St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-02
HIS OWN DAUGHTER
Testifies to Having Seen Rev.
Dowker Embracing Miss
Peterson.
The Clear Story Told by Gertie
Ingraham. a Child of
Twelve.


this morning, with Lizzie HarmatSKI,
the last witness of Wednesday, on the
stand for continued discrimination.
The examination was taken up for the
most part with the geography of the
home, coupled with the number of beds
In the various rooms. The witness was
allowed to go, Judge Shaw stating that
he might want to ask her some more
questions if he could find the books of
records kept by the board of the home.
Little Gertie Ingraham, a pretty girl
with blonde curls, aged twelve, was
sworn. Judge Shaw questioned her as
to her knowledge of an oath, to which
she answered that it was to tell the
truth.
''Do you understand what will hap
pen if you don't tell the truth?" asked
Judge Shaw.
'I'd burn up" said the child, and that
was sufficient.
Gertie answered the questions In a
clear voice. She was born in this city,
and Mr. Bowker had come to her mother
and induced her to lei the girl go to the
witness had seen some compromising
things at the Office, which she told
clearly, but which will not bear to print.
A scene in the carriage was also rected,
when Johnny Bowker was given the
lines to drive, and other compromising
actions took place between the accused
parties. Miss Peterson i'll the meantime
crying, "Oh! what a pretty doll. p" re-
ferring to the one the witness carried In
her arms. Witness stated that she ran
away from the home on account OF her
life there.
"Have you talked with any one about
this case?' asked Judge Shaw.
II talked with Miss Armstrong every
day she has been here"
ibid you talk about this case?"
Eyes, SIR"
Now, what did she tell you to say?"
''She told me to tell everything |
knew"
did she remind you Of these
things?"
"Yes, SIR"
"how did she know them and what
you was to say?"
~ told Lizzie and Lizzie told her."
"Did anybody else talk to you?"
"My mamma told me not to be fright
ened.'
Judge Shaw examined very cleyerJy,
but the little witness Was equal to the
task, and made good witness for the
state. When she was uncertain she
said she didn't know.
Charles Hart was called, and stated
that he had seen Bowker and Miss
Peterson at the office of the former. in
the Wright block. He had called at the
office and found the door locked, and
when he finally was let in Bowker had
told him that the door was locked be-
cause he was eating dinner.
Louise Davis, daughter of the defend
ant, Bowker, was placed Oh the stand
and told of various times when she had
seen Bowker and Miss Peterson embrace
ing each other. Judge Shaw tried to
show on cross-examihation that people
had been to call OH her to induce her to
testify against her father, but she as
serted that of her own accord she had
gone to the county attorney and told
what she knew. The attorney, in his
examination, tried to show that Jo-
sephine Armstrong had posted all the
witnesses on what to say, and was in
stigating the whole prosecution.
Mrs. Alice Moran. who had been sub
penaed on the part Of the defense, was
placed Oh the stand by the state. She
had lived at the home for three weeks
wear ago last March. Julia Peterson was
at the home then. Witness had seen
Bowker and Miss Peterson at that place.
Bowker and his wife had quarrel.
Bowker took Miss Peterson into the din
ing room with him and locked the door
in the faces Of the others. Then she
heard them let down folding bed that
was in the room.
Judge Shaw asked the witness If after
she was subpWnaed she had not been
angry on that account. and had told
Bowker she didn't know anything about
the case. She said she had made that
statement. and it was because she didn't
want to get mixed up In his case. Judge
Shaw tried to show that witness had
sold tickets for concert for the benefit
of the home, and that she and Mr.. Bow
'ker had disputed over it in some way.
She denied it.
Josephine Armstrong was recalled for
further cross-eXamination. She was
asked if she did not once tell Mr..
Hewitt that in her opinion Miss Peter
son was pure woman. She denied it,
M. j. Bray, of Excelsior, who was at
one time one of the members of the
board of the home, stated that Edith
Berg did not tell the story she told on
the Stand to the board at an examina-
ton. Miss Armstrong also, he said,
testified differently. His testimony was
for the purpose of .impeaohing the
states witnesses.
l.. E. Olson had also been director.
He had gone to the home Wednesday
and looked at Miss Peterson's room.
tried the view through the keyhole OF
the door, and he could not see the bed
This was TO refute the keyhole testi-
mony OF one of the other witnesses.
He disputed former witness as to the
location of the lounge in Bowker's
Office.