Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-09-24

live in my home; am not very well
with Cowee; met him on
July 1st; saw him afterwards, sever
al times thereafter; once in front of
house called to see Mr.. Case; they
would talk; saw him Sunday after
noon; he had covered buggy; Case
was at home. Cowee asked for MIR.
Case from street; Case was at home
yesterday evening; was there all
day; went to bed before 1 did; he
was at Portland on "wednesday;
went on local and came back on
same; was down town during the
afternoon about z hours, no one came
after I got home; was home all time
thereafter; Mr.. Titus came and told
Case that man was drowned; Case
went to Portland to see about some
papers; the two men had been on
good terms; Cowee said 1--WE have
been friends years;' Case said he
could give reference about story OF
his being married before; stories
must have come from Otto; Case did
not feel bad about Otto doing 80 in
starting story; did not know why he
should do it; am positive that no one
came to my home after last Thurs
day night; no one could come with.
out me knowing IL; am very light
sleeper and could have heard; it was
about two blocks to where drowning
occurred; knew nothing ofdrowning
until Titus came and told me; did
not see Knight at my home; Case
got rubbers and started out; did not
hear of it until 1890; did not hear
anything about it before; l don't
know anything about accident poll
cies; never saw them; never heard
Case. mention the matter at all.
Mrs. Mcbride was sworn and
identified bndy as same man that
went TO Portland on morning train
Wednesday with Mr.. Mcbride and
myself; after we went in Cowee
looked around; then got full view
of him; Cowee had boarded at Titus;
am positive this is the man.
Mrs. Titus; L reside on 18th street
on car line; am acquainted with de-
ceased; he boarded at my home; he
come there Jan. %; he went to Polk
county; he and Case were with me
at same time boarding: he has beer
at nv home several times; was there
OH July 4th; have not seen him this
week; my son saw him; don't know
of any difficulty; Cowee paid board
Case paying it at first week; when
Cowee went away he owed me $6
he has paid all but 81; that paid this
week; both came to my house to-
gather from Grand Island, Neb.
both worked same time in the nurs-
cry.
Mr.. Case recalled: was first ac-
uuainted with Cowee at Grand Is
land, Neb., about 3 years ago;
knew him there short time; after.
wards we went to Evanstown,
Wyoming; worked for U. p, also
cutting ice; also in lumber yard; was
not with him all this time; l went
to Grand Island, stayed there 3
months; L was sick there; we came
west together, stopped at Cheyenne
Denver, etc.; did nothing In these
places; he had little money, l also
Cowee was at Pocatello on U. p.
we come to Portland then here
were at Portland weeks, went to
! Hillsboro; did nothing there; come
here / think Feb. 9; worked fol
Leach and then NJ. Cahill; Cowes
went to Polk county before ]
went to work for Cahill; he was
in Polk county about fvt
months; he came to Salem
quite often; saw me while here
have seen him Sunday and Monday
and Wednesday,; on Sunday at my
home in the afternoon at 8 or
O'Clock: Monday about noon hs
came to tell me he had hurt his arm
same was paralyzed; he came Sun
day to ride with me; we went VI
Asylum avenue over TO State street
then back to house; saw hin
"Wednesday at depot; we went tt
Portland; he to see about ticket;
was going to the exposition but die
not; he went and got his dinner
don't know where; he was goinl
east; / was 10 meet him at the depot
lin Portland when came home; die
not know he was going TO Portland
said he was going home; his conyer
sation was about what to do and
going to do, he lamenting the fact
about being laid up; he wanted me
TO go with him; he said he bad