Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-04-03
THE TREASURY ROBBERY.
Trial Of w. III. Gilman


Trial Of w. III. Ottman.
The TRIAL of VIM III. Ottmsn ,iGdicted for the
larceny OF "a o9I 65 from the United States
Treasury in June last, receiving stolen
property knowing IL TO have been stolen.
ano receiving embeZzlCd money knowing IL
10 have been empeZzied. was continued In
The Criminal Court. Judge OlIn, presiding,
Hon. Jeremiah M. Wilson for the govern
meBt, and Hon. Matt. II. Carpenter, W. A.
Cook X T. Merrick and r X. Elliot for the
Hugh Murphy testified that he delivered
the express package which was sent by Peg
Leg Brown from Boston to Gilman at his
place of business in this city on Sunday
Or. John r. Winter testified that he knew
Browns handwriting; bad seen him write
Boston, dated July 25th, to Ottman, was
shown him, and he recognized the address as
Browns handwriting.
The dispatch was offered and accepted as
evidence An objection was made by coun-
eel for defence, which was overruled.
This clo'ed the case for the prosecution,
and recess was taken until 70
TESTIMONY AS TO CHARACTER.
After recess
"A " Wyndn, Assistant Treasurer. testi-
the time nf the larceny.
W. s. Rnose, L. +. Clark. John T Given,
A. NJ. Proctor and s. Lewis testified TO thu
credit was good.
The case was on trial when our report
closed.
The court adjourned until to morrow.
Another Shocking Child Murder.
FIVE MONTHS OLD BABY THROWN INTO
SEWER BY1TS UNNATURAL MOTHER.
About 10 o'clock last night Frank Bowman
cOlOTed, approached Officer Mitchell on Sam
son street and asked him TO assist him In
hnding his child, an infant about five months
its mother, Susan Bowman. The woman
susan and Der husband live with other col
oTed people in house on Sampson street
between 14th and 18th. The officer repaired
10 the house and asked Susan where the child
was, aud she replied that she had thrown il
INTO the sewer. and offered to conduct Officers
Nsrshali and Perry To the spot. She led the
o1ncers TO the corner of 18th and p streets
where there was a man hole, and explained
low she had lifted the cover ard thrown the
child in. Assistance was summoned and
The child found lying in the water dead Both
Susan and Frank were taken to the station
house with The body Of the child. Bowman
states that he went home about 9 o'clock and
found the child missing. Finding he could
get no satisfaction from his wife, he started
out TO look for an officer. Susan is about IS
years old, quite black, very ignorant, and
lions put 10 her about the babe, but persisted
In tellingihow her husband had maltreated
her. They were locked up and the coroner
was notified 10 hold an inquest to day.
TIE INQUEST.
Dr. Patterson, the coroner, held an inquest
this morning at the second precinct station.
Brooks testified to the finding of the child's
body
O6icer James Marshall testified to arresting
the woman Susan Bowman. The man Frank
Bowman called on him TO go to his house to
scare his wife so as to get her to tell what
she had done with the baby. The woman on
bis arrival abused Bowman. saying that IL
was one OF his business as TO what had been
don with IL. Witness told her that he would
Loeb her up IL she did not tell what she had
done with IT. She then said that she had
~ a fINnFn fol AAr
come and show him the place, and she came
out and went down Samson street to 18th
and then TO the corner of 2 street, and point
Ing TO the trap said, ats down there" Wit
ness kept her there until light was pro-
cured, and the body was found there. she
acknowledged throwing the child there, say
ing That Bowman was not married to her
and the child did not belong to him.
THE FATHERS STORY.
Frank BOlCHlGn ties tilted that he knew MOTH
Ing about the Intentions of his wife; that
when be came home last night, between 7
and O'Clock, she had a very warm fire and
the light turned down. He asked, "What
children sick" She replied, ats none of
your business" Witness sat there about
half an hour, when she jumped ND and laced
her SHOES, and after turning the light down
said, You needn't make yourself any trou-
bic about the fire." and taking up the child
out OF the bed went out anu remained about
half an hour. Witness asked, "Where is the
child?" and she said, III do what choose
with my own flesh and blood" Witness
looked about the room and not finding the
child, went to her grandmothers to see if
She had taken 10 there. but did not find 10. |
Witness then called on the officer TO make
her tell where IL was, and she said she had
put IL in the sewer. Was married TO the
won an and had two other children, This
child was born on the 10Th Of October.
THE MOTHERS STORY.
The woman, Susan Bowman. is about |
IS ears old, and veIy black. When calIoi |
q piece OF rag TO pices, and said in repIy 10 !
DR.. Patterson: 81 put 10 in the sewer. It was |
strnck wild &c adder working up and down
In It's bead making IL black in the face and
1t broke out on his head. 1t was in the |
morning and beat up some inguu and gave |
1T the JUICE. Such husband as 1 is got beat |
NE and checked me-" The Coroner-HWhen |
was that? Susan-"AbOut year before last" |
The COronor-"He didn't strike you yester |
cay? Susan.-"lt was much right TO strike |
me 10 chop me up about the fire."
Bowman said that he never regarded her |
as OF unsOund mind, although she talked to |
herself all the time, and didn't drink because |
ne ga not taKe any liquor home and she |
The grandmother of Susan Bowm an, Har. !
ret BldteT, testified that she never thought |
that Susan had special good sense.
Or. HGrtigGu testified that the child was |
natural and finely developed.
VERDICT.
The jury found verdict that the said Nell |
lie Bowman came to her death by suffcation |
through the criminal agency of the mother, |
susan Bowman, and the Coroner commit |
teu her ior the murder OF the child, and |
ordered the release OF the father.
NATIONAL RAILROAD COMPANY OF
MARY LAND. - Among the acts recently |
passed by the legislature OF Maryland is one |
TO incorporate the National Railroad Com. |
pany OF Maryland. Tue object of the COM |
pany is stated TO be to connect with the |
Pennsylvania railway system by construct |
Ing road from Washington TO the Penn
sylvania line by as direct route as possible, |
passing through or near Brookville, Mont |
gonery county. The capital stock is fixed |
at 50 COO 900, divided into &c, 0C0 shares Of $50
each. The commissioners named to open |
books, &c, are: b. L. Jackson, A. r. Shep- |
herd, X. 7. Merrick, A. G.. Riddle, Anthony |
Hyde, +. p. Stanton and VIM. Thompson, OF |
the District; a. Bowie Davis. NJ. Blair, |
Washington Bowie, and F. Bowie and Fran. |
els Miller, OF Montgomery county; VIM. b. |
Matthews, Dennis Gather and John r. |
Clarke, OF Howard county; and John X. |
Longwel. John c. Smith, Jacob F. McCo- |
mos and Thomas F. Standard of Carroll |