The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-16
LAUDANUM AND ELOPEMENT.
DID MRS. BOWMAN CONFTDE THESE
DETAILS TO HER HUSBAND

Arrested IN a Suit for 100000 Dnn-
ages for Carrying Her or 70 Paris.
On remarkable story OF the alleged ruin OF
wife and her elopcment to Paris. John O.
Bowman. practising lawyer Of Philadelphia,
had @. Ellsworth Hewitt. also OF Philadelphia,
arrested In this city yesterday by order Of
Judge Dugro Of the Superior Court. In an &C.
ton to recover 100000 for the alienation Of
the affections Of Nellie E. Bowman.
In the papers submitted to Judge Dugro
through his counsel. Brooke. Irwin d Brooke.
Mr.. Bowman alleges that lie and Nellie E.
Backus were married. on May 20. 1882 at
Holyoke. Mass, where her parents live. They re-
sided In Philadelphia. ana have two children
Marion. years old. and Frederick. years OLD
In the summer OF 1890 Mr. bowman took his
family to the Sea Girt Hotel at Sea Girt, on
the advice Of another physician that his infant,
Frederick. who was Ill. should be taken to tho
seashore. Owing to the demands Of his bust
ness. Mr.. bowman states, he was compelled to
spend every other night In PHILADELPHIA
DR.. Hewitt. who was n guest at the Same
| hotel. became acquainted with Mrs. Bowman.
and he was called In to attend the child.
One night Mrs. Bowman was taken i'll and DR..
Hewitt was summoned to her relief Mr.. Bow
man describes what occurred us follows:
DIR. Hewitt. unmindful and disregarding
his professional duty and In contravention OF
tho sacred trust and confidence rerosed in
him as physician, and being actuated by lust
and evil and malicious design and by the evil.
malicious. and illegal purpose and object Of
debauching and corrurting tho wife Of the
plaintiff and destroying his home and nlenat-
ing the affections Of his wife. administered
liquid medicine to her which rendered her
unconscious.
Upon recovering consciousness she found
| tho defendant in her room and demanded an
| explanation of his outrageous conduct. The
| defendant replied that his behavior was owing
| to the fact that he loved her. He then threat
| ened her with public exposure and shame il
| she revealed his conduct to her husband"
Mr.. Bowman states that, owing to these
threats his wife was unable to break from DR..
| Hewitt. and that their relations continued in
| Philadelphia on the return of his family from
| Sea Girt. DIR. Hewitt. who had been continu-
ally endeavoring to get her to elope with him.
it is alleged. administered to her in May. 1850,
an overdose Of morphine. He then informed
unless she consented to leave her husband
and elope Win him; no would refuse to give
refused 10 administer the antidote. until her
sGmneH d to call hs ofHsr physicians to his as
Last sulnmer Will Mr.. Bowman had his
inn q, july a last leaving her, cl. iiiren. and
York ior Europe, they lived in Paris as man
leges. Hewitt's treatmcnt Of Mrs. Bowman be-
came SO cruel and nhnman that she was com:
la S e.a 1 c1 asf % hS snia &
to her parents at t+ holy9ke: whore she now is,
q p isfS lis s sT as been hs
Tfc lad LIVED happily tcsethef Inc 'physi.
nsS at %H py isnRf
to ,o,, Mrs. BOWMAN and their children all Of
and most bitter physical am mental suffering
an ana aEo49y as well us modification humlia-
Speaking on behalf OF Dr. Hewitt. Lawyer
his client had not aenated Sf The affections IL
OF Mrs; Bowman. Tut that She had left
Int S her S aGsoT6 Mr. hT nn
his Glen" from % a GudoS streef a f ln
til ito today; ; az he is u stranger in the city;
order Of Jldgs BHgro he is required to give i've
s FL to surrs Of rs MI the the
nS Sr tie GrdG az
Ontario county. They qualified in $500 each.
~ would rather go down to the Tombs and
nssh d Ms a ~Sra hst 'e sad
Rl fSoM st Tssn s hE sus
at the hotel ut, Sea Grit. but never took any
advantage Of her. as hcr husband alleges.
treated her twice Tor her eyes. but never cayo
hnr any medicine or drug whiln ut the hotel.
There Is another person aside from Mrs. Bow
mans husband who is Interested in my perse-
cution. and malice Is ut the bottom OF it.
DR.. Hewitt would not say who this person
was or what his motivo. He didn't care to say
more until he had had n talk with his attorney.
james II. Heverin Of Philadelphia. who is conf
Ing here to-day Hc denied tho eopement
and tho alleged alienation Of the wife's alice
tons. He said that no had met Mrs. Bowman
accidentally in Paris.
Or. Hewitt is tall man Of slight build. He
snid that he returned to this country on tho
night before Thanksgiving. and since then
had liyed at the, hoffman House until Ivite
recently. when hn took apartments at 10
West Thirty-cighth street. DR.. Hewitt gave u
naive account Of his arrest.
lat tho house Of II friend. and was walking
homo with u young lady. Two gentlemen
stepped up to mo and notified IN" Of this suit
They said would have to- 90 with them to tho
office. and told them NIL right. Really it is
very nice down town, here. They treat mo
than my little rooms In Paris. The,attendants
| are very good to- mo. Why. only an hour or two
ago they brought me a'basket Of fruit. and
have some flowers. too. iou 500 it is very
| nice. Como and 500 mo again."