The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-18
Physician and Wife, For
1nerly Mrs. Strange, AAp-
pear in Bad Light.
STRANGE'S# DEATH
MYSTERY o THEM
So Declare Coroner's Jury How
ever, Cause Of 1t Was Un-
natural, They Say, and
Recommend That Dr..
Rowland andWif
Be Held.
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II RALEIGH, N, c., June 17.-At 1880 i
O'Clock this evening the coroner's Jury,
sitting in the case OF DIR. and Mrs.
Rowland. returned Q. verdict that: &
Taking into consideration all 8{8
the evidence introduced before us.
we are OF opinion that Charles r.
Strange CAME to his death rom
unknown. Therefore, recommend
that Dr.. D. s. Rowland and Mrs.
Lille NJ. Rowland be held to an-
swer before the grand jury at the
July term OF Wake Superior
Fl Court
tice Separks issued q commitment for
both DR.. Rowland and Mrs. Rowland n
for them to be held without bail IN
the county jail until the July term
DR.. Rowland was already in jail. Of
ficers were sent to arrest Mrs. Row
land who has been out on $4,000 bail
until now. She Is spending tonight
In Jail. Counsel for the prisoners said
tonight that they arc. undecided
whether or not to sue out o writ Of I
habeas corpus.
Chemist First Witness.
AS soon as Coroner separks cons
vened his court at 1880 this after
noon something Of a sensation was
sprung by q ruling OF the coroner that
Dr. Rowland should not be brought.
from the jail to hear the investigation
The demand was made by Rowland's8
counsel, through Attorney ]. N. Hold
ing, tho refusdl to permit Dr. Rowland
to be present being declared without
precedent In this State. Separks ruled
that the investigation was ex-parte
without reference to DR. or. Mrs Row
land, unless the evidence should CON
meet them with the case. syS5
"A formal protest was entered by the
counsel against the action and against
sthe appearance OF Solicitor Armistead
Jones, who wat there to examine the
witnesses for the State.
The filst witness examined was DR..
Syme. chemist who analysed the
stomach Of Strange He testified that
the analysis was as thorough as could
be made, and showed no poison that
would have caused death. In reply to-
questions he said there were poisonss
that could have neen administered
hypodermically that would not show
up In a n analysis such as he had made
There were dlgitalis and aconite. either
Of which would have spread through
the system Immediately and caused
death. ~ sS a
81 3 Often Seen Together.
Engineer w. a. Steele, OF Ports
mouth, was an important witness. His
Testimony was to the effect that he
knew Strange well and that he was q
perfectly well man the day before he
died, and had never heard OF any
trouble with his heart. He had seen
DIR. Rowland and Mrs. Strange to-H
gether before the death Of Strange.
G. B. Prusie, in charge OF the round "a
house here, testified that ho prepared
the blackboard bulletins at the round
house showing the movements Of tho
engineers. and that DR.. Rowland for
some time before the death Of Strange
came and questioned him as to the
whereabouts of Strange, thereby arous-a
ing Mis- suspicious.
William Dunn, colored, knew Mrs.
Strange and Dr. Rowland. and had seen
them together twice before the death
Eof Engineer Strange
Mrs. r.. w. johnson. wife Of an engi-#
dence when she heard OF the deat TIL,
said DR.. Rowland told her he thought
at first that Strange died OF indiges-&
tion, but found later that It was heart
trouble. She said the doctor came
back to the house in the afternoon
after the death. and wanted to admin-S
lister a sleeping potion to Mrs. Strange.
and asked all the ladies to leave the
room while he did this. They refused
feeling sure he was drinking Mrs.
Strange asked them not to leave her
with DR. Rowland in tho room.
Feared Strange Was Not Dead.
Conductor Stewart testified that he
and others feared during the night af-s
ter the death of Strange while sitting
up with the remains that he was not
really dead They found his body limp.
his lips blue, his nails natural color
| and a suspicion OF warmth about the
Throat when pressed. 81
Tho flesh was pliable; all this &in
spite Of the fact that the body was
| in a cold draft and had been laid out
several hours They called DR.. Rog-3
ors and other physicians. but neither
ono came. ..a
After hearing the statement Of the
condition OF the body, they advised
there We're no clearer signs OF death
next morning to let them know Next
morning death was clearly manifest.
DR., Symo was recalled and corrected
his testimony In that he should have
said that authorities held that one-
would cause DEATH this being one OF
the poisons he had testified could have
Ecen used with hypodermic needle to-
poison Strange without the posslbili-B
~ OF detection by analysis OF tha
stomach. ,5s5s,S3
II. G, Clark. lumber inspector. tess
titled that Mrs. Strange came to his
Office on tho morning of Strange'af
death and called UP DR.. Rowland.
telling him her husband was slight
ly Ill and TO call and see him,
What Mrs. Strange Said.
Mrs. G. A. Turner testified that Mrs.
Strange told her the reason DR., Row
land WAS called in was that 'ahe teie-a
phoned to two doctors she knew, and
both We're out of town. and Sshe then
asked telephone central to send soma
doctor. and Dr. Rowland came; that
she never saw him until hc came TO-
her husband s'S IS z 81 ss
Conductor II. y, Stewart testified to-
hnYinsr gone. To ths StrauEa rnSIdencAI