The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-11-26
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A CHASTITY MIDNIGHT RIDE.
Murder or Suicide, Which ?
HARVEY ROWLEY FOUND DEAD!

Saturday afternoon of last week,
Harvey Rowley, OF this city, engaged
a livery rig of r. d. Ellsworth, to so
to Corunna, and left the barn a little
after four O'Clock. He drove to Cor
unna and met two young ladies and
with them spent the evening. After
he left them he passed the time until
nearly one o'clock at Deyo's livery
barn and Phillips saloon, and then
he started home; at half past one the
carriage he hired came to the barn
and was let into the barn by the
hos;ler, Geo. Gee, wien it was dis
covered that Rowley was dead, having
been shot in the head.
Immediately after the discovery
was made that Rowley was dead,
coroner Retan was notified. and at
once commenced an inquest by draw
ing tfc following jury to view the
remains: r. ID. Ellsworth. A. ID.
Patterson, ]. +. Mcknight, w. Ben
edict, c. A. Byerly and T. M. Mes
singer. After viewing the remains
the jury adjourned until Monday
morning, when the evidence given
below was presented and the jury
rendered a verdict of suicide"
The evidence given at the corouer's
inquest we give to our readers in con-
densed conversational style; from it
the fdetS can all be gathered:
GEORGE GEE.
Am hostler at Ellsworth's barn;
Rowley hired RIG in the afternoon;
was up when rig came back, opened
door aud led horse in; called to the
boys in office; told them there was a
man we had got to get out of the
buggy; thought he was drunk; dis
covered he was dead and sent for
nightwatch; Rowley was cold, hand
stiff; he was bent forward with his
head resting on his hand and his
hand on his knee, with the robe
wrapped round him; revolver dropped
down when / took robe out; wound
was about an inch above right ear;
buggy top was clear up; heard no
one on the walk before l opened
door, and after | opened the door
l looked both ways and saw no one;
it was probably a minute before l
opened the door after l heard horse
on walk.
NIGHTWATCH GILES.
Was called to Ellsworth's barn
about one o'clock, standard time,
Saturday night; corpse was in posi-
ton described by Gee; two chambers
of the revolver were empty, and
there was some blood on it; deceased
had no hat on.
DEPUTY SHERIFF wICKING.
Witness produced hat and swore
he found it on Washington street in
front of Estey's oil house.
DELL SUTTON.
DR.. A. L. ARNOLD.
Was called to Woodard's under
taking establishment about half past
three Sunday morning to see corpse;
Rowley had been dead some time,
might have lived 80 minutes after be.
ing shot; very little blood, may be
an ounce or two, escaped; hair burn
ed off around wound; ball passed
nearly to skull on opposite side, a
little upward and then down; revol.
yer was evidently quite close to his
head; there was some black on ear
and discoloration from powder around
the wound.
DIR. ID. X. BLACK.
Assisted in making post mortem
examination; wound was on right
side of head, about an inch above
and little in front Of ear; but little
blood would escape externally, from
to 4 ounces, deceased was probably
unconscious from the time wound
was inflicted; person would not strug-
gle much, think revolver was held
within s inches of head; ball taken
from brain weighed within three
grains as much as one taken from
cartridge found in revolver Of de.
ceased
HORACE HOWE.
Was at Ellsworth's barn Saturday
night; the horse Rowley drove would
drive steady if there was nothing TO
disturb him, was nervous, would jump
at crack of whip; spoke to deceased
and as he did not answer raised up
his head and then let it fall back, and
told boys he was dead; lines were
between dash board and whip socket.