Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-19
on TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE
BOWEN ARRAIGxED FOR KILLING sIM-
coz os nARcg 27rH
AJary obiaiaea without Very Much Diff
Guilty and the Testimony for the
Prosecution Begun.

ii SummcTfitld ~imcoc on the 2,th OF March
bean in the Hustings Court yesterday. He
IS about thirty wears OF age. and OF me-
dunn height aud build. lie has light
nons'ache. sna his hair is somewhat darker
lie wss neatly dressed in new suit, dark
cu,awsy colt, end dark.slrlped pants. with
derby la'.
qlH rPfsONER's APPEARANCE.
Tho prisoner has rsiher a good face. He
hoaa very SERIOUS expression, aod no dolIo,
r.v fr.' 1.d the gravity OF the charge
sgaus. Dlm
EYIkTIvEs AND COUNSEL.
S,or alter BoNen was brought from tsi
70 fbc court he wss Joined by his motber
and two sisters snd number OF irienus,
who caafted With BIN until court opened.
Nirs g1,ycn and her eldest daughter were
dressed in deep mourning. The younger
daughter is q witness IN the case. she ap-
pears 10 be aDont fourteen years old ana has
Gn ,ntciiicctt face.
Mr. Charles Y. Meredith snd Hon. George
n. Wlso soon came In and took seats by The
gdc ~ their client Colonel SpoiS~ood.
Comm0uwcaith's Attorney, appeared for the
s'a'c.
nE IS ARRAIGVED.
kncr Druuty.~crgcsnt Macon had made
thc procllnApon opening court the prisoner
Yves asked = stand up while Clerk Lawton
read tac lengthy indictment. Counsel for
defence entered demurrer 10 the indict-
mcnt, which was oyerruisd by the Court
The prisoner then pleaded not guilty.
ENPANuLNG THg JURY.
TIE Court ibcn proceeded to empanel the
lury from "a list 81 thirty names;
A. Il. N2rbrough bad formed an opinion
and was not accepted.
Wirslow u. Poase was accepted.
william T.. johnson aud Walter T. Ear
nest bad formed opinions
Dr. r. p. Mayo was excused on account
Of h.- health.
~. Knowles aud John 6. Nelson were
accepted
Albeu MAYO hsd formed an opinion.
John ". Wad worth had made up his
mird regarding the case.
Au.tiu Burrcn. NJ. =. Montague, and
James HcGraw were accepted
". Ill. Talbot had formed an opinion.
HAD HUNG MES.
when The nsme 90 George &. Wilde was
e9loi Judge Witt propounded the usual
questions. When be asked, " Have you any
conscientious scruples against capital pun
isbmeUty' Mr. Wilde answered In low
tone but audible 10 OIL in the courtroom:
eel havc been sheriff.
Thi. reply pr0voked general laughter, and
broad smuc played over the face 0f the
Judge as hc SAID
"Nou may take your place in the Jury
box"
j. Il. Winter hld formed 90 Ouinion.
r.. ~amucis, Marx Nel,ou. aud solomon
We'll were opposed 10 capital punishment
and were told 20 stSnd aside. George W.
Grant Was doubtful about the case and WAS
told % stand aside for The present.
y. W. CrinCau, =. y. johnson, John j.
einn0u. A. y. stokes. 4. a. jeffrey, and b.
Trschko-n had formed opinion.
Shrly Woodson, .. &, Teller, Il. A. =.
Dabncy. !. r. Fcrritor, and Joseph Dean
were accepted.
vrNiDE EXHAUSTED.
The vCuire wss now exhausted and only
twelve persons qualified 10 serve a, jurors
Dad been obtained.
The Court issued = ycUirc fGcl1s for ten
men and took a recess for bali an hour while
the Citv Sergeant served the summons.
The Sergeant returned with Richard Csu-
thorn. j. T.. kohIcr. Jesse Hicks. and Abram
Guust, an Of whom hNI made up their minds
IN regard 90 The case and were excused.
TilE JgkY CoNrLyTtD.
Tie Court now issued summonses for
twenty venirsmen ard took another recess
for hall an hour
Upon the roa,sembiiug Of the court the
names Of J. g. DGcking, \. n. Lumsden,
/. l.. Habliston. and a. Il. james were
called, but all had f1rwed opinions.
Peter !. Burton and :. I. Anderson were
accepted.
George ". Grant was again examined by
the Count and said ne could give the prisoner
fair and impartial tlial. aud he WAS ac-
Cepttd.
tsro.,o,, p.l,sr, bs1 r,,do I'm hfs mind re
Ccrdlug the case.
The panel was completed by the accept
apce % ID. r. Wuburn.
Counsel FOR defence struck of the names
81 WinSlow VI. Pcgse. Austin BuTreil, j. B.
Nelson, aud Joseph Dcaue, after which the
court took recess unti! O'Clock.
THE JURY SWORN.
TIE court ressselubled at O'Clock and the
following Jury Wa. sworn 10 try the case :
R. T.. Knowles, NJ. +. Montague, James Nc.
Graw. George G.. Wilde. shirley Woodson,
j. q. Teller, r. A. +. Dabuey, J. 4. Ferri-
teT, Peter j. Burton. J. T. Anderson, George
". Grant, and d. a. Milburn.
TIE ACTING CORONER.
Dr. Lewis G. Bosher was The first witness |
examined. lie went 10 view the body the |
might oi the killing and was acting Coroner !
% the inquest next daY. lie also held post
fiOrtsr, The morning after the killing. lie |
described 10 The jury the wounds found. In |
li, opinion death was caused by fracture |
~ The skull pear the left temple The frac- |
ture was about two inches long ana extend |
I'd downward and inward ThlS produced |
hruUrrhagc OF tue BRAIN and was the imme- |
date cause of death. The other wounds /
were not necessarily fatal. The death.wouud |
WIS probably caused by a blow from the /
Est; POSSIBLY from lick with a round stone. !
The skin was not cut, ~ it would have been /
from hck BY a pointed or rough stone.
CROSS. EXAMINATION.
Cross-exsmined By Mr. Meredith, Dr. |
Bcsher said that the place at which it IS said
tisat the difficulty occurred is literally /
covered wish pebbles from the sue OF small
marble 10 those a. large ss mans hst. The
place where the desd body was found was
iul of gravel with few pebbles
catered around. II is possible that de-
ceased walked from the place where the
ground Il covered with stones 10 where the
BODY was found after receiving the death
wound. The night was az dark rs pitch,
snd II was impossible 10 see a man any dis
'auce away. He saw the prisoner at the sta
ton n-house the night Of the murder. but
made no examination Of the wound upon hls
lace.
10 reply 10 a cross-ques'ion from Colonel
SpotsWood Dr. B0sher said he saw a pool OF
blood on The grouud near where the head Of
the deceased was lying.
DECEAsED's son.
George Simcoe, the sixteen-year. old son
Of deceased, was next put upon the stand,
but nothing more was developed In hls tes-
tlmOny than was brought out at the COrO-
neT's inquest. His mo her sent him out 10
Ascertaia whether his father was drinking.
found ftfugueaI a. nnuar,fa a,1 I
the Two men were quarrelling in the
store. Both Oi them soon came 10
the door, and Bowen said be could
whip the whole Smc0e family. When
Bowen found SimcOe would not fight he
Bowen called for witness. The latter picked
up stone sud threw st prisoner but missed
him. Bowen then made a break for witness
and the latter threw Il second stone and
struck prisoner, knocking hln down. WIT
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