New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
FOR KILLING A HACKMAN.
THE TRIAL OF HENRY W. CowLEs.
DID HE ACT IN sELF.DEFENCEf-THE LIQUOR SELLER
DENOUNCED.

DID HE ACT IN SELF.DEFENCfI-ihE LiVOo" oAhA'"'
DENOUNCED.
Henry w. Cowes, who're trial on charge
O, homicide was well under yesterday In tho Court
of General Sessions peared as he SAT IN the cou''
roon Il Tia like man col able OF taking the life OF an
oser He ia OF slight bulls with thin face ana mas
the air OF a cultivated His forehead Is WOE Ms
hose large and his chin recoi ling sn"rt uhrA po
conceals part OF his face. He was formerly poo"
keeper for H. Il. ClsGn Co.. and had the repnta'"no
being . quiet and inohenive man when ne was sooei
Cowles sat quietly beside his lawyers uh'eu o''r'
ID strict Attorney Mark d. Wilbur of Brooklyn. ana v"
r. Howe throughout rhe Session yesterday anu
the Jury carefully. He showed only shsn' S'S"' u
nervousness. r, . ,ow
,ectators present. and some of those VINO 'o
trial were utterly unlike the usual spectators az SUI
trials They were Of gentemanly al pehrance MI"
were for the part clerks or business men VINO o
friendly to the prisoner. Assistant DStflcIAt'one'
Fellows described to the jury the Killing OF inop'' '"
Flanagan the hackman by Cowle-. In front OF Bang
bar-room in Broadway near the Gil'ey HOUSE, Oh 'n'
ve,pg NJ June 90 Cowles. he said. had oeeh on Pro
l,ncea debauch and met Flanagan near tue ""soy
House. He asked him TO have a drink Win n''n' ""u
they went into Bangs place ana drank inon '"o'o
w.s ouarre as to which OF them should Fay TOT INC
d,inks Cowles ami Flanagan we're put out OF tho
,,ocs and Immediately afefward Flanagan was
stabbed by Cowles the instrument nsed oe'ns an 'nA
r,s.r Mr. Feo as showed the ink eraser 10 tho Jury.
II WA of small size. had hard rubber handie' anu
blade longer and narrower than most OF sucn arc'es
II was OF slight Instruction. ana was broken "uere tnr
hiade o,ned the handle Tue force OF the blow which
cowles gave broke It, Mr.. Fellow VS. asked for conyc-
ton of murder in the second degree or manshugher IN
the first degree
Dr. OMeagher, deputy coroner. was called to prove
the death OF Flannagau He said that no made an
autopsy on Flannagans toly. aud that tue cause OF
death was wound in the left side which had caused
fr..u fhp na .rf
C"nli stcn a wound lave been caused by an In
sirnment Ike this ~ asked Mr.. Fellows holding up the
II could easily have been said DR.. O'Meagher.
There was no o. essex animation OF this Witness -
Henry J. Bamgl" Colonel Fellows called on. A tall
stout man, with lisht hair and heavy red whi'kers
carefully parted IN mid lie. took the witness stand
lie Is the proprietor OF bar-room In Broadway al
which cowles obtiined Oh sunday evsnlng tue drink,
Cowes lust before the killing tool place He gave MS
testimony indistnctly. and was frequently rrqnestsu
10y lawyers anu the Recorder TO answer Only tue
/" am the proprietor Of the restaurant At No. liz
Broadway. / went to take walk on the evenins OF
sunday June 20. aud retnrncd about o'clock. Cowies
ana flanagan were in the bar,roon, aowies wa.
swearing and cursing at Flnnn"gan flannasnn stld
on are a dufer TO invite fellow Ia take drlnk
a sse% r "Gt P way. % the a1"s paying
I'M, was not Bangs place would give you licking
Cowes put His hand IN the lett upper POCKET OF us
vel and took ~onr watch he aiterwnri put III
ais nsilr coat porket do not Know WHETHER IL was
made NJ their quarrel AMI Cowlcs pail Tor the drnks
ney wanted uors drinks but the bar tender womb not
wore at Fianuasan aud put his fist In front OF flipnt
g.u's face Fiannagan shocked Coolies down. had
pushed yles before that aud ne had a'iei Dlt ho
necau,e 1nsIed min. mai told the men to 90 out or
tne store and LIST Flanagan took hold o. Cowlcs
aud pushed him toward the dOoi. | pushed COwies
Flanagan 'ndIn,d mo hent aud theh went out
,ls, Iu a mon ent heard Flanagan say: am
stabbed; eaten that man. | went outside, ana fi"hha
gan something ike "A Knlfe oit OF MS sue anu
d.ol pei IT, Ihe INK eFisei WIS io'"' ''0'' ' NV
Tane was cross. examined by Mr.. Howe. AMI admitted
that when lie testified before tue coroner tlat no
knockeI Cowies down. swore to that which was NOT
True The only gwen WAS That he wa ehciieu
AZ tie time of giv his testimony at the inquest
Pollcr--ergs A. A.. Cross VINO was ht tle hesk
when Cowles WAS taken to ice station said that
Coylps ut first gave the name OF Charles II. Wilson,
lie appeared t. have besn drinking ne uenlei NJ ns'
that assaulted Flanagan. nut when fitIihghn
who hal been UNCONSCIOUS, recovered sufficiently To
identity Cowes. the latter admitted that lie had done
O1ceI iienry Jasckels who made the arrest. tetned
| that ne standing at BrOadway aud Ihlrll
when tod that a man hal Deem stdDpru anu
| that the assailaut running away. Inc Witness
lus ated manner on receiving tne Information
! y stiItIlg forward aud saying; ." shi III -et WA
man aud put Tor hin, aud got HIN. too near fhth
| ava Cowles saii, Leave me 60 snid, you've GOT
| 10 come back. Cowles said' I've oone no'nins Jul
| las bArs'
seepsr OF Bangs place. corrobOi aLcd the stacmeDts OF
employer Pearl. ho"ever SAID that he thought
lie III after COWles nad been pu snod
| out Lot III out, aud ri give II to him.
Mr. Howe In the Opening address Tor me PRISONER
sad that Cowles acted IN seidelence. He made
severe attack Bang the keeper OF tie place. turning
| toward hun and saying: =, 49,.
You are the But for you and that open saloon,
Uhicn snouI have closed that day, this young
| man would not he hera to-day He would be at his
iesk where he had been regularly for many yeais.
Mr. Wilbnr caei witnesses to identity the losltioh OF
hi and John Lauder-, fellow clerks with COVles al
the establishment OF H. b. C'ahin CO., ana James y
Kimp0u, merchant testified 10 the goOd character Oh
60 ~ies. An Adjournment to this morning was tuen