Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-14
HON. q a. BOWEN.
His Trial FOR BiSamy

%E.EINsI COURT. fsdo, Wylss--Yesterdsv.
,'ts' CAY reFOTf closed. Mr.. henderson va. OF
h' s-~Id. sud testified 20 a copy of the record
81 tie uaTTidE e made by himself. NJ. HarTius-
sss read tins paper, as also ass o: Florida giT-
i.s witness authority 20 sOleInniLe marriages
witness TesuIning, said that MIR. Bowen was the
r2Jty he married 70 tEat lady pointing ~ Mr..
I-titha Fake n l>t0, and had no doubt that
ale a. the woman. Witness had seen Bowen
s.iS.,, during "a was acquainted with him;
tEo net h;m at the Exchange IN Tallahassee, L
,as porting hOuse-farO ab1ve and gambling.
b.. h,ddie-Why, Judge, you did not 20 TO a
sporting BOVse2
N. FsTf.Eg tOB.-And saw MI Bowen there p
RI. &6TIICS-WLO deal, faro
W;nes>-Mr. Bowen dealt sometimes AMI I
rave "esit faro also. fir-t heard OF this q /
tcrsiy shOIt MIR. Bowen two or three Years ago,
ist5e were several letters received BY the clerk
ne coEi IN aIElng alter d IA. Did not Tec0-
s.shH j. no me-. ana another from one whose
s@nC 2 did not TeCOllJGt.
NJ. Harrington after consulting with the on
ro'ife COUNSEL stated that MTs. hing Bowen
49, - / aid a. The defence wcnid admit that
s@II iase Le would discharge her, and the Court
Charles Matthevs-WitBess is in the emuIoy
o. i'T John BuI, Of Louisville kIIJNs that Ia.Iv.
les TaIue l. IabitHa bowen, and formerly was
1seItha Psrke; met Bowen AT the residence Of
Nj ParRe Bowen IN Louisville, nv.
JBe prosecution here offered to prove that
tsvfh had at Louisville Acknowledged Mrs
ssTse Bowen a. his wife; had written her let
tsTs c!rC ctsd To Mrs. i. Bowen, and had offered
% send her money
Judge wylie said that while eOhabits.;on,
TeTEtafiOn. conduct OF parties towards each
stheE- dc, was ample TO charge the Teput.d
hstbaHd with necessaries furnished to the re-
tsss site, vet in case of bgamy such evidence
entirely Insdmissiblc.
H.. Harrington offered The same evidence
sSi % proving the marriage, but a. corooora-
ave Of The testimony of The nrst witness.
Judge Wylie Oyerruled II, saving to admit l.
fsE hat purpose might secure a verdict OF guilty.
sEep though the Jury might not believe the evi-
sssce presented as 10 the essential fact OF the
se.th ui%atiOB of the marriage.
stipulation, admitting the IN arriage IN this
city with Airs. Susan Z. King, was then fled
and NE. Ming Bowen and Rev. AIR. Lowrie
"e'e discharged from attendance. The prose
TBR rFFENCE OPENED
sro Mrs Parke- Bowen WAS called.
M Harrington objected that Mrs. Parka-
fs-en was incompetent As a witness In this
sste- because it Is a case against her husband.
NJ. Riddle SAID that the question before the
'a. vas, whether or not the witness called
va. bOwen's wife. Until that was decided IL
"asan open question, and the witness was com
peitnt-
was bigsmy the INST wife could not be c, dence,
sEt after pT,na foeis proof OF the first marriage
tse second wIie might be introduced.
Nj. NefTiCk said that the precedents author
'lsd the Court TO exercise a discretion upon the
admission of the alleged vile in this case. In
sshe cases the witness was examined by the
ssUT'. III size said she was married she was a
.cCd witness, II she denied the marriage she wa,
men competent to- testify.
M. Harrington said that the calling OF Mrs.
PaTke- Bowen vas for effect. He would with
draw his objection and allow her TO TESTIFY.
Jrdge Nylie said he would not Permit the OBJ
lection 20 be withdrawn. The policy OF the
szr, as lard down by the authorizes. was de-
sIucGly against allowing the Teputed wife 10
ts,iify. and he would exclude the witness.
Gr. Merrick moved that the court instruct the
Jur, 10 ind tor the defence, on the ground that
she Indictment did Not state the place at winch
the first marriage occurred.
