Widnes Examiner. — 1884-06-21 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

MURDER IN AMERICA BY A WARRINGTON MAN. , The "Lawrence American" newspaper contains a long !account of a brutal tragedy which has been perpetrated in the city of Lawrence by a man named Thomas Lowe, who was born in Warrington in the year 1851. The murder is described art a "horrible, unprovoked, and most brutal one, the victim being the ten-year-old daughter of a respectaole and hardworking citizen, the brute who perpetrated the fiendish crime being a besotted, drunken, worthless wretch, who bas made North Andover his home for years, and too often made the city the scene of his bacchanalian carousals." The scene of the murder is on Rachwood-street, near Maine, in a neat, new, two-and-a-half story dwelling, recently built and occupied in part by Mr. Timothy Sullivan, foreman of a section of the Boston and Maine railroed, who is the grief-stricken father of the victim. She was named Ellen, and her features were of a delicate and handsome caste, and when lit up by a pair of biight blue eyes, with her wealth of light curly hair, she was the picture of Youthful beauty, On her neck were seen the marks effected by the murderer's hands, and there were several contusions and abrasions about the face. The medical evidence showed that the girl had been strangled to death. The deceased and a sister and brother were the only three in the house (the mother having gone ta attend a .funeral) at the time the murder was committed. The sister of the dead child, who,although only seven years old, Is unusually intelligent for her age, in reply to questions put to her by a medical gentleman, says that " Tom " came into the house, but that De did not speak. He commenced to choke the deceased, and struck her several times. One of the blows felled her. Her recolection goes no further in the terrible deed, for when she regained.her senses her sister was lying on the floor, and " Tom " had gone. On her neck were deep indentations, which showed that he intended to strangle her. Her fArehead bears the iniprint of the marks similar to that which a boot heel would cause; the left eye was completely closed, and the right orb partially, where the fellow dealt her terrible blows. When the affair was first reported, fears were entertained that a nameless crime had also been committed, but the medical examination dispelled this belief. Lowe made his firet appearance in North Andover about .15 years ago, and his manner of life has been in keeping with his bringing up "to the shadow of the gallows." Born in Warrington, England, in 1851, of English parents' he has been a "hard character" from his early youth. He has been in various parts of the world, and was a fireman on the 'ocean steamers for some years. His calling, howeve't, was a puddler in a rolling mill. He has left Nortla Andover several times, remaining only a year or two and returning to work at the Davis anti Farber Machine Co.'s works, where he was employed in various capacities, principally as a "helper" in the tlacksmith'ilehop. For some months he was employed by the Russell Paper Company. He has been arrested several times for drunkenness There are no relatives of the murderer in the country. He had been drinking, it is said, several days previous to the murder. The terrible tragedy has created a profound sensation, not only in the city but throughout the State, and thousands have visited the scene of the tragedy. Lowe, who is 33 years of age, and unmarried, has Mace his arrest been completely broken down. lie has been committed for trial before the Superior Court, to be held in October next.  THAT!-A man was selling a horse, and the would-be Purchaser, inquiring as to his leaping powers, asked, "Will be take timber ? " "He'll jump over your head," was the answer; " I don't know what you call that." Put your gardens in order. Dig, delve, spade, hoe, manure, plant, water, watch, wait and see what fun you'll have shying pickles and things at your neighbour's poultry when theY come to examine your work.