, 1870-12-19
TOO MUCH MARRIED.
The Hon. C. q. fsoSven, n. c.. Sudfct.
cd Tor BlgamY By u Washington
Grand Juky-HhAt Hi. Former
Wife nays.

The Hon. C. q. fsoSven, n. &C., sudfct.
cd Tor Blgamy By u Warrington
Grand JuEy-WhAt Hi. Former
Wife ~ays.
From the Louisri.te Gu uritr, Ike. l6.
Ne published in The Courier Journal, sew
erl months ago, notice OF the fing OF
petition for divorce in the Lnuissiile Chan
ce3 Court By Mrs.. TabthA Bo<en, Of this
city, agtinst Hon. G. C. Bowen. Congressman
from char!eston: s. c., on the grounds Of
from Washington announcing his marriage to
Mrs. petiigrn King, OF Cbafleaton, While the
petition wAs still pending. TIE Washington
tS0r Of tho 18th publishes full account OF
the case, together with the Indictment Of
Bowen for bigamy. which accoant we copy
below.
In order to Ascertain the facts in regard to
the lIdianx civo:ce referred to By the Star,
. reporter for the Courier Journal yesterday
called upon Mrs. Bowen At her Residence il
this city. She states that ths pub,lshcd facts
are true, with snne exceptions, relative to
employed her counsel, or that tbs petition
WAS made upon any grounds other than that
Of adultery On the contrary, she says that
his treatment of her was always kind that
that far he was Is the best husband alive"
In her petition she prayed for alimony, but
effected, in which he agrssd to pay her
WA married fsw days before tho diyorco
was granted. but the action waa rnintantional
on his part, aud retulted through some delay
BY tho court in rendering the Decree
s.The ceremony vas performed at the Church
Of Incarnation Il thus city, on the s1st OF August
lsso !ion. 4; zsye7 accompanying the bndt,
groom. and. after receiving the CO organizations OF
cir friends, they left m TIP North, and, On
returning 70 Charleston. Ar. Bowen entered on
q if6 6bn frF htH al tA%1
"on the eth Of September there vas t1uiter In
| fashionable circles here In consequence OF the
appearance Of the following paragraph In the
"'A AKMrKR OF CoS0KEss cHARGEp WITH Bt0A-
NY.-The Lt1tsyte Cnnri<r-JonraaI. OF FRIDAY
last. 70 referring to telegram from thls city CIV
tu& information Of the marriage Of Hon c. C.
| Bowen, Representative from South Carolina. to
Miss pertigru King, says: - few days ago we
ne Louisville Cnaace,y Court hy Mrs. Tabitas
! Bowen, Of this city, atAlnst Hon. C. c. H3weu
| Congressman from Charleston, South Carolina
Bowen, but the divorce has not Jes been Efsuted.
and the honorable e ntlenan has, in his haste q
wed. committed blRauy.'
tsGen toward bringing this case OF alleged big
amy before the cour1a here, and the documentary
cF:dtnce from Louisville and Indiana having ar-
fore whom Rev. X. ". Lowrte, who peFformed
the marriage ceremony, also testified. and few
days aEoa presentsnent Was made, and to-day
L
"Rowsn. It appears, wRa married TO Miss Tabi-
tina Patks on the 9lat Of January, 1850, In Wa
/ lnl!1 County, F1Otttls, and Ayed with her some
years. subsequently, cnangt came oyer the
scene OF domestic bttss. and On the 4sh OF Febt
| fnaFJ last MfS, bowen, then residing IN Louis
vile, died petition for divorce, which Is sttl-
| pending, cnasE1EK her husband with adultery.
in AnSnsI taSt hs visited her IN Lonisylle. It ia
staieu, on me leth o. t1at month the records Of
~ lnolana court SHOWS, u is stated, tha: pet1-
| uon Mas niea N the namc Of 1ablthA Bowen
] a9aiEst tne Hoo. =, Ana an answer was lied
e Gn - sams asy ana IL tasfteen daya aftcrwAni
t tus usSses = W. W.. HAae: : o1t. - NJ. bowen whs
~ a.,, !" MIas reH!gsa On tae 5lAt q August,
,te M.t!u ~ ,appeal taat tae marriage TOOK place
fttof 70 tne deere Of d!so!ce
M, hnshan, LIZ 's ce ne peuaoner charges
1s,d nc tnn ~ ma y aaa failure 70
t loa ~ s1pPulk ~ y ioLI1et aucRed thas
| Mts. nuMsa 40. !! ASSERTS toat HoWen employed
Ine counsel ~ poth sloea IN tnta tln1lsna} case,
Au snaL rue olA not F'Ko OF swear 70 the petition.
aav: 1s: 1etLaeE. e. Hat tae decree IN tms case Vas
!%1e1 H. H., Oh tesuuons mken rtios 70 the di!ng oi
tus pA!
20 70 Hocn iot ne e, aheeations On taas side
,,,. ~ 1enali OF NJ, bowen. 4 - alieRed that
at AZ ,rai ~ ~ olkam. Iae Notk o. poHa~
~ - ~ ns.se. ~" soMes ~. tsoM tntefested mottveA
H. y assstteu: aa als oeoA!I, .nat me records of
Ears iMe Eont5 VI saoW taai ae Nas legally
1S tSe. -, nso a&saaEs .na Alss fet&1RIl.
me Nor ~ M this e19 ~ tne ,ha iaSt ase on
HAE 10y ~ LILLE EhJ* ~ Altu hl!tKeu I1AE ne was