The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-14

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have been IN circulation here since the
Bowie trial began, TO the effect that a
! feud would result from verdict of ac-
Quittal for the Bowies We're seemingly.
( justified tonight, when warrants were IS
sued for Dennis POsey, charging him with
4 having attempted TO stab a witness who
/ testified for Mrs. Bowie at the trial, and
another man who tried to defend the
Bowie adherent.
Dennis Posey IS the elder brother OF
Hubert Posey. who was shot and killed
by Mrs. Mary z Bowie and her son,
Henry Bowie. after he had refused to
marry Priscilla Bowie, whom he had be
trayed under promise of marriage. He
was alleged to have threatened vengeance
If the BOwies were acquitted. as was done
by the jury yesterday. He is charged in
the warrant with having attempted to
stab Frank Dement, and William Bra
geonia.
Fight Near POsey Home.
Dement, was a witness for Mrs. Bowie
and her son at the trial Brageonia is a
hotel keeper at Pisgah, near the Poseys
home- It is alleged that after an alter
cation in Brageonia's 5 place to-day Dennis
Posey attacked Dement, with a knife,
and that when Brageonia interfered Posey
turned upon him with the same weapon.
Posey. it is charged. attacked Dement,
with a knife, was knocked down by
Brage0nia. turned on the latter and was
only beaten of after a hard fight
Posey disappeared before the warrants
could be served. and is believed to have
gone TO Washington. The police there
have been asked TO arrest him.
Nay De I'm Washington.
The local authorities are fearful Of
more clashes, and propose to take i'm
mediate steps to prevent fighting between
the Posey ard Bowie sympathizers.
Mrs. Bowie, her son. and the girl,
Priscilla. with her baby, left La Plata
for their home to-day guarded by deputy
/ sherins against possible attacks
Bowies Fear for Lives.
Ms Bowie and her son both express
fear that the Posey family may seek 10
avenge Bert Posey's death Mrs. Bowie
said, when asked about the rumors that
she and her son had been threatened by
the Poseys:
Some Of the Poseys have threatened
rs, and I am afraid that they Will Kill
either Henry or myself before all this is
over. On last Thanksgiving Day. before
Sis went 10 Mrs. Leland's house for the
wedding which never took place. one OF
Hubert Posey's people heard that we in
/ tended TO shoot him If he did not put in
! an appearance. He told some Of the peo-
pie around here that he would kin US If
we ever did anything like that. and when
| Bert Posey was buried one OF his
brothers said that he would kin Us IL
the jGry decided TO let US go free Sew
eral times since then I have heard that
they intended to kin US. I'm going back
home now, anyhow. and stay right there
in that house, where I have spent so
many years Le-ry viii stay with Us,
and we are going to take Sis and the
little baby; too.
Collection Taken for Baby.
As the crowd gathered about the woman
and her son and daughter some one Of
/ the residents here started a collection for
the baby. Soon others Joined in, and be-
fore long Priscilla Bowie received a neas
sum of money.
L guess we viii call the little girl Mel
lie Dorothy. she said. smiling happily
in the thought that her mother and
brother were free. I'm glad mother and
Henry we're acquitted. I'm afraid that
some Of the Poseys VIII try 10 kill Us.
but we are going TO stay here in the
county, anyhow"
Priscilla declared that she loved young
Hubert Posey more than any one in tina
world.
I'm sorry he's dead she continued.
but 1 wanted to see mother and Henry
go free, because nothing can be done for
poor Bert now. He's dead. but I don't
want to see any of my people suffer pun
ishment now"
Henry Bowie said that he had heard
threats against the life of his mother and
himself, but that he had no great fear on
that account.
oh! I guess it viii be al right" he
said. Maybe they won't do any shooting
now"
Only Verdict, Says Mudd.
The Bowies- remained in La Plata only
a short time after they were acquitted.
Congressman Mudd. who, with former
State Senator Adrian Posey, represented
the woman and her son. declared the YER
diet was, the only one that could be ex-
pected.
1T was the >so-called 'unwritten law
again" he said. 1t was a case somewhat
different from the Loving case in vir-
sinia, but, like men in that State. Mary
land men cherish the sanctity Of their fire.
sides"
Judge Crane, who sat in the case with
Judges Briscoe and Merrick, left here this
morning for St Mary County. The ex.
citement that ensued from the trial has
subsided. and the visitors who gathered
here TO attend the case have left for their
homes