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

witnesses in the last case, were
concerned here in the frat /; but
not a word did they say. Why.
then, did Hatcher not say, j
have an aunt in Augusta, who feels
aggrieved q No; but there he,
eat, saying to himself, I" so long as
this man can be convicted, go on
They failed in their conviction. In
less than an honr after that fail
ure. Twas arrested upon q warrant
in the case Of Hicks, and from that
time down to this it has been 90.
ing on. - ~. -,
l am tired and worn ont with
this pursuit of me. The whole
combined Sonth at one time Mt.
tempted to fight the Government
of the United. States. They con.
tinued it for four years, and failed.
1t is useless, it is folly for any one
man to attempt that. One man,
without money, and, perhaps, only
q limited number of friends, to cope
with the Government in prose.
cution of this or any other kind I
/ say it is impossible. They pay
their spies. They pay their men.
They ransack the country from one
end TO the other, having all the
money needed at their command.
In this / do not mean to cast any
imputations or reflections upon the
District Attorney or his assistants.
/ only say that am tired and worn
out. -a.t-
A new trial is spoken of. / do
not know that ] have any assur-
ance of any better result. Not
that | have acted wrong in this
case Intentionally, your Honor +;
but sent to prison at this time.
what conld / hope if a new trial
were granted this fall, and / return.
ed here without money, without
friends, and was put upon my tri>
al for the second time2 Those gen.
tlemen District. Attorney and his
assistant having the privilege and
the means of roaming the country
to hunt mp all sorts of witnesses, it
seems 10 me that I could not hope
for a much better result.
In conclusion, / say that what
ever punishment may fall upon
my head, ] stand here to receive
it. From the commencement of
this affair have not shirked. /
married that woman (pointing to
his wife) last August, in good taith.
though the laws of the country
may annul that, ! have a firm be-
lief that the laws of God never will.
When whatever punishment that
may be inflicted by this Court shall
have been served ont, if We are
spared, (tnrning to his wife, who
rises and receives his extended
hand Iretnrn to her. MRS. Bowen
here clung closely to her husband.
Mrs. Bowen in a moment or SO re-
snmed her seat at the request OF
her hustand)
Mr.. Bowen continued I con.
tend, or did, that that statute of
Limitation was a sufficient bar to
the action of bigamy. Iagree with
your Honor, that If it had been
proved here that L had deserted
that woman i'm Augusta, and gone
off, that that statute would not have
applied. But sncil is not the fact.
Sitting down within 100 miles Of
that woman, and she refusing to
communicate with me, she never
making solitary enquiry for me
during these five years, / say that
statute was q sufficient bar to the
indictment that was obtained here
in this Court. - #rs -.
une word more, and am done.
10 these gentlemen who kindly of.
fered to 60 my bail, I am much
obliged. I have acted BY them, as
have in this whole transaction,
in good faith, To-day they arc re-
lieved. i am truly grateful to
them. 1-rrs.t- r. rsl y
| Now, your Honor, I am done
fass your sentence. You know
the case and the circumstances
that surround it. "'' -
| the sENrKHck-
The Court. The sentence Of the
Court is, Bowen, that you be confined
for two years in the Albany Peni,en.
tiary. .s.-,
Mrs. Bowen, (clibgiog closely to hel
husband.) in q feeling manner, said, "a
a;firm, yet gentle voice !: If he die
il, I did It. IL he Is 10 be sentenced
please sentence me-. You have no Ugh,
your Honor, before God Almighty, to
si.it punishment apon him alone 70,
what did also. With that record In
my hand, staud before this Court, and
before my God. Iprocured it.. 1t wa,
obtained in good faith. If irregular, i
invalid, We are not 10 FAULT. Oh, sen