New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-09-23
Nftu91ork Daily @ibn,,e
ARON.fNCE OF CRIME.
. FATHER TRIED FOR SHOOTING HIS
DAUGHTERS EDICER-ACQUITIED.

,sh.n Mace a, Finca-,le Va. involving abuntsnt
materials q modern sensation novel The prisoner
al the bar wac respectable GrLen' Hanea tienTy W.
Poyrysr and the crime he charged With Wa the
killing OF one James Mcdowell. sen., likewise psrson
of re-l-sc,sbity, and officer in the Fincs.t" Bank
The cause OF the shooting was The supposed seduction
Of NJ. Lizzie Bovyer, the daughter Of NE accused,
ady Of -ome thirty OF age, described by one OF
III. witnesses "a young lady who wac always diff
dent among -trangers,-alwsys dress-d IN tie best
stv-.-spd whose father was never IN the habit OF
corsu,- her IN regard 10 her purchases. he always
paid The bills" The Miss Bowysr, however, It would
appear from the evidence of other witnesses had been
rather l0ose in her behavior with gentlemen, for two
or three years previous 20 her acq geiniance with The
alleged .educer, Mcdowell. One witness Ferdinand
Wol,z) on this point testified as follows;
Cc-.eaAn.nrdb b. veshI ~ hoard II Mss
Bo~y.r proper coIdact before Ihesd OF Der Intimacy with
The deiea,e here obje..ea ri. e..i'ry Thsy ~
si!as % admit 81 sei AI VIZ t 70 eo' s,sa . III
Tho Corr, decided that testimony shoa.d b. sdnittot
eoSase 1. R oh. before orc he bard s MeDo~
uscted With heT ,hns sa been th'ee ." .car ets n"
specified Mr. Bower 'h, ensih Of time there runors had
in existence e remarked "a M ths sney'd hi 70
,.'i. 81 ~, nsr onYy .st thew we're rsatiousd In
injection with the OF ~ "a ghier msndsd 70 l'
NJ Rowy.rtat could lis his daughter bad sc;sd
81 in ia her advance towards gentlemen seened
.ina with persons; have often seen Miss bowyef 10
Ensra society, At home NY house ard issvhr asyes Oh
,.sd anytars improper irod,.t her conduct my-sf,
when 6rst heard rlInor- Against her save 40 cieieae %
thckeu Until srs'h became satisfied there mus. Be some
truth In hem hose Tumols attributed go her VIE winch
Reel TIA, .hs had made very improper Ad'snee 20 him.
bu; beard the particulars ta. wa sted IN or nesE
Q b. NJ. Anthony, Conraonwessh'. A;torney-wa, not
everything hesrd in reference . Mr. Beae' conduct 10
Wnne..-i, ws. / recolect he r'~r hat Ms Bowyet made
,b 49, sr, h. eur .ineS ir the fnv Of NJ Bowy,
@ By the Common VIA: were As Frno' you head
The coa,, Tor the defense OBJECTED he narration Of "a
mt I =. Ti s ia he'd comm naa sd Mr. owyer b
farther The question wa then pa N n IooN Z m "a 20
To hst extent did he rsg9T, which you comm .
