Urbana union. [volume] (Urbana, Ohio) 1862-1872, 1869-06-09

tempt to poison her husband by giving
him arsenic in chicken soup. This fail
ed. Subsequently, Mrs. Rowland made
four more attempts to poison Rowland,
all of which failed. The affectionate
wife first seasoned stewed chicken gravy
with arsenic: next, mixed it with fried
hog brains; and again, she worked"
it in fried cakes. The fourth time she
varied, and seasoned back bone for her
dear husbands eating with croten oil =
The witness testified that the parties
threatened her life if she exposed them.
Prof. Aiken, testified that the liquid
contained in a vial found in Mrs. Row
lands house was croten oil ] a tea spoon
full of which would cause death. This
witness is Professor of Chemistry in the
University of Maryland, several physiei-
ans testified to the same effect.
Mr.. Smith a Hagerstown druggist, de-
posed that he sold a vial of chloroform
to a negro, about the size and build of
Carroll, on Thursday before the murder,
A vial found in Rowland's house was
shown Smith, who pronounced it the
one he sold.
VIM. Reanor testified that Carroll COLI
fessed to him that Mr.. Rowland had Of
fered him (CarrolD 500 if he would kill
Rowland; he refused but recomnrSe,ded
another negro, named House, for the
job!
jeremiah Gumbert, detective-whO
arrested Weaver, in Ohio, near Alliance
Testified that Mrs. Rowland told him
that the negro Carroll had killed her
husband, and she knew it.
DR.. Toby deposed: Was summoned
to postmortem examination. The blow
inflicted must have caused instant death;
it was done by axe or club. THE club
found on the premises was seen at Car
rolls woodpile the evening before the
murder.]
Other testimony not so conclusive, but
all printing to the prisoners as the gull
ty parties, was given. In the face of all
this evidence. The juryreturned a ver-
dict of NOT GUILTY, generally"
For this result it is generally coneed-
ed that Mrs. Rowland is indebted to her
leading counsel, Judge Geo. a. Pearre,
of Cumberland. An able lawyer, gifted
with fluent speech and rare eloquence,
skilled in debate and ingenious in argu-
ment, he is to Western Maryland what
the late John A. Corwin was to Western
and Southern OhiO-the leading crimin-
al lawyer; and his success has been
equally great, as it is said of him that
he has never yet lost a case. In point
of physique Pearre is inferior to Corwin,
He has not the commanding presence,
the keen penetrating eye, nor the ju-
dicial head that distinguished Judge
Corwin. Mr.. Pearre is a gray-haired
man of perhaps 3d. about five feet eight;
has cold gray. eyes, and wears no beard.
His speech has strong resemblance to
T. S. ATcFaTland's of Concord. He has
practiced law for thirty years, and is
possessed of considerable wealth.
Under an act of the last Congress one
additional Judge has been added to the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
nine additional Circuit Judges are to be
appointed. One of these will come from
the Circuit composed of Maryland, the
two Virginias, and the two Carolinas.
He will of course be a Republican; and
the Democratic press Of Maryland unite
with the opposition i'll endorsing Judge
Pearre for the position. For example,
the HagerstOwn Mail Dem says: I'VE
know of no one more able than Judge
Pearre. Whilst this portion of the State
would lose its most eminent lawyer by
his nomination and acceptance of the
new Judgeship, yet We feel sure that
nowhere, land without meaning to dis
parage the claims or abilities of any one, }
could a gentleman be found whose abil-
tiles and long, Iaborious study more de-
cidedly qualify him for the proposed
place. Western Maryland is proud OF
his legal fame, and would lose much in
his removal from our midst.
JOGGLEs.