The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-17
r HE DISPATC II.
FRIDAY MORNIN0......... SEPTEMBER ". 1883.
THE FINCASTlE TRAGEDY Il!
EXAMINATION OF
HENRY w. BOWER
FOR KILLING
Ja0. mcdowell, BE-.
EXAMINATION OF
[RrPoRrED FOR THE kroH.lasD DAILY DISPATCH

FrScasTLE, Sept. IS.
| M0NDAY-FIFTI DAY-(Cbntinued)
/ In continuation OF to-dsys proceeding resume
the testimony of Mr.. Wosdvilie Bowyer, the son
OF the accused.
| Some time last Spring CONTINUED the wituess)
| surprised sister one night in the garden at our
house man jumped over the fence and ran
| When came upon him. I asked her 10 Baltimore
who that man was, and she said ii was Mr.. Nc
Doseii.
| was within about 20 yards of the man when he
Jumped over the fence. 1t was after dusk.
She said she directed to houses Of iil-fame in
| baltimore and Richmond Said she lost her money
on the cars. Said that Mcdowell told her he knew
| of no man whom he would sooner iBjure than my
| father. Think / commu nicated all this to my
father when 1 came back. Think che said that
| Mcdowell gace her the money-not that he sent it
| to her.
| l think il WAS in April when saw the man
jump the fence. Could not see him very distinctly.
| lie did not look like an active man. Was rather
| large-correspondpg in size with Mr.. Mcdowell.
| All noticed about his dress was that he was In
| his shirt sleeves.
When came home from Baltimore / commani-
| Gated to father all about my having traced sister
| 10 houses of i'll fame in Richmond and Baltimore;
also In regard to having on one occasion surprised
| n nsa in our garden. The hight saw sister in
| the garden servant was with her. Thought it
| strange, and followed them. Saw the eervant
| stoop down by the bushes, aud asked why it was
they came there. The servant replied that they
we're iO0klnE LOT Cate, ~1IcD NAG run aWay. Inc
garden is rather back Of the house, open space
| intervening. They were in the lower garden, the
| farthest from the house. Think sister told me in
| Baltimore that Mcdowell was In disguise tina.
night, and communicated this fact to my father.
Think told him on the very day she went and
| after she had gone, OF my having surprised sister
| in the garden.
| The uight saw the man In the garden sister
vas near him When / called to the servant sister
got over the fence, into the fied, and then came
back where We we're talking, Immediately after
| the man ran. did not mention the Circumstance
to her again until met her in Baltimore.
Ny sister is about 80 years OF aga-I am but
Il. lAtterly, / had observed change in my
sisters disposition-though she had previously
been very lively and affectiopate towards all
members of the family was, indeed, naturally
cheerful i never noticed much in regard to her
habits Of economy. She always considered
truthfai in the family. Never heard one of them
doubt her statements before this change ia her
disposition took place Don't know that her habits
of truth ever changed. She was never restricted
in her experimentation was very nduasnt to
US all.
There is dug road leading from fathers plan
taton up across the ridge and there ia path, or
leading in the direction of Joe Kennerly's
house. A person would be out of sight OF fathers
house while the latter path. have been living
in town for some time, but have frequently been
gu. to my fathers house. Had been there since
January. had been frequently in the habit Of
talking freely with my sister. It some hat
recently that my attention was called TO the
change in my sisters temper. She iatterly show
ed disposition TO go away from the house-com
monty took long walks. We we're all in the habit
of going to the stores and getting what wanted,
and father always paid the bills. l think she
bought some je~elry last summer. Think she had
been more 10 the habit of wearing jewelry lately
than heretofore. Don't think my father any
member of the family ever heard any rumors about
sister before she went away. Father was greatly
surprised when he heard she was gone. He sent
me to search for her. / first heard at the Depot
the direction she had taken.
