Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-14

back. este offered me 500 and took IL"
.itness vent down 20 Newport with her; got
TIE incense, and they were married; there was
DO one present but an old gentleman and the
lady Who kept the hotel; witness a. that time
wore a Uustache and chin whskers; returned
| % Tallahassee, and lie put mp under his own
| name and she a. Mrs. q. e.. Bowen. told her
| hat he Tss going 10 California, and when he
I EOr eis eIo he went away, but not 20 California
| CrOss-examined by Judge Fisher. Did not re-
\ main With her; never saw her again until yes
| teTd8y,
| Witness had no particular business: PLAYED
| csrds-keer> faro bank. Is 81 years oil now.
/ Became acquainted with Mrs. Psrkes about
| October, 1879, in Macon. She gave him S3l for
! license and fee; paid them, and pocketed the
| balance. Never vas at Newport before or since.
| Was pretty sure that Judge Henderson was the
/ man from whom he got the license and by
4 whom he was married. Never performed the
! ceremony before since for 500; d'dnt know
4 wbe tbeT he was her husband or not. This W L
| ress in features somewhat resembles Bowen
| especially about the nose, fOrehea!, and ewes
| bnt % mnCh Younger
GreTgs NJ N'Dih scOrn.-WitnCSs resides here;
! has lived in Baltimore, and a. been pproached
and offered $1,000 TO furnish evidence against
| waived the objection.
| iIr. MeTrick said that the only wi,nes. before
/ the grand Jury was one l.. }. Mackey, aud i
/ Of the persecution; that such ofer had been
been II ade; tina: Mackey was IN the court room
| advising the prosecution a. 10 the mode OF
procedure oy notes sent the prosecution through
The Court ruled the Offer out, and the de-
| fence noted an exception.
| The defence rested the case here.
Ne. HENDERSON POSITIVE.
| The prosecution recalled
| NJ Hs..d'rSeH.-W Witness never saw Wilkinson
| before; did rot MARI him tn Ta6;ths Parkes.
| i'hits0 Bo.csG was called, out the CoUr, ruled
I heT on.
MY. Harrington orered 20 put a witness on
me stand To prove that II the spring Of %
INTRODUCED MRS. rAREEs AS BIS WIPE.
Tie defence objected.
Tie defence said they would agree that this
evidence should he taken if they would admit
az NplanstOry letter of the alleged first wife.
The court ruled this evidence a. competent.
E>Ery Gdtth,1os, recalled Witness was sent
for and went TO Mrs. BOwen's house in I.Oui y
Vile on the 2lst or 22d OF August, and was there
introduced to Dir. Bowen; saw
LETTERS OF Mr.. BOWEN
IN his hand writing addressed 10 her az Mrs.
Mr.. Harrington having handed over a letter
20 M Bowep's counsel, Mr.. b. said it was
fact that counsel agreed 20 the authenticity OF
the letter. The letter was read, dated Wash
ington, February sth. 1870" saving 81 will send
yOu $40 by the first of March" addressed by
e. q. Bowen 10 Mrs. i. Bowen.
Witness was asked a. to the character OF Mrs.
Parke- Bowen, when the defence said that they
admitted that she was living disreputable life
w. 4. LGrrimcre sworn.-WitneSs lives in
Americas. Ga; saw defendant in Lee county
Ga, in the spring Of 1850; heard him speak of
her as Mrs. Bowen: they left there in 1852
Cross examined by Mr. MeTriek.-witn.ss
will be 20 years of age next December; was
years old when Bowen was there.
Gideon h.gor sworD.-WEness saw Bowen
during the last Of March in DOoly county, Ga
II was long way from Fernandina. Fla; they
came 30 his house, and he introduced that lady
Mrs. Parke Bowen as his wife; il was bet ween
January and complaining, (Which If generally
Cross examined Bowen was farming at the
time, and came 10 see him on q visit; witness
married Mrs. II. BOwen's brothers widow.
TIE PROSECUTION CLOSED,
and defence called Mr.. H. Matthews, who tes-
titled that letter handed TO him was in the
handwriting of Mrs. Parke Bowen.
The prosecution objected to the introduction
OF the letter, and the Court sustained the objec-
ton.
Tie following is the excluded letter:
LOUISVILLE. KY, Aug. IL, ls.0.-Rr. B0u,u
NouIs Of the 18th has just been received. Judge
OF my surprise on recognizing your handwriting
6ut how much more at its contents. What Oh
earth could have INDUCED James Gordon to
make such an affidavit as Won speak of? H
never knew me that | know OF, neither did |
know HIM; but enough. You ask me to make a
statement of the truth or faisity OF this report
or affidavit. You say justice demands. hope
YOU will be satisfied with this brief confession
as such il must be; therefore let IL be remem-
oered that havekHosca aud Tired with you sew
eraI years. We were never married. The at
hdaSit IS false. have no claim upon you. !
hope this will lie suffi cient. / also hope | NAV
never be called upon TO pen another line on
TINS unpleasant subject. Sincerely your friend,
Mrs. TABrTHA PARKE.
Mr.. HARRINGTON
then commenced his argument TO the iury in
which lie said they owed il to the community 10
punish the offender of the laws he himself aid
to make. In reference TO the attempt OF the
defendant TO traduce the character OF Mrs
Parke Bowen, lie said he had gone far enough
4 hey, II they let the defendant go, would marry
her 70 man who, according to his testimony,
married her for 500. Will you give Tabitha
PaIke over To such mai. who for such a paltrv
sum would take woman from disreputshle
house and marry her. He reviewed the eyi
deLce Of the witnesses very closely.