The morning times., 1896-12-05
FOUND IN B0WEN's BOX
Mass Of Damaging Evidence
Against the Directory Pair.
GOT CONTRACTS AND PAPERS
Detectives Secured the Receptacle
at His Hotel-It Is Believed to
Contain Matters Which VIII Con-
Wet Eim-Hoth Men Repudiated by
Firm Whose Name They Used.

4 mass of evidence was unearthed yes
terday by Detectives Horne and Weldon
against Bowen and Ratcman, the alleged
directory swinders, and the officials say
there is no longer any douht that Bowen
WAS not only connected with the scheihe
but was 1T the head of it, and used Bate
man as tool
IL will be reEemtered that at the pre-
liminary hearing Bowen took the stand
and positively denied that he had any
connection with Bateman or the COLL
pany which he claimed To represent. The
police had very little evidence against him
at tile time of his arrest and he was taken
into custody principally because he was
seen with Batcman ana occupied the same
room at the hotel.
At tie same time they were certain
| that Bowen was connected with the swim
die, but tie difficulty was to prove it.
| AT the trial hut slight evidence was in
! troduced to Show that Bowen had more
| than an acquaintance with Bateman, and
| tie prosecution practically failed to show
| that he had taken any part i'll the swindle.
Attorney Shilingson was quick To re-
aliZe t.lis fact ana made a strong plea
for Bowcn's release. This would prob
| ably nave been granted had not the man
| taken the stand to make a statement IN
| his own behalf. The well concocted story
which he recitcd was torn to shret:s by
| Judge Miller's severe cross-eXamination
and Bowen became So confused AMI cni-
| barrassed that he practically admitted his
| own guilt and was held for the grand jury
| along with his companion.
WHOLE BOX OF EVIDENCE
Yesterday Detectives Horne and Weldon
| secured a large tin box, which Bowen
had checked and left at the Raleigh Hotel
! \ key taken from Bowen fitted the lock
| on the buX. Bowen had given the check
| to a friend in this City before his ar
| rest, and when the detectives learned this
! they lost no time in securing IL.
The box was taken to police headqilar-
ters and opened Its contents viii prove
sufficient evidence To convict both men
OF Il long list of swindles III this and other
| cities.
| Among the large quantity of letters AMI
| papers found in the box was bundle of
contracts for advertising matter purpnrt
| ing To be signed by business men az Pitts
burg and Aiieghany City. The total sums
represented amounted 10 over $500.
| lie detectives also found a letter ad-
dressed To the chief of police Of San
| Francisco, sDea king of Bowen In the high
| est terms, and recommending him as a
young man of high character and good
| standing i'll New York. The box also
! contained Il large number Of leaflets siIni-
lar t. those found in TIE mems room, three
copies OF the alleged Merchants and
! Manufacturers Directory" advertising
matter relating to The Excelsior Pub
fishing Company" and The Reporters
| Publishing Company
a cu,ious fact noted by the detectives
WAS that not an article IN the box con
tanned an address The place of business
of the bogus firms mentioned was given
| as New York, but nothing was printed
as to strSet or number. The box and its
| contents will be held as evidence against
the men.
FIRM KNOWS THEM NOT.
In connection with the above and pre-
vious articles published concerning the
operations Of the men in this city, The
Times has received the following letter
from The Trades Publishing Company, OF
fhladelrhia and New YorK, when Baie-
man claimed to represent:
Referring to the column publication in
| your issue or yesterday relating to Bate
man and Bowen. the directory swindlers,
now unuer arrest ut Washington, will you
| -as you have used or name-dO Us the
great favor to say that the Trades Publish
ng G1Thapy 81 fhiladsphia nsy5ng
| have no knowledge whatever OF the men in
limbo. We send out no directory can
vassers and are publishing no directories,
our sole publication being the America II
| Carpet nd Uphuistcr" Trade - one OF the
most reputable trade Journals in th
country.
We formerly published a directory of the
carpet n nd upholstery industries only and
ii is barely possible that these swindlers ar,
men VINO have canvassed d for US temporarily
| in years past and are thus enabled to Use
| our name and address to their advantage
There is no firm i'll Philadelphia more
Ieaions OF its honor and reputation than
the Trades Publishing Company, and you
can feel assured that we are losing nc
time in running these scoundrcls to cover.
We have just had an interview with
| KIM int dor nf I inln hnr
are acting on his Instructions in our effor,
to aid the authorities in your city.