The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-13

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commenced yesterday, with the defend
ant on the stand. He gave a detailed ac-
count Of his trip to Portland. and how
he had passed up side streets, through
fear Of being waylaid by Jennings. and
his chum. He found that he could not
make proper connections, to 80 overland
to bis home, 30 took the steamer Al
lance. When he reached Astoria he
came up the dock, as he had telegraphed
his brother.in.law that he was coming
on the Alliance Harold met him and
told him that Jennings was In town, and
to look out for him. Bowlsby did not
90 up town but returned to the steamer.
As he boarded the steamer. TO go to his
stateroom, he saw two men on the side
OF the boat. on which bis stateroom was
located, and thought that one Of them
was Jennings. He feared to go to his
stateroom. fearing that they would shoot
him as they had threatened. He went
forward and seeing that the men were
Jennings and his chum. and that they
carried their hands in their coat pockets.
in the manner in which they threatened
TO "get him. He took aim and fired.
The rest Of the story was told In the
other evidence. The last witness for the
defense was John Harold who swore
that jennings had made the threats. and
he had communicated them to Bowlsby.
This ended the evidence for the defense.
and DR.. Fulton was called to the stand,
by the prosecution. DR.. Fulton testified
that when he examined Bowlsby, at the
Jail, few days after his arrest. Bowls
by seemed rational.
Assistant District Attorney McCne
made fine opening argument. for the
prosecution. He pictured Jennings as
an innocent young man, led by q
woman nearly old enough to be his
mother That she had lured Jennings
TO his death, and that Bowlsby had no
right to kill the victim. His speech was
considered strong from the point OF view
of the state, but he could only prove the
killing. In opening for the defense How
ard Brownell. for the defense. took mp
the thread OF the defendants life, from
the time of his first meeting with Mrs.
Bowlsby and carried it up to his mar
riage, the building Of his home; its
wrecking and the commission Of the
crime. His plea was to the understand
ing Of the jury, as to what would cause
the condition that Bowlsby was claimed
to be in, when the climax Of the trouble
came. II was well delivered and evident
ly had an effect on the jury.
John H. Smith followed with forci-
bic and convincing argument in which ne
took up the legal aspect Of Bowlsby's
conditions and action and while he stat
ed that he did not claim a verdict on
"unwritten law" but asked the jury to
bring in verdict OF not guilty on ac-
count Of insanity. He made splendid
point in bringing Bowlsby's l3-year-old
son before the jury asking them what
they would have done had they been in
Bowlsby's place.
District Attorney Hedges closed for
the state and strongly laid down the
law to the jury. The state, he claimed
had proved their case and sentiment
should not prevail in their deliberations
Judge Mcbride then charged the jury,
explaining to them the different phases
of murder and instructing them as to
their deliberations on the merits of the
evidence. He instructed them that their
verdict should be either Of five verdicts
as follows: Murder in the first degree;
murder in the second degree; man
slaughter; not guilty, on account of in
sanity and not guilty.
The result of the iury's deliberation
is shown above, and gave universal sat
isfaction Judging from expressions heard
after the news Of the verdict had been
disseminated.
Bowlsby. when seen last night, ex-
pressed himself as very grateful to the
Jury and the attorneys who so ably de-
Tended him. He said that Judge Me
Brides charge was most impartial one
and that he even had no feeling against
those who tried to convict him. He ma