The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-26

mat he was little lHtONlCateu OF |
had been drinking; heard his rig go
away from barn in few minutes;
have examined revolver and found |
chamber behind cylinder was empty, |
and also chamber at right of cylinder;
have tested the horse driven by Row
ley by firing a revolver; Wicking |
drove, with lines loose, and / fired a
revolver-the horse paid no attention
to the shot, could detect no extra
motion.
MRS. WM. RUCKER.
Was awake and was looking out,of
the window last Saturday night and
heard horse cross the walk by post
office and heard noise at barn; saw
man going from buggy, was close to
door or buggy when | first saw him,
buggy stood in front of Ellsworth's;
went as far as corner and then turned
toward post office, he walked fast,
had an overcoat on; it was not long
after man went away before door
opened, lie was near corner.
Was at Deyo's barn Saturday, saw
Rowley between and 7 O'Clock, put
his horse out and he went To supper
with me; he left barn with rig about
IS minutes to Z; he came back about
with two girls, who he said wanted
to see me, but l was busy; about II
he drove to barn and put his horse
on floor; after that we went across
to Phillips ealoou and got drink
he took two or three drinks, two any
way, and bought a pint of whisky
besides what we drank; went back to
barn about IS minutes to IL; he f.
na!ly left barn about one O'Clock, sun
time: he seemed to be as cheerful as
usual, was not Respondent, said
nothing about committing suicide,
said he was going to be married; saw
him have a revolver, asked me if |
had one; never said anything to me
about having been warned to keep
away, have no knowledge of his hav-
ing been warned; said he would be
in Corunna, Tuesday night again,
buggy top was "broke half back"
when he went away, started north.
JENNIE ELDRIDGE.
| reside in Corunna, will be IS
next May; had known Rowley since
fair time last September; saw him
first about s o'clock last Saturday
afternoon, he had buggy and asked
me if l would go riding, if ] wanted
to ride home-he took Miss Wilkin-
son home, put his horse out and then
came back about half past seven,
and stayed at the house three. quar-
ters of an hour, and then Miss Will
kinson and myself went riding with
him-we drove about Corunna and
then came to Owosso and drove
through town, came on the road past
Estey's and went back the same way,
this was little after 9 o'clock: after
we got back we rode some in Corun-
ma before Miss Wilkinson got out,
she said it was about 10 O'Clock when
she got home; we rode about half or
three. quarters of an hour afterward;
| was engaged to be married to Row
lev, my folks did not know of the
engagement, but my uncle, with
whom lived did, and did not object;
the horse was quite steady, never
used whip, was not hard to hold, pull
ed on lines TO make him trot, did not
get scared at anything, drove most
Of the time; no other young man was
keeping company with me, no one
said anything to me about his being
with me; my father objected to my
keeping company With him, and l
told him SO, but said / would on the
sly after that; had no trouble with
him last Saturday; Mr.. Rowley said
it was the last time we would 60 rid
ing with him as he was going east;
had written him once about my folks
objecting to his going with me; do
not know of his waiting upon any
other young lady, was not jealous of
him; said he had gone with Miss
Curtiss before he went with me; one
Wednesday evening, two or three
weeks ago, he said he wished he had
his revolver with him, that he would
end himself-told him then l did not
think could have him as my folks
would object; he never said anything
of the kind before; Saturday he said
he wanted to know if / was going to
have him, wanted to know that day
Il told him first that 1 wouldn't
have him, and then told him would,
and the time was set for Thursday
this was about the last thing, just be.
fore we parted, and said he would
come again Tuesday night; he found
no fault with me, said he wanted to
know as he did not want to come to
COrunua 60 often. I had Lent coc,