The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-01-20

home; found her at Mrs. Gleason's his
mother went home with him; he said to her,
'Come, mother, get on your buds and well
90 to town." That the father said, "No you
won't, d-n you, will die right here" or
"You will die right here" That he started
up stairs TO get his overcoat, and as he turned
his back towards his father, tho father sprang
at him. At that moment he received blow
on the side of the head didn't know at the
time he had been cut. That the father got
him by the coat and commenced cutting him
"a fast "a he could. Respondent guarded
himself as best he could, and finally COM
menced striking as hard as he could and
trying to release himself; he could not get
loose, they went on the floor; don't remem-
Der whether he said he was under or not.
He struck the old man several times in the
face as hard IA he could that he got afraid,
got his revolver out. Couldn't tell for GER
tain whether he said he was inside the door
or outside when he shot. He says, 81 shot
through the window to merely scare him, to
intimidate him. and the next shot aimed to
hit him." or something to that effect.
Aaron Van Auken sworn:
had q conversation with the respondent
the next morning after the homicide. He
said when he came home, he found his
mother and father had had some difficulty,
and she had gone to Mr.. Gleason's; he found
her there and she came back and he spoke
to her about going to town. He went up
stairs after something and his father said
something and they got into fight; he
struck his father several times TO get him
loose from him; and he couldn't get him
ha hot hot 10
revolver out of the window to scare him, but
the next time he said he shot to kill.
DIR. Woodman sworn, and gave evidence
relating to the various wounds found on both
the deceased and Henry, and that he, assisted
by DIR. Cunning, performed the autopsy at
the inquest and the death of Mr.. Rowland
resulted from the gun-shot wound.
WEDNESDAY.
Showerman recalled:
/ did not see any hair there, saw no dents
in the floor / think / would have noticed
the hair, had there beeu any on the floor.
Van Auken recalled by prosecution:
Knives shown him and were identified.
They were given to me at the inquest, have
been in my possession ever since.
Cross-examination:
Did not see any hair there, saw dents in
the floor. They looked as though they were
made with a chair leg.
Sterling Cole sworn, and gave evidence
similar to others, relating the appearance Of
the premises where the deed was committed.
DR.. Woodman recalled by the defense,
said;
The autopsy showed the deceased TO be a
perfect man physically, was strongly built
man, would weigh, he thought, $50 los.
Redirect:
A conclusion of the brain causes stunning.
The probable result of wound like tnat on
back of the head, would produce stunning.
Saw no disease about the deceased that
would not indicate perfect health. Have
made autopsy of persons known to have been
habitual drunlzards saw no effects of ha
bitual drunkenness in the organs of the de-
ceased.
DR.. Dunning sworn, and testified to about
the same facts as Woodman did. He had
been called to attend Mrs. Rowland few
days after the ARRAY. Her right arm was
black and blue, saw scratch on it ~ inch.
long-might have been made bya nail, did not
think the nail in boot would make it--saw
spots on her breast quite large spots, were
also black and blue spots on inside of thigh,
and on her legs.
IL. 1turt SWOln:
l brought Henry Rowland to Paw Paw
that night Had conversation with him.
He said his father had him by the collar,
jabbing him with a knife. He could not get
away from him. Fired two shots at him,
first to scare him, the second to kill him /:
did not care what they did with him said
his father struck him with chair on the
hand and famed it; said he had carried the
revolver about n year and q half. Left him
with McCabe and returned to Howland's.
The corpse was carried in and laid out under
instructions of the officers at Paw Paw.
DIR. Woodman recalled and gave evidence
relating to the defendants wounds. He
dressed them.
Julio Sheldon sworn:
Helped lay Rowland out--his face and
hands were bloody.
Burt recalled:
/ took the knife of the north window
Have seen Mr.. Rowland carry it and use it
Judson Swick sworn
Have known Rowland Is years-saw him
here in town that day.
Crosse examination:
Saw him at Benefits saloon that day.
He drank rum there, or rather called for rum.
Don't know what he drank.
Richard Gleason's testimony was about the
same as others.
Mrs. Howlard sworn
Am % years old, Mr.. Rowland was Go
years old, and Henry is 81. We had two
children. Henry has always lived with us.
(COntiRued on 5th pdge.)