Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
SHERIFF'S INSTRUCTIONS
Views of Neighbors Regarding
Charles County Shooting.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR WEDDING
Alleged Promise to Marry Priscilla
Bowie-statements Regarding
Cause Of the Tragedy.

The body Of Hubert Posey was removed
from this city today. Although Inspector
Boardman communicated with the Charles
county authorities about the death of Posey
Saturday afternoon, 1t was not until about
O'Clock pm. yesterday that he received a
message from Deputy Sheriff Roland Car
penter. who was at Indian Head, and he
directed that the brothers of the deceased,
Augustus and Dennie Posey, be permitted
to have the remains. He had been ad-
vised that they wanted to take the re-
mains to Charles county on the O'Clock
boat this morning, and he also knew that
the body would have to be in the county
In order that an inquest could be held
Coroner hewitt gave the necessary certifi-
cate. releasing the body and turning 1t over
to Undertaken ]. William Lee. The BODY
this morning was taken to Glymont or
the steamer Wakefield, being accompanied
by Augustus Posey. the brother, who took
the wounded man to this city last Friday
after he had been wounded II Is alleged
by Mrs. Mollie Bowie and her son Henry.
People residing about Hilltop the home
OF Poseys parents, brothers and and sis
tiers, and In the vicinity of Ironsides where
Mrs. Bowie resided with her daughter iris
ella. or Sis" as she is more familiarlv
known, were considerably agitated over the
affair, but, 1t Is stated the agitation did
not cause much excitement. The fact that
hubert Posey and Sis Bowie were cou-
simliar to the Strother-Bywaters case at
Culpeper, Va.
Cause Of the Shooting.
All statements as to the cause of the
shooting-that it resulted from the refusal
of young Posey to marry isis" Bowie
agree. but brothers Of the dead man de-
clare that their brother never promised he
would marry the young woman. There was
no reason why she or her mother should
nave made such demand upon him. thew
assert, and they feel confident that he never
mace such promise. AS stated in a dis
patch from La Plata printed in The Sun
day Star, the marriage license in the case
was procured about last Thanksgiving nv
a relative of Miss Bowie. 1t is stated that
mere was TO nave been another wedding in
the family at that time, and the BoWies
thought 1t might be an easy matter to have
double one. The license was procured
as stated. and arrangements were made for
Thanksgiving night. but the failure of
Posey to appear at the Bowie home caused
disappointment and an indefinite postpone
ment Of the marriage. Under the heading
pendent, published at the county seat
printed the following:
"Mr. Hubert Posey and Miss Priscilla
Bowie were to have been married one day
last week. The minister was on hand, the
company assembled. the spread was pre-
pared and the prospective bride attired in
her wedding trousseau bided the hour when
she was to become Mrs. Posey but the
groom cometh not. He doubtless repented
his love affair and broke the contract. Such
is life."
Views Of County Residents.
The people who read the announcement
asked questions about the identity Of the
persons mentioned. The names were those
Of some of the leading residents of Charles
county and Of the state Of Maryland. There
are many families of Poseys in Charles
county. some of them being wealthy and
influential, others not SO well known. The
father Of the Bowie children involved, 1t Is
stated, was a farmer, content to live upon
his farm and earn an honest livelihood. It
is stated that he was distant relative Of
the late Gov. Bowie. Hugh Posey. father
of the deceased. is also a prosperous
farmer. Mrs. Bowie and her son Henry,
az stated In The Sunday Star, were ar
rested by Constable DeLozier, but the
mothers who Is charged with having fred
the fatal shots, Was promptly released on
bond. Henry. who Is alleged to have fired q
load of birdshot into the bac of the VIC
time, being held.
1t Is stated that people Of the county
showed their sympathy for Mrs. Bowie
Al yet they have heard only the woman's