The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-08-13
A LEAF FROM THE RECORD or
/ CRIMN.
A RADICAL CONGRESSMAN SHOWN UP BY A
RADICAL ALDERMAN. (.
G. G. Bowen Arraagncd as Thief,
FOrSer and Murderer.
Hzs XA7R1NONIAz t.HEccADzLLoEs, @c.
TO The PUBLIC.

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. TO THE PUBLIC
10 MS recent defence OF himself from the
the charge Of political treachery, O. O.
Bowen was pleased to make me the subjec.' OF
personal reflections and insinuations, desgnes
to injue my reputation abroad, although they
will doubtless have the effect, as emanating
from him, to commend me to all honorable
men who know his personal history. pre-
pose to reply briefly to those reflections, and
| show from the record that U. G. Bowen ia not
/ q credible witness upon q question OF fa,t..
| regret that am Obliged ito make thisreply
| during his absence from the city; but the
vices, like the virtues, <aonrish together, and
Q. G. Bowen has added cowardice to slander by
flying from Charleston as soon he had placed
the manuscript Of his soarrillous article in the
| hands of the printer.
| Referring to DR.. Mackey's removals and ap-
pointn1 ents in the Cnstomhouse, Bowen states,
| in his communication, Gle CDR. N.Y. came
home and recommended the removal Of ex-
Confederate Surgeon Dupont. and the appoint
ment Of ex.Confederate Captain T. j. Mackey,
the maa who was once indicted for violating
| the neutrality laws IN the days OF gray-eyed
Walker, Of Ntcaraguan fame; subsequently is
said to have made unusually profitable use OF q
petition forpardon OF mail rohber; was we'll
known in Texas. Ca State In which there are
doubtless worse men than he;) was a forwards
some KIND OF ranger in the Confederate
| army, then something else IN Texas, then q
clerk in the Freedman's Bureau in Washing
ton; for brief period titular private secretary
to Governor SCOTT, and chief fugleman and de-
stroyer of his brother's chances for natorisl
honors. from which laborious put unproftable
| station he was promoted to foreign entry
clerk in the Charleston Unstomhouse." z
II will bsseen that BIr. Bowen charges that
1 am ansa''exsConfeaerate Gaptaln,n a charge
! which, made in connection with his allegation
that persons .sdisqualihed" by law we're re-
tanned in the Customhouse by Dr. Mackey,
could have been meant only to convey the i'm
preston that 4! am embraced in this class,
xet Bowen knoMs that my name is included In
the very act OF Congress by winch he himself
was relieved Of his political disabilities, passed
June 26. 1868. / adnait that am an ex- Con-
federate. Twas a captain IT engineers in the
Confederate army, which entered as a citizen
ofSouth Carolina, in obedience to the acce pted
political code OF my people, In that capacity
served actively tor near four years as the
| CHIEF engineer of important military districts:
served IN many battles on the staff OF General
Sterling Price, hero worthy to have worn
the white plume OF Navarro: and / followed the
| varying fortunes of that noble chief to their
SAD but honorable close. I then surrendered
| my sword. he preferring to die in exile rather
| than stoop his lofty crest TO the conqueror,
| even though that conqueror represented, as
he did, the flag Of his country that gave pro
lection alike to the victor and the vanquished.
In the course Of that service, performed no
act unworthy Of a good soldier, or a man of
| honor. t1 Es S2s Il MO-
But how stands it with @. e.. Bowen. whose
name' by ovic fiction, now bears the prefix
"Honorablep" %{fT Si'aSS ltffs S@
neis u NOW Engiana man, born and reared
in Rhode Island, near the very altar OF liberty.
he entered the Confederate army as lieuten-
ant tf cavalry. aud after an ignorninioue career
Of two years, he was cashiered las san show
by the off sial record befora me) for the crime
| Of forgery I & ! S3, }hss IS sf.54ss.
Itis also true that I was indicted with Gene
raj Walker on the charge OF violating the Deu
| trality laws OF the United States, but have
yet to learn that this fact could detract from
my standing as o gentleman. immediately
was appointed by the authorities at Wash
ington o. Examiner Of United States surveys
for Kansas and Nebraska.s 8fl .#35 eAT
was nota clerk, but the Examiner Of Ac-
counts. in the Freedmen's Bureau. and in that
| capacity became acquainted with the evil
| dence on which @. @. Bowen was arrested and
committed to- prison. by General Sickles, on
the charge Of STEALING MONEY from tho freed
| mon. 1t is true that I was private secretary
TO Governor Scott, the same gallant soldier
and worthy gentleman whose duty it became,
as assistant commissioner Of the Freedmen's
Bureau for South Caroline torhaye Bowen an.
! rested (fcr STEALING and to make him.
through the military authorities, disgorge
large amount OF his ill-gotten gaine.
1t is true that am swell known in Texas. -
1n the summer Of 1866. aa acting United States
| provost rnarshal over twenty counties or that
State, u arrested many crlminals, some Of
Wnom were executed for the crime OF murder,
after fair and impartial trial, on fur less esi-
dence than that adduced to proVe thas o. C.
Bowen murdered Colonel Whit, by the hands
OF hired assassin, ii his bed xyioHn at ueOsyes
town, 8. O.. 10 November, 1884 gpr shich bloody
deed he escaped punishment, sarorsh Che
flight OF his accomplice. after full confession.
He was confined in prison, here ON that charge.
and ~as released at the general Jail delivery
made By the Umted statas forces ON their ems
try into Chsrlaston, IN 1866. aaisss 4
This, dark but truthful story og Bowen's
crimss. is not inconsistent with his ante-war
record. . fa ea9asaag.ts as.
He came 70 this city IL ss59 as the head Of
band Of the lowest class Of gamblers. aud
soon signallzed his adyent by stealing valua.
bic s set a., OF faro checks from ON establishment
in this city. which checks he sold in New York,
where they were recovered by their owner, to-
gether with the written proof OF Bowen's guilt.
THIS fact can prove by ''cloud OF witness
$685." The municipal authorities Of this city
have been frequently appealed to during the
pact month by his w1fe at louisville, whom he
has abandoned. although worthy woman, to
aid her In securing a support from hlm, while
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