The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-11-23
BOWDEN REAPPEARS
HE WAS SUPPOSED no HAVE nEEN
DROWNED At TNBIsE.
HAD HEAVY LIFE INSURANCE.
HB HAS JUST RETURNED TO HIS
HOME NEAR COLIoIBUs.

said lie went TO Richmond and Had
Not Heard of Hls Reported Death.
says Family UnpIensRntne-- Was
the Cause Of Hls LraviuE-rher"
Was Long search on Tybre Tor
His Hody-His Return Caused "a
Sensation.
Columbus. Ca. Nov 2-Mr. W. O.
Bowder. who was reported drowned az
Tybce last summer. aud Tor whose hody
search was kept up for days turned up
tonight safe ana sound
He came down on to-nishrs southern
train from Atlanta ana got OF az the fam
iy homestead al Flat Rock. in the north
ern part of the county.
Last August AIr. Bowdcn went down To
Savannah with relative. presumably on
on outing. lie was reported by his rela-
tves and friends 20 have gone in bathing
At Tybee one night He did not return
from the beach. So fa- ae was known.
and was generally reported drowned
A long search was made for his boiy
which was personally conducted hy bis
brother. Newell X Bowdcn O. w.lI-krowa
Young business man Of Columbus Il
could not be found. however. and ereat
surprise was caused thereby as 10 l.es o.
persons drowned or Tybee are almost in
variab,v recovered.
Mr. Howden carried between 5000 and
5000 insurance. The companics refused
10 make payment until they investisa -
the case. The representative of one OF
tho companics went down 20 Tyhee per
.onally 10 investigate None Of the IN
suranee companies have raid
SAYS He Went 10 Richmond.
To passengers on the train tonight Mr.
Powden stated that he lef, Columbus IN
accoun. OF family unp,easantnsss. that
no went nom here to Savannah aHd sa-
vluuah TO Richmond Va. lie says 'hAt
he did not know OF the report that he
was drowned. lie zen sick in mchmoad
aud vas nj several weeks.
Upon his recovery. he started home. and
when he reached Atlanta to-day. Dee s'y-
that he nrst heard OF his reported death
Regarding h.s insurance he said that IL
any Of il had been paid. De would have
repaid the Insurance company
ar. Bowden's father Mr A. VI. Row
den. prominent citizen Of this county
died three weeks ago. and he said io-
night that he had just heard Of it to-day
The return Of MIR Bowden has natural
ly created sensation, as he is wei
known. and last spring was a candidate
for the Legislature.
savanuahians viii readily recall 'he
story Of Bowden's alleged drowning d.
came to savannah with his brother-in-
law from Columbus. and the two regis
tered at the Pulaski House. ON a sun
day afternoon they went TO Tybcc. and
about 10 O'Clock that night the brother
in-law sought Proprietor Charles r. era
| ham OF the Hotel Tybcc ana notified MIN
! that Bowden had undresscd on the beach
more thau an hour before. leaving his
/ cL,thos In his brother-in-law care, and
/ gone into the water for a swim. The
brother-lu-hw had sat upon the clothes
which had pcen placed on los. 20 keet
| the wind from blowing them away.
Credenco was given the story, AMI At
once "A number OF perons began 20 WALL
the beach ia search OF Bowden or III.
body. The search resulted Ia 40 discov-
cry. and It was not long before doubts
OF the story were expressed As hour.
parsed ana the body was not discovered
aud naught was learned of Bowdcn. These
/ doubts increased and soon many Were
saving that they did not believe the mar
had been drowned. The story OF the Ia.
suranco got abroad motive was sus
pected. and the number OF doubters grew
Half a dozen Insurance men. represenln-
| companies In which Bosydcn held policies
aggrogating about 5000. have investigat
ed the case at various times with n,
satisfactory results.
Bowdcn concealed an traces OF his
movements wei Whether or not this was
by design. the fact remains that no track
could be discovered Be had pracucalis
passed out OF existence. and. were u moi
Tor tho above dispatch, none here would
know that the theory OF his not having
| been drowned was correct
W. y. CARTER ~ PARDONED.