Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-29
POLICE CAPTURE LOWRY
AFTER TWO MONTHS HUNT
Wanted for Attempting to Kill Hi.
Wife Mt Jefferson
Park.
NO RESISTANCE IS OFFERED
Policemen Surround Man on viii.
liamsburg Avenue While He Is
Talking to Negro-Admits Iden.
tity After Attempt to Deny 1t.

The two-months' search for D. l..
Lowry the man who caused near
! panic ut Jefferson Park when he emp
tied n revolver at his wife while she
was In the act OF boarding n street car
ana shot Conductor e. II. Orgain
through tho arm, came to an end last
night, when Police Sergeant c. NJ
Johnson, with Policemen Bertucci and
Dnggin arrested the man at the foot
or Fulton Hill, just at the end of tho
Williamsburg Avenue. The man was
taken without trouble, Bcrtucci, who
was in plain clothes. approaching close
TO him from one direction. while the
other officers came up from another
He will be arraigned in Police Court
to-day.
I.owry's first trouble with the police
was the result of the attempted MUIR
der OF his wife as she was returning
| from work late in the afternoon OF
February IL The man met her Il
short distance from the eastern end
of the Marshall Street Viaduct, and
after few minutes of conversations
opened fire on her. The bullets flew
wild OF their mark and one of them
struck Conductor OrCain Lowry then
New and was pursued some distance
the chase being dropped when the pur-
sucrs noticed that the man was re-
loading his pistol
MAY DE SAME MAN
WHO SHOT AT DETECTIVE
The man captured last night admit
ted his identity to Policeman Bertucci
shortly after that officer had grabbed
him, and is thought by the police to
be tho samo man who shot at Dctcc-
tive Lawrence. OF tho Chesapeake and
Ohio force, near Westham about n
week ago. He was cornercd near that
station and At once showed fight. When
ln NiaI
piled In kind, but all of the bullets
failed of their mark, and Lowry. if
1T was he. succeeded In making his
escape
However. about three weeks ago De-
tcctive Angle. OF the railway force.
learned that Lowry had been seen near
Newport News, and he, with Detective
Gordon Smith, of the local force. went
To Newport News to arrest him The
officers located the man near the CITY
and chased him for more than three
miles along the beach. Both of the
detectives fred ut Lowry several times.
but again he made good his cscape
He did not return the fire on this oc
caSion.
Lowry was located beneath a big
tree on Williamsburg Avenue by Bcr-
tucci and his observation-disclosures Flo was
talking with a negro at the time of
his arrest. When Bertucci demanded
ms name, AFTER graphing him, Lowry
claimed to he George Smith, of Ports
mouth. but later admitted who he was
He told the officers that he would
rather die than be arrested, but Of
fcrcd no excuse for the assertion. Not
once last night did he mention his
wifcs name.
HAS WANDERED MUCH
SINCE HIS ESCAPE.
The man showed little inclination to
talk, but. replying to questions, said
that he had gone directly to Columbia
after the attempted murder of his wife
He went from there to Lima. O., where
he remained two days. and then re-
turned to Elkhill From this place he
proceeded to Newport News, where the
railway detectives located him, and
where he claims to have remained until
Tuesday. when he returned to Rich
mond.
Mrs Lowry, who lives at 721 North
Twcnty-third Street: Conductor Orrain
and Joe Collcy will be the principal
witnesses against Lowry when his case
comes to trial. Mrs. Lowry was not
injured by the attempt upon her life,
hut suffered considerably from shock
and excitement Orgain was In tho
hospital n short time as result of
his injury. but recovered and has re-
sumed his duties.