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^ A Record of Safety and Service Strre 1910
George E. Chavis to chair
Currin Campaign
Page 0, I'ne Carolina Indion Voice
The Life and Times of,
Henry Berry Lowry
By the time all Sheriff
Roderick McMillan’s recruits
arrived at the scene of the
shootout between the white
posse and the Lowry Gang
(along with a handful of white
raiders) following the raid of
Leach’s brandy still, they
numbered in excess of 150
men.
“Men were coming in and
out all the time after I got to
Red Banks about 3 a.m. the
5th of October.” Sheriff Mc
Millan testified at the 1870
October term of Superior
Court in Robeson County
which was trying John Taylor
for being an accessory before
the fact of the murder of Make
Sanderson, an Indian.
Angus McLean, a wealthy
white community leader and
Sheriff McMillan were in
complete control of the mass
posse. They resumed pursuit
of the ever elusive Lowry Gang
which was slowed somewhat
by two wounded members:
George Applewhite and Boss
Strong. The posse found blood
stains where the Lowry Gang
had waited in ambush. They
also found mortally wounded
Stephen Davis who had crawl
ed into the river to cleanse his
wounds. He was taken to the
Roberts’ home and medical aid
administered. Later the ex-war
hero was .taken by train to
Maxton where he subsequent
ly succumbed to a wound
caused by a bullet penetrating
his brain.
McMillan, fearing pursuiting
the Lowry Gang further into
Long Swamp (and no doubt
fearing another ambush), swit
ched strategy. Long Swamp
was a separate swamp in itself
sealed off from the rest of the
vast swamps interspersed
throughout the Scuffletown
area by a pond. Supposedly,
according to McMillan’s plan,
the Lowry Gang would be
unable to escape out of Long
Swamp.
The Lowry Gang would be
unable to come out on higher
ground without exposing them
selves to the marksmen Mc
Millan had stationed nearby.
Theoretically speaking, if Mc
Millan surrounded Long
Swamp the Lowry Gang would
be trapped. When the swamp
was completely surrounded,
all that would remain would be
to send small companies of
men through the center of
Long Swamp until Henry
Berry and his Gang would be
flushed out.
McMillan also sent a request
to Gov. Holden asking for an
artillery battery to aid him in
apprehending the Lowry Gang
which had long been a thorn in
the local, state and federal
authorities’ sides. The artillery
arrived Nov. 12, 1870—too late
to be of any use to McMillan at
Long Swamp.
While McMillan was busy
attempting to flush out the
Lowry Gang, Capt. Murdock
McLean and his men, along
with John Taylor (a wealthy
white Scuffletonian business
man and alleged Ku KIux
Klansman) and a horde of local
white neighbors set out in
search of those they suspected
of belonging to or aiding the
Lowry Gang. In short, all
Indians were prime suspects.
Sheriff Roderick McMillan’s
efforts to apprehend Henry
Berry and the Lowry Gang
proved to be to no avail. Henry
Berry succeeded in leading his
wounded Gang to safety right
under the noses of the enemy;
16 members of the gang were
sighted 10 miles away on
Saturday, October 8, 1870.
Once again, the fearless and
daring Indian leader (Henry
Berry Lowry) had executed
another in a series of incredi
ble and seemingly impossible
escapes.
Continued next week.
OBITUARIES
DONALD M. CHAVIS
Funeral services for Donald
Mitchell. Chavis were held
Tuesday, July 27, at 4:30 p.m.
at Bear Swamp Baptist Church
with Rev. T. M. Swett and
Rev. Grady Cummings officia
ting. Burial followed in the
Lowery Family Cemetery.
He is survived by: his wife.
Mrs. Rita Lois Pevia Chavis:
one son, Donald Mitchell. Jr,;
one daughter. Valentina Mi
chelle. all of the home; his
parents. Mr. and Mrs, Ponce
Delean Chavis of Pembroke:
four sisters; Ms. Odessa Hall
of Dundarrach; Mrs. Bonnie
Locklear and Ms. Lucille Cha
vis of Pembroke: and Mrs.
Patricia Woods of Stafford.
Virginia: six brothers: Ponce
Deleon. Jr.; Tony Devon:
Gregory; Thomas Mark; Ric
hard Larry; and Stevie, all of
Pembroke. He is also survived
by his paternal grandfather,
Mr. French Chavis of Pem
broke; his maternal mother,
Mrs. Gertrude Locklear; nine
sisters: Cynthia, Jennifer.
Roxie Ann. Eva Mae, Sandra,
Laura, Verdie Mae, Marcella,
and Paula Faye; four brothers;
Robert, Jimmie, Larry, all of
Maxton and Earnest Harris of
Pembroke; and a host of other
relatives and friends.
GRANTLEY LOCKLEAR
Grantley Locklear, 40. of
Route 3. Maxton died Tuesday
afternoon as a result of injuries
sustained in a construction
accident.
Funeral arrangements are
incomplete and will be an
nounced by Revels Funeral
Advisory Council meets
On Monday, June 28, 1976
the Advisory Council for the
Conprehensive Employment
and Training Program of Lum-
bee Regional Development
Association held its 3rd quar
terly meeting at the LRDA
Annex Building in Pembroke.
N.C,
A brief report of a meeting
held June 14th through 16th.
1976 in Atlanta Georgia for the
purpose of organizing an Indi
an Manpower Planners and
Administrators Association,
was given by Mr. Joseph
Brooks. CETA Project Direc-
Each program component
supervisor gave a brief over
view of program activities for
the past 3 months.
Mr. Johnny Sampson, repre
sentative from the Robeson
County Board of Education
CETA Program, gave a brief
overview of the county CETA
program, which is a subgran-
lee of Lumber River Council of
Governments.
Each Advisory Council mem
ber present made comments
as to the success of the CETA
program in their respective
communities.
The next quarterly meeting of
the CETA Advisory Council
will be held September. 1976.
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