The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-10-12
MoRRow,s TRIAL BEGUN.
He Is Charged With Causing the
Death OF Girl of Columbia.

! He Is Charged With Causing the
Death OF Girl Of Columbia.
COLUMBIA. S. c., Oct 1I.-Judging by
the days developments the Morrow-Fo wler
case promises to make the most sensational
upheavals. The indictment against Col.
James H. Morrow, the gray-haired old gem
tleman who was in the habit of coming here
] every season with his racing stables.
/ alleges that on May 10 last be gave a num-
Der Of pills to Miss Collie Fowler, a beauti-
/ ful young woman, who was a compositor in
the Record Office, for an improper purpose.
and thereby causing her death.
! OF course common report charges the
| prisoner with other things. but that is all
| that is named IN the Indictment. The sem
sation OF the day was the insinuation
! made by Judge Melton, counsel for Col.
| Morrow, that one Of the witnesses was
/ governed by the same motive in reference
10 Miss Fowler that Morrow was.
Enough has been said 10 show that other
prominent persons may he severely reflected
upon' and thereby placed in a position to
be indicted.
The case was called for trial at $50 o'clock
this morning
The examination of A. ". Clayton, pro-
prietor Of the ErenIng Record, was rather
sensational.
He testified that Miss Fowler had been in
his employ for year or more and that
pealed to him, saying that she was in trouble
and wished his assistance.
She received love letters signed Col >"
purportIng to be from Morrow, and she
gave them 70 the witness 70 read.
When she became sick she sent for him,
and he went to the house every day to see
how she was coming on, and as he owed her
money for wages, he authorized druggist
to send her medicine and charge them to
him.
On cross-examination Morrow's counsel
sought to show that the witness relations
with the unfortunate girl were very init
mate.
Mr.. Clayton turned to Judge Wallace
and appealed to him, saying that If he was
to be put upon trial be wished to know it.
his Honor-That is legitimate and not
unusual. think it is com petsnJ.
Judge Melton then read the following
telegram, which was received by Clayton
from Morrow and handed by the former to
the coroner:
"Don't delay funeral Write me. can't
Gomez
Judge Melton-Did you not send a tele-
gram to Morrow to which the foregoing is
the answer?
Mr.. Clayton-I did.
Q. Is this il.
COLUMBIA, S, c., June IA.
| To J.. II. Morroto. Washington, D. C.:
Collie dead. Shall I delay funerals Answer
| quick. A. w. CLAYTON.
| Mr.. Clayton-It is.
.. Why did you not mention that tele-
| gram also to the coroner.
A laid no stress on that.
Mr.. Clayton said that the only person
| who had seen the letters before he gave
them to the coroner was Judge Crawford i,
| attorney for DR.. F. d. Kendall.
At the afternoon session Of the court the
state devoted it's efforts toward pro wing
| that Col. Morrow wrote the damaging let
tiers to Miss Fowler that were given to the
coroner by Mr.. Clayton.
The reading of these love epistles caused
some laughter from the large and curious
| crowd present.
Solicitor Nelson succeeded in having the
| letters placed in evidence One Of them
stated that the writer had sent Miss Fowler
| package in the care Of j. w. Strickland,
the livery stable man. 1t was signed "CoI. "
Another had on it the heading of the
| Washington Jockey Club, and began: my
dearest baby"
In contestiug the competence of some Of
the letters Judge Melton made this state
i msnt; There is evidently a conspiracy be-
tween these parties against Col Morrow.
| There was the going back on him. How
dangerous 1t is TO admit the declaration Of
person ( Miss Fowler of that Kind.