The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-05-23


town Exposition.
/ Saturday afternoon DR.. Rowland
| aud his wife left for Raleigh. 1t was
not known at the tine who he mar
RED Sunday two railroad detect
ives put in ali appearance here look
ing for the couple. They had traced
them from Raleigh to Norfolk and
back to Henderson. 1t was said that
Dr. Rowlandand the woman had reg
iSsered under an assumed name In
Norfolk but whether they did or not
they disappeared from Raleigh. A
special telegram IRON Norfolk to the
Raleigh Evening Times under date
of May 22nd, says:
The marriage in Norfolk Of DR.. David
Samuel Rowland and Mrs. Lille Martha
Strange of Raleigh, n. C., the-~aatter
being the widow OF Engineer Strange.
who it is now alleged was gotten out OF
the way By poisoning, took place one
week ago today. The couple appeared
at the local clerk office together last
Wednesday morning. The woman was
handsome and at tracted much attention.
There was nothing irregular N their
document was issued to them in regular
order They gave their correct names
and said they had been married before.
DR.. Rowland said he was 3S years old
| and the woman said she was 81 years
Old. The former gave Vance county,
North Carolina, as his native home, and
the woman said she was born in Chicago.
The couple were married by Rev. Yer
non TAnson, pastor OF Grace Baptist
Church. The executed license has been
returned to the clerks office.
The charge upon which DR.. Row
land and his wife were wanted by the
detectives is the alleged death by
poisoning of Charles R. Strange, a
locomotive engineer on the Sea-
board Air Line Railway, who died
suddenly and mysteriously at his
home in Raleigh about six weeks
ago After coming in from his run
one morning Engineer Strange was
taken i'll. DR.. Rowland was called
in, after several attempts to get a
physician, the wife says. Mr.. Strange
met the Doctor at the door and the
two walked into the room together.
Not long afterward-during the
morning-Mr. Strange died. His
| death was attributed to heart failure.
Engineer Strange had his life in
sured withlhe Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers, and it is said he
carried other insurance beside hay
ing several hundred dollars-l thOus-
and or fifteen hundred-in bank.
| The circumstances under which the
engineer died created suspicion in
certain quarters. The Brotherhood
became interested in the matter and
Il watch WAS set over DR.. Rowland
and the Widow Strange.
| DIR. Rowland claims that he had
never met Mrs. Strange until he was
called in to see her husband that
M orning. 1t is said on the other
hand this is not true, that they have
been acquainted for some time and
were quite intimate. And when they
were married so soon after the death
of the husband color was given to
the suspicious that Engineer Strange
came to his death by foul means.
When DR.. Rowland and Mrs
Strange left Raleigh machinery was
put in motion to apprehend and ar.
rest them. Hence the two detectives
were put on their tracks. In the
mean time steps were being taken
here to have DR.. Rowland arrested
and the body of his son eXhumed
AMI the cause of his death ascertained
if possible, or the fact established
whether or not it was the result o
poison on administered.
Without going int details of all thu
prelimnaries it suftices to say that {
warrant was sworn out against DR.
Rowland charging him with the murder
of his son and the police in Raleigh were
notified TO arrest him. Deputy Sherif
Oscar S. Falkner went to Raleigh; Mon
day morning with the warrant and whel
he got there he found DR.. Rowland {
prisoner i'll the city Jail awaiting his ar
rival. They came back on the next trail
and after preliminary hearing DR.. Row
land was committed to Jail to await tn
result of the investigation to determine
the cause of death.
While the officer had gone to Raleigl
after DIR. Rowland the body OF his Sol
was being exhumed in Vance county
The autopsy was performed by DR.. Johl
Hill Tucker, county health officer, assist
ed by Dr.. +. R. Harris and DR.. R. j. Gill
The stomach and vital organs were re
moved and taken to Baleigh Tuesday b,
DR.. Tucker to be analysed by Prof. W
! A. Withers.
| Soon after the arrest OF DR.. Rowland
who was taken in his office his wife wa
arrested for alleged completely in th
death of her late husband, Charles X
Strange. The specific charge was tina
Engineer Strange came to his death b,
poison administered with intent to com
init murder and she was charged wit
being accessory after the fact. She pu
up two thousand dallars cash bond an
was released. Mrs. Rowland has sine
been here in consultation with her pres
ent husband and lawyers
The body of Engineer Strange wa
disinterred Monday afternoon and ID
Syme of the A. & NJ. College will make
chemical test of the stomach. etc. for til
presence of poison 1t is not believe
that the chemists will be ready to max
report for several days. Everything d.
ponds upon what their findings will b.
Mrs. Rowlands preliminary hearing
set for June 3rd but if the analyst sho "
that Engineer Strange was killed
poison she will be taken into custod
llnneulaCeiy. ne case OF DIR. ROWAN
will be taken up as soon as the expe1
reports the result OF his investigation
In the meantime there have been II
new Developments and the tremendo,
! sensation of a few days ago has som
what subsidized. 1t is a horrible affair a
round but maybe there has been nothir
worse than a display OF bad taste, poo
Judgment, indiScretion, foolhardiness, il
decency on the part the man and woma
who rest under the cloud of such an a,
full charge as the indictments again
them.
Drink Smiths Lithia waite
and that case of dyspepsi;
: indigestion, liver trouble yo
t suffer with. John A. Gill
:, Sons sell Smiths Iithia watf