Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1868-10-31
The Murder Of Andrew Rowland.

! Rowland, armer,residine 10 The FlnSs-
town District, sbuvt four miles from
Town, on the Shs'p>burs luFnpike, had
: b'eu oruisliy murdered the nilht preyl-
Gus. Esquire Bier,hng vas promptly
notified cr the affair, Who summoned
| jury Of inquest and proceeded to the house
OF the deceased. An examination OF he
! wife OF the deceased disclosed he lsrt
/ (sccording 20 her sIaiemenL) iha, Mr..
! Rowland had been killed about | o'clock
I in the nighI by some one to her uu-
known. She stated ,hal Mr.. Rowland.
accompanied by Lewis Say Ter. bad been
10 BoonsbOgo' during Sunday that ther
had returned shout 81 o'clock the same
nigh,; TIA. she was IN bed sleeping; tbs,
upon bong walked up and asked bv Yir
Rowland, she got up aud prepared sup
per; that after they had par;akeh OF su7-
! per sometime was spent in conversation
when about midnight al! retired for rest,
lhat size 6rsi IeIlred and afterwards NJ.
Rowland, aud ,hat both fell asleep soon
thereafter. She then stated that size was
walked oy noise and eroan from her
husband; lha, upon calling him he lsIled
10 answer other lhsu With grobn :Uu
becoming slarmcd sHC sc,esmed and Iina-
ing out O. bed. aroustd her father whn
had been sleeping In The third room FRO n
hers, vito, haslcned 10 the spot ans hca,j
some one stumble over q chair In his cl-
forts to escape from the hous, And
then followed the awful intelligence, up-
on 3 light being produced by Mf. CHarcs
7. Gelwicks, her father. Mr. Rowland,
lay bleeding eNasdy corpse, tou,ly sHd
bru,slly murdered The testimony of all
who slept IN The house, Mr. Charles Gel.
wlcks, a son and daughter o. Nr. Row
land and Lewis Snyder was OF like IN
port, sud uoihiGg Ike clue could br
gained who II Was that committed Iao
foul deed. No light was thrown upon
It, but from the testimony OF Mr.. Grl-
wlcks. II Was evident that no one could
haye commiued The deed who wa,
stranger on the premlses,as ivo very cross
dogs be said would have given lhe alarm.
The murder seemed 20 mysterious that
ii was deemed advisable by TIE phyN.
cisna, Mcssr, MKec, Tobcy 1nl Blake.
to perform an autopsy nn The deed, io AZ.
certain how ur with what instrument hs
came by his death. The examination
csc osod the fact that death must have re-
suited from a club in tho han : OF some
one, ,ss the LEFT side Of his face was mssh-
cd ~, deep hole having been made nerr
the Temple and h. cheek and Jaw bones
broken. Owing TO the awful chsrsctcr oG
ihc murder snd lis mysterious nature, the
Jury adjourned TO meet ~ NaRoutnwn
when called together, rI,houi s,guioG sny
verdict, in the hope that n hulc time
would reveal some !gh uYon tho DARK
lran-Bcllln.
Thus matters stood un.il the frlosins
day ,ruesjay,) when II. II. Keedy.
Sisre.s Attorney, accompanied by Is.
qu,rr BIcrshIng snd several conSaolrs r..
vrslIcd the r'em'c-, and from circum-
siann,l evidence, deemed IT advisable 10
place Lewis Snyder under srrcsl. Nho
was accordingly brought to Iovn aud
lodged IN jail.
On WcdnOslsy the j"ry was rs.ron.
vcuod, when testimony OF such = chsf.c-
ter was brought before it a. juslIi"d ihe
States Attorney 10 ordering he arrest and
Iodgfncnt in Jail Of Ms Rowland. -nd on
The same evening che ws' brought 10
town and is now confined Of the county
prison,
For 'r5'ons that arc deemed necessary
10 sub,crvc tic crd. Of Justice, Ito hcia
lhal ted to ~ arrest and imprisonment
OF Ms. Rowland, 90 accessary TO the
death Of her husband are wrhhrld or
/ the present Tic case viii be brought
before the Grand Inquest Of The county,
when it 10 TO be hoped thai the gully par.
ty or parties may be fc'fttlcd oul aud JUS
ice uricI oui 20 lh'm. and lao innocent
proved 20, aud arqui'ied No such mur.
, der hss ever been committed in this couu.
IS. Such shocking, bra'll mnrJrr in
Ibo very heart of the family circle, is 90
chilling 20 ihe blood that We canno, dwell
upon Iis startling enormily. Il has
checked and UhnefVed our entire coanu.
nIly.
Mr.. Rowland was a nrub.r OF hr IN
dependent Crdcr ol Odd FeIlcws 81 81.
, plare. lie had his life insured for the
run Of $1,000, ,ln he knickerbocke, Isle
. ms. Comp'y. one.balf f1r the benefit Of
/ lis wife, and the remainder Tor lhe benefit
Of he children to his former vlfe. ~
h' death lis vile would BE- entitled to
2l0O from tie treasury Of tic ODD FL.
iovs. besdes tic 2.5O9 in'ufancc. which
will double's be paII her, II her inno.
csncc is cslablishcd.
We neglected 70 siaie th5l ,n,picion
having been aroused that poison bad been
atministered The deceased, ihe phy'i-
cisns have caused i!o stomach 10 be tskcn
from tie body and despatched il 10 Prot.
Aiken. Of Baltimore. Tor chemical snaiy.
-i,. The result Of tbs in"e,nRsIion -
not &c, known.-HOgersioDH AIaii
: 4 SraAsoE BUT TRUE SrDEY.-Tbe
! 81. Clovd lhiune,ois) Journal says
A young lady. living 10 tho Eat. wss en-.
! paRed 10 Be married some Ibroe yesg ago.
when on The morning Of The day appoint.
ed for tie msuisge, the father Of her be.
roihoL died soJdenly. The wedding
was poytponed for year. ard on tire
second occasion, when everything Va.
prepared, and BOT few hours were 20
elap'e before the ceremony, ,iiior were
Teceived that the body OF ibe lldy's cous.