The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-10-08

ment in behalf of DIR. and Mrs. Row
land at 4:29, after the jury had been
allowed to pass to it's room for a few
minutes
Mr.. Holding first directed attention
to what he alleged were mistakes IN
the presentation Of facts in the ar
gument of counsel for the State in
one thing about Mrs. Strange's refusal
TO take a hypoderm1c from Dr. Row
land. and Mr.. Holding declared he
would show that a~ttoreneys for the
prosecution had suppressed facts, that
with the bills footed that detectives
had beer employed by counsel to run
around and get 10 evidence.
At this Col Argo said "T don't
konw to whom he is referring, but it
must be stopped. l would not be
made outside and it shall not be made
in here"
Mr. Holding declared that he would
make the declaration as it was SO that
MI. CLARK had said. that the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers were
footing the bills" Col. Argo denied
that anything had beer said except
that the brotherhood had retained
counsel. and Mr. Clark said he had
not said 50 far as he remembered.
footing the bills"
Then after twitting Mr. Clark with
forgetting evidence and with a short
E4EIIIp4E - Llt1tliIS "S.AL oA Io pCtlIl
oct what he called the contradictions,
and declared Tor the absolute inno-
cence OF DR. and Mrs. Rowland.
He discussed the aconitine ques-
ton. and the testimony of Mrs. Ed
ridge Smith Mr.. Holding argued
that as Or. Rowland was in Jail and
had not been able to continue treat
ing Mr.. Joe Correll for consumption
with aconitine that Mr.. CorrelI had
died. He declared Mrs. Smiths tes-
timony to be true, and that if the
State could it would have proved her
q woman of bad character, but it
could not.
He argued that the State had only
made an examination OF StranSc's
stomach, and If it had also ex-
amined the arm, blood, liver, spleen
and brain it would have had nothing
TO go to the jury if it found nothing
there He argued that Rowland had
traated Strange for angina pectoris
by the approved method, and that
the State kept back things in the
case In a controversy with Col. Argo
about some answer of DR.. Knox Mr..
Holding repeated a previous declara-
ton that although he was not well
he believed his clients innocent and
nus was risking his own health. The
State should have had examined the
heart, and it being found diseased,
49, hN@ ~ AAo & "c0lG nave
been shown, the case would have
been settled and DR.. Rowland a free
nan then
Mr.. Holding declared that the evil
dence showed that the brownish
tablets given Mr.. Strange by Mrs.
Strange were for heart trouble, and
cited other evidence to show heart
trouble the cause OF Strange's death,
his argument to the jury being that
Strange died a natural death, and that
even if Rowland and Mrs. STRANGE had
been in immortality they had commit
ted no murder.
DE-. Rowland Sheds Tears.
In the course Of Mr. Holdings ar
gTment he said tina Il seemed the
purpose Of the State 10 try = n-~r
DT. RoWlnad and his wife. For the
arSt time in the trial DR.. Rowland
broke dOWn and tears flowed from
his eyes, which he covered with his
handkerchief and rubDed from time
to time, his shoulders shook
with the emotion within tina was
bubbliHg to The surface.
Attorney Holdings voice at times
Hiied With tears from time to time as
lie spoke and perceptibly he was az
fected as he closed with a plea that
by and Mrs Rowland were not
guilty of & foul murder.
1t was at $40 that Mr.. Holding
closed haying spoken for Que hour
ana forty minutes. Judge Long an
L that he would continue court
until seven O'Clock and then take q re-
cess until eight O'Clock.
Major $. 6. Ryan For Defense.
The final argument for the defense
was made by Major S. c.. Ryan, who
10" MS clients. said that they should
pc round either guilty of murder or
be set free. that they demanded that
they be u guilty together or that
theT De freed together. that his was
their desire.
Counsel In a ~yyrangle.
MAYOR Ryan that it
Would be found that all who were tes-
flfylnS in this case were being fed
from the crib of the Seaboard Air
Line, at which Mr.. Walter Clark was
on his feet. denying the truth OF Mai.
Ityans statement, which Major Ryan
said he could prove. Judge Long in
terfered IN the heated argument and
told counsel he would not permit it
to proceed, that such conduct would