The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1881-10-21

and in the pantry, and dent marks in the
floor. There were also drops of blood from
south door to south window | saw knife
laying on the window-sill of the north win
dow. Ii was open. | have seen the knife
before. II was Charles Howland's. / have
the knife. knife produced). 1t is in the
same condition it was when found it,
found another knife, between the house
and barn. l saw Henry Rowland that even
ing. L had talk with him in relation to
deceased. | went to Paw Paw with him.
He inquired if his father was dead. asked
what caused him to shoot him. He said he
had him by the coat collar, and he shot him
to get away from him. He said he shot
twice. He said he was out of doors when he
shot. He said the old gentleman had had
row with his wife, and that his mother was
over to Mr.. Gleason's. He went over to see
her. They came back and he told her they
would 60 to Paw Paw and make complaint
against him. She came into the house to
get ready to 60 to town, and started to go up
stairs and deceased grabbed her and threw
her on the floor, and he interfered and grab
bed him and they had clinch. Henry said
he didn't know he had knife in his hand,
until he struck him with it, then Henry said
he struck him in the face with his fist and he
wouldn't let so, but kept striking him with
his knife. In the struggle they got out of
G,c1 Io l. 4,
but he did not let go of him, and the second
shot he meant to kill him-that lie was not
sorry he killed him." Witness testified to
drops of blood, ETC., about the same as the
others.
w. IL. Filley was sworn, and identified the
knife picked up in the walk.
G.. w. Litchard, sworn, and testified that
he picked the ball out of the side of the
house, opposite the window through which
it had apparently been fired, and produced
the ball
Henry Rowland, sworn, and asked the fol-
lowing question by the Prosecuting Attor
ney What, if anything, do you know in
regard to the manner in which Charles How
land, the deceased came to his death? Wit
ness declined to answer and was discharged.
Abigail j. Rowland, wife of deceased,
sworn: Says her husband and Henry
were at home on Saturday evening last.
That she had had difficulty with her husband
which she had told to Henry. That Henry
told her to get ready to go to town, and her
husband said she could not 60 and struck
Henry with his fist. Thinks Henry struck
his father. She ran out and came back and
stood moment on the steps. Henry and
his father were down on the floor, Henry on
top, sitting on the floor. Her husband had
knife and she cried out, "He has got a
knife!" Did not see any blows struck with
the knife. Saw no blows, except the first
ones. Saw no pistol and heard no shots at
any time. Would have heard them if any
had been fired. Henry came out of the
house and went to the barn, and left his
father laying on the floor. She ran into the
road and Mr.. Rowland came out and threw a
chair at her. This chair was found near the
fence, besmeared with blood. She then
went to Mr.. Gleason's and saw neither of the
parties until Henry came over there. Mr..
Howland's age was &c, and hers is CO. How
land had used violence upon her person be-
fore. Had heard her husband threaten
Henry's life. He did so that day. Never
heard Henry make threats against his father
Her arms were black and blue from the in
Jury inflicted 10y her husband.
The jury found that deceased came to his
death from gun-shot wound, on the 10Th
day of October, 1881, between 5 and p. m.
That such wound was received while stand
ing very near where his body was found, and
was made by Henry Rowland, with pistol,
and was not an accidental wound
The following amounts have been raised