The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1914-07-31
SHOT TO DEATH
MAURICE LOWERY, COLORED, MURDERS
GEORGE KANE In M0NTOUR
HOUSE-L0WERY ESCAPES
A GRUDGE WAS THE CAUSE
OF The SHOOTING.

to death George Kaine, colored, in
the bar room of the Montour House,
on Monday evening between and $50
O'Clock. LOwery worked on the farm
of Mr. Dennis a. Smith, near wake
\ field, and took Monday off and came
to this city.
/ About 6 O'Clock that evening Lowery
went to the Montour House, and met
some friends, and bought beer for
several. After being there for some
time he got into fight with Daniel
Toop, another party Of his race, in
which he floored Toop with a hard
blow to his face.
At this stage Of the fight few Of
loops friends jumped in to help
him, one being kaine, who 1t il sup
posed struck Lowery, before the bar
tender, William Curry, could part
them. After the fight was over
4 Lowery left and returned about s
O'Clock and walked into the bar room
with his coat and hat Off, going to-
Y ward Kaine, who was sitting on a
chair, and with his hands in his
pocket saying you hit me, didn't you,"
Kaine answering, Il didn't do anything
to you Maurice" and quick as flash
pulled a 32-callibre revolver from his
pocket and fired three times. The first
shot was fired directly in Kaine's
face. Kaine dropped to the floor, it is
supposed, to escape being shot, when
Lowery fired twice into his back
while lying upon the floor, killing him
instantly. The first shot went wild.
| Lowery stood still, looking around
wildly at the other colored men in the
room, who were frightened, with the
smoking revolver in his hand, then
walked To the door, turning to see if
he was about to be attacked, turned
and walked up West Main street,
where he told several citizens that a
big fight was taking place in the
Montour House, which attracted a
large number Of people to the hotel,
where they found Kaine dead and
Lowery making his escape Sheriff
Davis, Officers Stem and Helm were
notified of the shooting who hurried
to the scene and took Lowery's hasty
retreat The search was made as
far a. Littlestown and New Windsor
but no trail Of his flight could be
found that night.
Lowery went down the alley at DIR.
Baer's to Renzy Bells house where
lhe changed clothes, telling the family
that he shot Kaine, and was going To
leave, which was the last seen OF
him.
DIR. J. ]. Stewart was summoned
and examined the body of Kaine and
pronounced him dead. In examining
he found that Kaine was shot through
the back in two places. The bullets
passing through the body near the
shoulder. One bullet was located in
his breast and was extracted by the
doctor.
The body after being viewed by
States Attorney Weant was removed
by Undertaken James NJ. Stoner to his
undertaking parlors on Pennsylvania
avenue, and embalmed and prepared
for burial. The corps was shipped to
Baltimore on Wednesday for inter
ment.
States Attorney E. D. Weant then
ordered an inquest held for Tuesday
evening at o'clock at the Court
House.
The coroner's jury panelled con
sisted Of the following: Harry @.
Hesson, foreman; Elmer Beaver, G. E.
Jerome, James NJ Stoner, Claude
Mitten, Leonard Shaeffer, William
Masenheimer, H. G. F1ickinger, Frank
Schweigart, Carroll Myers, Joseph
Rickle, Ercy r. Harver. The verdict
brought in was as follows: George
! Kane came to his death from pistol
wounds inflicted by the hand of
Maurice Lowery.'
The witnesses examined were:
Raymond Babylon, Oliver Maus, Will
lam Curry, Charles Franklin, Robert
Johnson and Arthur Brown.
! DR.. J. j. Stewart exhibited the bull
let to the jury that he had taken from
the dead mans breast.
Deputy Sheriff Arnold was called
upon the stand to testify to the cali
bre of revolver: He stated that
Lowery purchased 32-calibre re-
volver and box of cartridges, which
contains 25, from the Westminster
Hardware Company, on Monday even
ing about o'clock.
Many rumors were afloat Of Lowery
being captured, but nothing has been
heard of him up to this time, but
Sheriff Davis is securing the county,
and - sending the description of
Lowery to every city in the State to
look out for him. Even the railroad
conductors have received orders to
watch their trains and capture him
The cause of Lowery's actions was
a grudge he had against Kaine for the
past five years for fight they had on
Union street, when Kaine bumped
Lowery in the head with brick.
Lowery is a bad character. Sever
al years ago he shot colored man
i'm Baltimore.
George Kaine was on or the late
Stephen Kaine, Of this city, and was
polite and well thought Of in this
city.
Maurice Lowery is a grandson of
the late William Lowery.
The officers or our city are having
a time running down fake stories or
Lowery's whereabouts. On Tuesday
Officer Stem went to Hanover, Pa,
where he found a wayfarer from this
city, in box car with a hobo, who
said that they were with Lowery, but
Lowery went on to Harrisburg, which
trail he followed with no result.
On Wednesday night Sheriff Davis and
Officer Stem received message from
Dennings stating that Lowery was
seen there Both officers went to
DenningS and searched around Den
nings and Woodbine but no trace OF
the murderer could be found
Officer Stem stopped one party at
the B. e. 0. railroad tracks about 2 a.
m, but he was white man and was
returning home from seeing his sweet
heart. Both officers stopped six col
ored men along the road, but none