Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-11
HARN Bow1E

her narrative she was on the verge of COL
lapse.
When the trial opened Mrs Bowie was
called to testify. and she showed no hest
fancy in declaring that she and her son
Henry fired the shots. one of which ended
Posey's life. She knew young Posey for
long time, she said. because he was cousin
to her children
p Where is Hubert Posey now?' asked ex-
= Senator Adrian Posey, who, with Repre-
/. sentative Sydney L. Mudd is .ler counsel
Hes dead was the answer
How did he die" asked Mr. Posey.
Il killed him, she declared in a tone of
. voice which could be heard throughout the
= room.
Il can't remember the exact date" she
continued. because l have hardly known
one day from the other since the time and
Henry met him near Indian Head He had
been going regularly with my daughter for
four years. He was knocking around with
her for six years, and VIXEN she was seven
teen years old he asked her to marry him
What do you mean by knocking around
with her? asked the counsel
He was coming to see her, l mean He
was sparkling her for TO he his wife l
heard him make the promise myself. SIS
went 10 See Mamie Leland. Hubert's sis
ter. and she seen She was in trouble
Hubert set last Thanks giving day as the
time for the marriage. but he did not come
Tor the ceremony Sis was thee at Mrs
Lelands house Cor to get married bat
Bert was not The wedding did not take
place. and We went home again
Story of the Killing
Mrs. Bowie said that her son and daush-
ter saw PoSey later but he still refused
20 carry out his alleged proms, to marry
Priscilla She then told of the shooting
on January Is.
we went up the road to meet him" she
related, Ito talk to him and advise him
TO come and marry Sis He admitted that
he offered 10 marry her. but he said that
ne did not want to get married. | told
him II he did not marry my daughter |
would shoot MIN. and l did shoot him. He
SAID he was not going to marry her and
shot. Before shot him l had him by
The coat. but lie terked away from and
was running when | fred ! had walked
up TO him a few minutes before. and he
walked away from me before l could grab
wrong buy ne did not want to get married
because he not able 70 take care of a
wEe said l would pay for IL all. and
would even pay for the preacher My
son told MIN that he must get married,
and II ne wanted to leave Sis later he
could get divorce"
number OF letters said 70 have been
written by Posey were introduced as testf-
mouy at this stage of the proceedings in
which It was shown that Posey had de-
GIred his intention of being married to the
Bowie girl Mrs Bowie said that she had
read some OF the letters. Her daughter be-
came i'll about August 3. she said and ON
that day she told her that she and Posey
were to be married
Il thought he going 20 carry out his
promise. she continued. and I'D not say
anything TO him. Sis told me that the we'd
Hing was to take place at Mrs. Lelands"
Hugh Posey Is Removed
As Mrs Bowie continued her story. Hugh
Posry, father of the young man who was
Killed. arose from a seat in the of the
courtroom and started for the rail. Glaring
steadily at the witness he was stopped
only by Representative Mudd. who jumped
from his seat. and asked that he be re-
moved from his position. wave of ex-
element spread over the room as a bailifY
escorted iOS-y to hts seat.
In crOss-exanliEation by States Attorney
Wilmer, Mrs. Bowie again repeated that
Posey had promised 10 marry her daugh-
ter last fall ON August :. she aid. Bert
Posey. the dead man was known. aC-
comparied Priscilla Bowie to church fes-
tival. and escorted her To her home late in
the night. He we'll known by all the
family. He remained at the Bowie house
on that night. sleeping with one of the
Bowie boys.
He was the only man that my daughter
cared for she related. and while she had
other boys calling at the house a few years
ag". he the only one who called at the
house all last summer Mrs. Bowie said
that hve OF her children were living at her
home with her last summer. Their house.
she said. Is Il small. twO-story affair, and
there were seldom any but members OF her
family In that neighborhood.
Il did not see Bert from last Thanksgiv-
Ing day, she declared. until the day
when Henry and | shot him. There was to
have been double wedding on Thanksgiv-
Ing day. but Bert fooled After 1t was