, 1876-03-12
How Hiss Tomli1son Vas Eoeed and Ton
by Bower and Bslknap.
Bowers Jealousy Of His Wife Leads
TO His Death.
Sad Experience of a Post-Tratler
at Fort Concho, Tex.
District Prosecuting-Attorney Wells
Despairs Of Iaa!cting the Ez'
Secretary.


MRS, BEtKNAP's ANTECEDENTS.
AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF lIEn Urs AND
DOWNS OF LIFE
From Our Oicn Correspondent
CINCINNATI, March 10.-1lts. Bowsr-Bslknap,
Caleb P. Marsh, aad tho Tomtinsons are veil
known here, and there is no end Of apocrypha1
storieB told on questionable authority and with
high imaginative ennbe1Iishnent about them aIl.
Downtown men here remember Marsh about
tho outbreak of the War as confidential clerk
in tho great hardware house Of Tyler Davidson
g. Co., which for number of years did heavier
business than any other house in any line in
this city The firm il those days was composed
of Tyler Davidson, who having amassed large
fortune, had gone to Europe in hope Of ,improy-
ing his health, which was much broken, and
his brother-in-law, Henry Probascos the Same
who out Of his millions presented tho city the
handsome Davidson fountain, which, at Munich,
cost him 9100 900, and Who, in his psiatlal resi-
dopce at Clifton, has the finest and most e1pon-
siye private collection Of paintings in the West,
and perhaps in the country. Early IN the var,
having made moro money than they knew what
to do With, aud auxions to be relieved OF the
cares Of active business, the frm took Marsh
in as a partner, and he soon be-
cane the managing man OF the house.
Under bis management the firm supplied to the
a1nn1S W '"o ,,,o s..s-s.1a s ~ H.
amount OF millions much Of which was fur
.,;ahoo W.T. M contrnct bnt sold outright to
lAoA ~ .r,-,oaaa aX;oa,c;ae of
nee' tno oAAhous'oo ~ o-fr
the service, WHICH tiausac'Ions, ~ o .,;r3s ~,
we're ti1o daojecs oi tu4e1t, atse4s p..o1 ari
upon the OF VoaiseInasssiienoA
Grain, for some time asationeo as Naau'111s'
TUE PROFITS WERE Esoaa9os, .o.
and as l am told by 8 "eil-h1o"n e1'1 es.so' n
buBlness man tneu IN s..no! " .no 10 n1n', .rs.
Mas o share OF ;me he ho
U20ti fro the dsm, ' drawing oas fer bis interest
s2o3, 900 CASH and removed to New iotk, Mhere e
he entered the 1u1Nsure A11n " aettol ~ ~ -. ~
as partner, and subsequently oeca"o laenoes
OF cont1actfn5 ntm. dele 10 "se nnoHo ss. ~ ~
keeo' co!a-uooueu .u1o ,t .aat;,;a,s ~ aa.;aI
-maklut' unsocaai, oos anplsious u1 soe1ae gu
prominence, ana man "no. 90 enose 20 : e9e ~
hcro now teil OF nm nad not m ln.,mate iend ~
the world hss slto rs tenentuS,u p a5 tI9 n
pretty. pelne uaaenesA VI IoAa' 80 ~ 49, 80 ~ 4t.s
OF the old-:lnso merchants, VINO 1au ea more tnan
quarter OF century ago. Hnu eaaeu n!o S"too1
IS Justice OF saa feace. nhas ust aoc1a1 a1
bition may nave been a1tet sns ie1e ne1es c"uc
not youch for but those |hn kneW nsI spohe VI
her as woman OF uec!ueo9 oonee ~ t~.t.a ta1t.n,
Who TO please nel h;1 Hn0h a1 dos -;
was at its 1000, 1o19ea MN u ne t'GSs u
nobby turn :ons penhu spac.nu x
who is credited with aspiring 70 1oal ieco9n'''on
in the -
CIRCLE or THE AsclEST an.sIun.1u1 .l'ronth. Dan
Of tbls eera ,na SID
was quietly su'bbed BY snaf es,ect cole,le .1 & ano
his disappointment: perhaps. e1 1nsalua tna .euu
tation he left behind nun amons tnoss assocaatsu
with him 10 bnsness: as Isse. seu tn1gc.e' nens
fellow, without tr1eudsntp. He sotao"ua% an9e@
ed bookish tastes. and WAS trftle yam OF h1s
linguistic attaiunents, it ls SAID. fnonGn VIDAL
these were nobody seems 70 hase Aoenn' e':.
Manife6tiy, from ai1 thas III LOU VI nlu,
he was cut by the social snntuoMn
IN him here IS n w snodoy aosdaa naoner,
making talent lett for Nov 1ofk7 70 amaas more
money aud buy his way INTO 1ppel-tsn.uya4' y auu
the snubs he received here did nos IN the ieast
soften his parVonn nau.eu1, " 9tolx sota sa ~
him illustrates: "aea ~ Has nohtn5 .o'Ss
fastest Ike the lest 81 ine ,sa .an
made h's nome nc ths nuIaes 11ou9e; sH1u 4to 10
arlstocrat1e hosiery VI tns clty, anu ~ 'uuss
days grand hotel. among LII oo"1ueio "eAe
Elias L., OF as he Is
FAMILIARITY STYLED. bo.L. Lhmis ,aoa
Lew1s is dstlngu4saea, ~ a'so tsts.essu M .a.,,
character at Cincinnati, and mas heen lor many
years. He IS man OF hne eaucasso' anu cou-
siderable culture, has daoo!ed III poetry some"
what, Was oreo iaryer ana e1auast ~
fesslonat CAMPER ol tne h'gu-t9neo - r.
ern type, and hle elegantly h.sec-up lhs " ~. tpe
tiger has long been one OF tue s!Hule u luz
burg. by his prodga Aberanss' ne nas ac4ulseo
quite 3 reputation as pubilc-aplri1eo c'elzen,
bis latest freak balng the pressntanon o. =
costly communloo-eef7lce 70 9oo NV ui.n ~.
Moore's IaDefnacle onulIa' anL ne1, ssJ
gethcr, he Is recognlzcd oy p.etty th1cn
oSe1yboay in Cincinnati as nrst,rato 19l-
low. though he will Play cg5de. ana a nooods H
OF the stylish guests al tne bnInst noaao w