The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-04
IRATE FATHER
WITH GUN

Media, Pa, June 8. With over more
than hundred and fifty bird shot wounds
in his back and legs, Percy Lars, aged II
years, Is writhing on bed Of agony at his
parents Residence. on Thompson avenue.
Folsom Delaware county. Within less
than two miles Of him his pretty sweet
heart Rebecca Lownes, aged II years.
aid tho innocent cause Of the youn mans
condi, ion, is shedding tORrs and eagerly
awaiting tidings from her loved one. Hor
angry father, William Lpwnes. who pep
persd young, Mr. Lares back with bird
shos, pays no attention to his daughters
pleadings to be taken to her wounded
sweetheart and says
at served the fellow right. I'm glad
shot him. l had cause and undor the
same circumstances I'd do 1t again. lie
escaped mighty lucky.
These, In brief, are the facts In o love
story that may yet have fatal ending. The
opening scenes dates back year ago when
pretty Rebecca Lownes met Percy Laro
by mere chance. At the time she was en-
gagged In selling tickets for the quaint old
fashioned church that stand . on Baltimore
pike within sight Of her home. The
church was built by Miss Lownes' grand
father.
Percy Lare is q composito". employed on
the Morton Chronicle, country weekly
The Young printer and Rebecca were soon
on friendly terms.
1t was no secret that letters often pass
between them. Sometimes the post was
too slow to suit the lovers and then the
tender missives We're dispatched by mess
enger boys.
Last Wednesday, so Percy Lare says
Miss Lownes sent letter through the
post, asking him to fix the time and
trys.ing place. He answered it, appoint
ing he time a Friday night and the spot
selected was a romantic strip OF wOodla nd
near the pretty stone house In which he
Lownes family live.
The lovers met about 10 o'clock and for
several hours BtrOlled together. About
midnight came the time for parting Es'
corting Rebecca to within short distance
OF her home. says he was about to bid nor
good night when he was coulron ell by a
man with the gun. The man with tho
gun was Rebecca'l father.
There arc two sides of tho s'ory as 10
what followed Iart says that Mr.. LoWnes
sternly ordered his dausn ter to go in o the
house and babe him to taks himself oil.
The young man says no acquiscessd with
out word, hut had Scarcely taken two
steps when the ia her raj ed che gun and
fired point blank at Tim. The entire
charge lodged in his back. LITERALLY rid
ding him from head to foot. Racked
with indispensable pain aud with The
blood streaming from him. the young
man walked a distance OF half mile In.
to Morton, where he took the last car and
rode to within a half u mile OF his home
which he reached more dead than alive.
Too weak to opsn the door he called
out for help, and his father res pended
AT sight Of his sons deplorable co ndition
tho elder Lare almost Swooned A messen
enGer qucxiy summoned DIR. H. ;. Haines
OF Morton. The physician upon making
a. eXainin ntion, found upwards Of ono
hundred and fifty bird shot III the young
mans back. lie pronounced the case
critical and called in another ply stefan
for consultation. TIE Two physician were
ut first unable to tell whether or not any
of tho charge had entered the stomach or
lungs. Later 1t was found that none OF
the shot had pene rated further than the
flesh and muscles Between two o'clock
Friday morning and last night, he ply
sicii had removed about one.ha OF the
shot from the patients back. AN effort
will be made to remove the balance to-
day il tho y0nng man Ia st ong enough
to stand the operation.
Mr.. LUwLes in an interview last night
said he had just returned from wedding
he strawberry beds on his farm. He de-
c!ined To make do allied statement OF the
circumstances attending tho sh ootiug In
addition to what has been quoted before
he SAID
The -hooting happened atter l! o'clock
mt night. My daughters is more child
ana NJ ono hal any right to have her out,
At the right lime and in different place
! will DO fully able to justify myself. !
have letters to my daughter from Lare
that will explain all"
A brother Ut Mr.. I.ownts, who resides
near the scene of the shooting, was more
c lilmunca.ivs he said BE sure and
&c things correct Mr.. Lownes would
have been perfectly jus illsd in killing
the young man. A letter from Lare to
Rebocca was Intercepted by her father on
Thursday. The contents unuerved him
After thinking tho matter over he deter
mtied to have Vengeance
Mothers lose their drsui for 'tha tor