The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.
BIGAMIST BOWEN'S BULLY BLAST
Severe Assignment Of Governor Scott on Charges
of Gross immortality and General Official Cor
ruption-The Hotel of the Seven sisters'
in New York-One Of the BLACK
Crook" Blondes in the Case


in New York-0ne Of the BLACK
Crook" Blondes in the Case
columbia Is. CT, Jan. 49, Correspondence Of the
Charleston COarler.l
made the special order Tor one p NJ. ana when
that hour arrived Bowen obtained the floor. HIS
delivered amid frequent Interruptions and not a
few passages at arms The hrst part OF 1t was de-
10 Of Ss a 81 me TINS
lowed the example set him by the Governor IN his
message, ana began TO
RESPOND.
He did IL, too In most efiectual manner, and dis.
closed some transactions which II true would call
upon the OF the earth. without however, stop
ping to comment proceed to give the details.
He proposed he said, to review the Special
Message Oi tine Governor. II he had IN the Message
adhered to q defence ana proven any facts, ne
would not be on the moor now. He proposed 70
show what the word OF the Governor was worth.
He then read card from Governor Scott published
in the New York Post, stating that ample arrange
ments had been made 70 meet the interest on tho
pTo S,o aeos out OF .ae ancHme tne Ssa,e
that II was false. 10 was deliberate attempt To-
stu cover up his frauds. II he had been let alono
he would to-day have been paying the interest In
New York. There was scarcely man on this
moor to whom the Governor had not uttered the
basest lies, and he (Bowen) would not believe him
oath.
samison at this moment arose 70 point OF order
and asked that Bowen be not allowed to proceed
unless he Withdraw his remark about the Cover.
. Tie point being overrued Bowen proceeded with
HIS speech. He said he wanted II understood that
as the Governor had assaled him his nlthy Mes
sage, he would reply. and II he could not HIM
IN his speech he would reach him IN question OF
privilege. He then went on to review the special
the issuing OF bonds limited the time in which 10
issue them and that all the after the expira.
lenLy issued. lie spoke for over five hours and
saying that he knew what the result would BEL
These very scoundres, before the end OF the present.
session, would INTO this General Assembly and
ask me passage OF an act egalzing The very bonds
Accompanying this bill would come a joint resoIa.
lion asking the Legislature To pledge the state
against reputation.
lie then alluded to that Bart Of the Message IN
which the Governor had alluded TO his tBowen'sl
prison record. de said-'f am rogue, the
Governor says IN ms Message, why was so anx-.
1ous at the beginning OIL the session that should
cone ana dine with himS Why did he send after
Inc day after dayy Dld ne not know all about mo
that he knows nOwS II am all tnat he makes mo
out TO be in his Message, why did he send friend
to me to bring me 10 has house. ana while was
there why did he Oier TO give all his support n
should run for Governor OF the Slater lie voluntarily
made me q proposition TO support me for Governor.
He was willing, as bad as am, assist In fOisng
me upon the anllcted people oil the state. TINS
cover up his swndles could have stepped into hls
place."
MORAL TURPITUDE.
When Robert Kingston Scott talks about moral
nakedness let him remember the poor school mis-
tress VINO was enticed from walhalIa under cover
OF certain letter, and VINO came under the roof OF
ms mansion, ana whose room he entered on one
At this Juncture point OF order was raised ss to
tne use OIL the language. 5. J. Lee member from
Edgeneld being temporarily III the Char, ruled tho
point well taken. Whereupon Bowen arose to o
question OF privilege. saving tnat he had been
sailed BY the Governor, and mad right to assai hls
character In return.
The speaker lMoses) having resumed the Chair
Bowen proceeded.
sentences IN the Penitentary who would not have
done nall as much as scott DID TO that poor woman
man that talks about moral nakedness. /, iii be.
comes him TO open his mouth. Why, then, was no
one beneath the roof on that night but himself and
the poor woman who mad taken shelter there.
A SToRMY SCENE.
Here half O dozen members arose to their feet ia
points or order. The point raised was thar H. was
unparllamentary 10 use such language Ia reference
to the Cher executive OF the state
The Speaker ruled that while lie thought the Ian.
guage IN bad taste he knew OF no rule which enabled
MIN to prevent member from attacking the char
acter OF any State Oficai under oil question
from the Decision OF Re Cna but was oais
before vote could be had. Morley the Irrepress0le
member from Union, then arose anu made similar
point. The Speaker repeated that he could not RUE
sisted that ne (Mobley should be called TO the Chair
anu tnat ne would stop It, This modest request not
made, but was LOST. The Speaker having By amt Of
a vigorous assault upon his desk with his 0f1cal
gavel succeeded In restoring order, Bowen con-
know said he) that this effort to gag me would
be made, and were 1t not for these Interruptions
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victims or this kind dragged down to rum by this
man, who talks about moral nakedness. Alter
taking advantage OF this poor woman, he wrote her
letter, IN which he threat her ir she ever df.
vulged what TRANSFERRED on that night Alter ms
strous crime came out-the proof that the Gu0erna-
t0rla Mansion OF south Carolina no longer Afforded
protection to the virtue OF an Innocent woman.
SIDE SCENE.
Hereupon BYAs arose, and In words OF tndtgna.
and accompanied BY gesticuIations OF the most
violent kind, denounced the language used, and
Dy threatening an expulsion bowen
BOWEN replied as folows:-I care nothing for your
threat am not TO be pulled Wy the man whose
BYAs-Mr. Speaker. rise to question of privi.
lege. The gentleman says my vote can be bought
The SPEAKER-The gentleman Is mistaken; how
does the member from Orangeburg know that The
gentleman from Charleston refers TO him2 He has
BYAs-I desire to ask the gentleman If he refers
10 mep
BOwEN--If you will ask that question outside of
this house VIII answer 1t. AS 1 was going on to
say that woman came down to Charleston, having
IN her possession letter In scouts handwriting,
her II she ever opened her mouth about
what had TRANSFERRED. 1t did more; described the
vile deed mat had been consummated.
JONES tof GeOrgetOwn)-Wnere Is the letter.
. BowEN-The party who mad 1t carried 1t to the
Governor and made him pay sum OF money for IL,
and 1t thus got back into ms possession.
;. An indignant member here arose ana wanted TO
Governors private character, or as legislators 10
make laws for the people.
NO one was found TO undertake the answering OF
this indig nant question, which was certainly q
poser, and Bowen once more resumed.
lie salt-If you want To see moral nakedness go
to Wizards Hotel In Washington. On the hotel
books you Will ind registered SCOTS name IN con-
necton with a notorious woman from Philadelphia,
who occupied the same room with HIM. Follow MIN
from ashington TO New York and 20 to No. liz
West Twenty-slxth street "a noted house. called the
seven sisters, or Palmetto House, and learn his
ings there. Ii mad been let alone ! would nave
shown how, In New York, there lived a woman
named Pauline 10 whom he offered q set OF diamonds
worth 500, but that the price large enough
will. however now leave the SUBJECT saying to
Robert X. Scott tnat II he wishes to investigate all
these transactions, HE knows IL Is himself"
will leave 1t TO the people 10 judge between him
aud me.
A DISTRESSING CASE