The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-12-28
LOWE And HIS GIRLS
Bessie Davis Says She Is a Woman
and Loves Walter.
SHE is OLD IN EXPERIENCE
The Young Bailey Child Tells What
Is Beloved to Be a Straight
Story of the Crime-Prose-
oution 10 Determined.

The police court room was crowde,
to suffocation yesterday Afternoon
when the trial Of the case Of Walter
Lowe. charged with the abduction o.
Bessie Davis. was called. The cour
had Q good deal Of trouble keeping the
crowd quiet. and after many ineffec.
tual efforts to maintain order the court
room was cleared.
Walter Lowe, the young defendant, ID
tall rather pale young man OF about
- years. who wears his hair pompa-
dour and has a white tie and a white
mumer. He was smiling and sneering
during most Of the time, but didn't
smile so much toward the close as he
did at first. He and the Davis girl
frequently exchanged smiles and
winks. The girl evidently tried not to
say anything to hurt loves case.
There was a roar of laughter from the
crowd when the girl said that Lowe
wrapped himself UP In a quilt and slept
on the floor and let the girls occupy
his bed. Edith Bailey told a different
story. and said that Lowe slept on the
bed. Edith Bailey's story was evident
ly truthful narrative Of the case. She
Is only II years old but Is OF larger
build than the Davis girl. From APP
pearances she Is several years younger
In experience than Bessie Davis.
There was delay In the beginning
OF the trial owing to the efforts which
ute by certain well-intentioned people
TO get the county attorney and the
chief or police to consent to have Lowe
and the girl united in the holy bonds
OF matrimony," God save the mark!).
Inc oficials. however, were determined
not to let villain who has earned his
cell In the states prison escape so cas-
lily. When arrested Bessie Davis had
said she was is years old and her
mother also said that. On the stand
the girl said she was 16. and her mother
too thought that might be so, but was
not quite sure when she was born.
e L. Campbell appeared for the de-
PENDANT. He admitted that the defend
ant might be guilty of breach of
etiquette but not of abduction. His
fearful appeal to the Judge to have
pity on the tender young man and not
consign SO promising a young man TO
a felon's cell, was horribly affecting,
but didn't move the Judge a little bit. :
Officer John Gabert, who made the
arrest. said that on Dec. 23 he was al |
the corner OF Main and Broadway. He
knew Walter Lowe and Bessie Davis
ana saw them In room SO of the Silver
Bow block. A party came after me TO
arrest them. I found them in that /
room. The girl was in bed. Lowe was |
door. The girl had a little nighteown
on.
John Bailey was the next witness. He
saw Lowe on Monday afternoon. and
again about 1880 at the Bailey house.
ne said he would show that he was
not guilty.
Alfred Keser did not know the de-
PENDANT He rooms in the Silver Bow
dock and was there on the night of
the 2Srd. He was I'm room 26 About
$50 Monday morning he heard CONVEX
satons which seemed TO be I'm room 3e
ne did not know who the parties were
In the room.
Mrs. Jones. who runs the Silver Bow
block. said she knew the defendant and
the Davis girl by sight. She saw them
On monday night. She saw the girl
running up stairs and followed her IN
one saw the girl knocking at 36 wait
ing Tor the door Of that room TO be
opened. In few minutes she saw
Lowe go up stairs and Join the girl
Tney went into the room together. She
nao never seen the girl in the house he
Iore. IL was between 1880 and s O'clock
ehat the girl came to the house. Later
the witness went up with the officer.
Sne did not see the arrest
John Bailey was recalled. About a.so
O'Clock Monday evening Mrs. Davis
sent 10 my house to know II Bessie was
snere ana IL not he would try to ind
her. Mrs. Davis told the witness to
nave ner arrested IL ne couldn't get her
any other way. About ~ O'clock he
found that she was In Lowe's room
MIS-. Davis had told him to INQUIRE r1r
Mr. loves room. He heard the two
persons In No. sc. and recognized both
voices. He then got an officer and
Went with him to No. Sc. The officer ,
raped again, and the inquiry came. .
Who's there? The policeman said
An officer" Then Lowe said, ''Wait ,
nnui 1 dress" A few minutes after
ward the door opened. The witness did
not go into the room. ,
Mrs. Martha Davis, who was ween- ,
ng. was next put on the stand
Bessie Is my little girl" she said. =
she Is 10 years and months old. sun !
lay evening she said she wanted to 20 !
@ the Episcopal church. Walter Lowe
>ame In i told Mr.. Lowe to take care q
VI her and bring her home by 10 O'Clock :
It ALL" !
On cross-examinatlon Mrs. Davis said :
he was not sure whether 1t was in 1873 =
'r 1880 that her daughter was born. The +,
yirl was confirmed In the Episcopal =
'hnrch last spring. The girls correct :
Lge was given at that time TO Mr. ! :
She did not know what the .
ecord Mr.. Biackiston had showed the 4
Ige to be.
Bessie Davis said that she was ont ?
4 Moore's ranch on Dec. g. On Sun !,
lay evening she went with Lowe TO the .
Episcopal church. but II was so crowd :,
d they couldn't get I'm. !.
We then went TO get Edith Bailey" !,
aid the girl. and Edith and went up =
own with Lowe. We walked around y
while and then took Edith home We n
nocked and almost tore down the =
ouse. but no one responded. SO we N
rent TO loves room and stayed in his
DOM all night. Lowe took a quilt and
is overcoat and laid on the floor, and
'dith and j slept in the bed. In the
Forming Lowe went out early. Edith r
nd went out the back door and went G.
, Mo0re's ranch, wfrsfe-we had break o.
lst. We stayed there until after noon. u
hen we came back to town. We met II
n. Bailey who got Edith 10 90 home | v.