The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-14
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Bowen cor, nsively clune 10 him. But finally he
Pi IF yonr Honor pleases-I am aware that per;
hans ANYTHING can say would have no elect.
transac,,on took The step that did last August
in GOOD faith ana Tor sound reasons. FIRST hdu re-
he'd upon tue record nae oo'aneo , ~ hcw mao
there anything wrong III mat recora
WAS Nancy ," and on,aned that record in 1868 II your
Honor viii bear with me one moment Will 80 over
that point, as perhaps II Is the lat time shan say
ANYTHING upon this question. The eafry made IN
that book and the testimony unimpeached in this
court 1t stands to-day, is that the wnole entry,
writing Of one person. corrcborated by the
expert that the Assistant District Attorney
himself put upon the stand. Further than that.
Tie clerk testified that it the handwriting OF
a clerk In that olce who died three years ago. ihat
testimony stands to-day uncoatraiicted. One step
further ana ann DONE so lar as that record is con-
OF his vile, enclosed ner money to TIE clerk
that decree ana on thai vor copy sue eGt
Is lhe fault OF those and the way they do bus-
ness there. am now done, so far a the record Is
concerned. Outside OF that, as 10 the act of Con.
shown TO lawyers. there was Tut one opinion Al,
said that that covered the case Much has been saio
about my abandoning Il woman II Augusta III
| could have onened my mouth | could have
shown, perhaps, why the anandonm mt OF desernon
took place. but M mouth was closed and SO VAS
hers. | Win say this much would have been
Wi Ing TO nave had her open her mouth Upon thtt
dnerence between us al thai time don't plead as any
eXeluauon- 10y 0. eighteen and mother OF thirty
jng every day, was 10 SIT down there IN that nlc
| town anu starve 10 deathY When went was she
4 a.? Iais could nave been shown. l made every
/ enoTt that oould make IN 1892. sent MESSENGER
! 20 her trying 10 settle THIS difficulty. When The
MESSENGER went aud Knocked at the door he was
told that no such person lived in the house. Alter
pe tent nqy ne Gua ana pe PER- Mo la uer
was intended iur her. When sue was toi the le'ter
wa from me and mat was stoppns at hotel IN
tie town she said Take the letter baol
| Ten hm 20 send me no more messages" 1he neAt
testimony In thls case. The District Attorney says
could ha'e found the woman that / could have
gone 10 her al Augusta. Grant That could, but
had ! any encouragement at any time al er that
that would meet VITA any better reception; Was
j 10 90 there and force myself tnto the house I
say, in 1893 The divorce was granted. !
SELF dl not run away, but within one nondrcd
miles OF that woman SAT Gown IN public lie. aud
she Mrs. Hicks, any OF her friends can to-day
say She made an inquiry, tnat she ever opened
her mouth, Notwithstanding the newspapers were
red win my. name tom day to day,
being twice elected to the .posluon which had the
| honor to ill on the hiia-the Capitol. This woman
never opened her mouth ali this time. Wnen 1
made up my mind 10 get married the newspapers
heraldel IT. all over the country IL was shown no
one held 4 clam upon me, for no one sad word.
OF the very man who TOOK that stand,
! Hatcher-wnen inquiry was made OF him, he Denied
10 the counsei IN Augusta tina he knew ANYTHING
about It. And here let me say that, so lar malice
and prejudice are concerned do not wish 60 say
suiiice It to say that this prosecution, II You are
pleased 70 ca.l It mat. grew out OF this and TINS
OF one. must be gotten out Of
tue way; In "a, few ss nome more the
anected SO lar politics concerned, that Is at
an end. Tney did not 60 10 thus woman at The COM
/ mencement OF this prosecuion they traced IN
some one else; they came mere and got an iniict-
Ilent II made but ltt.e difference upon what
out out Of The way. woman by me name
OF Park was found who nad SAID pre-
that she hai no claims npon me. On that indct.
