The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-16
THE LAST or KunE HuHhows.
The Notorious OUTLAW and Train ia"Hhsf'
Life Ended by DetsGriVe's Euiist'
fPPom the New York Times,

Burrows, the notorious outih" ANU
train eobber who was captured In MA
Fepee County yesterday afternoon, was
killed by one of the men VINO were
guarding him at Linden this morning
He was captured by John McDuf1ie, j.
G, Carter aud two negroes. a specihi
from DemopoIis, Ala, gives the follow
ing details Of the killing:
Burrows was placed III the lSheriii 3
office last night and was guarded pY
McDutfie and negro, The other ne
gro eapturer and Carter were ut the
hotel with SITS Of Buffowss money
Abeat 8 o'clock this morning Burrows
complained of hunger aud upon ole OF
the guards replying that they had
nothing Burrows asked for his saddle
bags, saying he had crackers IN them
On MeDutfie handing hlm the saddle
bags, Burrows drew out two pistols ana
covering the negro and MeDui1'e forced
them to take off the handcutfh and uh-
tie him, Then he disarned MeDufhe
and the negro and asked for his money
Being told that Carter had 1t at the
hotel he locked MeDaiiie up and forced
the negro TO guide him to the hotel
When he reached the house Burrows
demanded his money ut the point OF
his revolver, Carter spfang to one
side, and drawing u pistol, fired nj Bur"
rows, The outlaw fired at the same
instant. Carter's audden movement
probably saved his life. As it was he
received q bullet in his shoulder, and
was badly woueded, but will recover
His bullet struck Burrows in the body,
and the noted outlaw fell dead.
The affair created the widest excite
meat, Superlntendents Age aud fiaher
efthe Southern Express Company have
left for the scene. a telegram was re'
eeived here Tonight from Superintend-
ent Fisher, in which he says the body OF
the outlaw will be shipped to Birming-
ham, al doubt as to the identity OF
Burrows has bean removed, He did
not deny his Identity, and his 70
.aarkahle nerve and courage were
maatSest,
Burrews was born ia Lamar County,
Aha, In 1855, where his father Allen
Burrows, still lives, The elder Bur-
rows wanted his son to study for the
bar. When Rpbe left the district
aeheal his father preached the subject
bat the son did not fall in with tho
project readily, Shortly after he went
to Texas where he subsequently mar
Fiea and settled down on a small farm.
In 1856 his wife died, and soon after
he launched on his career ~ an out
law,
He and his hand began by an attempt
TO rob an Indian woman. but the wo-
man opened such lively fire upon
Rurrews's party that they retnated.
On the way hack they met a train, and
after shooting five times at the oondue-
tor they robbed the passengers Of $500,
\ few days later Burrpws's gang rob
bed q train on the Texas and Pacific
Rosa and gota fairly good sum from
the express car,
Ruhe and his brother then Went 10
Arkansas, and in December, 1887, rohh-
ed q train near TeNarkana, getting q
large sum, They then Went back to
the old homestead IN Alabama 70 enjoy
u short rest, One day they Went 10
Montgomery TO attend a circus, The
train oftlees attempted to arrest them.
The brother was captured, but Ruhe
escaped %AfterwarU he robbed the Iiii-
aois Centrat bank at Duke Hill, getting
nearly 81, 900, ewas assisted this time
by Joseph Jackson In July last Jack
Sau Was captured and Is now III the Mis-
Sissppi peaiEentlary,
July, 1889, a package contasa{ng \
white mark arrived ut the poatoftieo in
Jewell, Ala, addressed "tAiU.' Hur~
rows called for the package Saon after
and asked postmaster Gray II he had
Seea It's eaNteNtS, Gray said YES, upon
which RarrpwS shot HIM, AMI then at
to shoot Mis-, Gray and her
sister,. This &nHNteS aGpuSs>& the eugire
State \ posse started oM Eurruw>>S
trail, and surrounded the hoNSeS ot
jim t&sh, Alien 6Grrow>, his brother,
They arrested AL thgpe men without
\ half &Naeo detectives
caught the 8ftsen-Near>ala Sess Of John
TheAsaS kesrrowS, pat = rope arp@&I
his neek, threw il oyer tAa limb Of q
sree. and theGs&taHe& u hang him lfhe
did Mas tell &N he Suew atuGt Ruhe>S |
wheSeaennyS his rveherteS, &c, The
key Mas &;tiN 0ishGe0s<I, and tol& ef |
averAearINg the plans Of the DWeA Hill! |
train robbery, ~n8 agAe&rIag his Cnele |
Naba &&y he MoNl& Kill postmaster
Gray,
Rehe iSs,Nf<wS>S lASs gsaiu wuhh<SN |
eas eeHrMitss<: on the H(ghr Of Sep !!
,amhas ~ tS&2> With l&e&snN he |
sahhea the Sa&th AoeN& express train |
NJ the Mobile and 0hic ro&a j&ss Saath |
e &aekstana, gettSg Sit, ,ee0 &o,n the
,Ns&e&S company &HG y tsEge slacWng
i gegEsEese& naail, \ reward o. $;,5Ao
Fs& then e9seEe& }eE his espGaSv> dead |
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Altogether S,wcwS wAbe& MAE
EEsssiias ii tASee States, AsS Killed ssV>