The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-04-22

The inquest into the triple tragedy, by
which the Reynolds family is believed TO
have been wiped out by Martin L. Mowry
last week "Wednesday, was resumed TINS
morning at Harrisville. The line OF in
quiry was carried on TO the affairs OF
Elisha Mathewson, to determine what
part Mowry had taken therein. Some
time between the death OF Mr.. Mathewson
and the formal opening OF the latter's saie
hy the administrator thirty thousand
dollars had disappeared, and Mowry was
supposed 10 have known considerable
about that abstraction as well as tne
mysterious disappearance OF Mathewson ;
will, by which property TO the value Oh
500, 600 was to be distributed. since the
opening of the present inquiry threats
have been made 20 people OF the town
that it would be better for them II they
left the state, inasmuch as 1t was proposed
to prove that Mowry was paid $40, O,OOO in
cash and $40 week until the death OF
David Mathewson, and by the latter, To
keep his mouth shut. These threats were
brought To the attention Of the authori'
ties and IL is proposed in this inquiry TO
bring out the facts
Mowry Made Threats.
Thomas II. Sweet was the first witness
called this morning. He stated tnat ne
knew when the keys of Elisha Mathew
sons safe were deposited in bank. Inc
keys were deposited two or three DAYS DC
before Mathewson's death. The Keys
were brought back by agreement the next
day after Mathewson's funeral. |fhe safe
was opened by Martin l.. Mowry, David
Mathewson, Fayette +. BARTLETT Martin
l.. Mowry, Irving II. Sweet John Tour
tellot, Mrs Tourtellot, and the wit
ness. Martin Mowry made threats TO the
IN ha
Mathewson estate. He said IL would be "A
great deal better for the heirs II they
helped him get the $1,000, This he
said a number OF times. Witness never
beard anything about the slOOO except
what Martin l.. Mowry told nm. Inc
witnesses brother related To the witness
that Mowry had made threats about
the estate. The witness told his brother
not 60 worry about IL because he ala not
think Mowr'y would dare 10 carry out his
threats. Elisha Mathewson had told
Mowry not TO cut down the trees on the
property, meaning the WOOD lots. MONTY
talked as II the wood lots belonged 10
him. He gave no reason for carrying
that idea
Claimed MathewsOn Left Will.
Mowry claimed that Elisha Mathewson
had "A will He said in regard TO the
matter that he knew he had VIII because
he won't with Elisha when he had III Wit
messed The witness could not tell whether
Mowry knew the contents of the will or
not. AT one time he told the witness
! after Mnthowson made IL that the codicll
| To the will gave Ellen Nj. Sweet 800
| and Irving H. Sweet $500 When Elisha
went south he happened To think that the
will was left out of the safe and wrote
80 Mowry about It. Mowry sald ne 1ouna
il ina book with papers He took 1t
| and locked il up in his own chest. Elisha
wrote him to take care of 1T until he came
| hack Mowry said that he tried To get
( Mathcwson TO take the will back after he
| returned from the south. but Mathewson
told him TO keep it for few days as "
was all right. Witness said that be did
NOT know when the will was delivered
/ back to Mr. Mathewson or what he did
| with IL.
Witness said that Mowry told the wit
ness brother that the heirs would save
$1,000 If they helped him To get his $1,000.
Had Doomed the Dog to Death.
George II. Plumb testified concerning
the discovery OF the fire in the Elisha
Mathewson house. On the afternoon OF
the 18th the day before the house was
! burned witness saw Mowry. The latter
had on his every day clothes. Witness
! was here shown the suit OF clothes wori
by Mowry when arrested on the 18th. Ill,
! Sfliu tnNl Nnllt tlt Cpdl IliEbl hhNN DV'i
| the same certainly the pantaloons were
not those which Mowry wore on the 18th
The suit exhibited In court was what
Mowry called his best When the witness
I discovered the fire he ran TO the Reynolds
end of the house and failing 20 arouse th'
family, with others nc burst upon th'
door, and as they did this Out rushed
Martin Mowry's dog. This showed, &c
corling TO the theory OF the authorizes
that Mowry's dog from which the ole
man never was willingly separated, hat
followed Mowry into Reynolds houst
and remained there until after the mur
ders and whilo Mowry was preparing th'
house to bc fred and that with the inton
tion of preventing the dog from following
him i'm his flight and betraying hin
"Whackie" had been locked In 10 b
burned with the victims. Whei
"Whaclxic" was liberated he ran into tn
woods and caught up with Mowry %
Hcrrings Pond where the fugitive ha'
stopped 20 wash the blood aud oil from