The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-04
JUSTICE GOODMAN CONSIDERS
MAN WHO WANT0NLY SLEW
cLEvE JENNINGS WAS SUFFER.
ING FROM BRAIN STORM.

Inc ibofnlHke pforttninR# eohiuitnec1
at 10 O'Clock. The first witness to be
called whose eyidrEce MAS noteworthy
was Dr. Fulton and bic testimony was
repetition Of the fnet that Jennings
was shot IN the back without any
shadow of doubt He said that this was
not only his own unsupported opinion
Nit that he had called IN biz confrere
DR.. Tnttle who also said that the bull
lei entered Jennings back. There were
certain indications both doctors recog-
nizel about the wound which clearly
indicated that Jennings was shot in the
back Every witness of the shooting IN.
cluding the shooter have stated on oath
that Jennings was shot In the front.
Jennings himself said he did not see
Bowlsby Sheriff Pomeroy again testi-
fed that he arrested Bowlsby and also
reiterated the statement Bowlsby made
ai the time that he tBowlsby) wished
he had shot little higher and killed
Jennings outright. Bowlsby Of course
admitted 10 the Sheriff that he shot the
man with "A Remington revolver,
The Sheriff saw and spoke to Jennings
and Jennings said "Fm shot. have
nothing 10 say" The gun was produced
but 1t made no impression on anybody
connected with The case. least Of all,
with Bowlsby and Mrs. Bowlsby.
Bowlshy admitted that he was afraid
someone might see him with the gun,
before he had shot Jennings, AMI would
take IL away from him. There was an
intermission whilst the Sheriff was on
the stand In order that counsel on both
sides might indulge In a liberal display
of their legal knowledge. The deputy
prosecuting attorney was undoubtedly
"raitled" and the flow OF words was
quite spirited, Mr.. Mcclure then stated
that he did not think It necessary TO put
the county 10 any further expense BY
prolonging the asc, that he had proved
the shooting and that there was just
cause TO bind Bowlsby over. He also
said he could produce many more wit
nesscs and That this was merely a pre-
liminary examination and he asked that
the prisoner be bounl over 10 the cir
cult court. The defense laughed at this
suggestion a. they had not up to then
produced a single witness, Mrs. Bowlsby
was tNn called and her appearance was
the introduction To another dispute
amongst counsel on both sides. She said
that jennings had gun and he knew
Bowl,hy would kill him, She also said
Bowlshy had good canse to kill him,
He Icnning. had been intimate with her
three or four months, When asked the
question in what way she answered in
different ways, Counsel Tor the defense
then asked point blank, Had Jennings
sexual intercourse with your The an
swer was "Yes both here and at North
Bend And she added that this was
what Bowlsby objected TO, Mrs. Bowls
by gave this evidence without a blush,
without sign of shame, and in the
most matter Of fact and cold-blooded
manner il is possible to imagine Her
brother, her husband, and her sister-ln-
law were in court hut this apparently
had no effect upon the entire indifference
which has marked her manner since she
first appeared before the Coroner Mr.
she said, had always been Il
good husband to her and had always
treated her kindly 1t Is possible that
her feelings may be entirely hidden and
that she is attempting now by sacri-
lice OF herself and her shame to save
The wrccking OF two lives on account oil
her own indiscretions 1t would be some
thing to be able to give her credit for
This. For so far as human law is con-
,ened no punishment can ever touch
her. She still maintains that her age
il S3 Another dispute between counsel
occurred as to admissible evidence and
the procedure which resulted in the de-
Tense advising the district attorney to
keep his law library in his pocket, A
dispute us to the introduction of certain
letters which McCue desired should be-
held for the state was waxing very hot
when letters were snatched from one to
another until the court interposed, andl
the facetious constanble murmured
'sotto voccn that he would arrest the
whole cheese" Mrs Bowlsby was on
the stand long time and she said that
Mrs. Watson the wife OF doctor at
North Bend had sent her a telegram to
COX out for Bowlsby as he was coming
m the Alliance disguised, She said she
'eceived letters from Jennings through
his woman and Miss Jennings and that
Mrs, Jennings had advised her to leave
3owlsby and go away with the jennings
amily. Mrs. Bowlsby however said she
would not leave her children and she
,now Bowlsby would not let her take
hem away, Mrs, Jennings told Mrs,
sowlsby at Mrs. Watson's to wait till
sowlsby died and then she and Clevet
ould marry,
HaTol introduced some new evil
ence to the effect that he went with