Obit of Lowe, R.H. - Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Wanda Purcell 20 Nov 2011 Return to Roger Mills County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED Surnames: Lowe, Murchison Originally posted at: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.oklahoma.counties.rogermills/9549/mb.ashx *LOWE, R.H. Thursday, November 23, 1898, at 2o'clock p.m., R.M. Murchison shot and killed R.H. Lowe. The two men lived on adjoining claims about ten miles southeast of Grand. The trouble it seems was over the ownership; of six fence posts. Murchison rode up to where Lowe was standing in a wagon with a young man, and said to Lowe: "You took my posts and you have to bring them back." Lowe said" "If they are your posts I will bring them back." Murchison then raised his shotgun and fired, the whole charge going into the right breast above the nipple Lowe fell out of the wagon and said:"Boys, he has killed me," made about two steps and fell. The two young men with Lowe put him into the wagon and hauled him to the house. Murchison came to town and gave himself up to the authorities. After he witnesses and body were examined the jury's verdict was maliciously and feloniously done. Mr. Lowe has only been married about two months. Mr. Murchison is an old man and has a large family. The preliminary trial will be held tonighty. Mr. Murchison has been in the county about one year. He is from Texas. R.H. Lowe is one of the oldest settlers in the county. He is also a Texas man. Later--R.M. Murchison waived examination and was committed to the Woodward jail to await the action of the grand jury. --Day Coounty Tribune. Cheyenne Sunbeam, Cheyenne, OK 25NOV1898 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Roger Mills Archives http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/rogermills/rogermills.html