The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-06-28

VIII invariably Dc dtspiayed."
Obitaasy notices, and all matters ipuring to
= tho osneht Of any one, Are regarded ~
lFrom the Washington Patriot, Of ihs l4,b,]
Bowen's Bigamy.
Uss Senteaoe Scene IN tho Court
What He had to .Sdy..-Es;s
C0ngressnsan.
Yesterday morning, at o o'clock,
IN the Criminal Court, Justice Olin
presidings the case of Christopher
Q. Bowen, convicted Of Ligamy.
was resumed.
The argument on the motion to
suspend sentence having been con.
cluded, the action of the Court was
anxiogsly awaited.
There were but few spectators
present, owing to tie earliness OF
the hour. Is
Shortly before the: opening of
the Court, the prisoner, with his
wife and Messrs. Riddle and
Moore, his counsel, came in and
took seats in front of the bar, and
the lprosecntion was represented
by District Attorneys Harrington
and Fisher.
= % ES THE CoUaT's DECISION.
Judge Olin said: This is mo
tion to suspend the sentence Of the
law in this case and, as a corise.
qnence, to let tile prisoner 90 at
large on bail until the exceptions
taken at the trial are disposed of
by the Court an 6anc. 1 have
heard q somewhat protracted ar
gument on this question, conduct.
ed with much research and learn.
ing.
The conclusion at which 1 have
arrived, sitter o careful examina
tion'ofs this question, is, that it is
my duty to pronounce the sen.
tence of the law upon the verdict
in this csse.
Possibly this Court has tho DOW.
er to suspend passing sentence for
any time charged in an indictment
after verdict Of guilty by the Jury,
bnt, from all the authorities, it ia.
I think, clear that such a power
siould never be exercised unless IL
was clearly and manifestly appa-
parent to the Court that Injustice
had been done the defendant.
Since thetrial of this case I have
carefully reviewed The exceptions
: taken on the trial to my rulings.
and l am unable to discover aRy
error in them, and, 80 believing, I
think it my duty to pronounce the
sentence Of the law.
There is another ques ion Incl.
deiitally involved in this case
which l do not decide, and that is,
whether, upon pronouncing sen.
tence in this case, and when a bill
OF exceptions has been filed. A
Judge Gf this Court may not sus.
pend the execution Of the sentence.
and let tile party to bail until tie
questions raised BY the bill of ex
/, ceptions have been settled .by the
Court an bdnc. This question l do
not decide. / ann OF the opinion.
II have power to suspend the ex
ecution OF the sentence, any judge
OF this Court has tho same power.
and as / have come to the concln.
sion that / committed no error on
the trial of the canse, an applica.
tlon 20 me 20 suspend the senten, ,
would be unnecessary.
The Judge asked, " Do you vial,
to say ~. yihing, Mr.. Bowen. in
addition torwha! your counsel has
SAD Y IL 80, you can have the
privilege ofdofng So" ~
- sg31 Mr.. BowEN's spEEcu.
: Mr.. Bowen arose and took a step
ferward, wherenpon his wife, who
bad exhibitsd great emotion dar.
ING tho remarks Of the Court, clune
70 him, sobbing conyulsively, and,
was: with difficulty persuaded to
resume her scat.
Mr.. Bowen said: ir
ID. il your honor pleases, I am
? aware that perhaps anything Loan
say would hayo no effect. I will
: say this, and perhaps all that
shall say : Id thfs transaction I took