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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1907)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER n, 1907. THE MOBNING ASTOBIAN, ASTORIA OIIEGON. The Best Ever, Nothing Better, Chase & Spnboorn's Teas atid Coffees Just received a fresli supply. R05S, HIGGINS& CO. The Leading Qroosva TERSE TILES Of I 111 1 1 Meeting Tonight Tli Hoard of Directors of the Sea iiivu'i Institute will meet tonight at 8 o'clock at tho Institute. Examination Postponed A civil service examination for clerk, day injector and deputy collector, was to liove taken place tomorrow. This hu been postponed until November 2. New Underpinning Contractor Lcbeek U putting a new foundation under "Jells" restaurant building on llouj Street near 12th. Teachers' Meeting A city teacher' meeting ha been called to meat at JfcClurc's school on Saturduy, October 12th, at 2 p. m. Warrant! and Ordinances Signed The warrant ordered paid and ordi nance! punned at the lut meeting of the city council have been signed by the mayor. Daughter Arrives A telegram received by Mr. I). K. Warren yesterday announce the birth of a'daughtcr to Mr. and Mr. Kred L. Warren, at 'Portland. Piling For Fort Stevens The piling for Hammond and Fort Steven, to be ud on the contract re cently awarded for wharY, i now ready for delivery, One rait will be cnt "there today and the balance will be floated down u needed. x Knocked From Ways A bout belonging to Wirkkala Hwth era, which wa on the way, adjoining It. M. leather' boat yard, wa knocked from them by a large log which was washed up by a .well, She wa tccur e.l before much damage wa done and at hijrh tile yeterjay afternoon was placed in a ufe position, high and dry. New Wood Dock Contractor Lebeck ha hi gang of men at work driving tlic piling for the new wood dock of the Atoria Klectric Co. When he finluhe thin work he will trtiiM er hi pile driving apparatus to Bond Htreet, where ho will do the pile driving for the improvement of Bond otreet, under the contract of Hert .Hunt, awarded recently. Ill at Seattle The daughter of John W. Welch, living at Seattle, ha been quite ill. Mr. Welch left for that city, yesterday, and will accompany her to California, where it i hoped she will recover hep health. Adjusts Fire Loss j-awrence F, Lamping, special agent and adjuster of the North British and Mercantile Innuiuixe Co., wa in the city yesterday and adjusted the los by fire on the dry kiln at the Astoria Box Co. The Iom wa hiiiuII anil was easily ad justed. Returns From Eastern Trip Frank Bourn, mayor of Frankfort, "ah., returned yoterdoy from an ex tended trip eat. While there he visited at hi old home near Indianapolis, In diana, and alo took in the Jamestown Fair. He report having a splendiif time and thoroughly enjoyed the trip, but after all he saw no place that would compare with this glorious country. Will Open Headquarters J I. I.. Johnson, of Portland, is on a buine trip to Atoria. Mr. Johnson represent Hartmun & Thompson, bank er, of 'Portland who own the well known Roe City Park, a new and at tractive addition to Portland. Mr. John oii will open headquarter in Astoria, for the sale of lots and the dissemina tion of information regarding this prop erty. Hoc City Park i nt the present time attracting more attention than any tract placed on the market, in Portland, for years, and no doubt when Mr. John son opens hi ollke and announces the fact he will be kept busy. Will Remove to Portland Mir. Chan. A. Coolidge. general man ager of the Aturia Klectric Co, for over eijilit year, will remove to Port land. Mr. ("oolidgo has been uppointed yenernl manager of the Oregon Klectric Railway Co.' iuterurlmn electric line, between Portland and Salem, and will open an "Mice in tiie lormer city nuotit November 1. The new road is nearly completed and it i expected that car will be miming over it by November 15. Mr. Coolidj.Kt' successor in this city lias not been announced. Arrested at Svenson' Deputy .Sheriff McLean returned last night from Svenson, where he had gone to arrest Andrew Dobney. Ho lodged Dooney in the county jail on a charge of threatening to kill, on a warrant iMicd by the justice of the peace at Svenson. A no warrant has Wen issued the jus tice court, in this city, it is a question at whether this court will take up the matter. Ice Cream Sherbets WIFE AS WITNESS FOR HUSBAND Candies .17 j, ri v ui.vr 1 mi wf 11. 