Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1901-08-08
R, 5. JONES SHOT TO DEATH.
SfIefby's Chief of Police Killed While
Taking an Arrest.

Of police and tax collector. of Shelby,
accompanied by Mr.. S. NJ. Ford, night
Watchman, raided Sunday morning at
o'clock, house near the South Caro-
lima & Georgia Extension Railroad,
where a crowd of negroes were gamb-
ling. One window was open where Mr..
Ford stationed himself Officer Jones
opened the door, when one of the
negroes, James Lowry, commenced to
hre upon the chief of police and empted
two chambers of his pistol. both taking
eHect near the heart and stomach. Off
Ger Jones had tussle with the negro
after being shot, when he broke loose
and escapted from the house. The chief
OF police shot three times at him, but
TO no effect, then sank and died within
twenty minutes after receiving I =
shots.
The blood hounds owned by the de-
ceased were at once put on the negro s
trail, but the air was so dry that they
could not trail him. The sheriff with
a posse of seventy-fye men armed with
guns and pistols, are securing the
country and if caught, he VIII hardly
be brought to Jail.
Our citizens are very much wrought
up over this dastardly deed. The negro
came from South Carolina and b s
been here about a year At the time OF
this deed he was in the employ Of the
South Carolina & Georgia Extensi IN
railroad as helper at the freight e.
pot. The chief of police was a native
OF this town, and aged about 40 yea g.
lie has been marshal and tax collec.or
for 10 years and was held in high IS
TEEN. He was a splendid officer and as
brave as lion, though very cool and
always kept his head
Our citizens mourn this SUDDEN TAX
ing away Of one the cleverest men
in this community, and one univers ally
liked. lie leaves a wife and daughter,
who are almost Frustrated by grief A
brave, conscientious officer has been
killed while doing his duty
Mayor Jennings has issued the follow
ing circular:
5000 REWARD.
The town of Shelby, N. c., offers two
hundred dollars reward for the capture
Of Jim Lowry, colored, who murdered
Chief of Police r. S. Jones' of Shelby
n. c., at 80 o'clock Sunday morning
August 4, 1901.
Lowry is about 25 years old. about
five feet and eleven inches in height,
slim, weight 145 pounds, a rather light
mulatto, with his right eye-tooth rot
ted out and niche broken out between
his front teeth, one a little dark A
small brown spot on one side Of face
Has prominent cheek bones and rather
slim chin. w. H. JENNINGS, Mayor.
1000 Tlen In Pursuit.
Rutherfordton, Special-A telephone
message received here Sunday after
noon from Shelby states that Chief of
Police Jones, of that place, was shot
and instantly killed by Jim Lowry, a
negro employe at South Carolina &
Georgia depot, at / O'Clock Jones, with
a warrant charging Lowry with selling
whlskey without license, went to serve
it. Lowry ran, firing at Jones. the bull
let taking effect in the lung. jones fol-
lowed and caught him as he struck a
lamp post. In the scufe Lowry frel
again, the bullet going through Jones
heart.
Jones is a we'll known detective az
has a State reputation for bravery.
The last report from the scene at
night was that a reward of 5000 is Of
fered for the negro's arrest by the city
and a reward of $500 will be offered
by the Governor. Four blood hounds
and over 900 people are on the negro's
trail One of the blood hounds was
shot by the fleeing negro. 1t is quite
likely that if the negro is captured he
will never reach the jail. Jones was
a very popular man.