The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-15
Enraged Husband After Waiting
Months Shoots Man Who
Ruined Home.
HAD HIS BACK TO THE GUN
|. Bowisby of North Bend Deliberately
shot Cleve Jennings On Board the
Alliance Yesterday Morning--Aileges
Alienation Of Wife's Affections.

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Bowlsby from "A ealibre revolver yes
terlay, q. G. Jennings lies dead.
The shooting took place On board the
Alliance at 5:45 yesterday morning and
was the result Of quarrel over ].
Bowlsby's wife whose affections ii il
alleged Jennings had alienatsA. The
actual circumstances of the shooting
are shortly these: BOwlsby had boarded
the Alliance at Portland, where he had
been on the trail Of Jennings, to return
10 North Bend AT the same time Jen.
nings also determined to return home
and boarded the steamer at Astoria.
When she reached the Calender dock
Bowlsby took walk on shore pending
the vessels departure. On seeing Jen-
nings go aboard Bowlsby immediately
followed and hurried below for his
gum Having armed himself he stalked
Jennings on the deck, he himself skulk-
ing behind the deck house. Jennings
stopped near the forward hatch and
was watching the loading Of the vessel
with his face turned from Bowlsby. The
murderer then, using the side of the
deck house as rest deliberately shot
Jennings In the back. The bullet passed
clean through him and he fell to the
deck. Meanwhile Bowlsby walked of the
vessel and proceeded to the railroad
track. Under the orders of the mate
the stricken man was attended to BY
the officers of the ship and was remoye,a,
to the hospital. At this time Captain
oleson was coming along the dock APP
proach and seeing Bowlsby with the
gun still in his hand, he Immediately
disarmed him. The Sheriff was tele-
phoned for and quickly responded and
took Bowlsby in charge. He is now in
the county jail and Jennings is dead,
Immediately upon his arrival at the
hospital it was realized that he was too
sorely wounded ever to recover. And
he died about 2;sO, about nine hours
AFTER the shooting,
After an examination Of Bowlsb5's 5 over
coat which he had left on the Alliance
a second revolver was found in the
pocket so there is no question but that
he meant business.
1t appears from statement made by
Bowlsby to a reporter from the Morn
ing Astorian that he tBowlshy) had
had his suspicious regarding his wife's
conduct with Jennings aroused some six
or eights months ago Matters went So
far indeed that Bowlsby drove Jennings
out of town and he at that time told
Jennings's brothers that if he came
around his home any more he would
kin him. Subsequently to Jennings de-
parture Bowlby's wife seems to have
behaved herself and Bowlsby again had
d, conversation with Jennings brothers
in which he said that if Jennings came
back and kept away from his house
he (Bowlsbyl would not molest MIN.
Mrs. Bowlsby came to As
toria to stay with her brother for a
visit, 1t was known that Jennings was
in the neighborhood. On her arrival
here on a Monday Mrs. Bowlsby wired
her husband that she had made the
journey in safety and would write. On
the following Wednesday she wrote and,
unfortunately as it seems, enclosed a
note fro mher niece to her husband.
The note said in this letter that her
aunt had arrived at the house that day.
Wednesday, at noon, The discrepancy
between the wife's statement and the
nieces's aroused Bowlsby's suspicious