The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-11-22
EARL LOWRY
FIGHTS A DUEL.
E,a,ce pistol Contest Between
him and his partner Danger
Ously wounded.
Lowry Formerly Lived Here
lie and His Partner Guarded ovel
business Matters and aw'
full Fight Followed.

Ear, Lowry, former ClarksburR
c,tizen. was dangerously shot in a sa-
Ioon fight In New York city Monday
NIGHT. An account of the shooting,
az taken from a New York paper, IS
given below:
Facing each other at q distance OF
less than five PAGES Two partners stood
in the saloon they own, at No. 30 Lex
ingtou avenue, Monday night and ex-
changed sh is until barEeeper wrest-
ed the revolver from them.
Then Earl Lowry, with a bullet IN
his stomach, hole through his arm
and a furrow ploughed across his cheek
chased his practically uninjured an
tagonist, Joseph Regain, two blocks
and oyerpowered him.
policeman Stephenson, of the East
Twenty.second street station, placed
Regain under arrest. HewaS scratch
ed from bullet beneath his ear. A
nr,est, administered the last rites to
lowry. who is in critical condition
in Bellevue Hospital.
Lowry is an uctioneerfor the tisS'
Doerr s. Carroll Company horse deal
ers, and well known in that business.
Reoan is a bookmaker. Two weeks
AGO Yesterday they formed a partner
shin and took possession Of the Lex
ington avenue saloon. They met in
the Mace few minutes after eight
o,clock last night ant a dispute over
business affairs arose, but John Page,
the barkeeper, says it had no appear
ance Of becoming serious. Page went
n a rear room to serve some custom
ans and minute later heard a shot.
he ran back and saw Lowry standing
near the door, revolver in his hand.
Repan stood facing him, about ten
feet away, firing at his partner.
page rushed between the two men
and wrenched Regan weapon from
his hand. He threw It onthe bar and
ran for Lowry, who was about to IRE
aoain. He got one finger under the
hammer Just as it fell, and Lowry
nulled the trigger twice more before
he was dlsarmed. Pages finger IS
badly lacerated.
Five shots ha / been fired by the two
men-four by .Regan and one by Low
~. Three Of the bullets struck Low
~. one grazed Regan's neck and the
fifth crashed through the glass door In
the front of the saloon. The men had
the barroom to themselves after the
first shoot.
When Regan was dlsarmed he dash.
ed up stairs to a room at the end OF
the bar, where a gronP Of men and
women were thrown 4ate "a panic BY
his appearance and ttotanQther en-
trance to the street.
Lowry disengaged himself from
page a moment later and followed his
antagonist. When Lowlyreached the
streer Regan was running south to-
ward Twenty.third street; Lowry was
after him at full speed, his strength
apparently undiminished by bis
wounds.
Twenty-third street was crowded
when Regan turned west there. Many
had heard the shots and the sights Of
the running men drew hundreds more.
Lowry gained on his partner and a few
doors East OF Fourth avenue he seized
Regan by the coat collar.
Lowry threw his arms about the
man, but Regan dragged him to the
corner, and was wrestling himself free
when Policeman Stephenson ran up,
as'Lowry sank to the sidewalk. Police
man Kellcy and Roundsman Curtin
led Lowry into near by drug store.
An ambulance was called, and DR..
Morrow Responded, but while waiting
4 priest, who did not give his name,
came into the drug store and attend
ed Lowry. The surgeon saw Lowry
was badly hurt and hurried him to the
hospital.
EUWrya and Regain have been friends
fSHi ma Af.the close Of the racing
q 81 they decided to invest some
aey In the paloon business, but It'll
ia there VIA, friction between them
iloin the beginning. Bothare married
ana each is less than forty years old.
Lowry lisa brother Of our townSman
Iloyd Lowry. The latter received
kilograms Thursday saying Earl would
recover.