National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-03-19
TIE LATE DENNIS HAWKINS.
Result Of the Corener's Inquest e. Abran
Bowrn Committed to Jail.

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Yesterday, N ! O'Clock coroner Patterson
held an inquest at the fTecdmcn'a hospital, over
the hoIv ~ nennis IIawkIns who died nj this
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INSTITUTION MOnusF morning nonl ,ne cne ', "
blow received by Abrau Bowen on frday last,
IN Georgetown.
Dr Rnhert Reyburn was IN, nrst yItncss
sworn, who testified that when the deceased was
mai Ma stnI hsd bcen fractured on The len aide
anI Ms rIght s,Jc was naraiyIed me bonss
,1ere iooss IN ths hrsL mi ibc brain had bscn
tntnreJ wi,nss. sSbibiiSi nnm,,sT ~ nieres
OF Inc ssuIl ,atcn from Inc head. The wound
Tanscd DEAN
Grace n"iI VIVA nov, sNorn WIN testified
mai he lives in s!coreetown: on FRIDAY night
heard stones falling; went out aud saw deceased
In the al 0t Getting un. and he was Obliged 10
,aIe hniI nt tfSs 1en tx ~ pesn trnn iaIlinv
Witness asked what was the matter, and re-
Cciyed no answer
ison scott trsiined TO seeing Bowen aud de-
leased ngbtinS- th.y gnt senaratcJ and Uaw.
tins ran SsrI IN Ma yatSi and throw a stnnc aver
the fence, and both went Al IL. throwing stones
Dennis aunt ran out and said HThere. you have
Allied Dennis !" and Dennis sald "So. lam I'D
n no bss !" it,wlIns ,~as \ n,arrci,oms man
but B1Mcn WAS n nIist man n church mcmbcr
They had hal words about The woman bowen
married who il SSas sail UaykIns lived with
hcfnrr she married. Raven ne~raseL ,iiI nnt
seem satisneJ after they were married..
Sergeant j. n R9igrrs testIneJ that he. In
,nn,bany with Dnlrcr IJarner wcrc Informed
that there was A disorder On i,race street ami
ibsy iVVctbeP rro~ce,le 10 ,be scene whsre
they found q large number Of coiorSd persons
4 difi,Culty. Jaw UawkIns who said that BoNen
hai struck him, witness went 10 Bowen'a house
and told him To- come 10 the station, and he Ild
20. haven said Thai HAWKINS had followed him
and attacked MIN on The bridge, AMI again Al
the corner ~ BTidVr and NaTfet streets, and
then in the alley again. Bowen stated that the
woman had lived with HAWKINS several yeaTs
who ill.treatsd her and she Isit MIN. and thai he
had married her. and that Hawkns had IRE.
man. Bowen stated that he had strucE Hawkins;
thai A number 81 stOncs and bricks mad been
thrown. and he caught niece Of a brick and
pltehed il 6acE. bowen also showed him a tear
In his pantaloons. which he gtated had been
made nv a niece al ron thrown NV UaIEins
Oriccr Harper rorroborsteJ The Testimony Of
Sergeant Rodrerz
Flira MbeeIer tegtincd that the woman and
Hawkins had been living together Two years ana
bowen mad married. her iiawkins got d mic 81
stoncs ana saih thai he ,SouII IN RAVEN ~,
hpayInR stones. Hawkins haL been 10 The hons,
after Boyen az ate rs one o'clock NJ night The,
had been HAVING fnsaes since Inc second NonIai
IN ne al mnn tniss, rpSiav Iivns stonIn,
hin every tlay, Witness always thought Ii
would be Killed AftcT the aIaIT H. wanted /,
90 10 Inc station. hnnsc REWsn Iid moi den,
striking WawEins Raven was a ncareabic man
he Wonli often sinp hymns when he came in
MARY Jane Brucc sworn. and testined She wa
in her house which h about ten rods from wher
Mr. Wheeler. IIawIIns and Bowen lived Hear
stonea hitting me hnnse. yTent 10 inc door AM
aaW hoth Haven and uawkIna throwIno
Haven nnaiiy nirted mn n hT,rE ran mn n ~,
fence ami thys = and hi uswEins lie teIt down
hut soOn got mn and walled into the house
There haa been a grca, desi III trnnhie in N,
alley aimee RoWen Same there and n has nj
been about that woman.
Maria l. Rowen sworn anil tesuned that she 4
the wife Of AbTam powen saw the beVinninI
al the dIr,ruitY on EriIay nivht hetween he
husband and mswpins AZ she was going ami 4
friend shp met Dennis near the Inontb NJ IN
aiiey lie made nae oI some yeTY obsren
language Her bushSnd ma moi saw anything
menus nirked nm a rorI ami ALI he hal min,
Ia tnnri her IN Inc bcsI a. witch sha nTnn,
and hpggsJ bsT bnsband Ia COINS an ami n"t a.,
anythihS 10 him IiaWtins SAD 1Yon GISSi
N 81 a n ipfsnI 10 IIi' Won 10 nIgh
ar Won are 10 XII me" This was on IN
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