The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-05-09

residence. Fred Bowen was boarding
and rooming in the house where the
WifneTs was working, the house being
the large brick west of Murray's hos
pita1.t Bowen's room was opposite the
kitchen and the latter opened out on
the alley, The hall opened on the alley
and q door from Bowen's room also LED
out that way The remainder OF Mrs.
Berry's Testimony was sensational IN
the extreme. In substance she said:
zone night some friends were visit
ing me and they remained quite late.
After they left 1 sat up awhile longer.
reading book. Before 1 retired
went down to get a pitcher of water
had. to pass the door OF Bowen's room
and Just as / went by woman came
out / had good look at her. When.
she saw me she stepped back and at
ferwards came out and went through
the hall and out OF the back door. L
followed her up the alley and saw her
20 into the Blume residence / did
not know the woman at the time but
saw her afterwards often 1t was Mrs.
Blume. had heard something about
self. She did not see me following her.
II was some time In the middle of jan
uary.
"A few mornings after that. as 1 was
getting ready to get breakfast. about
o'clock, saw the same woman come
out the back door and up the alley. 4
followed her again part OF the way,
and met a newsboy who was carry
ing route on morning paper. 4
asked him who the woman was. and he
said IL was Mrs. Blume. The boys
the coast and was on his way back to
Butte when he died at Spokane last
month.
| "At another time, some time later. 1
went to Mr.. Bowen's room to call him
| for breakfast. / raped at the door.
but he did not answer. i went away
and got breakfast. and then went back
and raped again. There was no re-
| Spouse. and / opened the door and saw
| this lady in bed with Bowen. They
were both asleep. / called him and he
| jumped up and she grabbed the bed
clothes and pulled them over her head
| She had her face toward me. l was
not mistaken in her. She was the same
| woman saw her afterwards leave
| the house and pass up the alley again.
| When Mr.. Bowen came out to break
| fast said to him, You are dandy to
leave your door unlocked when you
have got company and he said Il
thought ii was locked He asked me
| IL knew who the woman was, and i
said yes. that 1 had seen her go into
the Blume house; and he replied Yes,
that is her.
"At another time before this called
Mr.. Bowen, and again opened the door.
He was dressing. Mrs. Blume was In
there, and when / opened the door she
turned her back to me. She was
dressed at the time. i saw her go up
the alley afterwards toward the Blume
| house. Bowen had no roommate, and
| know he was in the room every Tins
I saw Mrs. Blume come out. He was
an engineer at the Gagnon, and called
him nearly every morning. He had
frequently told me that IL he did not
answer me to open the door and throw
a dipper OF water on him..
On cross-examination by Mr. Haldorr
Mrs. Berry said that her husband wa'
working on his prospects in the noun
tains and she worked out TO help him
she said she had been silly enough e
"shoot her mouth on about the Bow
en- affair. and she supposed some on
told Mr.. Blume about it She did no
tell him herself. At the time she fol
lowed Mrs. Blume she was about 2
feet behind her going up the alley
Mrs. Berry said that her son-in-lav
was great friend of the Blumes. AM
thought there was nobody like them
When she was told that il was Mrs
: Blume who visited Bowen. she followe'
her to see IL Ii really was her. and {
find out IL the Blumes We're like every
body else in Butte. The witness fol
: lowed Mrs. Blume and kept her Il
sight till she reached the door and pu
her hand up to open IL.
] The. time she saw the defendant Il
the bed was in the fore part OF Feh
ruary, 1894. That was the last time sh
was at the house. During the readin
I of Mrs. Berrys deposition Mr.. Blum
hung his head and finally left the cour
; room, but Mrs. Blume maintained he
I composure, and boldly faced the, jur
through II all. On objections fror
! Mr.. Haldorn. that part of Mrs. Berry
! deposition relating to her conversatio
! with the newsboy was ordered stricke
: out Court then adjourned for tn
J. day