Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1858-09-16

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Correspondence Of the Virginian.
The Fincastle Tragedy of
Bowyer.
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FINcASlE Sept. l3, 1858.
Editor Jrginiaa The proceedings of Mr.
Bowyers examining Court up to Saturday eve
ming, were given you in my last
While the called Court was SLOWLY progressing
in the investigation of the charge against Mr.
Bowyer, to-day for shooting Mr.. Mcdowell the
County Court held in the Clerks office. tried and
sentenced to be hung female slave for m attempt
to poison of Buchanan.
In the examining Court, tkis morning Mr.. c.
IT, Anderson was the first witness called by the
defense, who testified in substance as follows;
Il was coming from the farm in the latter part
of May last, passing over the and of Mr.. Bowyer's
plantation, and saw some one coming out from the
woods, near Joe's Ia servant Of Mr.. Bowyers)
cabin-saw a lady, took her to be Miss Elizabeth
Bowyer and q small servant girl with her-saw
Mcdowell some so or 100 yards of, going towards
the lady. | was not certain it Miss b., but
thought it was her-know her we'll 1t was about
shutdown.
Saw Mcdowell on the evening of LIST of June
last, nearly dark, getting over the fence and walk
ing across the field did not see whether he went
to Joe's cabin, or went toward Mr. Bowyer's house,
could have gone to either place from where lost
sight of him. This about week after the
circumstance above named. Saw Mcdowell on
other occasions going out that way-met him ut
IL o'clock at uight-had on brown sl,uched hat
and coat collar turned up-never saw him wear
the same before spoke to me, and in speaking to
him | called his name, it was dark, moon down,
and warm no necessity to turn dis collar up for
comfort Saw Mr.. Mcdowell pa+s my house fire.
quently in May and June last, sometimes after
sundown--never saw him pass in that direction
before May last but saw him pass my house be-
tween sunset and dark, and after dark, saw him
ride past two or three times in the morning. Jue's
cabin liz in very retired spot--cantb seen from
Bowers house from the road. Saw other
persons frequently pass over the same path lead
ing to Joe's cabin, saw Miss Bowyer frequently
at the edge of the woods and field, and Mt the wal
nut tree near the road Saw Mr.. Price with her
last of August, she was inside Of the fence and
Price outside. After passed she went towards
home and Price came to town. Saw other per-
sons pass through the field and along the road,
hut never saw others speak to her. l have seen
her in at the edge of the woods, frequently during
two years past.
Geo. Hedrich s,,orn.-Saw Mcdowell on three
occasions passing along the road near Grove Hill
in the evening-dont remember the month, but it
was in the Spring. Saw him one Sunday eve
ming about two months ago ut walnut tree, (well
known in this vicinity he took a circle up to the
top of the HILL and thence down towards Mr..
Bowers house. Saw Mcdowell two or three
fifteen or twenty yards of him.
Mr.. LandOr cdLed.-Drlves stage between Fin
castle and Bonsacks Saw Miss Bowyer with two
rolls of notes. either of the rolls large enough, if
all five dollar notes, to contain fifty dollars She
paid her fare with Fincastle five dollar note
/ heard she was going to Lynchburg to have her
teeth fixed. Knew nothing about how much mo-
ney she had she not disgused--had veil
over her face l told q servant woman she ought
to put her in a carriage and take her back; she
n g. 1
thing was wrong from her manner of travelling
Some one told him she had her trunk concealed
She got on the stage at her fathers gate (some
200 yards from the house.)
Mr.. Woodville Bowyer was next called and
said:
found and conversed with her about leaving home
her objects in leaving, and who assisted and per.
suaded her to go away.
Mr. Daniel objected on the ground that Mr.
Bowyer's testimony was hearsay, that the defence
had already shown, by Mr.. Wolff, what was Mr..
Bowyer's mind, and there is need of far
ther testimony to establish the same.
Mr.. Niche replied that Mr. Bowyer's testimo-
ny exactly such Mr.. VOLTS, bearing
the same point, and as tho Court was right in
hearing VOLTS testimony, they would necessari
" lie right in hearing Bowyer's testimony.
Mr.. Wysor objected and replied, and Mr.. Niche
reoined in substance as before.
The Court decided to hear Mr.. BIS testimony,
when W. Bower was recalled and said:
Il stayted. think, the day after my sister left
home At Richmond l made inquiry for her and
learned that she stopped at n house of il[fame.-
j sent to ask admission to the house, but not
admitted; made inquiries, but she was not there.
Next morning and evening l went to another
house and found she had staid there all night. |
was directed to the house she expected to stop at
in Baltimore. l left for Baltimore next morning,
and, on my arrival procured the aid Of police
men and made search for her that night, and at
length found and placed her in the care of police.
"Mcssrs English Joynes and r. Kyle were
with me. The next evening saw and had pri-
waite conversation with her. She said the reason
she left home was. that Mcdowell told her that
some one intended to write an anonymous letter
to her Pa, exposing the intimacy between them,
and if he found it out he would certainly kill her
that Mcdowell gave her 500, and told her to
meet him in New York, and that he would rent
her house and give her $500. She to have
left home three Days after Mcdowell left; the
son she did not leave as directed was that
wants were working in a field adjoining the house.
and that she could not get off without being
i asked her the names of the servants who aided
her intimacy with Mcdowell. She named Moses
and wife, and Joe and wife. She said she heard
that some one bad told me Of their intimacy, and
that watching for them.
"Some time last Spring l surprised her in the
garden. I asked her, in Baltimore, who it was
that was with her in the garden, and she said it
was Mcdowell She said she was directed to those