The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-01-26
TILE RoWEIL MURDER CASE.
The Scheme Agreed Upon to Expose Lynch's
Relations with Mrs. Rowell.

The Scheme Agreed Upon to Expose Lynch's
Relations with Mrs. Rowell.
BATAVIA, n. Y, Jan. 25.-The trial of Rowell,
for shooting Lynch was resumed to-day, and
Palmer, the former partner and friend of Row
ell continued his testimony. He said that while
he and RoweI Were arranging to find Mrs Row
ell and Lynch in a compromising position, he
Ethe witness) told Rowell that if Lynch
found in the house under peculiar circumstances,
he would be serious customer, as he was
large, muscular man, and might, if detected,
crush Rowen or throw him out of the window,
without stopping to raise it. He advised him to
provide himself with some pepper, and if he
could succeed in throwing it into Lynch's
eyes. he would have him completely
at his mercy. He offered to procure the services
of Orlando Blodget, and James Knickerbocker,
the amateur wrestler, and Charles Violet to
assist and Rowel agreed. He suggested to
Rowell that he conceal himself in the cellar,
and wear rubbers not to be heard; that he
could let us in, and one of us rush in and grab
Lynch's clothes and send them to him by ex-
press. Rowell said it would be good joke to
send the different articles to different places.
The witness said We could send his money and
iewelry to his mother his pants to the Utica
Herald, his coat to the Utica Observer, his vest
to the Utica Press, and his shoes to the Utica
Saturday Globe An account of meeting Lynch
at the house would probably be published in the
Batavia papers, and copy of the paper could
be sent with each package.
Mrs. Rowell this evening states that the inter
view published is false James Hawerman, the
author, forced himself into her presence, on pre-
tense of making neighborly call, they being
acquainted. She told him she did not wish to,
and would not be interviewed. Te direct
question whether she had stated a single fact
given in the interview, she replied she had not,
and that there was not single fact in it which
was true.
RoweU was devoted to his wife and cheerful
before the disclosures He then became de-
spondent, depressed, irritable impatient, forget
full absent-minded, unmethodical and hurried in
business matters. The witness told him that he
must get a divorce, and in year or two after
being separated to meet a lovable woman and
marry her. He had no doubt there were ocea-
sions when he was impressed with the belief that
Rowell was becoming insane In the presence
of his 1.-THE witness's wife, he 1.-THE witness took
little familiarities with Mrs Rowell,
which she resented He said to her
he hoped she was not any more
intimate with any other man than with him.
She replied that she was not, except with Lynch
The witness accepted this as substantial adj
mission of adultery. Embracing and kissing her
was as far as ever the witness went with her.
Mrs. Rowel, in an interview in Batavia pa
per, bitterly denounces Palmer as the author OF
all her trouble, and charges as his motive de-
sire for revenge because he could not gain pos
session of her. She does not undertake to eX-
tenuate her sin. She knows and feels she did
her husband great wrong and God knows she
is sorry; that however, does not restore the dead
to life or bring back the innocent Henceforth
she will try to atone for the errors OF her life.