Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-28
THE FULTON KILLING.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or THE DEATH
OF sUMMgRYIELD sIkC0R.
Bowen Before the Police Court; Case Con-
tinusd Until To-Day Testimony Taken
at the Coroner's Inquest

Bowen. Come around!!l"
This command was given IN the Police
Court a few minutes after 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning bv Sergeant Thomas, the cout,
crier, and responsive to the call young man,
tail. erect. aud with blndige around his
head. walked ont OF the prisoders' pen and
stood ri the bar to answer the awful charge OF
murder.
lis step was steady and firm. but his face
betraycd care and deep thought He was
perfecty calm and collected, and the
piercug gsze OF the several hundred specta-
tors, while and coi0red. who desired 20 get q
glimpse % The person who killed summer
nsld >imcoe IN Fulton Tuesday night seemed
So have not the slightest effect upon the prl.
Foner.
The warrant against the accused CHARGED
thal be "did assault, strike, aud murder
Summerfeld Simcoc."
Mr.. c. V. Meredith, counsel for Bowen,
came into court Just a feW minutes before
the case was called.
THE WITNESSES.
Tho names Of the following witnesses
were cllled and III of them responded: X.
=. Brown. Dr. Lewis c. B,sber, L. NJ.
Gibson, Charles Kelley, james Nasle,
g. G. Morris, Ike McDermiit, Charles
Nt|MfNf HANliN hINtb-s AuhiAF@ lhlNious
Ernc.t Simcoe. George simcOe, aud William
Gathrighi.
George -imcoe. TIE sixteeD-year-Old son OF
the deceased. was also o prisoner, tho charge
against him being that Of sssau ting and
striking Bowen with stone on the public
street.
CONTINUED UNTIL TO-DAY.
As soon as the witnesses had bee called
and before they were sworn. Common
wealth.. Attorney SpotSWoOd stated that
Df. EOshcr, the acting Coroner, would hold
post myriea snd inquest during the day,
and that ln view Of this fact he thought IT
better % continue The clsc. he suggested
that 10 would be hest 20 have the examine
tion as soon az practicable and asked that
the case bc laid over until this morning.
Justice trmchhed ssid II was customary
10 defer ihe preliminary examination until
ailor TIE pOl HlOTicm.
Mr.. Neredith SAID be desired time 70 cons
fer with hls client before announcing
whether II would suit them TO 20 into sn
eXamirstion I'm the case this morning. and
for ibis purpose asked the exclusive use Of
the justices Office Tor . few minutes. This
courtesy was extended TO him. oDd, alter
being ci0seied with Bowen for a short time.
hs returned, and it vas agreed that the
examination shsli proceed to-day.
TIE PRrsoEKR II CorRr.
Mr.. Meredith retired, and in few min.
ules the prisoner wss taken down 10 jail,
ahead Of the others committed, in the cus-
tody Of Oncer John j. E0rjghi, personal
friend. who also brought him up 10 court
from the sigtloD-house about qusrter-past
q. lie Vas brought from the statlon-hOuse
and taken 10 the jail scuar1te from the other
prisoners so as TO avoid attracting "a crowd
on the suCct.
While in court Bowen was visited by
several of MS friends, aud he cbatted with
them freely and did not seem A. much down
cast as one would have supposed. lie wore
black suit with cutawav frock coat linen
shirt aud collar. and neat cTavat. He has
dark hair aud sandy-brown inOus,acbe, Is
about five feet lOt or IL inches tall, and
weighs about i70 pounds As above sisted
ms head was handaged and his right eye was
very much swollen and dscolOred with
bloody bruises. The cash made by the stone
thrown by Young SimcOe was covered by the
cloth. and the cNtcut Oi his Injuries could
not be fully seen.
TIE DEAD BOpY.
All day long yesterday the body Of SmcOe
Ia ln A back room upstairs in tenement
house on Denny street IN Fulton.
The entrance TO the apartments is by a long
fight Of steps coming up from The rear
aud reaching from the ground 10 the second
story Of the building. A policeman was on
duty nt The top of these steps 10 keep back
those who visited the place fIom curiosity.
In the yard Is large honcy.s buck tree and
under its branches were gathered group OF
men ana hOys discussing the sad ending oi
Simcot1s IKE. The older children Of the de-
ceased seemed 10 realize that Il was an hour
of sorrow TO them, but the younger ones, not
being Ahle % realize that they bad lost
father, romped aud played IN the yard with
the ueigh50rboOd children.
sCENE OF TEE HOMICIDE.
The lot upon which The light between
cirroe and Bowen took place is covered
with stones aud pebbles varflng in SIZE IRON
those - large a. mans doubled hst downto
the ycry smallest.
These stones are mostly OF nattened
shape
Inc lot has the appearance OF having once
been creek bed, the stones being such as
ere found in the bottom OF dued.up
etrcam.
AT every hard rain the water from the
street runs down over this piece OF ground
and partially covers the stones and pebbles
With sand.
Inquest.
pr. LOWS &. B0Sher. sctlnS Coroner,
made post-morttm examination OF the
body IN the forenoon.
quE JURY.
Tie hour for the inquest was $3.50 O'Clock.
The prisoner vas not present, but was re-
presented by his counsel. C.. Y. Meredith,
E,q.
INC following were sworn in as turT 10y
The acting Coroner: T.. ID. Eacho, joseph
Phillips. !. Higgins. James Hartley, Lewis
Washer, aud ". T.. Gayle.
TuE visw.
The iury were first taken in TO view the
body. aud thtu went 10 The scene OF tue dt-
lcuiiy.
In his vacant lot where Simcoe and
Bowen were seen fighting several drops OF
blood were found upon the stones and peD-
bees. which literally cover the grouod.
The epot where the dead mans body was
fauud IL about twenty-five yards from where
tbo cye.wltne.ses saV The men hghlius
Two dried.up poois OF blood were visible.
Tie inquest was held IN u room over The
Denny-Street engine,housc.
qE,1MoNY.
Policeman r. J.. Bcown was the frst wit
moss. his testimony was as follows;
Is.f nieai a little after O'Clock Two bows
came over TO the Bsptist chufch and told me
t.st Nr. Grubbs said that Mr.. Bowen had
had Gght with MI Simcoe, and Ibe iattsr
had been killed.
I ran over 10 Mr. Bowers mouse ana 'oiu
him / came FOR hin.
lie said. What iorf"
rcpned: - have been told that you have
killed Nr. simcoe."
lie sad: $50; / reckon he is not dead"
told him to come on with me and we
would 20 by and see.
We came by where we found Mr. Simcoe
living and found him dead.
/ said: 'Come along, jam; 60 along with
ne 70 the stsliOn-n0u,e.'
asked jim what be hit simcos Win, ana
be replied a. | hit hin with my hst.
remarked: ale looked mighty bloody TO
have been hli with your list"
Bowen rejoincd tha, the blood came OF
himself.
When on the sireet-car tho prisoner said
be had gotten himself IN good deal OF uou-
bic.
bsd m conveysatiop with him In regard