1 rMin If You are Hunting For the best gro ceries, bear in mind this store is growing more and more pop ular every day with buyers who appreci ate good values. Scholfield Mattson & Go. 112 and J20 Twelfth St. Phone 1181 v Phone 931 For a VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH go to . Johnson Phonograph Parlors Second Floor over 8oholfield A Matt son Co. Co., MRS. BOWLSBY, WIFE OF J. H. BOWLSBY, TESTIFIES AS TO HER RELATIONS WITH JENNINGS - THREATS TO KILL. When the circuit court opened yester day morning the second day of the llowlsby trial commenced, and much in terest was manifested,' the courtroom being filled. District Attorney Hedges, addressing the court, asked that the case bo postponed until the afternoon, as several witnesses for the prosecution were on board of the steamer Alliance, which was not due until noon. Judge AleJJride granted the continuance and excused the jury until 1:30. Wjhen the court reconvened the taking of testimony began, Dr. Fullon being the first witness placed upon the stand, lie testified that he was called to the CallcudcY dock on tho morning of June 14th and found a man there suffering from a gunshot wound. , Dr. Fulton de scribed the wound and the course of the bullet and testified that the man died about 2 p. ni. lie informed the man of his serious condition and his opinion that he would not recover. The man was C'leve Jemiingt, who expressed no fear of impending death and made no state-j nicnt. Alex Rom, who was oiler on the Al liance at the time of the murder, testi fied much as he had done at the coro ner's inquest. According to his testi mony, llowlsby looked around the cor ner of the cabin and, taking aim, fired at Jennings. He fired but one shot, ltowlsby then left the steamer and pro ceeded to the dock. He identified the pistol he bad seen in Bowlnby's band. Did not we Bowlsby on the dock be fore the shooting, but noticed that when he took aim, he was pale and nervous. He alio reiterate his former testimony, in regard to his belief that Bowlsby had a ted 'is cemented. I. Tlivrslon, winchman and boatswain of the Alliance, wa the next witness, lie was at the winch when the shot was fired, and immediately afterward saw llowlsby with a pistol in his hand. He saw Jennings stagger, after being hit, and someone lay him on the deck. He followed i'owlsby to the dock, the lat ter carrying the pistol in his hand. The stent of the shooting was on the star beard "ide of the vessel. J. L. Flanagan, of Portland, testified that he wa on the steamer at the time and stood just behind Bowlsby when he fired the fatal shot. Bowlsby took de liberate aim, as if firing at a target and not knowing at what Bowlsby was hooting, did not . interfere. He after wards learned that Jennings had been shot, and saw him lying in the social hall of the steamer. Captain Olsen, of the Alliance, recog nized Bowlsby a a map he had inter tf-ptcd ou the wharf, on the morning of the murder, and disarmed. Bowlsby made no resistance and stated that he had shot a man who had broken up his home. He afterward saw the injured man on the steamer, and accompanied him to the hospital. Sheriff Pomcrov testified as to hav ing placed ftowlsby under arret. On the way to the jail the defendant made a statement to the effect that he was glad he got his man. That he had spent bet ween $400 and $."i00, o find the man who had broken up his home, and he asked Ponieroy if he could hang him to do it nt once. Ho recognized the pistol he had received from Captain Olsen. The court then ordered the sheriff to unload the pistol, which was in the con dition in which it was received from Captain 01en, showing that but one charge had been fired. Coroner Pohl testified as to the in quest and tho fact that Jennings made no statement at the hospital. Assistant District Attorney McCue testified that he sought a statement from the dying man and though he np pea red to realize his condition, answered only by noils. He- finally said: "He killed me," and when asked who killed him, said, "Bowlsby." This ended the testimony for the prosecution and the testimony for the defense began. Alex Ross was recalled and testified that Jennings' body faced Bowlsby, when the shooting occurred, though he was looking down into the hold of the vessel. This was brought out to prove that Bowlsby did not shoot him in the back, as had been reported. A ripple was caused when Mrs. bowls by, wife of the accused man, was called to the stand. Her testimony was given in a low tone of voice and several times she was asked to speak louder, that the jury might hear her. She seemed to realize her position, and the position of her husband, and while giving her testi mony unhesitatingly she did not impress the listeners that she was telling a story just to suit the occasion. Mrs. Bowlsby testified that she and tier husband had lived at North Bend, for four years previous to this trouble. They had two children, aged 13 and 16 years respectively. She became acqaint ed with Jennings while employed in the same establishment. The first trouble between she and her husband, over Jen nings, occurred last September. Some one had written to her husband inform ing him of her actions. She had not had any trouble with her husband over any other man She admitteJ, on the tand, that she bad been unduly inti mate with Jenning and that this, in timacy had continued from September until November. When Bowlsby became aware of her relation with Jennings, the latter left North Bend, and went to Os trander and Raymond, Wash. While there he kept up a correspondence with the witness, the letter coming through Jennings' mother, who