Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-03
BULLET IN HEAD.
Attempted Suicide of {. J
Rowland of Corinna, Me.
SHOTS Himself in Head at the Ex-
change Hotel, Lewiston.
!, Critical Condition and Is Not Expected 10
Survive Injury

l2hi q toI!nNn, Me. attempted sui
eide ly shooting in his room at the
ExcAaaGe Hotel. Lewiston. Wcdne day
m"nt. The affair was not discovered
rn:il l.3o =. NJ. today. at which tine
Howard was found in an unconscious
Maine General Iio. p:tal, where he now
iias 1T the point of death. The bullet
wound W&s On The forehead and i'm all
ipiobablity win prove fatal. Rowland
| il married and his wife resides At East
Comma. No cause whatever can be at
| trihutod for the mans rash deed.
IS ro2r rs can be guessed. the affair
| occurred so!Hc time early on Wednes-
| Goy evening. Rowland occupied one Of
tie few rooms On the top floor that
Y, . occupied on Wednesday evening.
| Tlcrc In "n open trausom over the
| 5uor ana ii wouil seem that had the
| SEcot:ng GO cured in the night when all
VAS :tiil. snme enc would nave heard
| l.. As it is one Of tho boys thinks he
heard ? sound along in the evening
| that ie now thinks was the sound of
The shot. lie raid no attention to il
ana would not have thought of it hai
| this not come to light.
| HoWIaEG. who was q frequent guest
ut the Exchange. ana who has been at
! the hotel this tim" for the past few
| days. was seen to come in along in the
afternoon ana 20 up to his room. No
one can seem to recall whether he was
| down to supper or not. He has beeen in
ani ont at odd hoMs and Of late has
seemed to he in troubled state of
mind and averse to all conversation.
| However this may be. he did not ap-
lpCar at breakfast or at dinner, and
| there was no hint of his whereabouts
until about > +. NJ, when one If the
cha mhermaids asked the office If they
had seen the man in IS that day.
Mr.. Murch replied that he had not.
replying that he thought he must be
out of the house.
No. he isn't" said the chambermaid
4 liuIe later. Il can hear him moving
sFabout. r am afraid he is i'll
Mr.. John Sheridan. one Of the en-
ployes of the Exchange. happening to
4 be on the floor. went up at once and in
"a ;nIoment came down with new 3S-
lealibre revolver in his hand. saying.
sRhe man in IS has shot himself and
4 DfCOtt lSxail over the room.
MrNaIurch. who is ever careful and at
4 tsntive to all his guests. immedia ;cly hur-
7trted to lie place and looked into it as far
I as he was able.
| Howland had gotten up ard walked out
into the corridor He seemed It the point
of fainting. veal, ana covered with blood
that had dried upon his clothing and run
down through his hair. mating his face
I ~.
| hove his check bones. He seemed to be
in sort of stIDor.
To NJ. Sheridan and again to Mr..
Iurcf he replied that he couldn't re,ncm-
| ber. He didn't know what happened.
| Why did YOU do it, asked MI Sher--
idan. Il don't know, he replied. Il
don't remember.
! This was all the reply that he could
make. He seemed ready to collapse with
weakness.
a, over the room We're the signs Of the
Iman's suffering and loss of blood. Blood
stained the carpet. flowed down over the
side of the bed. blotched the sheets and
| the cOverlet and showed red upon the
utensils Of the wash stand and commode.
| DR.. Hawkins was summoned and the
man removed on a Stretcher To the Cen
trail Maine General Hospital for further
IcXamina ton. The bullet wound was on
the forehead to the right and from the
| floor of the room DIR. Hawkins picked up
| a portion of a bullet which looked as
| though the missile from the revolver had
struck bone and split. a portion of i!
| possibly being now lodged in the head
or beneath the scalp.
| In Howland's room are 4 trunk traV-
cling bag his stiff hat and TOP coat. UNI
Ibrella and package addressed TO Mr.
Rowland. EXcnange Hotel He is man
| about Is to - years of age and is known
| to all the horse men in this part or the
state He has bought extensively IN
| Lewiston and Auburn and for time had
charge of the livery at Poland Springs
| 10 has been talking this trip of buying
The DR. n :, Wedge wood place near the
Maine Sta,c Fair grounds. having re
marked that tC had offered $50" i'll ca'il
Tor it ara that he stood ready to plahH
down the money on delivery: Miller x
chat Jonas Edwards. Isaiah Pompilly
lau know Howlaud, rs do other men more
lor. less associated with the business III
Lewiston and Auburn.
/ He is married and has a wife down east
t1t ,'orin;a. or ST. Aihans or DeXtef-,ne
lhotel proprctorS do not know when. ne
wos \ modest good natured man, VINO
seemed to have no snecial troubles OK
dificrIties that could be notice !.
II has been thought at the hotei ihh,
No seemed ather noroSe OF 'ate.
thought" said one Of the employees, u'ii
he seemed sort of dorcy but don kno y.
a. he did He didn't seem as ne USED 70
be, at any rate