The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-08-02
The BIood-t'mxiIlng Deed ora p,-mnu
Husband.

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been thrown into more feveri-h
state Of excitement than ON Monday
afteluoon At O'Clock when4h state
ment rapidly flew from lip to Zip that
Roderick Lowry
lad brually beat
EN- nd. wife into { -tate ofunconsciou--
ne-- at the residence of Mayor Vim.
Henry. aud leaving her for dead. had
fled TO the river swamp.
Men fastened to The scene and
mounted posses were quickly oreaH-
lied by the Mayor and Sheriff. aud
started In hot pursuit while the da--
tarlly deed was the sole topic Of dis
cussion, and threats Of lynchiug. if
caught were freely and openly in
duleed
So many aud conflicting were the
reports that representative of thi,
paper interviewed Chief of Police
T.usk and Gen. Henry. Mayor, and
CLEANED from them substantially the
following facts
Rod Lowry and wife accompanied
by Hon. W. 5. McAlli,ter. uttorncv-at-
law, arrived from Canton saturday
afternoon and stopped ~ the Edwards
House. Mr.. Lowry, II seems had
been whipped by her husband while
in Canton. and wa. advised TO come
here for protection About 1890
O'Clock on the evening Of their arrival
here, Lowr, fell into a ,tupetied state
from intoNicatiou, and McAllister. pro-
curing hack. drove her out to the
residence of her kin-man. Col. ". l..
ilemmiugwsy 70 whom she appealed
for protection Amer night there.
Col II advised her TO come to the res
ideuce OF Mayor Henry, a. he was
PROSTATE upon a bed of illness. and
would be unable TO protect her IT at
tackled. Acting upon thi. advice. she
came 10 Gen. Henry. and remained
undisturbcd until Monday at noon.
when Lowry came TO the house and
! procured permission from Mrs. Ilen-
+ ry to see his wife. conditioned upon
her (Nr, Henry being present at the
interview
Lowry was ushered into his wife's
room. and asked that She sit down
and see It. 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 I've might
~ could change il.
Lowry at bound. flew at her throat
and choked aud bit her in the most
tigerish manner. Mrs.. Henry finally
loosened his grasp aud Lowry seizing
heavy iron stone pitcher partly full
Of water broke il over her head aud
continued striking her in the most
savage manner a. long a. fragment
remained. This being used up. he
seized a quart bottle Of medicine and
broke that also by blow in her face
This was supplemented by kicks on
her now PROSTATE body, aud leaving
her for dead, he rushed into the yard.
Gen. Henry, from another part Of
the building hsstened upon the scene
and seeing the bleeding. unconscious
wife lying upon the floor a. he
thought dead, rushed to the gallery
and drew his pistol to shoot the fee
ing husband but Mrs. Henry antici-
pating his purpose. caught his hand
and prevented it.
Lowry leaped over the fence and
running through the neighbors yard.
made straight for Pearl River. halt
mile distant
Mayor Henry and the deputy sher-
in detailed every available man and
sent them in pursuit while many en-
listed voluntarily, and secured the
wood. 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 Can
ton, 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 andrevOlt-
ing in the enormity Of it's crime that
the blood alternately boils and ruEs
cold 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 aud outraged law
and decency sha|l have been avenged.
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