New-York tribune., 1875-05-14
TESTIMONY OF JOHN ELIOT BOWEN.

TESTIMONY OF JOHN ELIOT BOWEN
John Eliot Bowen, witness called and
behalf Of the plaintiff testified a. follows
BY Mr.. FucrtOn-You the son Of Henry c. Bowen,
believe I A. Yes, Sir.
O. And your own name is John Eliot Boweut A. Yes.
Sir.
@ Do you reside home with your fatheri A. Yes Sir.
O. And havo you resided for number Of years pestf
A. Yes, Sir: always.
O. What is your present occupation il any, Mr. Bowcnr
A. Studying
@. At schOOlt A. Yes, Sir.
| Q. In this cityi A. Yes, Sir.
O. want to call your attention to the month OF De
cember 1870 and ask you whether you recolect during
that month OF delivering letter to Mr. Frceland from
your fatbert A. recOlect delivering n letter, but {
could not state whether it that month not.
Q. What is your best recollection upon the subject
A. Ny best recollection is that 1t holiday, from
the fact that my father called deliver this note
In the afternoon, and it light when carried it there.
and he home from business before dark at that
time OF year except on holidays
O. To whom did you deliver the note A. To Mr. Free
land, to the best of my recollection
q. State to whom 1t adiressedf A. To Mr. Free
land, suppose. l could not swear to that.
O. You the address. did you Did you the al.
dress OF the lettcri A. Yes Sir; probably IL.
Q. But have recoectoni A. L do not recolect: {
could not
O. Now. what reply. if anydid Mr.. Freeland take the
n
O. Did he read 1t in your prcsencei A. Yes, Sir
@ What reply did he send If any, to your fatheri A.
Something like, will attend to 1t" or 1t is all right"
something like that-equivalent to that.
@ And did you give the message to your fatheri A.
Yes, Sir, returned 1t tO him.
O. Where did you find Mr. Freeland when you gave
him the notcl A. believe he to the door himself.
O. At his own dwellingf A. AT his dwelling.
a. ~ nI T.
BY Mr. Evarts-Mr. Bowen, if he did not
come to the door, you had interview with hini A.
How is that. siri
O. If Mr. Freeand did not come to the door you had
no interview with himl Did you go into the hosei A.
1 into the house. right inside Of the hall
O. The door A. Yes. Sir.
@ Well if Mr. Freeland did not the door for you.
did you him personally at all A. l saw him per-
sonally.
@ Well. did he open the door for youi A. To the best
Of my recollection he did.
Q Have you any recollection OF seeing him. excepting
that he opened the doOyi A. recolect his, AS think.
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return
O. And all at tmei A. What. Siri
O. All at the moments A. Yes. Sir. right at the
mcnt.
O. What was your age at that time, In 1871 A.
About l3.
O. 1870, I mean A. 1870 was not quite l3 then
TESTIMONY OF MARSHALL J. MORRELL.
Marshall j. Morrell was called and sworn on
behalf OF the plaintiff, and testified as follows:
BY Mr.. Morris-Mr. MOrrell, where do you resdei A.
In Brooklyn.
O. What is your businessi A. Architect.
q How long have you been in that businessf A. Four
teen years
O. And carried business in Brooklynt A. Yes. Sir.
O. Have you made an examination OF the %
| premises No. AS Ilicks-st.i A. Yes. Sir
O. Mr. OvingtOn'sf A. Yes. Sir.
@ when did you make it A. This morning.
O. Did yos prepare this diagrami Producing diagraml
A. Yes, Sir
O. this correctly represent the situation in the
rear OF that hOusef A. Yes, Sir.
O. Now, will you take the diagram and will ask yoa
question. Handing witness the diagram State how
the OF the houses l4G 4s, and 80 are situated
whether they back the distance. A. They are
quite the line; LAG and liS are on the sane
ine and very nearly alike having each piazza In the
rear and small finished from the piazza No. 100
from which made the measurements, has no piazza
except an enclosed one. 1t Is called; that extends
little hey ond-two feet beyondNo las. and four iee u
the piazza Of las extends beyond that.
O. Mr. Oyingtonsh ia 1iS. between the two that you are
speaking OF now A. Yes, Sir; Mr.. Oyngton's is liS
O. Now which side is the house that you are nov
speaking OF, 1901 A. On the south.
Mr. Beach-Which way does tho piazza 'front.' a.
West; very nearly west.
Mr.. Morrs--what is the point Of compass there's
Which way the house 'front.' A. Very nearly eaAI
O. The house stands nearly east and wests A. feSs
Sir.
Mr.. Beach-Thcn the piazza fronts souths
The witness-No Sir the piazza fronts west II ID "
rectly ON the rear.
Mr. Morrs-Now, did you observe the houses sdoinn0
$50 and l46i A. Not adjoining LAG; bat adjoining io~
is three story house, having an extension OF nine fees
two stories high the whole Of che extension and one 0Se
OF the main building extends beyond No. 100
You did not observe the house the other side, ID.
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