Evening journal., 1889-01-04
MRS. HeNRYs RECORD.
She Tempted Bowen tol Ride in a Dog
Cart-At Newark, Del.

$50 ~NAPtoN ooMcn tot kslu@ In n Dog
Cart-At Newark, Del.
Mrs. James Henry, Jr, the young mar
ried woman who was the cause of the al.
most fatal quarrel between her husband
and young Edward H. Bowen at Berlin.
Md. week ago to.day, is decribed by those
who know her as an attractive little bru
nette who never wanted to be or had oc
easion to be without admirers and suit
ors. About ten years ago when she wns
Miss Mary johnson, she was a student at
the Newark, DELI academy. where she
was noticed for her abundance Of pocket
money, and her escapes after study hours
with the boys at Delaware College. Her
bright black eyes, her pretty WAYS and
her hayward moods are still fondly
remembered by the boys of 80 and 's1 Of
the college She was expelled from the
academy, and sent to her home. near
Berlin, Md, where after three or four
years she married Henry The Baltimore
Snn to-day has the following account of
the affair last Friday
'On the day in question, il is stated
Mrs. Henry called upon Bowen, who is a
young unmarried man and merchant. at
his place Of business and invited him TO
accompany herffor a drive. The invita-
tion was accepted and the two had pro-
ceeded about mile from town when
they were suddenly overtaken by Mrs.
Henrys husband. 1t is said that Henry
saw his wife and Bowen seated In the dog
cart engaged in earnest conversation.
The husband it is stated, without q word
Of warning, struck Bowen q fearful blow
from the rear with n club. knocking him
from the vehicle to the ground He ethen at
tackled the dazed and prostrate man with
Tge pocket-knife Bowen recovered
from the stunning blow. and
not realizing the cuts that he had re-
ceived, responded TO Henry's at Jack with
vigorous blows. Both men fought fur
iously until exhausted Bowens wounds
were so severe that it was feared at first
that they would prove fatal, but he is
now improving. He received two gashes
across the face, which came near sever
ing his nose, besides two deep stabs in
the lungs and groin
Berlin is getting for itself an unenvia-
bic notoriety. Besides the scandal which
has just been made public, it is said that
there are two other couples in the place
whose actions have caused community
talk. In one case the wife is
very intimate with certain
bChbieHiauf anu bne intimacy be-
tween her husband and the wife of an
other man is the town talk. Nothing is
said about the latter husband who is
doubtless left out in the cold. Last sum
mer two well-known men of the town,
named Godfrey and Nelson, got into
fight over gambling dispute, IN which
Godfrey was shot.
Along with the Bowen-Henry affair
comes the news of an elopement, which
occurred last week. Bowen, OF which
there are many in the town, is concerned
in this. His name is Robert, but he is no
relation to the one who is
infatuated With Mrs. Henry
Mr.. Bowen has been attending
Miss Jennie Palmer for some time past.
Last week he took her to Newark, a vii
lage near Berlin. where she was to visit
relatives. He then hied to Snow Hill.
the county seat, and procured a marriage
license. With this he returned to New
ark, whore an oblieing Methodist minis
ter married the couple.
There was no objection on the part of
either of her family or his. In fact they
did not know that the couple desired to
marry each other. OF course it was a
great surprise. After a few days spent
at Newark Mr. and Mrs Bowen returned
to Berlin, where they are living quietly
with his father