The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-17

house and Mr.. Mcdowell. Lizzie Jumped back an
looked frightened. She did not speak to Mr.. n,
DoWeii. Said nothing TO me about him. We weF
coming home at ths time with flowers In on
hands.
She commenced sending for me last spring.
Think about the lst Of April. I was 1t school, bu
sne sent Ior me every saturday evening. Carolin
generally came for me, though sometimes I wen
~ myself When We took walks it was always b,
Joe's house.
Miss Bowyer frequently gave me presents. Cav
me Two pairs OF ear rings, and . ses shell bount
round with German silver. She promised me ,
ring, but never gave tito me.
saw her talking to Moses, while he Was curry
Ing horse near the stable-from which the.s
10 . straight path tn the Gap.
4 knew Mr.. Mcdowell very we'll, and cannot b.
mlstaken 10 saying he was the man whom saw
meet Miss Lizzie on the occasions 1 have alluded
TO- L should have known him II met him iu
London. The last time. when saw them In the
woods, be was not far from Miss Lizzie, some 20
feet perhaps.
Cross Examtned by the Commonwealth:
never mentioned these things to any one until
the hrst sunday Of Mr.. Bowyer's imprisonment
tnen told Ma OF them. Don't know Why told
herIit just struck me that would. Ma would
not let me bring news home. / heard people talk.
ing about Mr. Bowyer's shooting Mr.. Mcdowell.
while was at the springs, aud then thought l
would tell Ma, when no one else was present, of
what had seen
/ never saw any other man meat Miss Iizz;s p
ceDt Dir. McDowelis
lIoe witness here described the Gap, where the
patnfng took place, and repeated what she had
SAID about her going behind the sycamore tree and
Caroine's going up the bank. She then proceed
ed:l
had heard Moses say that day to Miss Lizzie
that he reckoned she was there now" and after.
wards got behind the tree to see who il was that
was coming. She sent US away from her, but in.
stead OF going. got behind a sycamore, which was
large enough to hide me. They sat ciose together
talked a long time-reckon about an hour. He
tsen got up ard walked away into the woods, aud
she afterwards called me, saying she was ready to
go. could see them all the time they were stay.
ing there. They did not leave the place. She
dressed when he went away, and we went on
home.
The second time ,aw him with her was between
the house aud the Gap.
The witness repeated what occurred at the
second and third interviews, which we have al.
ready narrated. Also spoke of seeing a letter in
ber work box. precisely in the language before
stated. She was again cross-examned by the de-
renee but nothing of especial Importance was
eiiclted, beyond what We have already givenl
Gsorge Dets'ter, sworn.-He said he had heard Ed
nonias testimony; that he was familiar with the
localities she had described and they had been
correctly stated. There we're several large syca.
mores along the branch, near the edge of the
woods The Gap is not in sight of Mr. Bowers
house.
James II. Moiler, sworu.-Tbis witness said he
had seen MIR. Mcdowell going ont iu the direction
OF Mr. Bowyer's, and once coming from that direc
tion, but never cav him on the premises He did
not think 1t remarkable that he should have been
seen In that road
Or. Edmond r. Bowyer, "a sou Of Mr.. Bowyer,)
sworn-iie corroborated what had been said about
the sale Of the servants believed to have been con
cerned IN the affair between Mr.. Mcdowell and his
sister He never knew anything of the rumors about
bis sister until after she left Also spoke of hav-
ing iatterly observed change in his sisters dispo
sition, and OF her habit Of reading novels. None
OF the family ever doubted her truthfuIness. When
he last saw his sister IL was about three weeks
ago. in the hospital-since the shooting occurred.
James AcDo'ceit, Jr, sworn and examined by the
defence:
Did you take a letter out of the post office ad-
dressed by Miss EliZ ,beth Bowyer to your father
Objected to by the Com mon wealth, aud argued
until the recess.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr.. Boyd proposed the question to James Nc
Dowell, Jr in the following form:
Did yon not after the elopement of Miss Bowyer
take letter from the post Office, written aud sign
ed by her, post marked Baitimore-and did You
deliver it to your fathers
This was repeated to the witness by the counse!
for the Commonwealth, and the witness replied
that he did not deliver such letter to his father
after his return.
Counsel for the defence objected to the manner
of the question, as stated by the other side.
1t was then proposed as toiows:
Did you take letter out of the post Office during
the absence of your father, directed to James Nc
Doweil?
A did The postmaster told me there was a
letter, and he was not certain whether it was for
my father or myself.
q. Did you open that letter?
A. 1 did
Q. Whose name was signed to is?
The prosecution objected to this question, and q
long Argument followed.
MIR. Niche then proposed the question in the
FLOWING form:
O. Did yen deliver to your father In his II ,etime,
or do you know that he received before he died, q
letter, post marked Baltimore and directed 10 Fin
CASTLE from Miss Elizabeth Bowyer, to your father.
and taken out OF the Fncastle post Office by YOU
Ii not, why did you not deliver ii, cause it to
be delivered-Or to whom did you deliver it7
A. did not deliver such letter to my father,
nor do know that he got it.
@. Why did you not?
A. On consultation with my brother, DE- cided
not TO deliver 1t to my father. Don't think he de.
ivered to my father.
The letter was received before my father return.
ed home, but can't say the exact time. Perhaps
within week Of his return.
q. Why did you not deliver this letter to your
father2
The Commonwealth objected to this question:
1t was, however, admitted by the Court
Witness-I thought the letter was trap.
Q. Why did you think sol
Objected to by the Commonwealth, and ruled
ont
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