The Wilmington daily Republican., 1900-01-30
WHERE IS
MARY COWAN?.
She Has Not Returned to
This City and No One
Knows Her Where.
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Chester, Pa, Jan. 29-Shivering pnd
shaking in the cold blasts that swept over
the Delaware River, to-day, District At
tornsy Josiah Smith stood out on tug
and watched the operations Incident to
finding some trace of the murdered Geo.
b. Eyre's missing cunning skiR. presumed
to have been sunk near the mouth Of Rae.
coon Creek after the young man had been
Put to death. Gs
With the District Attorney was Chief
of Police Berry. Mr.. Smith is plainly puz.
zlsd rs regards the whereabouts Of the
| boat. He sail Tonight, however, that
without the boat he had sufficient evidence
to convict the Pierce boys of the murder
of George b. Eyre. On the OF her hand
W. B. BroomaIl and Joseph H. Hinkson
suggest that Mr. s mi b has another guess,
| George Eyre's watch and ring Gan bs pro-
cured and it can be proved that they were
pawncu by "Jim' Pierce they will have
tough argument with the Common
wealth's representatives.
Tonight Pawnbroker Levy, of Will
mington, had long conference with Chief
Berry. who afterwards declared that tho
formers vl-it had nothing to do with tire
missing ring and watch. 1t Is not alto.
getber certain that the ring is not already
in possession of the authorities, although
Chief Berry will not admit 1t.
1t is now claimed by Pierces friends
that Mary Cowan, the Wilmington wo.
man, who swore Jim Pierce told her he
killed Eyre, and thns he was as listed by
his brother "Piuney," did SO for revongs.
1t Il matter of record on the docket Of
Alderman Scott, of this city that six
months ago Mary Cowan was witness
In behalf OF certain parties who had tho
mother of the Piercs boys arrested on the
charge of slander The case was dismiss-
cd. Chief Berry asked the Wilmington
woman II this motive prompted her to tell
tho sensational story Of last Friday, but
she declared 1t did not 4
Chief Berry though. he was on the trail
Of valuable clue to the Whereabouts s Of
George Eyre's ring and watch tonight
when it was reporte cd that Chester ma
chinist declared in tha' Washington Houss
that II he would be given as much for the
missing jewelry as he had been offered for
tho recovery of tho skiff by the Haniey
Hose Company, $50. no would produces
them.
The Chief Immediately sent for tho man
and told him the reward would be forth
coming IL he woulu produce the articles.
He left saying ho would see Berry in the
morning.
A great difficulty in preparing the de-
fenas for the Pierce boys is shat of eecur-
ing funds. The defendants .are poor and
their father has no money to- spare al
though he says he will spend wh 1t he has.
There Ia some talk among the friends Of
the prisoners OF taking up subscription.
WHERE is MARY CowAN? C
Tho local police are trying to pick up
threads in Mary C0wan's story as to the
alleged confes ion of Jim Pierce to hcr for
the purpose of aiding the Chester. officials.
Thoy think II thoy could get the woman
to repeat tho entire s.ory to them thay
would be able to corroborate or disprove
some of the details.
AT the house where she formerly lived
tho residents will not talk further than to
insist that the woman has not returned
from Chester. May Davis, the proprietor.
however. sticks to the story of Pierce Of
ering her the ring supposed to be that OF
Eyre and has repeated the story to Chiof
Of Police Dolan as well as to Chief Berry
of Chester.