The Evening critic., 1882-12-12
THE DICKSON CASE


Goes On-Bowen Submitted TO n
Searching Cross-Exnmination Com
corning His Criminal Cnrcer-I1c
Admits by His Silence that lie IL n
Thief.
In tho Police Court ut noon to-day the hear
ing In the case against VIM. Dickson, foreman
OF the late stor.Route Jury, was resumed the
same counsel being In attendance as on the
previous days OF the trial. The courtroom was
crowded to It's utmost capacity, and large
number OF lawyers and others were seated In.
side the bar.
Henry 4. Bowen, tho special agent OF the De-
partment OF Justice, was called to the stand and
his cross examination resumed by Judge
Cuppy.
witness in tho city and he wanted q subpoena.
The Court ordered that II BIO Issued.
witness had talked to no ono about his testi.
mony since leaving the stand on Friday. Had
not read his Philadelphia or San Francisco
ailldayits; had no alteration TO make. Wit
ness stood by his testimony as no had giyen
recorded. Witness went 10 Arizona to look into
certain violations of law regarding the sale of
Bowen's suppositions.
witness supposed tho ''intercoursc act" had
been violated, and went to ascertain whether
this was tho fact. Judge Cuppy. read the sin.
tercourse act" and witness said he supposed
that was the act under which his duties were
performed, but did not know. Witness COM
pleted HIS duties In about ten days and TO-
signed.
Judge Cuppy called attention to n letter
from the Attorney General, which he said
would settle controversy which had arisen
about procuring af1dnvits, etc, which are on
file at the Department OF Justice as evidence
for the defense.
The letter was read and acknowledged tho
receipt OF request for papers bearing on the
case and declining TO grant the request. The
Joint affldavit OF Cameron, Bowen and Hoover
was IN the hands Of Governor Wells, and would
be submitted TO the counsel for the defendant
IL the Court so directed.
Wells is OvcrruIed.
Judge Cuppy asked that the AFFIDAVIT DO put
In their possession. Governor Wells objected
and made every effort to keep tho papers out
Of the hands of tho defense. The Court ruled
that the counsel for the defendant were en-.
titled to the anldayits, and that Bowen's could
at once be introduced, while tho other5must
be held until Hoover and Cameron were called
10 the stand.
Judge Cuppy then cross.examined Brown ut
some length as TO the details OF his af1ldavlt,
but without elictlng anything specially i'm
porlant.
Brown is n Broker.
In speaking OF the interview with Dickson
on August 30, witness said that when Dickson
said How would twensy; i 0 do p he had Il In,
was technical way OF speaking In stock
transactions. Witness was n stock broker;
was familiar with stock transactions, and as
sumod that Mr.. Dickson was.
The cross examination was continued at
great length md with much minutcnoss OF dc.
tall inc only thing OF importance was Bowen 8
| assertion that he does not know Miss Howard,
the singer, who pawned some OF her dresses
| TO pay his board bill.
Mr.. Cuppy gave witness q searching cross.
| examination about his criminal record.
Bowen was asked II he was not the person
| arrested for crime ut various times, which he
declined 10 answer, on the ground that the
| answers would make him infamous.
During the examination there was n spicy
| discussion between Mr.. Smith and Mr.. Wells.
Judge Cuppy announced that the defense
| We're finished with the witness, subject to
right to recall him after Hoover and Cameron
| had testified, and the Court adjourned after
| Governor Wells had introduced a letter calcu
lated to vindlcate Bowen in the Philadelphia
clearinghouse scandal. Governor Wells said
| he would next call Cameron or Hoover.