The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-06-18
FURTHER TESTIMONY IN
THE BOWEN MURDER
CASE AT PEARSALL.
NOBODY SAW HEMURDERER SHOOT
Was Bowen Killed At All p-What Alice
Said After He Left His Nictim'
Statement of Mr.. Ellis.

PEARsALL, Tex, June 10.-A true
version OF the killing of Editor W. Y.
Bowen of the Cotulla paper, and the
wounding of his brother, w. j. Bowen
nv Alfred N. Alice and J. P. Lyons
comes to light slowly. Though the
tragedy occurred week ago in rail-
way coach at Dilley, with many per-
sons both inside and outside the car,
two days have been consumed In the
preliminary hearing of the defendants,
and six witnesses examined without
eliciting any material fact that would
dispel the mystery that has hung over
the affair from the first. Lyons has
not vet been identified, and no one
has testified to seeing either him or
Alice do any shooting. Mrs. Johnson
who saw one shot fired from a pistol
held by hand that protruded from a
slate. colored sleeve, but admitted that
the coat she saw correspon led in a
color to the coat worn by one of the
defendants in court. No Others testi-
fed to seeing any shooting, or
hearing any words between the
defendant and the accused.
but for Allee's own language on the
occasion of the tragedy. testified to by
G. NJ. Ellis. Nothing has yet been
offered to connect him with the homi-
eide. The state has in addition sue
ceeded in showing that Bowen was
riddled with bullets, and has many
other witnesses in reserve. The de-
Tense likewise has much testimony to
Introduce, and will attempt to prove
that Bowen expected trouble, and
shot first.
The court room continues to be
filed with interested visitors, and
while Quiet prevails, there is con
siderable undercurrent of feeling
between the two factions, which may
be classified as sympathizers respec-
lively. AS to the late Editor Bowen,
it can be said in this case that the
dead man has no friends. While the
frequency of homicides is deplored.
there are, at the same time many good
citizens who frankly admit they are
willing for it to go on, providing the
right fellows are killed, as there are
some left who need it.
During the proceedings today an
honest gentleman in copperas
breaches, sitting in the audience, filled
his pipe very deliberately, and with q
long swipe on his trousers leg struck
a pdrior match. 1t cracked like pts
toll, amidst the perceptible excitement
of the prisoners aud others, who
lodged their heads around quickly to
see what had happened. The Alliance
man quietly lit his pipe with the
match, whereupon the proceedings
were continued, the judge remarking
that he had no objections to persons
smoking in the covert room, providing
they did not light their pipes with
six shooters.
J. w. McMullen was the first called
in the afternoon. He saw the body Of
w. G. Bowen at Cotulla, on which
there were eight or nine wounds, one
under the right eye, another through
the temples, three in the collar bone,
three or four through the heart, one
the groin and one near the left
brow.
On cross examination witness said he
never noticed whether they were exit
or entrance wounds, thew being being
dotted with blood. AT this point the
defense sought to intr oduce two pistols,
al calibre Colts and 49 calibre
Smith & Wesson. Objections were
made.
The defense said it expected to prove
thew were weapons that Bowen carried,
which the state agreed to admit. The
court ruled that evidence as to the
pistols must be deferred until the de-
tense opened its case,
Q. NJ. Ellis, who lives on Cibolo
creek, ten miles west of Dilley, recog-
nized Alice and Lyons, and saw the
two at Dilley before the train came
Witness saw Alice and Lyons enter the
| ladies car and two ladies get off. A
man named Andy Boone followed
Alice and Lyons into the car. Aftel
the shooting witness saw the three
come out of the car, Alice and Lyon
having arms. All three then went be
hind the postoffice. Alice had a pisto
in his hands which he s id belonged t.
the man that got killed. Witness say
Boone hitch up his pants and max
movements indicating that he wa
armed. The three then started o.
together, but Alice returned.
} Being cross examined, witness sal
: Bowen had on his coat before ALLIE
and Lyons got on the car. He hear
Miller's child ask Alice to buy him a
orange, to which Alice replied if ther
were any on the train. Before til
, train had arrived Alice. in reply to
question, had told Blackburn that h
(Allee) had an idea of going down
the train. After the shooting witne!
saw Alice had old man Harris pisto
and heard Alice ask if he (Allee) wei
t shot, as he did not see how the ma
s missed him. Alice also stated that l
a entered the car and went on down tt
aisle to get seat.
r He saw man have a pistol, an
IS after he had got to within a few pac
of the man the latter presented tt
pistol at defendent over tt
seat and fired, and before d.