The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-31

Is,E EsGWLE HOMICIDE.
.,..,<4qr SENT on. But ADMITTED To
l:tIL.

...,..,i it. Ci>,' .!lch WAS under coflSltirr2-
,s.. a, l,.,y miuu,Cs after 10 o'clock the
,.,>..rl T.. {, EvYntt. charged with shooting
..,I Killing ". Il. liowic, WAS called for i'll
,,-'i-rhIon.
pr. r,tgriir'd Trent was the first witness
.s.l,.u.I. he gave an account oi the wounds
r.r.s,H ~ liuwlc. IL dc:alcd i'll the DtS-
,,...i"t Yesterday.
,r.nk Morris. Albert Chilcs, Royal Clark,
-..n .irhu>"n. and Henry Smith (colored},
...4.. it.. l.Tt witnesses examined. Their
.,....agty did moi G..cr Very materially from
r... !, !icl. they gave OH "Wednesday.
'.v, Latham Nrc,lously reported Lathrop)
'.>s 4" i ''a' his attention WAS first called TO
80. affair by solnc Of the mcn in the mill
j,a.,aso' sul liz, :. Look there, look there"
il. tid -. ana saw Howle in Il rccnn-
Uui POSITION on tbs roadway and Il gen |
ti,iuu who tired II. him. Did not see
l,.i one SHOT, hut saw he ilash of that and
i,s,a l,.r report. As Bennett fired lie ad-
l#"ri from ,iN to ten steps. Witness then
% ,.yG again tie conversation he had heard
!.:H,,u !!owic aud Bennett, ~ published
.n'rri9y.
he Court When you saw Howln lying
30 i' iI.tmWay III the manner you have de-
.iIind. Il" YOU think he was in condition
!. rrr at an antagonist?
Nr. Latham could not say, sir; though
h'. might have been. When Bennett fired
a-ain saw llowio sink to the earth.
Edward Waller icolorcD testified that in
tie m"lnin" between and o'clock he had
"a Bennett on horseback. and HOWE gcs-
..-,ttdin.. and shaking his fist at him rs the
$50 wrnl down Twelfth street from Cary.
Egnnctt was on Horseback and Howle WIS
,.n'hin-, beside him. In the afternoon, after
;.,. Shooting. he went to the scene Of the
l1y and >aw llowic lying dead. Mr.. Ben
'+'t j"Ii him liIat he Iiowlc) was the same
tGtn Wis" Wcs walking by him in the noln-
jnr "t,rn hr was on horseback.
Mr.. ". f. Wade was next examined. He
irI heard HOWE say ten or twenty times
rc.t he Erant u Shoot Bennett because he
bad caught him II improper intercourse with
!! M!!"; That he had bought Il pistol from
~ut''!r Robinson for that purpose, but thnt
l:pti,>nu had not been told what hc intended
!, dc with u. MIR. Wade further stated that
h,. 'r,t NJ. HoWls Oh the morning oi the
,,ir.s, ana h.. .old Nj. Wade thai hc
..,-.u.; tc 20 dnWn and shoot Bennett un:cS,.
g.. "oli@ ;,i&c HI, liioW!c,sJ wife and sup
..gi i'r
VI. ti"nry Perrin had had Il conversation
wNa Nr. iiowlc, in which he stated that he
=
;'nat tr!arc going lie meant to make Mrs.
i.nHit widow. and her children would
"@lH for many mouthfiIl of bread. lie
,t,r -u,tc, his intention of Shooting Bennett
IA This conversation with Mr. Perrin.
II this point thc counsel for defence intro
o'rrd lhtrrr. which proved to be ~ agree
meat, dated 18th May, between Howlc and
s:, NIir. lie following Is the paper:
1T j. agrecd between W. K. ilowlc and
iHn" I. Eiowl,', his Wife, that they from this
".. -'.'nru" =, man and wife. The said w.
J.. Ii.'}, binds himself not to make amy
'i.t al h,r property, ur on her It's his wife,
at q .n',>t or di>t,ir5 her III any manner, ur
. N>H her, - ln2hc ANY attack on any man on
."t "rvuUI'. -iud the said Jane T.. Howle,
"A her para, icii,!,ui>hes any claim to sup
,ott ur !iIaiutriiaiiu rUm said w. X. HoWlp,
g.. ijN dover in III, property.
"l'rn under out hands and seals this
~ May l>.2
,IsueAl w: i. HOWE,
"JANH l.. UowLE"
\ warrant WAS also introduced lis cv-
a'n.'. This ease was before tho Police
''".;j", or Saturday, and appeared in the
.hssatch on Monday morning i'll the pro-
c,,iI%s of tie Police Court.
N:. Turner Atkinson wtS tho next Wit
u',- examined fer the defence. He related
e conversation which had taken place on the
morning ni the shooting at the office OF
Hr>-.s. IiuIia,iay ~ White between himself
@nu Tie two lawyers Iii this conversation
he said he wanted 10 secure 4 divorce; that
:. Lad done Bennett injustice, and that it
Tae Il woman who was in bed with his wife
"a rlvciion-night; that l!c bore no malice to
H"uuctt, and that ho QBennctt might lay
,s~id" lis weapons, ;ls be did not intend to
.G"icsI him. Other statements were made
~ the witness which arc not of specia! ln-
irI">t.
Nr. frhin>on, the person who sold the
Tii"l - lioWlc. was next examined. lie
r'!"t"0 hoW he had prevented the difficulty
t"y three days; that lie had tried to get
t'' pistol from Howle aflcr he Robinson)
!Ignrd what his intention vas; that he,
G"irorcr. had given notice at the station
a"l,"" that lG had sold IIowle the pistol, and
IL" reply lie received w:s that a warrant was
alsdy out for Howlc's arrest. [iIowle was
arrested and difficulty afterwards settled
II The Police Court, and warrants withdrawn.
iitI, WAS the case in which he threatened his
"lic.] Mr.. Robinson further stated that he
GA n"i Know the prisoner ut the bar, and
had never seen him before.
Policeman ". j. Orange also testified. lie
>,i'd that llowle had told him that if he
inoWlc) had not been arrested on Friday he
"onid have killed Il nI,u. he did not tell
'"c Policeman ut that moment who the man
va, but did subsequently.
ilw testimony was concluded about half |
last clock, when the counsel for defence |
''ld they llnd no REMARKS TO submit except |
!" ask inr the discharge of the prisoner.
ILc Police Justice said that the point of
j!:c'iuiinaiiou between manslaughter and
rAcusablc. homicide was q very nice one IN
'2w, aad that when uowle turned and re-
treated Bennett became the acgressor. He
was not satisfied that it was excusabie homl-
',dc, and he would therefore send the ac-
used Oh IL tue grand jury of the Hastings
'onrt for Monday next. The Justice stated,
h'wcvcr, that he was willing TO bail the ae.
Used, and did so IN the sum OF $500, with
y iliiam +. Ford as security.
he following bill, prepared by Mrs. |
'.'w!:'s attorney on the 18th instant (Mon- |
g.; last, i, Interesting lis part Oh The lis
Dry oi the circumstances which led TO tie |
!'~tth Of iiowie. J, shows that Mrs. HoWle !
'Sih'rn' npIn be.!s rcgused from her hus-
ana. < is alleged that even OH Sunday and |
.IpEda: last Mf. Howlc worried and dis
'ri;Cd III, wife and even threatened her life,
nets !!!'stunding the agreement which was |
'!ade ii tie Police Court on Saturday, WHEN
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