St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-03
BRIGHTER FOR BOWKER.
Several of the Witnesses Testify
in the Reverend Gentieman's
Behalf
A Son OF the Defendant Swears He
Never Saw Anything I'M
proper.

In the case of the state against John
II. Bowker. S. Ii. Wright was on the
stand yesterday morning for the de-
Tense, brought out the fact that the wit
ness had made pilgrimage to the Bow
ker home Thursday. He had looked
through that keyhole to Miss Peterson'S
room, ana said he could only see a por-
tion Of the furniture therein from his
point of observation.
j. E. Cook had visited the home at
one time for the purpose OF giving some
figures for the remodeling Of the house.
He introduced a set of floor plans drawn
by himself to explain relative positions
OF doors, etc. Witness was at the house
Thursday and looked over the room
He had found different articles Of fur
niture in the apartment, which he de-
scribau. Mr.. BUwker. was there at the
time and assisted in the survey.
Louisa Alderman was called. She
had lived at the home for some tune,
but had seen nothing wrong between
BOwker and Miss Peterson. One of the
witnesses for the state had said that
"Swede" girl had seen one of the acts.
and Louisa was put on the stand 10
make the assertion that she was the
only Swedish girl in the home. As
sistant County Attorney Peterson mixed
the witness up somewhat in the cross
examination. She was not questioned
to any great extent.
S. E. Dean created the sensation or
the day. The other witnesses had teS-
tilted that the lounge in Bowker'S Office
always stood on the right side of the
room. and had never been on the left
side behind the door. where Gertle In
graham had said it was. Mr.. Dean was
quite familiar with the office, for lie
had often been in it.
Nov, Mr.. Dean, where was that
lounge?"
ut was at the left side of the room.
behind the oor."
For 4 moment everybody was startled,
and no one more so than Judge Shaw.
"How do you know it was there"
asked Shaw, finally.
Because | slept on it myself several
times'
Attorney Hewitt was called by the de-
Tense. He had been present at all the
meetings of the board. He disputed the
assertion that Josephine Armstrong had
made when she said she did not tell
him that she believed Miss Peterson was
pure girl. On crOSS-eXaminatiOn wit
ness was asked If the house wasn't
closed up after the investigation, and
he admitted that the board washed its
hands of the concern. Asked II MISS
Armstrong had not told him that when
she first went to the house she thought
Miss Peterson was pure, lie said he
didn't understand it that way. Mr..
Wright was recalled to say that the peo-
pie in the Travis block could be seen
from Bowker's windows. He thought
that they could also see into BOWker'S
room.
Peter Clarkqvlst, the man who built
the house, was called, and gave evidence
as to the dimensions of certain rooms.
Mary Peters, Mary Keller and Bertha
Anderson all SAID that it would be i'm
possible for any one to take down the
| folding bed in the dining room in such
| way that it would make any noise,
even if he let it drop.
Johnny Bowker, aged eleven years,
| took the stand and swOre that it was he
| who was put to bed in the dining room
when it was alleged that his father and
| julia had gone to bed there, and that
| Julia had gone TO bed long before.
, Johnny said that when Miss Peterson
and the party went down to try on the
dress Gertie Ingraham left them and
! went to see her aunt. and had come
back to the Office about 3 O'Clock. John
ME was there at the time and never
left them. and his father was in the
back room, and Miss Peterson was writ
ing at the desk in the front one. In re-
| gard to the trip home in the buggy,
| when improper acts were alleged to
have occurred, he said he was seated
between BoWker and Miss Peterson.
| He mad seen nothing wrong between
/ them. Johnny had never seen anything
! improper at the home.