Bridgeton pioneer., 1892-12-22

! herself,p she moaned ''I'm sorry / di'
lit, I'm sorry i did it.''s
DR.. Sharp was summoned aud re
sponded in very short time. He said
the woman was insane, and succeeded
in administering an anesthetic, which
quieted her rawlings, and desp Atched a
messenger with noe to her physi-
4 clan, Or. 3. w. Elmer @
4 County sPhysician Thompson was
notified, and also Coroner Bellows,
: who repaired to the scene of the
tragedy, accompanie ] by PIONEER
reporter.
Mr.. Bowers, the father; came to
Bridgeton at an early hour, and his
wife came up on the train this morn
ing.
To a PIONEER reporter they said
that Annie had been attended by DR..
Elmer since her confinement. as he
was their family physician. She had
not shown any alarming symptoms of
mental arrangement, but had been
rather nervous. From this cause her
recovery had been slow, and she had
been taken on q visit to the farm
house Of her brother-in-law, Mr..
Monnts. with the idea that such a
change would enliven her spirits and
assist her recovery.
/ Since the birth Of her baby she has
taken but little interest in 1t, and has
frequently said she hated II, and, the
reason the baby didn't grow was be-
cause she hated 1t. Thursday, how
euer. she said many times that she
loved all her children, and that she
loved her baby, and she kept calling
George" at times, all the day.
L Thursday George told her that he
had rented the house into which they
were to move Friday, and she began to
declare that she would never move
into 1t. %
She was Miss Anuie E. Henns be-
fore her marriage, and came from
Woodbury.. When young she had
scarlet fever, from which she became
insane. ard was for time in the Pres
byterian Hospital In Philadelphia.
The tragedy is a most shocking one
and casts q gloom over the commun-
Iity. ~
George Bowers was about IS years
of age, and was Of excellent character,
well-know and respected.
He was q member of Niagara Tribe,
No. 1856, l. 0. Red Men.
MRS. BOWERS IN JAIL.
Mrs. Annie Bowers, the unfortunate
woman who with shot gun murdered
her husband is In jail.
Constable Bryant was employed by
Coroner Bellows early Friday, and
a venire was issued for jury OF
twelve men, and the jury were in
structed to be at the farm house of
Christian Mounts, at four o'clock yes.
terday afternoon, when they would
meet the Coroner.
Shortly after that time Coroner Bel.
lows, County Physician Thompson
and a PIONEER representative, left
this city and drove again to the house
where the terrible crime was CON-
mitted.
There wers quitea number of curious
people about the place eager to learn
of the tragedy and see what they
might to satisfy their curiosity. The
Jury were promptly on time, with
John Tyler, Jr., as foreman.
Coroner Bellows gave the oath laid
down In the statutes to the twelve
men, and the jurymen promptly viewed
the scene of the tragedy and the body,
and were relieved from duty until
Monday morning at ten o'clock, when
at the school house an inquest was
held.
Coroner Bellows then prepared a
commitment. and giving it to Con-
stable Bryant ordered that the unfor-
tunate woman, made widow by her
own hand, be taken to jail.
DIR. Henry w. Elmer, the physician of
Mrs. Geo. Bowers, was present admin
istering to her comfort, and he, to-
gether with County Physician Thomp-
son, made an examination of the dead
man as he lay, in the pool of blood,
which had poured from his head.
It was found that the discharge of
the gun, had passed over the left ear,
tearing off the top OF it and then plow-
ing through the head just over and
back of the ear, tearing an awful cash
from which the brain matter had
poured. The bed and wall of the
room were spattered with blood
Blood had poured from the ears, nose
and mouth of the victim, and had
clotted. giving the face frightful ap.
pearance. Raising the head, it was
found that the charge from the guE
had pOna clear throuoh the head q