Judge WyIie said he would AXE this objection
20 H.. = 4. 4.
The forming.
The count her adjourned.
SECOND DAY.
NE the court convenIng this morning, the
maj war resumed, and. after some discussion
the ,oUnsel Tor defence, 81 the request of Judge
Nyie, reduced the motion made Yesterday 70
writing, that the court ought 10 instruct the
JUIy 70 aCG Uit, on The ground that the ALLEGED
tTst marriage Is not set forth with the necessary
legal certainty. Judge. Wylie Oyerruled the
molten. on the ground that. If intended "a a
oemurT,T ~ the Indictment, the defendant
should not aaye PLEADED, and Il was on. of time
Ai-o II II was INTENDED as a demurrer 10 the
evidence
The defence asked II motion 20 euash woult
he II order The court thought il would not
The prosecution expressed wish that the court
would not entertain such motion. The court
.'eFTuled tie motion 10 guash.
Br Ridile made the
oPENIsG FOR The DEFENCE.
stain. that be would willingly have been spared
he recital OF the ia . he ielt il his duty TO dis
ciOse- This case does not come al the instance
at notion OF any friend Of the alleged first wife.
lie District Attorney and his assistant, he
would -ay, appear il the discharge OF their
duty. The law Is sometimes used n All instru-
GeLt OF oppression. The defendant II unfOrtu-
sateiy IN public life, has been successful but
has IN ais v lie are not successful. and be mast
be got out OF the way, Iudleially, If possible.
HE had only 10 refer 10 the remarkable state
menis male by the press OF Washington. 20
show that b. rivals were a. work. Truth ia
sometimes stranger than fiction. They had the
alleged nT>t vile, who was brought in ye,ter-
DAY, anu he regretted that he had to saw some
thing in regard 10 her. This woman twelve or
tfteen wears ago, was the keeper OF place OF
public resort Tor men. III Macon, Georgia
Defendant had associstea together, but ne
sever Ras united ~ her BY marriage.
Tie went To- Tallahassee. abe followed
Inn be lett and went 10 Fernandins. anu he
never went with her 10 Newport. lie never
saw Judge Henderson, and the rrst time he saw
him Wa IL this court room. Having about her
- Nj. Wilkinson, she proposed that he should
rersOnate Z. &. Bowen, and with him she went
10 Newport and went through the form OF mar
rage, snd be received from her s10s; remained
With Der lev days; wen! 10 New orleans then
% ooen0s Ayres. 10 New York. and TO chicag5.
.Ar.T deiepqsnt's return from fernandina he
E,el with her 4 few months; never acknowi-
edged himself a. her husband. but gradually
broke on from her, and never Anew that she
Canned to have been married to him up.i, -ome
statements were published IN the rarers a few
months ago. He would put ON the stand a AIR.
Woodward, who WAS with the defendant in Fer
uSndins, and, in COnClu- referred to defen-
dznts present wife ss an Innocent party who
zII.Gusiy awaited the decision vi the jury.
ETHKLDSrD yOOBAED
sworn. Witness has been ACQUAINTED with
defendant since 1s1s, and the scquaI ntanceshlp
has been kept up. Knew him IN December
January and February, IN lsc and 81, at Fer
bAndiua. He came there about the 12th OF IAN
usTv, and remained TO the sd or 2ith. during
which time he not on the island. 4, i.
about 10 miles from Newport. Has known Ms
PArke Bowen who was sitting near Judge
Fisher twelve OF fourteen wears.
trO-s-eAamined by Mr.. rTingtUn.-Witne=-
left Fernandins IN lN62- Has we'd in Jackson
vile Was never under charge Of crime or
arson. Has been sPecu ating IN cotton con
nected with one OF the best house. in New Yer.
vas % engaged during the war; had a contract
for y coo bales, which he bought in North Caro-
Una. the money wAsturnished by Hoyt Sprzgue
- Co.; bought u 900 20 - 900 bales
Mr.. HzrngtOs.-HOw did you get
THROUGH THE BIoCKADH
witness nd q permit from the Pre,lIrul
of the United States, laughter met Sadtler
n Jacksonville, but he did not appear As a wit
ness against him; did Lot know that barn Wa
burned on sSaddler's place, and that be was
CHARGED with seut Tor Bower to come DOR