lived opposite to the Bowlsby home. Other letters came through Mrs, Watson, who lived next door. The tone of these letters, which she destroyed, were endearinir and in one of them Jennings stated, that he and bis brother were coming to North Bend and would "do Bowlsby up." Bowlsby urged his wife to cease her unholy re lation with her paramour and finally Induced her to leave for ter brother' home in Astoria, so as to be way from North Bend when Jennings returned. Before leaving her home she warned her husband to look out for Jennings. Bowlsby placed his wife in charge o! a friend, a Mr. Rhodes, who was fellow passenger. When they reached Astoria and came up town to go to a hotel they met Jennings who crossed the street andi accosted Mrs. Bowlsby. Mr. Rhodes thinking that he was a friend of the family, returned to the steamer and continued on his way to Portland leav ing Mrs. Bowlsby in Jennings care. The couple then went to a rooming house, and remained there two days, after which she went to her brother! house. Jennings called on her at this place and she visited him at his room many times. Her brother ordered Jennings away from his house on the day before the shooting. Jennings had inquired for Bowlsby and on being informed that he had gone to Portland the night before. Jennings answered he did not go by tram as "they" had been looking for him and that if they had seen him they "would have got him." M!tb. Bowlsby learning that Bowlsby was coming, through a telegram received by her, ad vised Jennings to leave town. He re plied that he did not think that he would as he had a gun, and expected to kill Bowlsby. When asked as to Bowls by's action at his home, at North Bend, the witness testified that he commenced to fail in health, after hearing of Iter relations with Jennings; that he could not sleep at night and claimed that Mrs. Watson had put his wife up to poison him. He threatened to commit suicide. He endeavored to find another house to move into. His weight fell from 168 to about 130 pounds. He had begged her not to disgrace the family and to dis solve her relations with Jennings. She also testified that Jennings had urged her to leave her husband and had sent money to her, to join him and go to Goldfield, Nev. She identified a revolv er, shown her, as being one Jennings had. The cross examination will commence this morning. Mm A Piano Number With Each $5 Parchatt HILL COMPANY BUYS PROPERTY McCORMACK PEOPLE PURCHASE NOLAN LAND AT THE MOUTH OF RIVER AND WILL ERECT HUGE MILL IN NEAR FUTURE. S. D. Adair, of Portland, has negotiat ed tho sale of a large plot of land and water frontage at the mouth of Young's River to the McCorniack Lumber Com pany, which is controlled by tho AVeyer housers. The land is what is known as the Nolan property, and while the pur chase price eannot be learned, it is well up in tho thousands. The new: company will erect a huge sawmill and a long wharf for ocean ves sels. The lumber will bo shipped to all parts of the world and will be taken from u the Lewis and Clark, where the company has big holdings. The completion of the first 20 miles of the Portland-Oregon & Seacoast Rail' road will enable the new mill to have its logs brought down to tidewater and dated to the mill. Everything is grad ually working out for the development of the northwest of Oregon and the new mill will be of great benefiE to this section in proving the advantages to be derived by shipping from this point. The plana of the Hill and Harriman systems to build terminals and whatnot across the river are assuming large pro portions and the railroad talk in the city during the past week has given citizens great confidence in the future. To prove this ask some of them if they will sell their property and what price they ask. October PIANO CONTEST AND DANCE FOft Wise Customers Are You one otThein HERMAN WISE I t The Greatest Clother Shop in Ore. I !IIIIIUMHIMHHHtMtMIHIIIIIHIIIIIIIMIMIt WE TELL THE TRUTH When .we say that we have the largest and best selected stock of Wall Decorations in the city. Call and we will show you. Prices are right. Allen Wall Paper & PaintCo. f New Rock Crusher At the next meeting of the county court the matter of purchasing a new rock crusher, Vill probably be taken up. The crusher now owned by the county, at Olney, has broken down and it is desired to continue road improvements. Gonre Coffman left yesterday for Clatsop Plains on a 15-day hunting trip. Bon Ton Millinery "THE NOBBIEST HATS IN TOWN" Every one praises the Bon Ton Hats , They like'them because they contain lasting satisfaction and are the most reasonable priced hats you can buy. The styles are correct, snappy and indivi dual such, as American gentleladies admire. You know it is a great satisfaction to buy the right hat at the right price. Look over our stock carefully. With elegant hats as we show you will understand why the Bon y Ton Hats are so well known and so ex tremely satisfactory. Retrimming and Remodeling Hats a Specially. . " , j Bon Ton Millinery 483 Bond Street