The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1892-08-02
A TERRIBLE STORY.
. MAN.. Search for the Murderer -
~ WE. and Daughter. -

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- wife and Daughter
Columbus. Ga. July 26..lSpe@clai;GE.
,yG o the II IS O'clock train from Upe,lAa
~, rvcd i'm Columbus yesterday NV, 'u Sov
vcrv tall man, followed 10y 81, sn" rs We'll
aghted and his peculiar about Gt'' his nee, at
tracted Immediate attention. Tho .rcall
nown town the tall nan md lac ,ns;tu
how we're again the cause or nu';,i ' 'ha two
and when it became a,n I kho"11 owe We Of Cass
c"nnty. Texas, and his son, the Srt t5, Their their
CIV which has oyershadowrd poth .rrned
lives was recalled. and curiosity ,a md for
to pity, and sympathy Tor MI H., ~ "Cc'lmbus
the mission which brought nun ~ Wv
was very freely expressed; Granger In
WI Mr. lowe is not altogether stfai I",,ptv
+ha c;tX He was born In harris rSu Il on
aud his father lives there SUI SILL no married
ne a h ,'orad to Cass county, Texas lie was
INV wnII. to-do ranchman and ms noinG lisa "S
~ary happy. Two children MADE eoI LIS - ~ no he
bright; one little girl ana inc ue,o rasterlay.
! Mr.. loves story Is ooio ~
sun n as t dav last fall Mr.. Lowe rode avg" ~
from his ranch and left his falniiy w " Green
the pace, pace, ' noroons We're at work. When
NJ I owe returned at night ne saw saw mo
annr nf his house standing open, pu' on nd
familiar faces appearedo; , 70 was sa wrong. AS
soon as he reached the house ne sptfan n5d the
his horse just inside the door he iou lou hean
body of his little daughter, one I'D" man
crnclIv murdered The dlslfaff'b; s wife
rushed on and found sv tne 1 that sue had
died a horrible death. linen ,,, Snr could
unou for his son, but nowhere eouiu
while the father was stu , sedrcl and be- be.
b;s sons body neighbors arrived, ;, n, from
fnro long = noise was heard coming ii 40
no we'll rope was lowered ana sooh com .nn
child was drawn up nearly oeau. af,l story
rs he was able he told the dreauiu h.
and described how the two hes1o oead b;s
n,nther and sister. He told now sh :.
abused him and how he was , oDnse Nv e w
;nmn into the we'll to save his ny .I,rnn,
the negroes brought pig 3E;r lip '', they had
| it down on MN, anu "D
killed him, they left. ,, :, cass
"There was no rest for the men ~ o lass
county after the crime peo" sanrcb Of the
They OF ganized and went ID se a,r thew
,ourdarnrs and before very long My
lli.t . uS Tho one named Lee Green. MT
} 'n,ve was one of the captors, ana Win IL IL
own hand he melted out rctrl'u 'ion. -
friends stood by while he cut lhe uloj IN
frn,n tho negro's back, then he tleo mn mn
70 q stake Which had been prepared, an.
| net fire to the logs that were piaGeu "puu
tha double murderer, and stood py al.
| heard the awful shrieks of the dying MAJ
l | without qnVer' :, n,os tho 9th
, ~ murderer was captured but it was I'M
< nossible to treat him as his companion h,''
t hoon treated because he was taken .;
s no of{icprs and was safely lodged IN Jah
t A fav weeks ago he was tried before Jud.
o SheDherd and convicted ana sen'ehceu =
d be hung The judge had, however ~
d one of the jurymen remark ti't1 ho ,nnn1
10 rat on the jury to hang tue prihonci
II and therefore when Il new uAnl "' N
< for it was granted. ..uo nv,
s"rhe excitement became so intense an
= +bore v-ac go much danger OF lynchlhS tu,
Dsmons was quietly moved to another Jal
Il 10 discover where the prisoner Is iocate
II and to see to it that he does not esc3p'
70 has become the object OF Mt. Lo"t , ~
I;r searched through the Texas Jalis az,
~ fa;lod 70 find the man. Then lie was to-
mat Demons was in the birmingham Jai
~ L[n hurried there and was told lilaC IN
:. prisoner had been taken either 10 "Opens
II nr Columbus First he went to opelk;
# and not finding his man there, he came
n Columbus. ~, Y-, hod
u ,or@ intorvisv with Chief of Police Bear
10 and he will be given all the mforihauc
~ no wants 1t is not probable, howeVe
h that Jailer Reedy will allow MIR. Lowe
nj zee Demons if he is in the Jail, as he Won
kill him sight. =.
ry "Mr. w p Duncan. friend OF T, M
~ Lowe who was with him when Lee Gree
)" vas burned. is also in Columbus. He stat
81 that the man Demons in certainly in OF
II of the Texas jails. as he could not be ca
il. ried out OF the state. He says, howey.
vs. that since the murder was committed, NJ
id Lowe has been beside himself, and he W
never rest until he sees the remaining q
70 sassin hung or otherwise disposed of.
This morning Mr.. Lowe will leave f
oil Harris county to visit his father.