Morning journal and courier., 1881-09-05
SorrnaI art0 Courier.
Monday Morning, Sep. 5. 1881.
The Fair Haven Drowning Case.

The Ea1r HaV0n OTOWhAAS O<SSO' Funeral of the Unfortunate Woman Investigation by the COroner's Jury | Facts that Appeared in Evidence-The | Whereabouts of the Deceased the 1 Night Previous to Her Death-Vhat Edward A. Bates Knows About It.
 The funeral of Maria c. Rowe, who was found drowned in Qunnipiac river on Friday nearly in front of J. E. Bishop & Co s oyster depot, was attended from the parlors of East Pearl Street M. E. church on Saturday afternoon at o'clock. Most Of those present were relatives and immediate friends of the deceased. The services were conducted by Rev. Samuel H. Hammond, ,and the remains were inferred in the Fair Haven Cemetery.
 The coroner's jury reassemblsd yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in Coroner Bollman's office, corner of Church and Court streets.
 brother of the deceased, who lives on Grand street. was the first witness. In reply to questions by the coroner he stated that he had identified the re mains of the deceased as his sister.
 Mrs Hale, who lives at No. Hill Court, was next called. She testified that she knew the deceased and that she came to her house on Thursday evening last about o'clock. Mrs. Rowe appeared to be much depressed in spirits, and said in substance that she was not going to live long and she might never see her again. The next day, witness said she heard of Mrs. Rowe's death and went to the undertakers in Fair Haven and identified the body.
 Edward A. Bates was called and testlned that he worked at blacksmithing for Mir. Bur roughs in Fair Haven Center. He said that last Thursday night he was walking from hls boarding place toward the -Four Corners" when all at once Mrs Rowe met him, and they then went towaed the refreshment tent below the 'sCorners"and on the road to East Haven Center It began to tighten, and they then turned back, taking the road across Tomlin- sons bridge. On the way she said she was going to Hartford, and gave her two dol lars. We crossed the bridge and went to John Welch's saloon, corner of East and Greene street, where wrote letter for Mrs. Rowe to her daughter. The letter was produced, and read as follows:
 NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. l, 1881. Nettie My Dear Daughter:
 was so sorry to see you go back to Hart ford, and 'sEd." wanted to see you so much. He felt very bad when l told him you had been down. If we had gone over to see him we should had a good time. He says he will do his best for me and see if he can get any work to do, so we can live in Hartford. | If nothing does happen we shall be up to Hartford Saturday night on the steamboat train. We will telegraph before we leave, and we will bring the glass dish up to you. Nettie, I have been writing for your mother, now will write for myself. When l met your mother this evening she was crying. l l asked her what was the matter, and she told me Nettie had been down to see her. She | loves you, Nettie, and so do love her, and will stand by her. I shall soon have a job | near Hartford so near we can be near you. l I have letter to that account. I think | mother will have to have her toe taken of, | so the doctor told her tonight; if l so she shall have the best of care until she | gets we'll. I will see to her, Nettie and you | and me will stand by her, faithful to the last. l She is good mother and good woman. l must close by saying good night, with love to you, Nettie. Mother sends her love to you, Hattie, George and Mattie.
 l From your mother, SELMA BATES.
 Direct your letter to New Haven.
 A postscript in ink was added, which read as follows 'I shall leave something in the machine drawer that want you to keep till 
 Again was written in pencil: 'Nettie, l had to pay a dollar for my lodging and | breakfast last night and this morning. Ed. Rawson comes next week, and is going to settle up with Laughton and leave"
 The letter, which was written on Thursday
 night is postmarked Sept. 2d. Witness pro
 ceeded as follows: After crossing the bridge
 we went to MT. Parkington's, where I left
 her; then started and she overlook me, and
 we went into Welch's where she had previ
 ously had two glasses of whiskey, and she
 took another glass of whiskey and I 8 glass
 of beer I advised her to go back to Park
 ington's, and she refused and I left her and
 went back toward the '.Four Corners ;" | got to thinking the matter over and came
 back and found pair of shoes and umbrel
 Ia on Tomlinson's bridge causeway; then
 wrote a postal card on Friday morning to
 Nettie Rowe, No. I'll State street, Hartford,
 as follows:
 Nettie:
 am afraid your mother has drowned her
 self. I saw her last evening and we both
 came down to the bridge together. had to
 step to one side and when I came back I saw the umbrella. don't know but she did il
 to fool me, but if you see her let me know
 for I am looking for her. EDWARD.
 At 12:3O the jury took a recess. and al 1 12:45 again assembled The witness Bate!
 was recalled He said after he left the wo
 man he went to Burroughs shop and lait
 down and slept until o'clock in the morn
 ing. I do not usually get up until o'clock Did not go down to Tomlinson's bridge tha r forenoon First spoke to James Smith abou the affair in the forenoon. He said 3 told Smith that did not believe she had committed suicide, as she had fooled me tha way before. After I got my supper wen over to Mrs. Hale's in Rose Court, and } asked her about Maria (meaning Mrs. Rowe) she said she had been over to Fair Havel and identified the body as Maria's Mrs. Hal went and got me postal card and wrote tC [ Nettie that her mother was dead I did no ' believe when I. found her things on thu 6 bridge that she was dead; have known he 3 to leave her hat and shawl before when sh |, has threatened to kill herself; I remem f Der when @ raid was made on @ hous @ of ill repute in Suffield; the house wa T burned up; Mrs Rowe and three girls ant v two boys lived there; 1t is a fact that tn F house was disorderly I worked at Windso Locks at the time; did not stay at Mrs Rowe's house at the time there was grea 7 deal of complaint about the house; hat
 stayed at this house with the deceased mum
 Der of times the woman was under the in
 fuence when left her; Mir. Brown called
 on me to go and look at the body and went
 recognized it and went to the funeral
 then told him would appear at the coron 1 CTS inquest I don't know how the woman
 got the bruise on her forehead; had nt
 wrangling with her on that night looked
 over the abutment of the bridge the night
 left the deceased; it was dark and did not
 see water at the causeway.
 | To Foreman Bill wrote the letter signet
 Selina Bates; signed it so because she tolt
 me to; I did not want to do SO; she ofte1
 signed her name in the same way, to which
 as often objected; it is possible that mysel
 and deceased have passed for man and wife
 understand that the husband of Mrs. Hal | is William Hale: the deceased was in tn
 habit of calling there and used to go ther