nent was put upon trial. The District Attorney
here ana whe ne sat here holding that evidence
| Re urged my CONVICTION In the Park case on the
srouAd tnat Mr.. farS was my lawful , WIFE Matcnsr
last case. were concerned here In the
men a aa @ no, a,a S nave a ney auu
Augusta who feels aggrieved.n No, but there he
sat sayin1 = himself so long 9v as s,,. TINS man
conviction In less than all hour after tEat
srs OF was ac rres sd Gpon ,na wa ne DOWN
10 TINS u has been going on. l am tired and worn
eet with ms pnrsn. Of me- the whole e CON-
| the government OF The United States. They con-
timed i for four YEAR, ana JAILED 1t Is Useless
| without money, and perhaps, only limited number
OF lrends-to cope with this government IN prose-
sib.e. They ray Their spies. they pay their men.
they ransack the cJuatry nom ole eud TO the Other
having all the money needed al their command In
tbs do mean 10 cast ally imputaions or recec-
tons upon the District Attorney or his assistant
! only say that am tired and worn out. new
trial is spoSen OF. do not know that have any
assurances q any better result. Not that have
| acted wrongly in this case Intentionally, your
HSss' eo SSi isaf f's'n sis %s
Without money and without riends, and was put
! upon my trla Tor the second timer These gentle
men Distrlct Attorney and his assistanD having mo
! privilege Nd OF roaming the country TO
hunt up ell sorts OF witnesses, II seems 10 me
| that | con.d MOI nope for a much better result
IN concasion / say that whatever punish.
ment may 1ail upon my head | stand
AFFAIR have MOI shrsed. / married that woman
| tpomung to his w1e last August IN good iaitb.
have q llrin bccf that the laws OF God never win.
Nlen whatever punishment mat may he inflicted
10y this Court sl,a nave been served out II We are
his lendea hand return 70 her.
fNrs. Bowen mere chung Glossy 10 her husband,
bat In q moment or SO resumed her seat at the re-
quest oil her hlsband.l
| Mr. nowen ntlnuei-I contend that The statnta
| OF limitation was sufficient lar u the action Of
| bgamy arree With y0ur Honor tnat u II had been
! proved here had desetei that woman Ill Augusta
! and mad gone on, that statute would not have
\ applied. hut such IL not The iact. suing down
wthn one hundred niles OF that woman ami she
refusing 10 communicate With me, she never mag1ng
q solitary Jury for me curing that nve years,
say tla hai statute was u sufficient bar To the in
dic ment mat was obtained here in th s court one
word more alc M done 10 these gentlemen who
kindly offered 70 20 my pail l am much obliged.
nave aEieu " tncln a. iaNe ~ TINS Wloe tIansac-
t0r--ln good latin. To-day they ayc relieved. am
truly gI4tcfu T. them. Now, your II nor, am done.
Pass your sentence You know tue case and the CIR
cuinsiallccs that surround IL.
the Court-Ihe sentence of the Court Is. Mr..
Bowen, That you be confined Tor two years IN the
Albany PgniteAtaty.
| Mrs. Bowen. chua,ng closely to her husband, In
! feeling manner sa,i In iirln yet gentle voice,
II he did u dd II. ii he Is 10 he sentenced please
sentence nc You have no rlaat, your Honor,
before God Almighty 70 visit punishment upon hum
alone f0r what dtd also. with mat record In my
han stand before this Court and bet re my Cod.
! ] procured | iriet uar II inNaiid; are not IN
! fau. Oh. sentence me; cannot part lron him.n
fne tourt-Madaln, have Il duty 10 perform and,
white syIapathlze win You from the bottom of my
Heart must sill perform thas ouiy. in addition,
/ llr. Bowen, - the Imprisonment Ter two years IN
tie Albany i'cnlteniiary, you " III pay fine OF two
hundred fHd u ~ dollars. nope tue warden OF the
Jal If Won committed TO his custody, viii post
pOne The execution nf tie sentence until have
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