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

witness tx up postotfice books a.
be had doue before. Was q good
deal after 4 o'clock when Bowles
left with Reed. Game back to gel
bundles. Bowles bought coat for
Reed; vas in aud around the store
all the evening. Man could walk
from store to Bosles' in about 90
minutes One could not have gone
to Rowles' aud then to Knott's and
then back to Morganza in any time
Bowles was sway from the store
that evening. The longest Bowles
was out witnesss sight was when
he sas in the cellar. Mr.. Knott
left the store before 4 O'Clock.
Bowles was at his place all the time
Dir. Knott was there. He went
over to Frank Russell's; went into
swamp after dinner; was IN cellar
early 10 evening. Would have TAX
en- an hour and half TO 20 from
Morgauzs to Bowles' aud Knott's
and back to Morganzi. Didn't see
Frank Stewart st lis place that
day. ls seldom there. Mrs. Downs
was at the store and stayed about
4 hours; Dan Bowles was sitting
In store from 3 until after 4; Will.
he Bowles also in store until after
4; so was Mack R:edcr, Miss Nc
Ginley and Mrs. Love. Saw Hen.
ry Bailey on night of robbery.
Bailey told witness in Bowles' pres.
ence Of the robbery and that Mr..
Knott had lost sa6oO--some paper.
some silver and some gold. Bailey
said 1t was secret and not to talk
about it. On cross examination
said Bowles came to Morganza on
the 18th to fix fence. Whether he
did it or not is his business.
Richard NJ. Abell, mail contrac
tor, got to Morganza on the 18th
about 2 o'clock. Saw Bowles and
talked with him.
Miss Hattie Mckinley testified
Lives at Laurel Grove clerks for
Mrs. Love; was there on the 18th
saw Mr.. Bowles at store after mai
went down school dismissed al
$3.50 o'clock, and saw him after
that ; saw him off and on ell after.
noon. Drummer left after school
children passed, and Bowles was al
store after drummer left. Saw MIR.
Mr.. Knott and Miss Martha. Mr..
Knott left the store before Mr..
Bowles did. On cross examination
said it was her first day at Morgan.
"a and she noticed everything par
ticularly.
Mrs. Benedict Loves testimony
was corro5ors.iye of that OF Mr..
Love and Miss Mckinley. She saw
Messrs. Love and Bowles makins
out postoffice reports. She noticed
Mr. Bowles lirst, on the afternoon
of the 18th, when the mail cam,
and saw him of and on after that
time until 4 o'clock. Saw him a.
store when school was dismissed
Mrs. Love trimm med the hat for Miss
Knott. Took about 2 hours. Mr
Knott remained at Morganzs abou
2 hours after the hat was trim med
After Mrs. Loves evidence th,
hearing was adjourned until We'd
nesday. the 5th, instant.
| WEDNESDAY.
At the resumption of the hear
ing. Wednesday, Mack Reeder, wa
the fret witness sworn. He ha,
lived with Ben Love since Septem
ber 18th. Saw Dan Bowles q
Loves store on the morning Of Oc
tober 18th, about IL o'clock. Sa,
him there continuously until abou
5 o'clock. Bowles was in the eel
lar twice that dsy-waited on hin
once with crackers. Mr. Nicode
mus, drummer, came to store tha
evening. Willie Bowles also q
| store. White children are dismiss
ed from school about 4 and coloret
children about $3.50 O'Clock. Sa,
Bowles when colored children wer
dismissed. Thinks Knott left stor
before Bowies. Impossible 70
Bowles TO have covered the distanc
from store to his home, then 1
Knots aud back to store at an
time he was ont of Witness's sigh
that evening. On cross examina
tion witness said be was le year
old. Bowles has been around th
store every day since witness ha
been there. OF course, did no
watch him all the time-had n
nartieuIar reaaon IN do an Wa