National Republican., 1876-04-04
THE CHILD MURDER.
Evidence Of the Woman's Guilt-Rslsass Of
the Father.

Coroner Patterson yesterday morning held an
inquest over the body of the child of Susan Bow
man, who was arrested Sunday evening for the
murder of the babe by throwing 1t into sewer,
asrelated in yesterdays REPUBLICAN. The body
was kept that night in the Second precinct sta
tion, where In the morning the jury viewed 1t,
and received the following evidence:
Hanson Brooks, Alfred Smith and Francis
Brooks testified to finding the child In the sewer.
Officer James Marshall was sworn, and testified
to making the arrest OF the woman, Susan Bow
man. The man. Franz Bowmsn, called on him
to go to his house his wife so as to get her
to tell what she had done with the baby. Tne
woman on his arrival abused Bowman, saying
been done with it. Witness told her that he
would lock her up If she did not tell what she
had done with 1t. She then said that she had
and show him the place, and she came out and
went down Samson street to Fifteenth, and then
to the corner Of street HSd pointing to the trap
until light was procured, and the body was
found there. She acknS"" S"i.AsAl thrnwInE the
child there, saying that Bowman was not mlr-
ried to her, and the child did not belong to him.
THE FATHER's VERSION.
Frank Bowman the father of the child testified
that he had no knowledge of the intention OF his
vile; that when lie clme home last night, bstween
and oclocE, she had very warm tire and the
such tre for? 1t will make the children sick"
She replied: "lt's none Of your business" Wit
ness sat there about half an hour, when she
Jumped up and laced her shoes, and after turning
the light down, said: "Y0u needn't make your.
self any trouble about the fire." and taking up
the child out o. @ the pS9 went d 0qs and TeTa!ned
the child? ?'' and she said: "iii do what l choose
With Gy own flesh and blood" Witness looked
about the room, and not finding the child went to
her srardmother's to see II she had ta.uu IL
there but did not find 1t. witness then called on
the officer TO make her tell where Il was and she
said she had put 4: in the sewer. Was married to
10 and had two other children
child was born on the 10Th Of O;tober.
THE MOTHERS STORY.
The woman Susan, who is very ignorant and
comprehends ordinary questions apparently with
difieulty, was called upon to make statement.
While speaking she appeared to be very nervous.
She talked in the style peculiar to the most igno-
rant Of her race. When asked about the child
she replied, 81 put It in the sewer" and when
asked the cause she replied as she had done the
evening before: at was struck with the adder
wor king up and down its back, making It black
in the face, and 1t broke out on Its head. It was
in the morning, and beat up some inJun and
gave 1t the iuice." When questioned further she
band, and, illustrating the action by choking her
self, said: such husband as I've got beat me
and chOked me-" The coroner asked her when,
and she replied, ABOUT year before last"
Coroner. "He didn't strike you yesterday"
susan: 1T was much right to strike to chop me
garded her as Of unsound mind, although she
was in the habit Of talking to herself all the
Harriet Butler, the grandmother of Susan
Bowman, testified that she never thought that
Susan had special good sense.
Dr.. Hartigan testified that the child was per-
fectIy natural and finely developed.
THE VERDICT.
verdict that the said Nellie Bowman came to her
death by sutIocation through the criminal agency
mmtfsS her for the %updsp % ~ NJ sne cGfonef
| ordered the release Of the father.