Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-06-21

/ sion the better Bowen hnallY dI5engageo
: himself and proceeded with his remarks
; lie spoke of himself as an abused and per-
il secuted individual As he had only three
0 wives he evidently thought great deal toe
much fuss had been made for so small a
y matter. Mrs. Petigru King married him
a innocently. He married her innocently.
t They both relied on the New York divorce.
E Mrs. King took the precantio1 to get the
record before she became Mrs. Bowen. She
: paid five dollars for it; and if it was a
fraud she had been cheated to the extent of
five dollars.
Bowen then said that it was political
prosecution. Here he made strong point,
that is, strong for him. lie said he was
fighting at great odds. 1t was the whole
United States against Bowen He alluded
to the rebellion, and briefly and tersely re-
marked that the defendant in the great case
the United States as the rebellion, got badly
whipped. The plaintiff was the same in
both cases. In the rebellion case the de-
fendan was the "whole combined South -
I Including Bowen and his wives, more or
! less.) The United States were too much for
that defendant. OF course Bowen alone had
no chance. 9 Without money and without
friends, " what could he do? Here the scene
became touching and tragic. Bowen said he
should abide the decision of the court. lie
was " tired and worn out y in his vain effort
to show that he was not married more than
the law allows. But-and here he turned
L. Il. -
partner Of his joys and sorrows when the
prison doors were opened to let him out after
the expiration Of his term of service IL the
penitentiary, he should fly on the wings of
love to Mrs Petigru King Bowen At this
point Mrs. Bowen rushed into his out
stretched arms and wept on his agitated .
bosom. The ex-congressman then said gently, /
- That will do, my dear, and Mrs. p X.
Bowen resumed her seat. Judge DIN then
proceeded to sentence Bowen to two years in
tie penitcntiary at Albany; and then, the
report Of the trial says
Mrs. Bowen, clinging closely to her hus-
band in feeling manner, said in a firm but
gentle voice
.. If he did it did it. If he is to be sen
fenced, please sentence me. You have no
right, your Honor, before God Almighty, to
visit punishment upon him alone for what | .
did also. With that record in my hand, .
stand before this court, and before my God,
l procured it. If irregular. if invalid, we
are not in fault. Oh sentence me. | can
not part from him.
This touched Judge Olin's sensibilitics
lie said, - Madam, l sympathize with You
from the bottom Of my heart And again
he said, " The ease is 50 severe that it draws
blood from the heart" Notwithstanding
this hemorrhage the Judge proceeded with
the sentence and added fine Of $3.50 70 the
Imprisonment. But he was goo1 enough to
tell Bowen that he did it under compulsi1n.
- The law compelled him to pass sentence. -
But, he added | wish from the bottom
Of my heart it we're otherwise Judge
DIN is evidently a tcnder-hetrtcd magistrate
lie has been known to shed tears when SEN
fencing a murderer to be ung And big4-
my draws blood from bis heart. HIS official
duties at Washington must be great strain
on his sensibiiities.
Bowen. followed BY Mrs Bowen, who
IS shed tears freely" then left the precincts
Of the court. Mrs B. is now in pursuit OF
a pardon. She evidently thinks that man
like 1wen shoulin .. waste his sweetness"
in prison. And it does seem rather hard to
clouI the future If such a man. la two
years, by a judicious use Of his time and a
moderate expenditure 81 money ii getting
forged records of divorces, be might marry
several more women. In view Of the de