The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-11-29
REMARKABLE MURDER CASE
nm MISS LOTIsf BOWEN KIM MIR.
BENJiMTN e. MtZzy?

..,rge statement Of IL Young Woman who
acknowledges Herself ~ M"rdercss Wee
,,h,, susp ct ed OFT uinmitting the Crime
,,,op of the Grand Jury what the Prose
,,,,y Attorney calls - splendid Case"
On The night Of sunday oct. q, the resi-
l,.. m the ncighhorhood II Sherman and
v.t. -troD,-. Norwich. Conn. were aroused 10y
49, .. ry that a burglar had bc"n killed at the
.r house OF tn square. The house was a
A..f..anr haing inhabited 10y two families ~
,.trlrol pie cmI logged in the Falls Mills near
Is Tlacuciunter had taken place in The COM
.at.ui .u re ri..li hand. wh.rli WIS rented
Il, fn II Bowen "a tnam-ter in tn employ
~ ,hom mills Tho excited ncighbors hastcncd
i.rn- building.
On entering the small pnrlor Of the dwelling
o.rrhflul scene pres 'ntcd itself IL the c,ntrc
NJ M. rlor lay The body of man wcltcring in
Mood o.. -tull crushed in and the fno" horri-
H., N,Ii.n and bruised. The wallis ON three
.,i., of the room were dashed It'll blood. and
ilp carpet soaked in several places On the
4 up hos 70 heavy hn,r ball club of white ash.
with Oh heavier end emo1rcd with blood and
lnr Bowen. 'ir father of the family. WINS on
ro floor holding down writing man and
calling for H--. stance. Around him wrc
grouped his wife and family including his SOM
in-nw-a man named Da,is-and his dnuahi r
I.N-a. % rirl of *. The latter was pale ~
death. aud when asked what had happened
-.y.l thr club and said " | did IT," pointing 10
fl. -tfuic body. which was recognized as
that ui Benjamin G.. Muzly. pistol maker 10y
trl l,.and an old acquaintance 81 the Bowens.
Amc--rugcr who had been despatched to the
tnli.. station. more than mile distant. now re-
turned with Officers Burdick. Dcnlson. ani
D.'y. rho girl. ON her voluntary Confession,
WIS taken pr soncr. A. thoy were preparing
carry the body of the still breathing man out
some one observed that h. had no shoes on
You will find his shoes at the back OF the barn.
sud Loyisa. unconccrncdly. and sure enough
firv worc found in an outho,lsr nj the plrc,
MENTIONED. To add to the mystery of TIA" Hilaii
tNe wounded man died within hail an hour
Nf' ui being able to speak OF IN any way indi
r.'e lI- H@-ailant
Tho noNt morning Lovisa told her story
vlu vnrird somewhat from her statements Of
fn might before. and also from the stories oi
tr timer members OF the ininily She WIS
sleeping. she said. in one Of the upper bed
rooms Ill IN ha,t 3D. we hous', WIN h'f young
tr sister, and "A Mis- Anna DrkensQn Il Gre n
port. l.. l.. when she was aroused hy the noise
Of ID man ia the room. The intruder discover.
iNE tAat She Was awake, crept silently down
stairs ami she followed him invims Just tim,
tfduu % calico wrapper, which in her hurry III,
lnt % wr nE SIDE out Ihink lng IL was burg.
harm might happen 10 him. suddenly She re-
ntmNrrcd her hrothcr's ball club. viii ia was
20
Nrdiul' the supposed outlaw "a stunning blow
on tho head. IT, showed fight. and She think
INK beer Tiff" was in danger struck him again
ami again with terrible eject. The man. vii,
had been irllrd by tho first blow rose. and at
tempted to ward III the others hut failed and
wis finally beaten into Ia" munglrd and sense
less condition in which he was found. Then
amt only then. according - her statement die
her father and IN" r'.-t II the family enter.
This rrnarkaNl" story was received with gen
eral IN rrdulity, and "a thorough and search in.
investigation demanded Captain Of Pole,
William l.. WhHiry. who returned to town on
Pie day alter the murder. Instituted a rigid eN
animation. The theory that Mr.. MuNly was II
ne house for hurgaripus purposes was at once
r"1cf,d. II was discovered that MuIzv ha,
p"en intimately acquainted with the BOwens
and especially with Lovsa. for upward Of tw,
years. His attentions Ia the girl had arousrD
me jealousy Oi his wife. ana wrr" the cause %
hi- leaving the house which he had rented mex
80 tar that the father uf the giri had forbidden
him the h, use. and the two had rrsortel 7,
.uud'stinr meetings. One night Muzzy wa
discovered hid in the cellar OF the adIonin.
Lov.sa intrricred. telling her father that il h,
struck him tMuYyl he struck her The police
DIS oyered that Muzzy had been ia the habit %
- -. her room on tn" upiatr g..
which .rnroarhdi ns M thn hrl HIM ~ To- ,hr
purpose. One night in July last he fell. kin.
- m" doorstep and nearly breaking his back
H. was pirk"d up by a passing neighhor an,
carried to his house. without Bowen, Sr be-
r NJ as lre OF lr accident
- hy thr IN ~,luy follow ng tho ARRAY. Cant
Nnii'y hn'l Suiii lent iN = IN h posst.ssion &
ll-Ihy him IA arr' sting James Bowen ~ th'
ton hni r. polr, Justice Kellogg on Wednrs
- q g.. 81. VI amt no o." police had pre-
r'.i ami ~uhW tied the following diagram ID
I'f moor on wAlch the murder WAS committed