Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1910-07-20
LOWERY In JAIL,
ADMITS HIS GUILT
Tried to Make Enough In
Stock Market to Pay Debts,
But Failed
WILL NOT MAKE
DEFENSE IN COURT

UTICA, n. Y, July Poi Howard
Lowery was brought to this city and
taken to the police station by Detec-
tives Kelliher and Paterson. who ar
rested him I'm Philadelphia. After con-
sultation between the authorities and
bank officials. Lowery was taken be-
fore a United States Commissioner,
where he waived examination and was
sent to Jail i'm default Of $4,000 bail
The Grand Jury sits in October.
Lowery stands deserted by all exc
cept his brother and his young bride.
formerly Bessie H. Sanderson, whom
he married secretly I'm this city while
he was looting the bank Of thousands
Mrs. Lowery came here from Whining
ton. Del. this afternoon. accompanied
by her sister. and went Immediately TO
the Jail. So far as known this is the
first time she has seen her husband
since his flight She shows evidences
of the strain under which she has been
laboring
Lowery said that all Of the $4,000 he
took away with him was gone. most
OF It in the stock market. He said
81 wanted to make q few thousands
TO get a respectable amount of money
together. come back TO Utica, give II
10 the bank officials. tell them II was
all 7 had in the world and throw my
self on their mercy About the time
played the market went to pieces and
I lost II was my last chance and
| took Il as I took the other chances.
When arraigned he said that he
wanted IL over as soon as possible. sF
he was guilty and that he wouldn't
make any defense.
At the jail Lowery was met by his
brother. William. u was a pathetic
meeting. The brother had risV from
a sick bed and had driven to the Jail
where he Was scarcely able TO hobbl'
about with the aid of a heavy cane
! Howard did not expect to meet hil
| brother and his face flushed when HI
| met him In the office.
Il didn't suppose you would eve
want to see me again" he said brok
emily.
Jack. old boy" said his brother. d"
am going to stick by you always"
Then he clasped him heartily by thu
hand and the two went into a secluded
corner to talk It over.
Later Lowery asked the reporter
not to question him, as he was almos
dead for want Of sleep. Some othel
\ time he would tell them Of his wan
derings. and added
Il don't know how IN the world
ever kept free as long as I did. II wa
all luck ! didn't try to disguise my
seld. I just went around from place 4
place. expecting every day that
would be arrested and that It wouli
soon be all over. II really wasn't m
keeping under cover that kept m
from being caught. I thought my dc
scription and appearance would max
me an easy mark for detectives, an
am surprised that l escaped Their
as long as did
Lowery says he told the -bank off
Gals evrything and that he VIII be a
fair with them in the future as b
can Detective Kelleher. who wa
chiefly instrumental in tracing and al
resting Lowery, denies reports tina
Lowery was betrayed by woman.
He was not betrayed" says the de
tective. ANY information we got i
regard TO him was obtained only afte
the hardest kind of work. No womal
or other person betrayed him. No wo
man gave us voluntary information II
regard to his whereabouts. His letter
to a woman i'm Wilmington. were in
strumental in giving us a clew to hi
whereabouts. but that clew was oh
tanned only through hard and watchfu
works