The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1904-07-07
MoIIie StuteyiIIe is Charged with
the Murder of Her Lover at St.
JOe--She is Recovering.

last Friday night and early in the morn
ing placed revolver at her lovers
head and fired.
JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
While the police here contend that
the case looks black for Miss Stuteville
the young woman's friends are confident
that she is not guilty of murder, ever
though they are about willing to admit
that she did attempt suicide. One point
in the young woman's favor is the dis.
agreement of the coroner's jury as to
the cause of Bowman's death. There
were six members of the jury. -Four
concurred in the verdict that Miss
Stuteville had killed Bowman, but two
submitted minority report, in which
they contended that they couldn't be
certain that Miss Stuteville had any.
thing to do with the murder.
The verdict will have little weight in
the case. Miss Stuteville, as soon as
she recovers from her wound, will be
held on a murder charge. Not all OF
the witnesses, whom private detectives
employed in the case have seen and con-
versed with, were called to testify be-
fore the coroner's jury. At least three
young women, whose testimony will be
very hard to shake, will be witnesses in
behalf of Miss Stuteville when she is
placed on trial for her life.
Mrs. N. A. Weaver, professional
nurse, who is engaged in conducting a
rooming house at 1119 julie street, and
S. NJ. Bagley, the motorman on the
Union line car on which Bowman was
conductor, were the last witnesses be-
fore the coroner's jury. The Weaver
Sgoman was the only person who raised
her vofce against the unfortunate girl,
while Bagley gave Bowman a very
hard name.
Mrs. Weaver could not say aught
against the stuteville girl concerning
her behavior. She had merely become
convinced that the girl shot Bowman
and she expressed her opinion strongly
before the jury. Bagley was the last
witness to testify. He said he had
known Bowman ever since he began
working for the street railway company
last August, and that he had been work
ing on the same car with him for about
two months prior to his death.
did you ever see Bowman and the
Stuteville girl together?" Attorney
Norris asked him.
saw them together frequently" re-
piled Bagley. During the la t month
she was on his car nearly every night
and he came down town to meet her as
often as three nights week, after he
would get off duty"
"Did he ever tell you that he ruined
the girl?" the witness was asked.
HE did," replied Bagley. "He boast
ed to me number of times that he had
betrayed her under promise of mar
riage. At that time it was my under
standing that she had never been mar
ried.'
ibid Bowman ever have any other
girls on his car with him?" the motor
man was asked.
HE was seldom without one,' replied
Bagley. 'The girl to whom he said he
was engaged to be married frequently
went out on his run with him. Then
there was another girl to whom he had
been making love who rode on his cal
twice day."
''Did you know of his paying atten-
tions to a young woman who formerly
worked in the Union depot restaurant
asked Mr.. Norris.
"No, do not" replied the witness
HE had SO many that it would have
been hard matter to keep trace Of
all of them. Bowman had the reputa.
tion of being a masher and he was
always boasting of his conquests.'
did he ever tell you that he had
promised to marry the Stuteville grip
HE did. The night before he wal
shot the girl got on his car at Fifth ane
Edmond streets, and although a heavy
rain was falling at the time, she rod.
through to the lake and back. She wa.
the only passenger on the lake division
of the road. After we left South st
Joseph, bound for the lake, Bowma,
came on the front end of the motor ca
and stood beside me, with the rain beat
ing down in his face. asked him VIII.
he didn't so back and talk with the cir
and he replied, Aw, to III with her
I've got from her all want +"
.sBut did he go back and talk witt
herr" Bagley was asked.