Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-09-21
G. AZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER. SEPTEMBER 81, 1853.
The E.ncabtIe, Va. TrnYeuy--AcqnIttai
Of mr. Owy

The E.ncas,Ie, yn.T raYen.--A,qnIirai
Of Mr. Bowyer.
The trial OF Henry ". Is ,wyer for shoot
ing j mes Mcdowell, Sr. which has been in
progress at Flncastle, Va, was terminated
on Thursday last, the eighth day OF the ex-
ANIMATION. by the aIquittal o! the prisoner.
The Irov0cation to the shooting. 1t Will be
remembered, Wac tie alleged seduction by
MYD)weii, who was q mou advanced n
years. OF Bvwyer's daughter. Both the par
ties were wealthy aud yromiGcGt men, Nc
Dgwei! being President Of The E:ncastie
Z ,nk, and the case excited toe NEST !nteDse
interest. The proof that Mcdowell had de-
bauched Miss Bowyer, induced her 10 leave
home, furnished her With money, and di'ec-
ted her 10 houses Of ill-iaDe in R.chmUnd
and this city, was Of the most positive char
acser, aud cOntradicted only MeDOweirs
diving asseyeratiOns which %ere read 10 the
Court on the closing day 0t the examination.
UWHq Declaration Of LImeS -RcDC"eH, 81.
Tie counse! tor me defence mssinG no OF
lection 70 the rcadiog Of this payer, Mr.
Anthony, Attorney for the Communicable,
proceeded 10 read It, a. fy'iJws:
Tue deposition Of James Mcdowell, "a
ken 10 his sick room. III his house, In flncas-
tie, on Friday. the 2Ith day OF Aug1st, 1875,
before j rhn Amman, q Justice Of the Peace
Tor Botrtourt county, sand james Mcdowell
having been first daily swoTn, depose.h and
saith:
'Qlcstion BY Justice Amman.-S!atc
whether you believe yourself To BE- now N a
dying condition.
'Auswer--I have thought - since last
night, AID the attending physicians nave
confirmed my " imuresS!ob5.
Yesterday, tho 26;h of August, 1876. |
was 0ehind the counter IL the bauk, receiv-
ing a transfer Of stock from Andy OJcachaiu
t, George ". Curper aud William II. Smith
-ithe deposition here says this answer read
incorrectly and it was corrected by Mr. Me
y we'll, who stated the transfer was made
u Wm. ii. Smith and George ". Carper. |
was wrltIng At the counter, with my bead
dcwn, making the transfer, when tue first
thing | heard vas the click of what ! took
u be q Coits five shooter, presented at ME
by IL :pEy W. BOwycr. The pistol missed
fir and gave NE en- opportunity OF sskIDg
dim what he meant, or what was that tor. !
don't r~ecJ!isct which. lie made no reply,
but fired again, and shot ma through the
ietI "'i"' l was nc'ot """'o sut "J
lille THAN vas IL cue" IN a''acN' na'"S
ueYeF, that c"h recoiiect, hau any oiiAtuitS
with Mir. Ro"yeFj or gwen any Jdst cause OF
O~!F-ncs. | still asked hlm what lie was
shooting at one Tor, AID being completely On.
s.med--haviug only a steel ien il tcy hard,
! enieaYored 10 get something 70 defend ny
self With; while ne kept on shooting al me.
| attempted 10 90 around ihe teE: to get 70
the opening that goes 0clind Inc COUNTER
my cane being outside the o%ouhtei' hg theh
met ne at tia: 0pealos' unsF!ncl Us / sun
Was, and shot nae thr2u 81 ihc sd0u &c: the
left shoulder as | thInE, o. = DC eHtIreiy
! correct, u lev inches above the nipple on
! the ieit breast. | saen stepped taGa TO get
u cha.: eod was sIdrways to iiin. when he
shat me acaiu. three or four inches abQTc
the groin, Oh the right side Of the abdomen.
| picked up the chair, wGuud:d as | was,
and threw il al him. la lodged the cuair
and left the bank, he Dever having spoken a
wvld from the time be came into the Danx
until he lelt it, aud | am still unable 10 say
why be made this fatal attack upon me.
JAMES NCnuwFLL."
Amended 70 this statement. j. Toe f,i!ow-
inc
"iic, Anthony stated thar he considered it
10 be hi. duty, though an unpleasant ore, to
inform Mr. Mcdowell that the rumor was,
that Mr.. Bovye had acted rs he had done,
because he, Mr. Mcdowell, I'D assisted in
getting his daughter away. H. reply 10 this
Mr.. McDowcll saiI--"We.l, sir, 70 ha 3 me
God. | had nothing to do With it Oh q j.
earth, and if the facts could be Known, [
VAS rs much oup0.et % it as her father could
uoesitly to. These are the words Of i lying
man. Ny ohiact in g,iDs to the North, was
10 fulf! a duty which | iei; to DO incumbent
on me. | have " s~lster- Using there aud
| wanted 10 see them AID givs them Some
aid. These sisters ! bad not scen Tor thirty
SIX Years. ThIs IL to be considered as upon
oath, ami a part u the dcr"sl'ion which |
have gwen. August -.th' 1915.