The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-13

Witness resumed: communicated 10 Mr.. Bow
yer on that day good deal Of Information on th
SUBJECT, bus nothing Of which I knew from N,
own knowledge. So
), Mr.. Asshony; for the prosscution. here raise,
the poiofs Of objection to Mr.. wolsz's testimony
because h was hearsay evidence aud irrelevant
Autne Close OF Mr Anthony's remarks the Cour
adjourned until Friday morning 1t Q o'clock.
FRIDAY-FOURTH DAY.
great portion of this day was consumed b
the counsel-those for the Common wealth object
ing to the testimony Of Mr.. woltx. and those q,
the defence urging It's acceptance There "a,
much sharp sparring, and both sides exbibit.l
high legal ability.
to admit the testimony Of Mr.. woItx
Ferdinand Volt resumed went to Mr. Row
yere - an intimate friend. He asked ne 10 com
nunicate to him any thing l had heard on the
subject. objected ct arst, but be urged me, and
went on TO say that had heard many thiuas
about bis daughter, and believed the story vas "a
every bodys mouth. That had heard it from
parties in Fincastle and in Buchanan He pressed
me LOT names, eonnected with these rumors and /
gave him three or four. / told him had hoard
Mr.. Chas. I. Beals spoken Of MIR. Bower aid that
be supposed Mr.. Beale's feeling were created by
bis having once desired to address Elizabeth bnt
which had been prevented by the disparity in
their ages. also told MIR. Bowyer that I had
hSusu suos HAf- W " o. fTlCe D0Q Deen seen talking
with bis daughter-one on one eide Of the fence
and one on the other. Then Mr.. Bower said he
must account for 1t. I also told him something
about my own son. Further told him that Mr.
Mcdowell bad been seen going frequently towards
MS place, and Miss Bowyer going in the same di.
rection With Mcdowell. thought Mr. Bowyer
came TO the conclusion that as Mcdowell Ieft town
just before his daughter he must have heen CONVEX.
saat With her intention Of leaving. He asked me
what business called Mcdowell from home re-
I'd trsv, or rrt-c
sure, 10 Detroit, Chicago and around the lakes
Mr. b. at the same time asked me as q particular
friend TO ascertain all he facts about bis daugh-
sers leaving home; that 1t was my duty, and the
duty OF all his friends. Told him l would use
every effort to throw light on the subject
1 went TO some gentlemen, who confirmed the
statements had previously heard. Mr.. Charles
r. Anderson told me he had seen Mr.. Mcdowell
going towards Mr.. Bowyer's. These facts /
communicated t, Mr. Bowyer / had also under.
stood that DR.. Hopkins and Rev. Mr.. Carper had
seen Mcdowell going in that direction. 1 saw DR..
hopkins, and he informed me that he and Mr.
Carper were together, when Mcdowell passed by
tne Episcopal church towards Bowyer's-went into
tue church yard on bis way-and he (Hopkins) re-
marked laughiugly to Carper, that he didn't be.
tleve there was any service there that night
Charles Anderson and his family also saw McDov.
Gil going out In the same direction one night, and
thought he was disguised. also learned from a
gentleman that Mr.. Neale had see q some one Walk
ing out III the direction Of Mr.. Bs place, and ga :
MISS Lizzie Bowyer going in the same direction
aud that be understood that the gentleman vsi
Mr.. James Mcdowell.
don't recollect that I communicated snv oth.,
facts to Mr. Bowyer, except the general ruuor,
told him that McDowelfs name had been recently
connected with the matter more than any other
Mr. Bowyer said 1t MAS not only my duty, but the
duty Of all his friends to tell him all they know
aoout the matter. lie even censured me for not ha
wing told him Of It before; said that ought to have
written him an anonymous letter on the subject
u there were no other method. 1 replied that
could not throw o frebrand into his family
Subsequent to this Mr. Bowyer Informed me o.
the communication made to him by his son, whom
be had sent in pursuit. Of his daughter. Then MIR
Bowyer went North, aud when he returned he com
mnnicated to me that his daughter
Herean objection was raised by the prosecution
and the court decided TO exclude the statement
made to MIR. Woltz BY Mr.. Bowyer, as coming frou
his daughter.
Witness resumed: Mr. B. communicated to m,
what his daughter told him. He was satisfied il
bis mind from all he had learned, that Mcdowell
The last conversation l had with Bowyer was OF
Wednesday, the day before the homicide. Inform
ed him that bad learned there WAS considerable
excitement in Buchanan on the subjeet that
gentleman had just istormed me that Eliz zabetl
had made the same communication TO DR.. Striblinj
Of the Western Lunatic Asylum, that she hat
made to him (Bowyer) duplicating Mr. McDov ell
that the same gentlemen said he thought Bowye
would be justified in attacking Mcdowell Mr.
Bowyer told me it panied him to the heart to thinl
of his situation.
don't recollect any other particular circum
stance that occurred The first tconversstion with Nj
Bowyer was the day after his daughter left. Thint
IL was about the 26th or 9th Of July. am nm
der the impression that saw Mr.. B0wyer everJ
other day, except when he VAS absent. had NJ
idea from what occurred that he was going to at
tack Mr. Mcdowell. The information that com
nunicased to Mr.. Bowyer, as coming from Doctor
Stribling, was received from Mr.. Valentine. 1t wal
said there was considerable excitement at Buch
anan, and the enquiry was made If there was moi
going to be shooting in Fincastle. however had
no idea that the shooting would take place.
Mr.. Bowyer remarked 70 me that he had an ides
OF addressing a letter to Mr. Mcdowell on the sub
ject. l told him he should ponder we'll before
taking any steps, for he could not tell where II
would end. He said that Capt. Breckinridge bad
given him similar advice. At the last interview ]
told Mr. Bowyer that would on the first opporiu
nifty tell Mr. Mcdowell that he was implicated In
this m after, and give him an opportunity Of deny
ing IL II be couli Mr.. Bowyer approved Of this
As there was excitement In Buchanan, thought
that some of McDowelIs friends would speak t.
him on the matter. determined to speak TO him
myself, but had no opportunity. The next morning.
after this interview l left home for Coyner's
Springs. and was there on the DAY Of the homicide
Here 1t was announced from the bench that one
of the magistrates was quite sick, whereupon the
Court adjourned until Saturday morning at 9
o'clock.