Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1900-12-13

ence Reed to make = fence and he
would treat me. Did % aud came
back TO store ia the cart with Clar-
ence Reed. Reed stopped cart and
witness went up 10 Loves store and
Willie Ste~artcameout and he ask
ed him vhere vas Mr.. Bowles, and
Stewart said he had gane home loag
ago. Did not see Mr.. Boales until
nearly sunset. Was at home stand
ing in the door and saw him COM
ing from the direction of his home.
Was employed to help on fence be-
t~een l aud 2 o'clock aud worked
sabont an hour. Mr. Bowles gave
him his treat at night.
Grafton Downs vas at home in
Morganza ell the morning OF Oc,o-
Der Is. About IL went to Mr.
Charlie Russell's and got a horse
and went to Ssndgstes. Got back
home about 6 o'clock. Ate supper
and went to husking feast. Mr..
Bowles came shortly after witness.
We're nearly done shucklng q pile
of corn when Mr. Bowles said
"I'll be d., II some man is not
well of tonight, aud repeated 1t.
Nobody said anything and he called
to him aud asked me if | knew
what be meant. l told him, emo" I"
and he called me over by the shucks
and said that Mr.. Knott was rob-
bed yesterday evening while he was
down to the store Of $4,000. Told
me not to tell anybody but mother
and to tell her it had not gone ont
of the family. Have not talked
with him since.
j. Frank Knott testified to going
to his fathers house and seeing the
tracks, measuring them, fitting
shoe in them and following them.
Saw Dan Bowles make tracks, meas
ured them and testified "it was
the same track as at the house and
at the trunk in every particular. /"
Gave dimensions of the tracks. Did
not 60 to his fathers house until
the 18th, because his horse was
sick.
Phil I'll. Thompson was next wit
ness. Testified to seeing Bowles
on the 10th and TO Bowles telling
him as q secret about Mr.. Knott's
loss and the amount of it.
James Ill. Knott, the next wit
ness, visited the scene of the rob-
berry, discovered the tracks and
traced them from his fathers house
to where the trunk was found.
Followed tracks some distance.
Measured them particularly. There
we're tracks Of two people. When
the shoes were taken from Mr..
Bowles' house Bowles said, "for
Gods sake let them take the shoes;"
Stewart said they were not the shoes
wanted. The shoe was a peculiar
one and fitted the track exactly.
First went to his fathers on the
evening Of the 18th. On cross ex-
animation said he did not know
that he was accused. When he first
heard OF the robbery, on the even
ing OF the 18th, thought it an idle
rumor. Didn't 60 to investigate
it for had tob, COO ont and feared
frost. Stayed at Oakville on the
evening of the 18th talking with
Phil Buckler, and got home about
sunset. Measured the track on the
cath of November in the pines.
The State rested it's case.
For Defense.
| John III. Drury testified that he
lives at Morganza. Was there all
day October 18th. Saw Bowles
that day in the morning between
10 and IL. Saw him again ut 12,
and again between 1 and 2. Saw
him 90 down hill between and
loading rails. Saw him about 5.
Had q sick family.
| Benedict Love testified Lives ai
Morgapza. Keeps store there. Dan
Bowles was at his place on October
18th to haul rails. Saw him be.
tween IL aud l O'Clock. Saw him
again when the mail came. He
got horse for me and then went
in the cellar and ate some oysters.
Between 2 and three o'clock | tried
TO sell q horse to Willie Bowles.
He talked with Mr. Abel, the mai
carrier. Came in the store shortly
after the mail went down. Mr..
Nicodemus, . drummer WAS in the
store. Dan Rowles was sitting in
store and witness was iokin0 Will