The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-12
BOWIE ! GIRL III |. S S'TlRY }.
BRINGS MANY JARS
.Mto:ther,and Son TesMHiIow
They Shot E aitlHA
Sweetheart. IN
KILLED HIM AS
HE RAN A;NNy7ll11l ys7l1l
Dramatic Scene in Court MHsn
Prisoners Plead Unwrittap
in Justification ofNheir
Crime-SEot Because
He Wouldn't
Marry Sis.
Dramatic Scene in, Court ~

Bowie, tho young woman on whose
account her mother and brother killed
Hubert Posey by shooting last jan
uary, went on the stand to-day at the
trial OF Mrs. Bowie and her son Henry,
and in a voice broken bvR sobs told
the story of the events leading up to-
the tragedy. When she had finished
her narrative, she was on tie verge of
collapse and large portion of the
spectators who crowded the courtroom
were in tears. Mrs Bowie preceded her
daughter in the witness-chair. and
without hesitancy declared that she
and her son 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 chill
dren.
He had been going regularly with
my daughter for years." she continued
8"and when she was seventeen he asked
her to marry him when he became
twenty-one years old"
Nother Heard Him Promise.
Mrs. Bowie declared she heard Posey
himself make the promise. This was
after her daughters condition had
been revealed to the mother, and last
Thanks sgiving Day was the time set
for the wedding, but Posey did not
appear. The witness then told the
story Of the meeting with Posey on
the day Of the shooting.
I'VE went up the road to meet him
to talk with him." she said, land to
advise him to come and marry sis.
She related how she first pleaded
with Posey to repair the wrong she
alleged he had done her daughter.
even offering to pay all tho expenses
Eher son adding that II he wanted to
lleaye his sister afterwards he could
ligetSa divorce, but that he must marry
I&her.
Posey admitted that he had offered
Ito marry her, the mother declared
lbut said that he did not want to ge
married. "I told him" Mrs. Bowie
went on, that If he did not marry
said he was not going to marry her
ana shot him. He was running
away when I fred"
| A number of letters. said to hav,
been written by young Posey. were
1 introduced as testimony, In which
1 was shown that he had declared hi
/ intention Of being married to the
/ Bowie girl.
Brother Tells Of Crime.
| Henry Bowie, the other defendant
Testified that he fired one of the shot
which ended Posey's life.
He ruined my sister, he said. "ant
me and my mother shot him becaus
he promised to marry her and woult
/ not do it."
I Priscilla Bowie, who was in tn,
courtroom holding her infant, criet
out: He did. He promised to MARI!
\ me-" Priscilla was the next witnyss.
"Did you know Bert Posey?" in
/ quired defendants, counsel.
II did," she said; knew him all m,
life"
Where Is he now?' continued MI
/ Posey.
{. Dramatic Court Scene.
4 There was pause as the gil
reached under her veil and wiped
4 tear away from her cheek. Then sh
!, began to weep.
! '.He's dead she sobbed; he's dea
now"
"We were engaged" she said, "whe
4 I was seventeen years Of age II
!, snid he wanted me to marry him. an
he asked me II would walt till ws,
4 twenty-one years old. We We're to b
married not later than the middle c
last October. When that time cam
he did not marry me. He turned HI
back on me then and he would nc
speak to me-"
Miss Bowie then told of her lov
for young Posey. and how they ha
planned to be married.