The Brookhaven leader., 1888-08-02
A BRUTAL DEED.
of IL. ID. Lowry's
MurderOus Assault Upon His
Young Wife.

son been more indignant, or the town
been thrown iutoa more feverish state
of excitement than on Monday after
noon at o'clock, when the statement
flew from lip to lip that Roderick
Lowry, the one-armed nephew of Gov.
Lowry, had brutally beaten his wife
into a state of Inconsistencies at the
residence of Mayor VIM. Henry, and
leaving her for dead, had fed to the
river swamp.
Men fastened to the scene and
mounted posses were quickly organ
lied by the Mayor and Sheriff, and
started in hot pursuit, whNe the dast-
ardly deed was the sole topic of dis
cussion, and threats of lynching, if
caught, were freely and openly in
dulged.
SO many and conflicting were the
reports that representative of this
paper interviewed Chief of Police
Lusk and Gen. Henry, Mayor, and
CLEANED from them substantially the
following facts:
Rod Lowry and wife accompanied,
by Hon. w. S. McAlister, attorney
at-law, arrived from Canton Satur-
day afternoon and stopped at the Ed
wards House. Mrs. Lowry, it seems
had been whipped by her husband
while in Canton, and was advised to
come here for protection. About 10
hn &c 81,
arrival here, Lowry fell into stupe-
fled state from intoxication, and Nc
Alister, procuring hack, drove out
to the residence of her kinsman, Col.
W. l.. Hemingway, to whom she
appealed for protection. After a
night there, Col. II. advised her to
come to the residence of Mayor Hen
ry, as he was PROSTATE upon bed of
illness, and would be unable to pro-
tect her if attacked. Acting upon
this advice, she came to Gen. Henry's
and remained undisturbed until Mon
day at noon, when Lowry came to the
house and procured permission from
Mrs. Henry to see his wife, condition
ed upon her Mrs. Henry being pres
ent at the interview.
ILoNiJ nu5 usucItu lDJO HIS VIE
room, and asked that she sit down
and see if a reconciliation could not
be effected; this she refused to do,
stating that she had sufficient provo
cation for leaving him, that her mind
was made up, and nothing he might
say could change it.
Lowry at bound flew at her throat
and chOked and bit her in the most
tigerish manner. Mrs. Henry finally
loOSened his grasp, and Lowry Selling
heavy iron stone pitcher partly full
of water broke it over her head and
continued striking her in the most
savage manner as long as fragment
remained. This being used up, he
seized IA quart bottle of medicine and
broke that also by blow in her face.
This was supplemented by kicks in
her now PROSTATE body, and leaving
her for dead, he rushed into the yard
Gen. Henry, from another part of
the building FASTENED upon the scene,
and seeing the bleeding, unconscious
wife lying upon the floor, as he
thought, dead, rushed to the gallery
and drew his pistol to shoot the fee
ing husband; but Mrs. Henry antici-
pated his purpose caught his hand and
prevented it.
Lowry leaped over the fence and
running through the neighbOrs' yards
made straight for Pearl River, half
mile distant.
Mayor Henry and the deputy sheriff
detailed every available man and
sent them in pursuit, while many en-
listed voluntarily, and secured the
woods for him throughout the night
and yesterday. He was tracked to
the river, but no trace of him could
be found beyond. Mayor Henry sent
parties by rail to Brandon and Canton,
also in pursuit of him.
A report reached the city yesterday
morning that he had been seen near
Charlie Bucks place five miles east
in Rankin county, and officers Chiles,
Torrance and VIM. Curan were mount
ed and spent the day searching for
him, but without avail.
The deed is so dastardly and revolt
ing in the enOrmity of its crime that
the blood alternately boils and runs
cold at its recital, and the reader is
left to sympathize with the fair young
girl bride, of scarcely more than four
months, until the guilty fugitive shall
have been caught and outraged law
and decency shall have been avenged.
Very singular to relate, not word
regarding this outrageous occurrence
was telegraphed any of the N. O.,
Memphis or Vicksburg dailies, which
accounts would have aided matesially
in effecting Lowry's capture. Can
this omission be attributed to the fact |
that two of the three regularly paid
correspondents of these papers are
employees in the State House and
feed at Gov. Lowry's crib???
Why this discrimination ~? Can
any man doubt that had parties less
prominently related, been connected
with this affair, that it would have |
been sweet mOrsel of news for these
usually alert and wide awake cores
pondents?-Ne,o Mississippian.