The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1893-03-28

court J. w. Bowman was still on the
stand and the following is additional
evidence after the opening of court
Friday morning:
SECOND DAY.
MARSHALL, Mo-, March %.
j. W. Borman re-caued-In giving
my evidence Yesterday, l omitted Civ
ing full list of machinery and arti-
cles that were in the laundry when
burned. | then made a hurried
statement which l have gone over
with my former partner since and de-
sire to correct.
The witness then went on in detail
giving cost of apparatus omitted in
the statements previously made.
There was a dispute between the
insurance company and our firm re-
yarding the loss. We made out bill
of loss amounting to about 81 900.
We were insured for 81. 900 and re-
ceived on settlement 81, 500. The re-
vised bill foots So, $40.
Cross ESamined-I was at Mr..
Lamm's room last night. He did not
go over the figures of the inventory
with me. Mr.. Grew helped me to
make the estimate. He was my part
ner ut the time of the fire.
We had several barrels OF soap and
starch on hand when the fire &C.
CURED.
When made out the 81 900 in
ventory, ] supposed that all our be-
Iongings in the laundry, including the
goods of our customers were covered
BY blanket policy. But in this l
was mistaken. The insurance people
would not settle on that basis
Emil Dorm. s~orn|l have resided
in Sedalia since 1889. ! worked for
Zimmerman in 1890 for two months.
l talked with Mr.. Zimmerman about
Bowman. Zimmerman made batch
of 'bleach" that was a failure and
likely to ruin goods. He asked me
what thought of it. l told him l
thought it was dangerous to use it. l
heard Zimmerman say that it would
be a good thing to sell Bowman.
WITNESS is shown several letters.
To the best of my judgement the
handwriting of these letters are in the
handwriting of Mr.. Ira Zimmerman.
H. Swalley had q printing Office
next door to Bowman 4 Dorm ON
Third street.
Cross Eramined-I am not a clerk.
Ihave never held a clericalposition but
Icanjudge of handwriting. Ihave seen
Mr.. Zimmerman write a great
many times. Have seen him write
letters. Ibelieve these letters to be
the handwriting Of ira Zimmerman
SEpALrA, Mo. JAM. RI. 1891
Msss,s Bormaa & Dora City:
gents: am determined to burn you
out again and will do so as soon as the
time comes, you can laugh but the first too
times proves what say. Remember Ms
soon as you start up again. No matter il
you do keep a watch sometime | will
catch YOU of your guard. Another ! will
fix and do ii in such wave that suspic-
ion will rest on you and your insursn &c
will be shakey.
lSignedi HENRY K"
Bornaa Laundry:
give you warning once more and for
the last time, If you don't get out of bust
ness aud leave town and never come back
Twill burn Won and your laundry and
more than that / will burn your old house
and everything remember my last warning.
Nor SIGNED.
l slept at 2lO I4amine street the
night Of the fire, Sept. =. 1890. l
went for Mr.. Crew when | saw the
fire. l was working for Bowman and
Crew when the fire occurred. l told
no person that if it was not for hunt
ing John Bowman could make
Crew sweat for that fire.
Henry j. Bueksr Suoa-Reside in
Sedalia and work for the Pacific rail-
way. l was working for Bowman at
the time his laundry was burned. |
worked afterward for Zimmerman. /
have seen zimmerman write often
every day while ] was working for
him.
Witness il shown letters marked ex-
hibits GA" and "B" and says that they
are in the handwriting of Mr.. Zim-
norman.
l know the feeling of Zimmerman
toward Bowman. Zimmerman asked
me if Bowman ever found out who
put the shirt and analine in his wash 7
Zimmerman asked NE regarding the
location OF the machinery in Bow
mans laundry.
fbad a conversation with thinner
man about january "a, 1891. He