The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-09-16
MODERN LOWRY GANG
CAPTURED IN SWAMP
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Pearsy Newman. In the Ford were
small quantities of meal, and in the
Buick were traces of sugar. Hid out
in the swamp near the camp about
500 pounds OF sugar was found. It
was In bags on which was the i'm.
print of Patterson & Co., grocers, of
Greensboro, N. C.. There was a road
into the swamp to the house AMI
camp. From the house and camp a
path led down to the river, where
batteaus were found at a landing.
I'd the river about two miles on the
Marlboro side there was another
landing place, and from it a path led
about 40 feet into a small opening
which had been made in the tall
canebrakes. In this open was found
the big copper still and over 1000
gallons of mash ready to be stilled
Scattered around were empty sugar
sacks, containing the same imprint
as those found near the camp. There
was no path or road to the still except
the path down to the water.
The two Lowrys, the two New
mans and Rail were given a prelim.
mary before Magistrate Gibson Mon
day morning. d. ID. McColl appeared
for the state and S. S. Tison repres-
ented the defendants. After the testi-
mony of Chief Cunningham, Rural
Policeman Royoro o,d S+o+o co.
stable Webb, Judge Gibson sent the
defendants to the circuit court for
trial and they are still in Jail The
two cars were ordered held. pending
the trial.
Another Still Found.
While searching the vicinity os
where the big still was found, Po-
liceman Paul Rogers, on Tuesday,
canebrakes. only a few feet from the
location OF the first still.
Are Notorious BlacIladers
Sheriff Patterson learned in CON
versations with the Sheriff at Greens
boro, that the men in Jail here are
notorious distillers and blockaders.
He said that ]. J. Newman has re-
Gently finished serving a long chain
gang sentence, and that his son, Per
cy Newman, is now under heavy
bond for his appearance for trial
there for distillng.
When Sheriff Lewis. Of Lumber
ton, saw in the papers about the ar !
rest OF the gang in this county, ne !,
called up the sheriff's Office here
Tuesday and said he thought thew
were the same crowd with which he
had shooting affray near Pembroke
the first OF this year. He said that
he and his deputies located them
and battle ensued, number of
shots being fired by both sides.
Sheriff Lewis said that he and his !
deputies escaped unhurt, but that he
was sure they hit one Of the gang
named Green, and that shot would
be found in his back. The gang all
escaped and took the still off with
them. 1t is believed that it was then
moved to the location on the river
in Brownsville
The description which Sheriff
Lewis gave of Green fits the man in
Jail here called Rail. In the con-
fession Of h. l.. Lowry. he gave it as
his opinion that Percy Newman,
Pete Cassett and man they call
Jack were in the shooting ARRAY at
rem broke He says Percy Newman
was shot in his breast
Pembroke is in the 'Scuffletown"
community, which was the headauart.
ers of the notorious Henry Berry
Lowry gang.
According to information obtained
from several sources, the road which
the blackaders travelled going to and
from the camp on Pee Dee river. led
out by Bingham, across Dillon conn
ty into Robson. They never came
by Benne;tsville or through the nor
thern part OF Marlboro county.