Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
in JAIL AT LA PLATA
Mrs. MoIHe Bowie Again Placed
Under Arrest.
JOINS SON IN THE Lookup
Declared Deceased Had Promised to
Marry Her Daughter.
SPEEDY TRIAL 10 BE URGED
Verdict Of .coroner's Jury-Testimony
-. Of the witnesses-Funeral
Services at Pisgah. 4

Special From a st.n Correspondent.

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Special From a Stan Correspondent.
LA PLATA, Nd. January 22-Deputy
Sheriff Cox left here early this morning to
go to the home of Mrs. Bowie at Ironsldes.
having warrant for her arrest upon q
charge of numbering Bert Posey. The war
| rant was based upon the finding OF the cor
oner's jury. He returned with her about
noon and she was escorted to the upper
i moor Of the county prison. where her, son
Henry was lying upon acct, so much over
come. that he was Unable to sit I'D and
speak to his mother. -
| II don't mind being out here myself" he
said, but l can't stand my mother being in
this place" - ,.
Never mind about me. Henry" she said;
| we are In 1t and will have 20 70 the best
we can. 1t will be all right after a While"
| Butt can't stand it, Henry cried }
Mrs. Bowie had anticipated rearrest and
she was preparing to come TO La Plata
| when the sheriff reached her house Her
/ counsel had sent her q letter requesting her
presence here. today and She was coming to
make the arrangements with him about the
course to be pursued In the defense. Soon
a1ter reaching the prison she sent for, her
| counsel, and while waiting for him she
made an Intellectual effort to console her
son. III :,
Mrs. Bowie Expresses Surprise.
Mrs. Bowie expressed surprise at certain
statements that had been made by members
of the Posey family. She said Hubert had
visited her house and Kept company with
her daughter about four years. He stated
| TO her number Of times. she said that he
| Intended to marry sis"
Adrian Posey counsel for Mrs. Bowie will
apply to Judge Merrick for tire release or his
client on bond. 1t is stated he may resort to
applying for writ Of hab eas corpais to ac-
complish the desired result Mrs. Bowie 10
now In custody of the Jailor, to be held to
await the action of the grand jury, Her
friends are going to make an effort to have
the grand jury reconyened at an early date.
i peiisvifga speedy trial Will be hest fer her.
psI s, ,s,,,, Bgs.s was greatly affesSssd when
morning, and ,hef-conditiOn is such that a
Ephysician may nave to be called to attend
Realizes Position is Serious. /.
Robert Henry Bowie. the young man who
| is In jail here for alleged participation in
the shooting Of Hubert Posey while near
Indian Head last Friday, seems to realize
more keeniy than heretofore the serious
position In which he placed himself by
discharging his shotgun after; his mother,
Mrs Mollie Bowie. had. 1t Is alleged, sired
| the fatal shots from revolver. While in
conversation with several OF the other pris-
/ oners in the jail today he broke down. and
| wept bitterly. When he heard last night
that the coroners jury had held his mother
| and himself responsible for the death OF
Posey he made anxious inquiries regarding
| the tenor of the verdict.
Il didn't expect that he remarked when
he was told that the verdict accused him
| premeditated murder He had expected
that the plea of having acted in accordance
| with the ''unwritten" law would have in
| nuenced the jury In reaching conclusion.
but Gen. L. Allison Wilmer. states attor-
| ney, told the jury that they were to pass
only upon the facts as they were presented.
md hot fl,nNy
| to statements that had been made con-
corning the reasons which actuated Mrs.
| Bowie and her son.
- You have the evidence of witnesses
| which tends to show that the killing was
| premeditated and cold-blooded MURDER.
Gen. Wilmer said
Pile went there on the road and awaited
| the coming of young Posey, being armed
and ready to kill him."
| The jury promptly returned a verdict
| setting forth that Mrs. Bowie and her son
did the killing with malice aforethought.
the mother using revolver and the. son
| a shotgun. Deputy Sheriff w. Hampton
Cox, who conducted the case for Sheriff
Stotter. was given warrant for the arrest
of Mrs. Bowie for alleged murder The
name Of her son also appeared in the writ.
but as he was already in Jail there was no
need of the deputy sheriff searching for
him.
"is at her home at Ironsdes, and 1 will
| let her remain there until tomorrow morn
| ing. She Is under bond for her appearance
| and she will think that the bond will hold
good until court meets Early tomorrow
morning will get her and put her in jail
| with her son."
assembling in the Methodist Church there
| after the funeral ceremony had been con-
Guided and while the scores of relatives
lchurchyard Only four witnesses were
| examined and their testimony was short
and to the point. few minutes after the
returned the verdict holding Mrs Bowie
| and her son for alleged premeditated MUIR
/ der, and the warrant for their arrest was
placed in the hands of the deupty sheriff.
Remains Reach Glymont.
| 1t was nearly 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon when the sorrowing relatives and
| friends of the victim Of the tragedy who
were assembled upon the wharf at ely
mont heard the whistle OF the steamer
Wakefield. giving them notice that the re-
mains would soon be upon Maryland soil.
The body was accompanied on the boat by
one brother Of the deceased. Gristy' L.
| Posey; Mrs. Cox, an aunt. and Mrs. Howell
| a friend of the family. Clayton Posey, an
| otner brother, his wife and Dennie Posey.
| were among the relatives who were at
| Glymont to receive the remains. few
minutes after the arrival of the boat the
body was placed In q hearse and preceded
| by six paIlbearers on horseback, and fol-
lowed by relatives and friends in carriages
| the start was made for Pisgah, where ar
rangements had been made for having the
ceremony conducted in the Methodist
Church Because of the terrible condition
of. the hiiy road the trip over the seven
miles seemed as II the distance were several
times greater.-
Finally the church was reached. the menu
| bers of the funeral party entering the
edifce and the casket being taken to
| the rear of a house In the village. The
/ body was removed and stripped and Gen.
Wilmer pointed out the wounds. There
| were more than forty small perforatfons In .