The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-06-20

upon the matter was laid befor him with
results as you have witnessed.
realized from the first that ''blood is
thicker than water and that two dis
tinct factions would be developed. was
perfectly willing to accord to every man
the right to defend his own while / re-
served unto myself the right to do like
wise
The public was also much interested
as it had perfect right to be. The ac-
cused was allowed hearing and yet the
people are not satisfied. And why? Be
cause they believe the truth has not been
found but Oh the contrary the ends of
justice have been defeated. Certainly,
nothing has been proven. nothing dis
proven. The prosecution iii spirit of
mercy had agreed to stop short at the
finding of the chemist provided no poison
was found. This sudden surrender is be-
yond doubt tbs sole cause OF SO much
which the friends of Rowland occupy in
their effort to laugh this matter out of
court. What pity this poor doctor
could nat have the consent OF his mind
not to try to deceive us any longer but
to genuinely appreciate a proffered
mercy. What a pity! What pity!
1t is unmanly to strike man after he is
down but this fellow seems not to think
that he is down Judging from the man
ner in which he continues to strike back.
Nearly every issue of the papers brings
some reference of his to that crowd in
Henderson" who tried to show and
couldn't show down. He says they are
hunting for something to justify their
course, and since he or some friend has
volunteered some portion of the evidence
which he intended to introduce, namely,
that his income was already SO large
that he didn't need to commit murder,
etc. feel constrained to close this state
ment by Offering IL few of the items
which we at one time thought best to
withhold but which are forthcoming
still provided occasion shall demand.
LIST. We were able to show by expert
testimony that finding no poison by
chemical analysis amounted to nothing.
That poison may be administered rela-
lively in such a manner as to produce
death and yet be impossible of discov-
cry.
End That the child was a healthy
one, at least, tolerably so.
3rd. That there was little evidence Of
special fondness for the child ON the part
of its father
4th. That the doctor did an unusual
thing in carrying his pockets full of
poison on the occasion of his visit.
9TH. That the accused had treated the
child's maternal grandfather as an alien
for the past few years.
9th. That Rowland deceived the child 8
aunt, who had tenderly cared for him
since his own mothers death, in the
matter of life insurance and told her on
the night before the death of the child
that his life was not insured.
Do you think this matter can be
laughed out of court? Oh! how | do
wish it might!
Now, all this is very sad 1t is the
saddest thing that has ever come into
my life 1t is very painful for me to feel
called upon to write this statement and
il have written anything that should
not have written beg you, dear reader,
to forgive me. | simply mean that were
| the only living mortal of this way OF
thinking and were this the last day al
lotted me on this earth intend to stand
firmly as friend to the memory of my
dead sister and her only dear little boy.
CHAS. E. FULLER.
Henderson, N. c., June II, 1907.