Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-03-24
A CHARACTER NOT YET IN
n M COURT.
HENRY G. BOWEN AND HIS WONDERFUL
SECRETS.


Iat COURT.
HENRY g. BOWEN AND HIS WONDERFUL
SECRETS.
Last night lmet one OF the numerous
Bowcns cntanglcd in the complications
Of this case. II was one of the sons OF
Bowen whom, after literally building
Plymouth church, its more devoted
worshippers propose TO offer up as n
burnt offering and n smoke Offering on
its crumbling altar. The Tilton fac
ton had subpGnaed ''old man Bowen"
rs we call him, but, for some reason,
he will be denied the opportunity OF
exposing to the world all the dreadful
history which is compressed within
his scraggy bosom, There is no doubt
that he hates both Becchcr and Tilton
with magnificent hatred, being held
back from the firing OF their unctnous
pyrc by an inspiration which must
steam up from Sanatic furnaces. lie
has an undiscovcrablc motive for his
terrible speechlessness. In his long,
thin head is hidden the key TO other
Elensinian mysteries than that which
twelve men are rislSing their sanity to
solve in the city court. lie stands at
the door of a chanel house, with his
cadaverous finger ON his lips, and upon
his tongue the icy silence of the grave.
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more confidence, more secrets have
Deeh shoVeied ihto That human sepul'
chre than could the breast OF any
other llvlng creature contain. lie isa
gravestone under which are the dead
OF many tragedies, but upon whose
ia'e there Is not a single cpitaph- ON
inc last Day, when the earth shall
vomlt forth It's corrpses and the sea give
up i's ucad, tien Henry Z. Bowen VIII
nave TO yield the ghastly tenants of his
oraln. nc Is Beeehers gaunt Nemesis,
dogglng hlln mutely with the constant
shadow oi death sitting face TO face
with MN, ana looking into his eyes
every Sunday, sharing the sacramental
elements with him IN the Holy Com
mnnion, and knowing his secrets with
a knowledge possible only TO his vic
tim and their God. When Beecher
looks down from his platform into the
sepulehral face, what iantoms are they
which well up in spectral procession
from Bowen's eyesl Bowen knows.
Beecher knows.
Some great bond unites Beecher and
Bowen. What that bond may be the
keenest intelligence, the most persist
ent search, have failed to discover.
Bowen has publicly said that he can,
when he likes, drive Becchcr out of
Brooklyn, How did he achieve that
influence? Why has he
iesisted from applying it?
Frank Moulton, from occupying
The most unhappy relation to this case,
has ended by occupying. perhaps. the
happiest relation 10 it. In his very
dilemma was his apology in his non |
iescript relation were all the elements
,f his explanation his perfect cmbar-
'assment gave a tone of the ludicrous
o the facts, and The people unrayelled
he man from the absurdity of seeking |
% be second for two principals
It the same time. His ready |
aeulnes, good memory, red head and
associations relieved him
rom the impntation OF consplrator,
'hu Il ne was fora long Tune undecided
y 70 which prlncipal he represented,
mere was no doubt on the subject
'nsn ms resentment gave nm STATUS
Moul'or mas lor 'he iuture very
'.uu ,. "ssoc'a''on WIN 'his case IN the
'uo"v '''. 'i''i'u' ne mas ceaseu 10 DC
,,,no',n', ,an', 9 ''na al.hougn an lhve.efa,e,
tSs t;as uoSgeu an'agon's' oi one Of ,ne
,,'.J J' ps, pa,',vs' ne M r,,al,'s hl almost ap-