The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-23
Testimony Yesterday Afternoon.

Joseph Loudon, continuing his testi-
mony late yesterday afternoon, said that
on the afternoon prior to the burning of
the house he had "a talk with Mowry, and
the latter said chat he ought To have had
$1,000 from the estate Ten days before
Elisha died the witness heard MathewSon
twice ask Mowry for the keys of the safe,
but Mowry made no reply, but went of
tn another room.
George Olncy testified that early on
the evening of the 18th inst. he went TO
Mowry's house TO get pack of cards.
Mowry shut the door in his face but a
moment after, opened the door "A crack,
handed the cards out, and told the witness
that he need not bring them back that
night
The government will contend that Mt
that very time Mowry had begun his
| preparations for the burning of the build
| ing by which act he was intending to
cover up the contemplated murder of the
REYNOLDS family.
The witness identified the cont which
Mowry wore at that time. This is of
paramount Importance, rs the coat was
taken from Mowry's bedroom at the time
of the fire. and had beel left there 10 be
| burned. Through this witness the state
! proves that Mowry changed his clothing
before firing the house. and probably after
| the murders were committed.
Andrew j. Bolster testified To Mowry' 5
| appearance, actions and talk on the morn
| ing after the fire. Mowry told his story.
| saying that i've men had broken into his
house, had robbed and shot. him and
| burned up the house ana barn. Witness
asked Mowry how five men could get
! into the house and the dog make no dis
| turbance. Mowry said that he did know.
| Mowry said that after the robbers had got
| his money and fired tho house and barn
1 they took him off tn a lot and TWO left him
| in charge Of the other three.
Mowry was asked about the other people
| in the house, who they were and what had
hapbened To them He said that there had
| been another family, but he supposed they
were now all dead for he had heard
| them holer" The robbers. he said, had
| compelled him to show them through the
woods TO the Douglas pike. When they
| came to a fence which he could not climb
| the men threw him over. when he tainted.
| Getting up he walked on until he came TO
a brook at the old saw mill, and fell into
| it, but getting out he made his way to the
witness house and told the foregoing
| story.
Tho witness went with Mowry To
| Leander Buffum's house, to notify him
| of the supposed robbery. The nearest
| that Mowry sat TO the stove in Bolster ;
| house was two feet There was no steam
coming from the kettle, and had there
| been, IL would have been impossible for
| Mowry 10 have been burned by IT, The
! Importance of this Is that MOwry, in cX-
planning 10 The News reporter last We'd
nesday the burn upon his left ear, had
declared that the steam from Bolster :
| tealSettlc had caused it. The burn was
| probably received when he was firing the
barn.
| Leander A. Buffum gave some cumu-
| lative testimony
Sias w. Harding testified that on the
| 10th and 18th of April MOwry was nc his
| (Harding's) ho;Isc Mowry showed him
an old revolver, which Martin said was
| loaded The witness had never seen one
like it before a pistol, an old pepper
box - was produced, and the witness
| identified It, This weapon was recovered
| from Martin Mowry cellar after the fire
| Mowry claimed that the Muthcwson vs-
| tate owed him $1,000
so far the ease against Mowry has been
| very materially strengthened, while the
insanity theory has been shattered.