The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-06-19
JENNINGS INQUEST
In PROGRESS
WIFE OF PRISONER coNrEssEs
SHE GAVE HIN CAUSE FOR
JEALOUSY AND ALLEGATIONS
ARE TRUE.

fHt eVIohefa inquest on tHF body uf
Cleye jennings was resumed yesterday
nsbfnlng and In addition 10 Tie witnesses
already examined who were DR.. Fulton
and Bowlsby himself, 1T least ten more
were put on the stand, aud the session
lasted from 9f30 TIL Also with an HI.
teryal Of one and half hours. between
X and i;30. The first witness called
was Ross who works on the Alliance,
and saw the shooting Following him
came Thuwton. tho tfuclman on board
the Alliance; Mitchell. who Il the clerk
|at the Calender dock where The Al.
lance berths; Charles Haddix, the ci,s.I
toms lnspcctor, who was On the dock;
Sheriff Pumeroy who arrested Bowipby n
Mrs. Grocaman, The pawnbroker With
whom Jennings pawned his revolver,
Mrs 0yerton. the landlady Of the house
where both Jennings and Bowlsby stay
edi Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
John G. McCue, who took Jennings'
statement In the hospital. Rowlsby him.
seii and Mrs. BowIsby.
During The whole course 0f the pro.
ceedIngs, theirs was no incident, nothingl
dramatic, no extraordinary point 81 in-
teEvst hut one 10 vary the monotonous
statement Of facts until Mrs. Bowlsby |
was called. Each witness told bis story
plainly and staightforwardly as he had
seen events. Even Bowisby himself
though informed BY District Prosecuting
Attorney Hedges that he nerd not give
evidence unless he desired To do 40,
said his say without outward evidence
III any extrayagant emotion. Once
when he necessarily made alIusion 10 his
children the deep concern Of the man
might be discerned. The one stfkingl
point that was adduced. and which |
seemed to be unanimously agreed upon
wac that Jennings was shot In front,
and not In the back AZ DR.. Fulton had
said IN his testimony. Bowlsby told
hia story In a straightforward and con
ylneing manner, withal his tone never
changed and he laid stress upon moth
Ing. He gave the impression that he
had accomplished his allotted task, was
done with the whole matter, and that
he was resigned entirely to whateyer
fate might have in store for him. He
told the same story he has told before,
that be had suffered 40 much through
jennings attention 10 hia wife. that he
had resolved when he set out FOR As-
toria that II he found the two together
he would II possible kill Jennings. In
fact, he said he would make an end
oi the three OF them" and that gives
the key to what seems to be his feel
ines. lie resolved 10 kill them and him
self too-weary and sick AZ heart as
he was Of the whole business. There h
no question but that his story gained
the entire attention and sympathy Of
the Jury. And this was complete when
Mrs. Bowlsby had told her tale. In q
quiet and subdncd manner, with down
bent head and with trace Of emotion
in her voice. she confessed slowly and
In monosyllahles the whole guilty story
OF her Illicit connection with Jennings
The story was practically dragged
from the woman, Question after ques.
tion was put and with very few excep.
tions her reply was monosylahic either
'yes" or "no.' Twice suggestion Of
the dramatic element was introduced;
first when Mrs, Bowlsby was asked why
her husband wished to kill jennings
she replied because he was jealous, and
on being asked II he had cause for
jealousy she answered "yes," and sec.
ondly when asked II Jennings took her
to the Main street house, she said yes
and on being asked how long he stayed
she replied, "all the time she was there
This was from Monday night TO Wed.
nesday morning.
Mrs. Bowlsby's evidence concluded the
session for yesterday and the coroners,
enquiry win be continued at 1880 to-
lay. when Captain 0leson OF the AL.
lance win be on the stand. CaptainI
oleson took the gun from Bowlsby on
The dock,