Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-24
The Final Ending of the Cor
Oner's Inquest.
Came to His Death from Cause
Unknown---Impression that the
Conclusions of the Jury Cannot
Be Final---The Post Mortem
Examination.

Vene0 ana proceeded W1tn Cne Cak-
ing of testimony in the case of Otto
s. Cowee, the young man found in
Mill creek, near the electric railway
junction yesterday morning. The
first witness called was the wife of
J. b. Case, and the testimony is as
follows:
Mrs. Case: I reside on Asylum
avenue, these 13 years, am wife of
J. b. Case; am slightly acquainted
with him, first met him Oh the 4th
of July, never saw him prior; saw
him last Monday morning at outside
gate talking to my husband; he
came at invitation as friend of Mr..
Case; he was there after this one
time; was at front gate, did not
come in, was in buggy; called Mr..
Case out; was there few moments;
did not hear what was said; Mr..
Case was at home all last evening;
Mr.. Case has been working foI Mr..
Cahill on contracts, has not been at
work for week; he gets home at
$50; is usually home during the eve
ming; he was away on Wednesday
morning to Portland, came back on
the 1852 train at night; not been
away since; he told me Cowee had
an arm hurt; was great friend of
Cowee; there was no difficulty be-
tween the two men that know of;
l never heard of accident policies
until this morning; Case said he
had his policy drawn up in favor of
Cowee and Cowee's was in his ia
vor; that Cases policy had expired
in April last; never saw policy; don't
know how many he had; no one
called at my house after s o'clock
last night to this friday morn
ing; Cowee was alone in the buggy
when he drove up; I never heard of
any unfriendly relation between the
two; had heard that Cowee had
started stories about me since July
4th; don't know what they were
nor the nature of them; Case
thought 1 should not go with
him; Case did not ask me if l
had heard the stories; Case
did not pay any attention to
them as long as did not; he did
not like it at first: Case and 1 drove
over to Burley's, Polk county, dur
ring last July or first of August,
were gone all day;we took our lunch;
did not stay very long; Case said he
had some business with him; don't
know the nature of it; COwee has
not been in Case's employment that
/ know of; Case said Cowee owed
him some money, / think caused by
Case paying his board while he was
oat of work; we were over there but
short time, when he came out he
remarked that Otto would come
over to see him; we went after letters
supposed to be from a young lady;
both We're corresponding with her;
think she is Miss Moss; he did
not get the letters; forgot them, L
knew that both were acquainted
with the lady;I know nothing a.
bout the conversation that took place
between the two men; Case and /
were married on Au gust "a; | staid
in the buggy while Case was in Bur-
Iey's house; / have written Mr..
Cowee one letter, that at Zena; he
answered same: spoke of Case very
highly; 1t was letter of recomenda-
tion and congratulation before we
were married; he answered ques-
tions that / had been asking; he did
it at Case's request i suppose.
Mrs. J. G. Baker: L reside on
Asylum avenue, been there 10 years
Mrs. Case is my daughter; che was
married four weeks ago Wednesday