The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-23
He COntended That $1,000
: Should Be Paid to Him.
Possible Motive for Frightful Trsg-
edy Near Harrisvillc.
A Witness Tells of His Tracing Mowry's
Route TO Herring Pond.

tnat on the morning Oh inc l1tn Ol'
April, when the fire occurred in Elisha
Mathewson's house, he was in his bed.
He got up and went to his window and
saw the blari. Dressed himself and
went TO the top of Sweets hill. He heard
that murder had been committed. The
witness then described the various events
already testified To by other witnesses
previously called I'm the inquest.
Witness said that Martin Mowry had
talked with him good many times
about the money which he should get
from the Mathewson estate Many times
he talked about the $1,000, and he was
anxious that the witness would say that
he ought To have Ii. In April, 1885, he
came TO the witness wood house and
was very anxious that he should urge the
matter about the 5000 To David Mathew
son. Witness told Mowry that he could
not do il, and he also said that he thought
he would never get 1t. Mowry then said,
IF you don't help me you Will be just
$1,000 out. - He then went away mad.
That was tho last time he talked about
the $1,000.
When the witness went to collect tho
rent of the house where Mowry lived, for
the heirs on the Mathewson side Mowry
was asked about the rent and no said he
shouldn't pay any. The witness told
Mowry that he didn't care whether ne
paid the rent or not. Martin Mowry never
made threats at any other time, The
witness said that he knew nothing of the
$1,000 which Mowry claimed was due him
from the estate. Witness said that the
blinds on Mowry's part of the house were
usually open. Ii seemed strange when
the witness drove by because there were
no curtains TO the windows in his part
OF the house.
Found Revolver in the Barn.
Elwood l.. Walling baggage man on
the New England railroad, testified that
on Sunday, April Is, last ne went TO tho
Elisha Mathewson place about 6:l5
O'Clock in the evening, with party Of
friends, looking over the ruins of the
house and the barn. He went into the
cellar of the barn where the carcass of the
horse was and alter looking at IL for q
few moments, turned round 10 come out
and saw the chamb Der of a revolver about
six feet from where the horse lay. Ho
picked il up and went back up TO the en-
trance of tho barn and showed it 10 his
friends John Bartlett said that the
barrel of the revolver ought % be there
too, and we went back TO where he found
the chamber, and Mr.. Bartlett picked up
the barrel OF the revolver They then
came out and went over TO Thomas
Sweets house to give what they found.
Witness was advised To take the remains
vi llt DlStOi w s'utTlu llO TIC
livered IL To Oliver lnman.
Witness here identified the two parts of
the revolver
Would Get Square With Heirs.
Henry P Hartman, house painter,
testified that April T. he was working at
DR. Changers house, painting "A front
room up stairs. Some time between and
o'clock in the afternoon he was putting
in "a top sash To front window when
Martin Mowry came along. Witness said
Hello, Martin" He answered Hello. -
He was asked if he had been To town
meeting and he said he had. He said he
was stopping over to the old place. He
said he was going to stay there he sup
posed, until the three years were up
Witness asked Mowry if nc knew Elisha
made will and he replied that he did
not tell all he knew. He said that he
didn know whether ne would get any
thing or not, but that nc would get square
with them, (meaning tho heirs. Witness
moved 10 another window in the house
where he was at work and saw Mowry
moving on, going east toward Sweets
Hill.