The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-05
FATE OF MRS. F.
NJ GOWAN TO Be
LEARNED TODAY
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house on the day of the killing, prin-
cipally by the cornnaotien which had
been raised, on account of the shoot
ing. Geing into the office where young
Brown lay, he said he saw at a glance
that the wounds were OF serious ma
ture, and that an operation was neces-
sary. He saw deceased after he had
been moved to the hospital, and had
assisted in the necessary operation
which followed. Four wounds had
been inflicted, evidently by a pistol
bullet, and one wound In the abdomen
had caused death, witness thought. He
said the death of young Brown had
been caused directly from the wounds
DR. r. +. Bryans, who had also been
called to assist in the operation, Do
scribed the wounds, following the Same
line of testimony in this regard as
given by DR.. Stokes, who had pre-
coded hin. Or. organs could not
positively locate on his own body the
places where wounds on young Brown
had been inflicted, but he did say that
the wound which had been inflicted by
pistol bullet, he thought, and which
had penetrated the bowels, was the
fatal one
EYE WITNESS TEsTIFIEs.
r. Pope Reese was the next witness
called, and some little time was con-
suned in this witnesses testimony Mr..
Reese was the attorney representing
young Brown upon occasion Of the
preliminary trial before Judge Bell
niger, when the young man was called
upon to answer an affidavit which had
been sworn to against hiua by the
daughter Of the defendant now on trial
for her life. He detailed the progress
Of the proceedings up to the time when
it had been decided to waive exarnina-
ton on the charge, and the signing
Of the bond for the appearance Of
young Brown before the court of rec
ord. The witness told how Mrs. Me-
Gowan had come forward and had
asked as to the manner of proceed
tngs, and had manifested much inter
est in the courts action. She had ems
gagged the court in conversation rel
alive to the meaning of the cases dis
position and then had spoken to wit
ness. Mr.. Reese suggested, after Mrs
MCGOWAN had spoken to him, that they
retire and discuss the case in private,
and the defendant consented, but she
first said she'd sign the payroll Later
they went to the front porch and the
defendant became very loud in her
talk AS q last resort, the office OF
the superintendent of public instruc-
tien was entered after permission to
use the ONCE had been secured. At once
they began to discuss the case, and
the question Of the boy marrying the
daughter of Mrs. MCGOWAN was
brought up. The witness said that he
suggested that this course be allowed,
and that Mrs. MCGOWAN consent to
such q ceremony. The defendant then
asked the witness why Brown had not
come to see her about such a PROPOSE
ton. Mrs. MCGOWAN resisted the mar.
riage ceremony. saying, the witness
said, that she had been informed Brown
had openly stated he would wed the
girl, but would never live with aer.
witness said he cornbatted every idea
in that regard, saying that young
Brown, as his client, had not only
told him he would wed the girl, but
that he loved her
Finally, the witness said. Mrs. Nc
Gowan asked to meet young Brown |
and hear from his own lips promise |
to marry her daughter and care for
her. The witness then said that he |