Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-01-21
rHE SHOOTING OF posEY.

f. Bowie, who lived near Hilltop,
Charles county, Nd, was issued at La
Plata, yesterday. She is charged with
the murder of Herbert POsey, whom she
shot on Friday last because she believed
he betrayed her daughter, Priscilla
Bowie, aged 81, under the promise Of
marriage.
Henry Bowie, aged %, the eldest son
of Mrs. Bowie, is in Jail, and will be
charged with being an accessory to the
shooting. Mrs. Bowie had been out on
81 900 bail but when it was learned
that Posey had died in a Washing
ton hospital States Attorney Wilmer
took immediate steps to have her placed
in custody.
When told that Posey was dead Mrs.
Bowie said. al am sorry Bert is dead.
| pleaded with him to right wrong,
aud | told him if he did not do it, |
would shoot him. He laughed at me
and said: Shoot rs much as you d
plesse' and then he struck me in the
breast three times and started to run.
He was about o feet away when ! fired,
but be went on aud fred again. Then
Henry said Il don't think you hit him,
mother and be raised his gun and sent
a load after Bert, who fell in the road.
| did what | thought was right
Continuing Mrs. Bowie said;
ebert came into our home and made
love to Sis and went further and has
broken her heart. | met MIN near the
bridge over Mattswoman Greek, near
ludian Head, Friday afternoon. talk
ed to him and begged him to do what
was right. / told him that if he would
marry Sis l would pay the expenses
of the wedding, buy the license, pay the
minister and all that. | told him, too,
that if be did not love Sis and did not
care to live with her, that it would be all
right; but he must do the girl JUS
tice. told him also, If he would only
keep bis pledge 10 Sis that / would
fIl his dinner kettle for him each day
aud would work and strive to make him
and her happy. But he only laughed at
me. His brother, Augustus, rode up at
this time as word must have been sent to
him that Henry ard | were talking to
Bert on the road He, too, laughed at
me aud told Bert to come with him. He
rode of. Then, when found Bert would
not keep his promise, | took hold of the
end Of his coat and begged him :Ol Gods
sake TO think well of what he was doing
He saw the pistol in my hand at my
side, and still be laughed at me and
dareI me to shoot. Then be said some
thing awful about Sis and, pulling
away from me, struck me three times in
my breast 1t hurt, but the other hurt
was worse, and when saw him getting
away, fired"
Priscilla Bowie almost swOoned when
she heard that her sweetheart was dead.
She wept and moaDed as she rocked in
her chair or walked about the room in
the little Hilltop cottage.
Mrs. Bowie was arranged Saturday
before Justice Geo. NJ. Carpenter at
Ironside, near Indian Head. Mrs.
Bowie is about so years old, and in sd-
dtion to her son Henry, and Priscilla,
who is known as ISIS" she has six
other children. When the constable read
the warrant 20 her at her home she was
perfectly self-possessed aud put on her
wraps TO go.
Before Judge Carpenter she acknoT-
ledged shooting Posey and said that she
felt that there WAS an unwritten law
based on The teachings OF the Bible
which told her TO take an eye for all eye
and tooth for a tooth. After she had
been released on bond she went to her
home and her son, Henry, was put in
charge of constable.
Z, ,sey and Miss Bowie were TO have
been married last Thanksgiving Day,
but after the guests had assembled the
prospective bridegroom failed to appear