Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-07-16
NED BOWEN CAPTURED
NEAR BERLIN sunday
Negro Who Enticed a Della
ware White Girl from her
Home Arrested.

Considerable excitement prevailed in
the lower part of Sussex County the
first of last week. because of the dis
appearance on Sunday, July the Sd. of
Katie Josephs, the II year old daughter
of Perry Josephs. white farmer. At
the same time Edward Bowen. a negro
who lives adjoining the Josephs home.
absented himself. The girl left home
Sunday. saying she was going TO her
grandmother's When she did not re-
turn on Monday her father went to look
for her, but it was ascertained she had
not been at the home of her grand
mother. A hue and cry was then raised
that she had been abducted by Bowen;
detectives led posse of excited farmers
through wood and dale for two days
looking for traces of the girl The report
was circulated that she had been out
ragged, murdered and her body thrown
into q millpond. After several days.
news began toleak out that the girl was
with Bowen in Worcester County.
The girl was found at the home of
Henry Lockwood. colored, near Newark.
Saturday. but Bowen had returned
home. She admitted that he brought
her to Lockwood's, and that she had
been with him of her own accord for
four days. She made other statements
unfit for publication in the MESSENGER.
but which revealed the fact that the
lack of proper education and training
was the main reason for her associations
with Bowen
Bowen returned to Lockwood's Sun
day morning. and when he found the
officers of the law had been there and
taken Katie away be became frightened.
and planned to get away. Lockwood
carried him to within mile of Berlin
and left him. while he went to Harmon
sons stable to hire team to take him
away Lockwood said his horse was
lame, and he wanted to go up in Della
ware. Mr.. Harmonson at once caught
on" to the game and notified Deputy
Sheriff Henry L. Bell, who summoned
a number of deputies. These were pro-
vided with teams. and they at once set
out on the various roads leading out of
Berlin. Mr. Harmonson's team. in
which was himself. Cyrus Jarvis and
another man. overlook Lockwood and
Bowen on the St Martins road. and
at the point of shot gun halted the
outfit, arrested Bowen. and took him
back to Berlin and turned him over to
Deputy Bell. who brought him to Snow
Hill Jail for safe keeping
Sheriff Steel came here for Bowen
Monday night. and carried him to
Georgetown Tuesday, where he was
given hearing. and placed under 81 900
bail for October Court.
There was little trace of repentance
about Katie when she was taken home.
Her father at first refused to receive her.
She cried and said she was sorry she
had caused so much anxiety. At the
Sheriff's solicitation Mr.. Josephs con-
sented to keep his hayward child until
she could be taken to the Industrial
School
Ned promised to get me some nice
Clothes" Katie said II don't have
nice things like other girls and l have
to work hard around home. Ned always
treated me nice. When | met him last
Sunday in the woods he said he was GO
ing away, and if l wanted to go with
him then was the chance. He said he
would buy me new dress and shiny
shoes if went with him, aud l would
not have to do no work.
I'VE went to hut in the woods and
stayed there until Sunday evening.
Then Ned went and got his team and
we drove to Sidney Wilson house, near
Queponco. We had fine time Monday
night ut party and there we visited
some friends of Ned's. Thursday morn
ing Ned drove back home to get some
things. / was to meet him Saturday
night and we were going away together.
l waited for him at Mrs. Stergis'S house.
but there the detectives took me away"
After the hearing she will be com
mitted to the Industrial School for Girls.
until Attorney General Herbert III. Ward
can make arrangements to place her I'M
der the supervision of physicians at the
Farnhurst Asylum.