The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-21
"A Prominent Physician Of
Raleigh Held for Al
legged Poisoning.
TO O7EXHUM ME BODY
OF C. r.. STRANGE
Scaboard Engineer Died Sudden
ly Three Weeks Ago, and
Wife Has Since Married
Dr.. Rowland-Sl1c Was
Arrested, Charged
With Poisoning.

RALEIGH, N. c.. May 2o.-Dr. p. S.
Rowland, wcll-known practicing
physician OF this city. was arrested
this morning by Raleigh police on
the strength of n telegram from Shcr-
If Powell. OF Vance county. that he
is wanted In Henderson to answer the
charge OF murder. Rowland was lock-
cd up In the city prison to await the
coming Of tho Vance sheriff.
Some weeks ngo DR.. Row'ands 1T
tie son. who was with relatives near
Henderson, died suddenly. while re-
citing lesson In school. Heart fall
ure is reported to have been the cause.
Now II Is charged that DR.. Rowland
WAS responsible. having conveyed
poison In candy or other dainties sent
him from Raleigh. There is alleged
TO have been 5000 life insurance
policy on the boys life In favor OF
Dr. Rowland. On the other hand, Row
boys benefit. DR.. Rowland had been a
widowcr for number of years. but
says he Is now married to the widow
Strange.
The sheriff of Vance county arrived
this afternoon for DR.. Rowland. and
was Instructed by the coroner Of Wake
county to hold him for the authorities
E.tTe III lllc cNchL liz ilbidSl VI a'''
title son cannot be proven there. as
he Will be wanted here for the murder
of Engineer Strange.
What adds to the complication Is q
movement against Rowland by the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Engineers
Epf the first division. Seaboard Air Line
involving the recent sudden death OF
Engineer c. r. Strange, OF the Sea.
board. He was taken III after break
fast three weeks ago. Rowland was
the first physician to arrive, being
called In by Mrs. Strange. Tho engi-
peer, 1t was then said. died OF hear
disease Engineer Strange carried
$1,000 Insurance, and had several thou
,eand dollars In bank
A few weeks after Strange's deatf
his widow married DR.. Rowland.
Went Walking with Child.
Sheriff Powell. or Vance. says Row.
land visited his son the day OF his
death at school and went for wall
with him, Immediately after which Tho
child began complaining and soon died
DR. Rowland starting to leave the
place after tho child was quite III
The boy is reported to have said hi.
father gave him an orange whici
tasted bitter.
Powell says the first Mrs. Rowland
Also uled suuuGIlly.5e enc WAS II ~
Fuller. q woman of considerable means
Or. Rowland sold his property in Hen
dcrson last week, and later purchaser!
found he had married tho widow
Strange, and issued a warrant for hin
to force refund of money, or have deet
signed by his wife Then the nurde
charge matcralized Saturday. culmi
mating in the arrest here to-day.
Mrs. Rowland Arrested.
Mrs. Strange, who ran away fror
Raleigh last week with DR.. Rowland
becoming his wife in Norfolk on tn
18th, was arrested to-day as accessor
before the fact In the alleged murder
poison Of her husband. Enginee
Strange, OF the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way. six weeks ago, and was release
about 6 o'clock on $4,000 cash bal
Preparations have been made to hav
n warrant served on DR.. D. s. Rowland
charging him with the murder by poi
son OF Engineer Strange, should he b
released in Henderson,.
Tho Brotherhood of Locomotive En-
,EincVrs have secured an order from tn
solicitor of this district to have til
body OF Strange exhumcd. on the lily
pothesis that Strange was killed b
strychnlne administered by Rowlan,
this also being tho charge agains
Rowland ms to his sons death.
The hearing here against Mrs Row
land is set for June Sd, and It is c.
pected Rowland will be tried ut ono
in Henderson, as court Is in sessio
therc now.
DR.. Rowland VIII Not Talk.
At the city prison Or. Rowland 4,
clines to talk about the charges, snyin
that he has no idea of tho case unit
he goes to Henderson.
Rowland has one of the largest an
bcst-equippcd suites of medical oinc.
In this state. equipped with N.ray an
electric appliances of every kind. Fl
lived in Kittrell and Henderson befol
locating here. SIX years ago.
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