only femeuter saying thst they had been seen 'ose be
side Of me fence aid she on ne 'eT ihat was az
The defense admitted the -hooiing-but "a Ill al
such cases. effort was made to impress upon
The jury, that father avengng the seduction OF hlr
dsughter-no matter what the law nay be-ls VIZ
tue a. old as yrenius, to be applaaded, aud not q
crime To be condemned. Hence, tO eggrevate the
lad conduct Of The alleged ,educer Mcdowell, and
propor,iougely 10 increase the fathers pro'ocaton
10 shoot him. the defense cndehvored 10 show that
Miss Lizzie was at times not in sound state OF mind
To support; this theory, the following evidence was
brought forward:
DIS d. Hopbius .worn-I nod slight acquaintance with
Nj Bower Ter her fathers house wish e p
ls,e my inpr.- ons Of her pertinent way ~
psESSd e s could n b., Whom Mss sosyer
the door and answered ny inquire. shout tnous
,lerr .oniue In hr manner that denoted an sb"ne OF
that retirement had e,pcc;ed Thought was atbatabs %
mental defect; this merely IN. conclusion 81 Iy nund
her manner made ,huk there failure on her part %
come W 10 the sn I'D of refinement which hs been created
my mind though, her intellect Affected think this S't
It would appear that Miss Bowyer lust before the
discovery OF her intimacy with deceased, had ran away
from houne, and that Bower vac under tho impress
sion that Mcdowell had persuaded her 10 tina; step in
order 20 accomplish her ruinan enterprise ~ which,
the whole DRIFT of the testimony goes Ia show, he must
or might have been successful. BoYyer, il is said,
satisfied that his daughter wa IN state OF de-
rangement throughout the entire TRANSACTION and that
her seucer had taken advantage Of that arrangement
After While. however, Miss Lizzie returned 20 her
parents house. The interview between father ana
daughter was most touching and an eyewitness thus
describe IT,
.'Mr. BOWER remarked 20 lis dan, liter that he did
DO. come To- uptrad her Tor her past conducl, o 10
save her If possible, from sinking into deeper graz
datibn She wept at her reception aud seemed sorry
for her conduct In response 10 the question from her
father why sh. If, home, She replied that McD"wel
had informed her that some person was gong 20 ~io
an ANONYMOUS letter to him, informing him OF her
conGuct-that a. soon ~ her fether received II he
would XIII her-that he Mcdowell, wa going GU a
pleasure "Trip To- Ncw-York and If she would follow
him Tire third day ait.r he left, h. would give her soo
for travelling expenses and when she got 20 New York
he world frni-h her house and give her 500. Nc
Dowel also asked her what had become OF hs letters
and notes she replied that che had them. lie then
made h,r promise To- burn them aud ho promised To
burn hers in order 10 prevent his exposure IN ca,e
she should be pursued ard found With his letters ana
uote- IN her possession. She did burn tnan Accord
ing Ia promise. H. requested her particularly NOT
| to stop ri any hotel in Richmond, Bahunoff OF
| PHILADELPHIA but at the hou.s Of con6in per-
! sors whom he named in those cities. which she
found afterwards e. BE- houses ct in-tame lie sad
sbe could De- too easily traced she stopped at ho"i
! IL gaye her 500 but che prevented from lcay-
ng home Al the time appointed by he fact thar hehls
on the farm cutting grass in the nIn'Ilh "''g
horlocl where she intended To get on tv ''sge i"r
: Ror-ack's Depot. Mr.. Bowycr also stated maj ho
would rather that Mcdowell mad applied tue torch ~
/ IN, iucndary 10 biz dwelling al midnight and de-
.trn,.d lin aud his whole family, tiai 1" have been
! guilty. If porsusdhg Elizabeth from her nome anu
sending fer 90 a house of il-fane in ciiy-that De-
was satisfied NcpOWt II had don. Il 70 CRAFTY ma
Icnart feeling towards him. and to degrade hi- family
and that il was hi- duty to 9yenge Il. He then p
manned silent for awhile and seemed 10 be ,esic'uy
/ absorbed in thought, aud not Inclined 70 ,ak.
Tie Court room was crowded Day a'ter lny, ana we
utmost interest manifested on al hands IN The pro
ceejngs. Two of the decea sed were IL da!s al
tendance and tie r!Inor ta' they ire, y threat
ened TO revenge the death Of .eir father If Bower
IT, lpr"of that Mcdowell had d.bauched Nj
; II, vv.r induced her - leave home furnished Her
with money and directed her 10 house OF li-amc iii
Richmond and this city wa. 81 t1e mot po-INo
seryatiors which were read t. the Cour ola tic cirn
day 81 the examination.
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