moments
time and not more than dozen words
were spoken.
THE WOUNDED MAN
Is by occupation a farmer, has a wife and
one child, and is respected by all his neigh
bors. The doctors think his chance for
recovery very slight. District Attorney
Buckley called to see the wounded man
about 10 o'clock, but he refused to be inter
viewed about the matter, saying " Henry,
am glad to see you, if you call as
friend, but so far as any statement is con-