The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-23
TIE. BOWIE CASE.
BAILED AND SENT or TO THE HIST
lNGS COURT
The Largest Audience Of White Ven
ivcr seen In sse Police court J.
How ffc obtained iie
cheek.

The TIMES was IN possession of tb'
facts Of the arrest Of Captain W. x
Bowie Friday evening, but m justice @
CAPTAIN Bowie withheld any reference
TO the case until after it had gotten into
court and the evidence heard. The
charge against bin was thai be did
about the 18Th day Of Nay l'sJ, un-
lawfully and fcloniously forge tie
nome Of John Hunter. Jr 10 check
drawn on the State Bank " Richmond.
Va. for -9o 81.
When Tine case Was called in the Pc
lice Court yesterday morning. Mr.. L.
Y. Meredith. counsel for Dir. Bowie.
asked that The examination be post
poded until 1870 o'clock. which request
the Court promptly acquiesced IN.
IL was about 430 =. NJ Yesterday ai-
tern0on wheG Police Justice Orutchlcld
ascended the bench. Mr. Bowie sat
behind the bai with his counsel. Messrs,
G.. Y. Meredith. S S. y. Palteson and
John Pickreil.
The largest audience OF white men
ever seen inside Of the Police Court
room was that of yesterday afternoon
All the chairs, Including those ln ihe
private office. every bench ON which
the daily lockers ON usually occupy.
were filed. Ihe railIrgs in the real
had men standing on them. and even
the prisoners pea WAS crowded to an
extent not before seen. Most Of those
present were friends a Mr. Bowie. the
remainder beingpreaert out of curiosity.
4 large proportion Of the bar was
present. The business men pfedom.-
mated. and many not included IN these
two categOres were in tine courtroom.
Major Poe was the first witness. H.
said be swOre OFT the warrant. but
knew nothing personally OF The matter.
Major john Hunter. Jg.. mex, testi.
fed. lie was handed The forged check.
IL reads:
RICHMOND. VA. Nay 13. 1889.
The State Bank Of Richmond, Va.
Pay 10 the order OF bearer nineiy-eighl
G2 800 dollars. JOHN HUNTER. JR.
On The face WAS the blnk stamp
Paid Nav 20lh. On the back the
stamp " From City Bank.
Major Hunter sald chat be left his
bank book % be written up about ine
first or second day Of June at The state
Bank. Last . tuidaN he received NE
book ana checks. lie ran over th'
same and iound the one lh COM 'Neisy
He suw that d. WAS ore which he had
not written. lie went 10 tine bank AMI
told the cashier that it was "a forgery
He refused t0 receive lt as an OiiseI Z,
ms account
To Colonel Sp0iswood. This Is moi
my signature. IL resembles D.. don
know whose j. the writing ou tine body
OF the check. ] kuow Mr. Bowie
handwriting IL may BE- bis. but ! can
not cell. lhlvt known Dir. Bowie ioi
vears-ever since he Was "a child. Hp
Office was i'm niue There wa, no part
uership between u. We had business
together. and were connected together
in legal cases.
Ia answer TO questions Major Hunter
sand that the printed form OF tno orgeo
check was somewhat similar lO tnat o
his own. lie left his check boo, ol hi.
office table. Ii was not usually locked
ND. Our relationship WAS intimate.
ew.pprn curcvs
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he had been iu the real estate business
for some whilc. lie had been lawyer
from 1850 tin two years ago. ~ hen he
entered the real estate business with
Mr.. Augustine Royal. oi Manchester.
lie particularly devoted himself TO the
sale of mineral and farm lands. The
partnership began July l.les1 and ter
minated February =, 1889 Since the
middle of last November be bad been
IN very ui health, likely O. die, often
confined To lis mousse Tor SIX or eieh.
weeks al Time. Inc reason ne
went NORM was because DIS
physicians. DTS AcOaW ana john
ston earnestly urged hlm 10 DO So.
Since the e!h day Of February be had
been IN the real estate business alone.
When the hfm dissolved 10 was then
llhpos siDit 10 tel me Indebtedness OF