The Detroit times., 1908-04-08
CROSSE IN TALK
TO JURY WEAvES
WEB ABOUT BOWIN
teontiuued from First Pases


Mrs. Welch into the kitchen and at
tackled her. Grose pointed out that
the letter was found Just as Mrs.
WEIGH had left il on the table at
which she and Bowin had been talk
ing. Then he. went on:
Prosecution Scores Point
"why wasn't that letter mailed? II
concerned a matter OF considerable
importance to Mrs. Welch II she
were walking the streets the next day
why didn't she take IL TO the mail
box. only a hundred feet from her
own doorway, or give II to the mail
.many Or why didn't she ask Bowin %
tknail II for herr instead we And tins
letter on the table. just where she left
IL thar Friday night. when she was
struck down? It's a proposition you
cannot get away from. gentlemen
Mr.. Crosse vigorously assailed the
testimony of "the three Browns" as
he referred TO the Witnesses who
claimed they had seen Mrs. WEIGH on
Jan, 4, and contrasted the story oil
Mrs. Brown and her daughter. absc.
lutte strangers to Mrs. WEIGH, with the
testimony OF nearly a. score of persons
who knew the old woman intimately
and who sought In vain for admission
TO. her apartments Saturday. Sunday
Monday and Tuesday. the latter the
day she was found murdered.
Says elliott Lied.
Counsel paid his respects briefly tc
John Elliott, the saioonkeeper who
claimed 10 have seen Mother Weleh
Saturday. declaring that he had de
libefately lied on the stand In denying
certain statements made In police
headquarters. He traced Bowin's
movements the night OF the crime.
and insisted that the defendants ac-
tions were those of guilty man VINO
is trying TO conceal HIS crime.
That was the beginning OF the web
in which he now finds himself. web
of his own eaying.' said Mr.. Grwose.
He spoke OF Rose Layeick as the
''only one in the bunch" meaning 9TH
er women OF the town, who had testi-
fed. whose sense OF decency caused
her to hesitate hen compelled TO lay
bare her scarlet life.
The arguments will occupy all OF
Wednesday afternoon and Judge Phel-
an will charge the jury Thursday
morning.
Last Of Rebuttal Testimony
The last OF the rebuttal witnesses
were sworn by the prosecution, Wed.
nesday morning. David Moore, man
ager OF kpo1's store in Buffalo. where
Percy Bowin claimed he had bought a
rfr
the store never charged more than 10
cents for any article.
The defense called Alex. J. Dawson,
connected with the local Knox store,
who testified that the ring looked like
a product Of Goldsmith & Harrisburg,
ring manufacturers of Providence, r.
L., and that rings such as these re-
tailed at 10 cents. Previously the
prosecution had sworn William Whit.
an expert in the employ OF Wright,
Kay a. Co.. who testified that he had
subjected the ring In question TO q
chemical analysis and had found that
IT had a rolled-gold plating and could
not be sold for less than dollar.
When informed of this fact Mr.. Daw-
son admitted that he probably had
been mistaken in his first estimate or
the rings value.
In his confession Bowin said the
ring was given TO him by girl in
Oshawa, Ont
Detective Ed Fox. recalled. testified
that he took Bowin to court for ar
raignment and that Capt Mcdonnell
did not tell him 10 plead guilty and
II would be all right" as Bowin
claims.