Cross Eranlined By the Commonwealth:
When first went to Richmond, 1 went to the
American Hotel. and inquired for my sister-look-
ed at the register ofthe day she got there and
tbs name OF Miss Brown, from Lexington. Asked
the proprietor about her, and he called up q ser
want, who said be had carried a carpet bag to
house of ill-fame. Then the proprietor. (Mr. Du-
sai.) sent to the house, and she was not there. !
went TO another house and found that she had been
there but that che left the next day for Baltimore
One of the inmates of the house indicated to me
where would fnd her in Baltimore. l got to
Baltimore about o'clock in the evening and found
her that night l carried her to Mr. English's,
police officer, where she remained sometime j
told him to kee, her there until be heard from me
got home on Tuesday, and returned to baltimore
again with my father. We stayed one day and one
night. She came with ts from there to Staunton,
where we left her in the insane asylum, and she
has been there ever since.
When had the conversation with Mr. Duval at
the American uotei IN hicnuOD0 on my nrst visit,
he called up servant and ass sd about the lady
who had stopped there.
When l surprised sister 10 the garden at the
time have spoken of, was not very near ber-
didn't think the man was Mcdowell. l could not
toll who IL was. / mentioned this circumstance
10 brother James. l had observed lately that
Elizabeth had stopped visiting about and was Dis
posed to stay at home. Don't think she had visited
at Mr. Grey's for two or three years. Heard there
had been some falling out but did not know what
it was about. Fathers family had not visited
there for some time Don't know the cause of the
falling out-never inquired.
The only improperly L had ever observed
10 sisters conduct was when / found her
in the garden. Have seen her ia society,
and che always behaved with propriety-
Think my sister left home on Tuesday in
July, but don't remember the date. Can't cay
whether il was after the 20th or not. started on
Thursday, and arrived at Richmond on FridaY
morning Possibly, il was a week afterwards that
my father went to Baltimore. We went directly
through Richmond. We came back from Staun-
ton. Got home the next day after we went to
Richmond from Stauaton. Don't know how long
afterwards it was that the shooting occurred
Ut was here unanimously agreed that it happened
one week afterwards They reached heme on the
lsth. and the shooting occurred on the 26tb.)
aided in the search ia Baltimore. bu. did not
vsi. the houses of ill fame myself / remained in
the hack while Others went in. It was by direc-
tions got in Richmond that l knew where the
house was. Did not find her at the first visited
nut st another. l can't remember the fret oues-
ton asked sister, but we'll remember the general
conversation, aud the answers she gave. Think !
jid make an Inquiry Of her probably why she had
taft home. She told me Mcdowell had persuaded
her of. Distinctly remember asking her what
neg Pes were concerned 10 the matter l had no
suspicion that Mr.. Mcdowell was concerned in it
until got TO Richmond. When went to Balti-
more with father she was still at the house Of
EnRiish Father did not 90 there to see her but did
Had short cOnversation with her there Recel.
lect nothing OF what she said but asking me where
from Mr.. Englsh's by Mr. Joynes who brought
her to the Marshal's Office, where my father 6rst
cav her. This was on Sunday morning. / did
not bear the conversation between them.
BY Defence:
1 never suspected Mcdowell had any thing to
do with taking sister away until l got to Rich
lnond. heard of il at q house Of
This Was objected to by the counsel for the pros.
ecutiou. The information derived from a den OF
iRfamy in Richmond they did not consider proper
TO be admitted into the case
The Court, after listening to long argument
determined to excHde statements OF women OF
tad character in Richmond.
Witness resumed
Don't koow that any thug was ever commupica-
ted to my father about mau having been seen 10
the garden. understood that she made an ex-
planation Of that matter to brother Janer. which
WAS perfectly satisfactory. / then thought i,
was all right. Never had heard OF the statement,
that have been IN de here until after my sisters
elopement. Don't know that they we're commu-
nicsied to any member OF our family. Never saw
anything which would induce me to believe any OF
ia. III had ever heard Of it.
Iihuk did tell my father that EIz aheth had
told me seine in Richmond bad directed her
where to stop in Baltimore. Think Elizabeth
told me Of this. aud IL was my intention to com
municate all the conversation to my father.
BY the Commonwealth:
Sister made no exp 'anation to me personally OF
the affair in the garden. had no conversation
with her CT the subject Heard brother James
ay she bad made an explanation of IL, and WAS
satisfied. did not ask him what the explanation
was. Never inquired OF John W. Wolfz about
these rumors about sister until after she left New
or asked him II he thought certain gentleman
xas intimate with sister.
This closed the testimony Of this witness, but
he afterwards returned 70 the stand and asked