The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-05-16
LOWREY HELD FOR MURDER.
Terrible Tragedy Took Place In Pres
ence of Dead Mans Wife.

killed his brother, Preston, on Sun
day night, has been placedJ in jail
here to answer for the crime at the
August term of court. When the
sheriff arrived with him a large num-
Der gathered about the Jail to see
how man who had slain his brother
looked. The prisoner was the most
unconcerned man in the crowd. If
ones heart can be judged by his
face then Lawton Lowrey is hard
hearted fellow, for he certainly has
hard face. He had little to say; in
fact, nothing, only answering ques-
tions in a drawing monotone. He
appeared not to wantlto be bothered
with questions at all.
The sheriff found him sitting in a
small swing1 in the edge of the yard
of the home of the dead man. He
did not object to accompanying the
sheriff to the Jail, but did not want
the cuffs placed on him. This re-
quest was refused and when he ar
rived here he was securely cuffed.
The sheriff says he slept most Of the
way to Saluda or seemed to be drow-
sing.
The prisoner was securely locked
| in one of the steel cages.
It was brought out at, the inquest
that Lawton Lowrey was at, the
home of his uncle until 1920 O'Clock
Sunday night and appeared to be in
his usual mood. He was sober and
went away 80. An hour and half
later he reached home and went in
to the dining room at his brothers
home, where he also lived, and at
something. He then extinguished the
lamp, but soon relighted it and get
ting a,single barrel breech-loading
gun kept in the home, went to the
room of Preston and knocked on the
door. Preston, who was in bed with
his wife and small child, arose and
opened the door and was astonished
to see his brother level a gun at him,
with the remark: II am going to
kill you" To avoid being shot on
the spot he ran under the bed. Mrs,
lLowrey remained in bed and an
effort was made to pacify Lawton,
At last he turned as if to 60 away
and Preston came out, when he was
turned upon and shot dead in his
tracks. The shot entered the heart
and blood was spattered on the bed
ding and up against the wall of the
room. Mrs. Lowrey, who was al
most frantic, ran out and off to the
lot. Lawton followed her and as
sured her he meant no harm to her
She asked him to remain there until
she could run over and tell his father
what had happened. Lawton wanted
to go himself, saying he would carry
his gun along and get two more Of
them while gone, meaning his father
and another brother. He stated that
he had told them" he would Kill
them if they didn't quit "bothering
with his business. What "busi
ness" he meant no one knows.
| When Mrs. Lowrey returned witt
Lawton's father they found hin
asleep on the piazza and it was ap
parent that he was under the IN
huence of liquor, probably mixec
with morphine, for it is said he ha:
been putting morphine in his whis
key of late.
Not until the next morning did he
seem to realize what he had done
and then he begged that he be killec
also. Since sobering' up, however
| he has repeated the statement thai
he had told "them' he would; Kill
the last one of them if they didn't
let his business alone:
Since being here in Jail he eat:
heartily and sleeps soundly.
The coroner's jury rendered the
usual verdict. The testimony Of
Mrs. Lowrey, the wife of the deae
man, who witnessed the Staying o1
her husband at the midnight hour
was at times tragic.
Where Is Your Boy?
"Oh, where is my wandering boy
tonight" Take a look down the
stroet aho11t 10 mr. II o'clock. Notice