The independent. [volume] (Elizabeth City, N.C.) 1908-1936, 1922-01-13
THOSE LOWRY BOYS MAY
SERVE THEIR TERMS YET
Fulton Lowry, Wanted at State Prison Since 1918
Spent Christmas in Elizabeth City and
Then Came To Grief


serve a sentence of IS years for
burglary and who broke prison
four months after his incarcera-
ton, was recaptured this week.
After taking French" leave of
the State prison in the summer
of 1918 Lowry joined the Navy,
under the name of William Full
ton. His term Of enlistment
having expired he went back to
his old trade of thievery and
burglary. He paid a visit to his
old home in Elizabeth City
Christmas and departed after
robbing the home of Dr. A. L.
Pendleton on Christmas night.
From Elizabeth City he and a COM
panion. believed to be his brother John
Il. Lowry. Jr, proceeded South. COM
mitting other robberieS. At Tarboro
they stole an automobile and loaded 1t
nm with their loot. At Hamlet they
stopped in broad daylight to steal the
tires off the automobile of the Chief OF
Police of that place. And there they
were caught.
Part of the property .aken from the
home of DIR. Pendleton here on Christ
mas night was found on the pair when
they were taken into custody at Ham
let. DR.. PendletOn has since Identified
and recovered about 5000 of his prop
erty. consisting of small articles OF
iewelry. As this newspaper goes TO
press Chief of Police Holmes of Eliz-
abeth City is in Tarboro to take LOOK
at Lowry's companion, believing tha'
his companion is none other than John
r Lowry. also wanted to serve 20
year sentence in the State Prison.
John and Fulton Lowry, sons OF j.
Il. Lowry of this city. are two ot the
most desperate young criminals IN
America. They were the perpetrators
of reign of terror in this city for
years. committing robbery after rob-
berry ard laughing defantly at the po-
lice. When they were not robbng
houses tampering with the mails or
holding some one up, they amused
themselves by turning in false hre
alarms and terrorizing colOred people.
They made their headquarters IN
Elizabeth CITY and operated here for
six months during the spring and sum-
mer of 1917 without once showing
themselves to the police. or making an
appearance on the streets IN open day
light.
Their work here was very much like
the work of unknown burglars IN New
Bern recently. They delighted IN COM
mitting crimes under the very noses OF
the police and making their getaway.
Finally in September, 1917, c. X.
Push. himself a foxy citizen, took 1t
upon himself to play detective. Un-
known TO the police he kept the home
of Mrs. ]. B. Lowry, the mother OF
the bows. under surveillance. Thru
crack in an old shed adjoining the Low
rv Dremises Mr.. Pugh discovered the
Lowry boys at home. He organized
noxse of citizens, surrounded the house,
and then called the police. The boys
wore caught In a cave underneath
tbe Lowry home, buried IN tne Eard
hack of the home and concealed be-
tween the plastering and weather BOARD
ING of the house itself, the police touha
hundreds of articles stolen from Ehz-
abetb CITY homes and stores.
Among the homes they had roooed
.-.cre The homes of Mrs. Fred DAVIS,
Mr. Joln Glover, S. II. Johnson and
% r. Derrickson. They were indicted
:, cartons charges of burglary and
hound over to the March 1918 term Oh
S,,narior Court. Their mother was
irdictad with them as an accessory at-
ter the facts,
Go desperate were the Lowry boys
"a % easily had they walked out OF
iaiI before, that the Court wouiu NOT
risk them in the County jan. IheS
we're sent to the State Prison ana mere !
tor+ in a death cell until Court con-
,anad here in March. They were Drought /
rack TO Elizabeth City handcufted 10
ZACH other and under an armed guara'
Tbov were convicted at the trlal
oro and John was sentenced to 70
fears in the State Prison Fulton w was
Siven a sentence of Is years. MIS-
lowry was acquitted.
Sentence having been passed tney
are turned over to Sheriff Chas. keld
~ he taken to the penitentiary. IN
.Tlad Of leaving the city with his pris-
oyJ.rs ON A Friday or Saturday he Kept
f6en in Jail until Sunday. They oe-
cp.5ed separate cells. The guard tha'
nod been kept over the young desper-
odoes was withdrawn from the JAIL
persons we're permitted to pass tnem
nacSages from outside the Jail.
sometime during Saturday night- OF
S,r,day morning John Lowry cut tAe
hars 10 his cell and crept down to the
Tower corridor where he concealed NM J
s.,s near the outer door of the jan
s. sriiF Reid entered the Jail during the
ma,ni8g end left the door untastened
hshird him. John Lowry sneaked out
ana ps7 even bloodhOunds could Keep
his tn6l. oou
Fnll,h Lowry swas stll i'm his cell
,s,J Se,l 1 tsken to tne State Prison. he
{, "a I, N = assured the Sheriff that he