Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1893-05-05
MORE ABOUT SnAvS SHOOTING.
Alvin Bowman Dismissed After
a Searching Trial
The Journal Foreman Had Moth.
ing TO DO With the Shooting =
Hut He Understood What shaw
Was Up TO.

The examination Of Alvin Bowman,
charged with having committed an as
sault upon w. A. shaw, being armed
with dangerous weapon, was con-
tnued before Recorder Edes, st o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The court room
was packed, NJ on preceding days.
y. BoFER SWORN.
He testified b having known Bow.
man ever since he arrived IN Salem
about four years ago. He said he had
no afIidavit Of Bowman concerning the
shooting affair. The court ruled that
any affidavits Of Bowman, Hofer might
have concerning or In relation TO the
Shaw affair before the shooting would
not be admitted az evidence. Hofer
admitted having affldavits but the con
tention Of the defense was that they
were foreign TO the case. Hofer had
no objection to producing the affidavits,
but he said they did not concern Bow
mans connection with the crime
charged. They related 10 Shaw. Un-
less Hofer voluntarily chose to reveal
the contents Of the affidavits the
court would not demand them. The
afIidavits were not produced. Hofer
had had several conversations with
Bowman about the shooting. They
TALKED about 1t Saturday morning.
Hofer proceeded to find out from all
sources all that he could about the af-
fair. Bowman did not tell him that he
knew the shooting was going to take
place or that Worick had prepared for
1t. Bowman said he wasn't there that
night. He knew Bowman and WOrick
we're chums. Bowman meyer men
toned Worick to him. Half the time
the JOURNAL Office upstairs and down
Ia unlocked. There is no particular
system of locking. Worick was not
working fSr Hofer; Worick was not at
the Office Friday to his knowledge. He
didn't know Worick went through the
office Friday night, but didn't learn 1t
from Bowman. He said Bowman was
very quiet gentleman.
Bingham asked Hofer II he had any
Information from Bowman before the
shooting that 1t was to take place. He
had not.
Anything regarding Hofer's visit to
Miss Ferris Saturday morning after the
shooting, was ruled out. Hofer made
no objection to testify on this matter,
but Bowman's attorneys said II had
nothing to do with the case.
ALVIN BOWMAN SWORN.
He had worked for THE JOURNAL
about five years. He said he was at
Mrs. Balls, No. l9l High street, FRI
day night, all evening and until 8 a.
III. Saturday morning. He did not
zee Worick until next morning. He
knew nothing about the loading Of the
pistol; did not see the pistol; did not
know that any cartridges had heen
prepared.
Mrs. BALL took the stand. Said she
resides at No. l9l High street. Bow
man rooms at the house. He WAS at
his room Friday evening after $50 un-
I'll l2. He never went out. She was
reading and was positive. He had no
visitors that night. She did not know
where he was prior TO abont $50
o'clock.
Bowman was recalled. He had
nothing to do with the shooting, he
said. He had been at Worick's room
several times. He was there last
Tuesday evening tor the last time be-
fore the shooting. The night Of the
shooting the key TO the composing
room was In his pocket. The back
door key was In the door. Never
loaned his key. There was a ladder at
the rear Of the office by which any one
could get In through window at any
time. He had seen Worick every day
for several months. They boarded at
the same place. Saw him last before
the shooting after supper on Friday
evening. They walked down street
together rs far as the armory. when
Bowman went TO his room. He knew
Shaw had been up to the girls room.
Worick spoke about it-said some-
thug about soaring him. Ii was after
Tuesday that Worlck first talked about
soaring Shaw. They talked about
him on the street, walking from meals.
Several ways Of scaring him were sug.
gested; didn't know who first men-
toned Il, he or Worlck. They talked
about tying q string so shaw would
trip over IL when he left the room;
then they would hollow and laugh at
him, aud let him know somebody was
onto him.
A great many petty details Of
no Interest To our readers were
drawn cut by the attorneys at great
length.
Bingham asked how II came TO be
suggested TO stretch the striog. Bow
man said II was something that he had