The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-10-25
KILLING OF BOWMAN.
rhe Coroner's Inquest Over
the Remains.
\ PECULIAR VERDICT RETURNED.

The Testimony of Deputy Sheriff Garrett
"A Jury Finally Secured I'm the Cronin
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dier Comes to Grief-Helmund Holx-
hay. the Highwayman.
ST. LOUIS Oct. "a. In a small room in
the Clayton court house, stretched on a
bench and half hidden by piece of canvas,
lay all that was mortal of Frank j. Bow
man Tuesday morning The remains pre-
sented a CHASTITY sight The entire left side
of the head had been shot away, and scatter
ing shots had penetrated the chest and
shoulder. The little court hous, was
crowded with distinguished people The
most eminent members of the st. Louis bar
were present. and the attendance from Fer
guson, Florissant and Clayton was heavy.
All took look at the bloody picture in the
little room and marveled at the aggressive
ness and pluck which had been extinguished
q moment after Chambers shouldered his
shotgun. 1t is learned that Immediately
after the shooting Chambers, with true
philanthrophy, offered to mount his horse
and take Bowman's DO ly tn Clayton. His
friends objected, but late Monday night the
doleful procession left Chambers place. In
the first wagon sat Chambers and the sheriff
and in the second were Bowman's remains,
the shotgun and Deputy Sheriff Garrett
The Coroner's Inquest.
At 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon Coroner
Castor began the inquest Ellen McLaugh-
lin, domestic, was the first Witness and
she made the point that Bowman made a
motion toward his hip pocket when Cham
bers ordered him off the place. Deputy
Sheriff Garrett, who accompanied Bowman,
said he had an execution against Chambers
for SaS, $685. "After Chambers came out"
SAID the deputy, ~ made the demand for
money and asked if he would pay Mr.
Chambers said of course he would not; he
didn't have any money. He said Bowman
ought to know that, with oil the judgments
over his head, he could not leave any prop
erty in shape to be attached. Bowman
threatened to force the payment Of the judg-
ment, and asked Mr.. Chambers il he knew a
man named Solon' Humphreys, OF New
York. When MIR. Bowman mentioned that
name Mr.. Chambers flushed and then grew
pale.
The Fatal Shot Fired.
"He looked steadily at Mr. Bowman for a
few minutes, then called him to one side.
They talked pleasantly. I thought, for few
minutes, and from their manner judged
that they had fixed the whole matter up
Bowman walked down off the porch and
Chambers went back into the house. He
walked back toward the rear and turned
to his left. Through the window saw him
take something from the mantelpiece. The
next time saw him was when he rushed
out of the hall with his shotgun in hand and
shouted to Bowman: "pll give you just
three minutes to get off my place." shouted
to Mr.. Chambers: "Don't do that! don't do
thatp He wheeled on me and said: Gear
rett, get off my placer and just at that mo-
ment he emptied his gun In Bowman's face.
Chambers looked like mad man and l ran"
A Unique Verdict
Mr.. Chambers did not take the stand. The
jury returned the following unique verdict:
"Frank j. Bowman came to his death by
willful and felonious shooting" no reference
whatever being made to the man who fired
the shotgun. 1t developed Tuesday that no
pistol was found in Bowman's pocket, but
that after death his right hand was still in
the pocket.