The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-11
ROWLAND ENJOYS
MOMENTS LIBERTY
RACED Under Arrest in Henderson in Court Rom
After Being Released From the Charge
OF Numbering His Child.

Keen anxiety. His eyes were red and
the Ilnes about his mouth were drawn.
re Vas neatly dressed in a dark blue
coat and light trousers, but MS hair
was dlsarTanged by his fingers which
h~erNoUsly ran through it. There was
a i"ng delay before the hearing began
cccdsloned by q conference held be-
lWeen Mr. Zolicofer. DR.. Witilers n
Ut fucker The tremendous crowd IN
the court room became impatient, but
excellent order was maintained. 1t
was said that a larger number OF peo-
pie was never packed into the room
Doors. windows, benches and aislcs
were filled.
The wife Of the prisoner was not
present nor was she in town. and it
could not be learned where she is.
mere we're dozens of DR.. Rowland's
relations in the court room. more than
fifty. IL was said, including an uncle.
MIR. David Gill, his brother-in-law, K
K Young. another uncle, James Gill,
two brothers, Hubert and Louis Row
land, and others.
The Proceedings Begin.
1t is understood that Charles Fuller.
brother Of DIR. RoHland'S deceased
Wife, was taking a prominent part in
the prosecution. When Mr.. Zolli-
Golfer entered the court room Mr..
Fuller took a seat beside him. Mr..
HpAlItDIISI OF ilt OPENING oI int ICdi-
ing, said that he had expected Solicit
tor Daniels to be present, but Mr.
Daniels was engaged i'm the prosecu-
ton Of a case at Tarboro. In his alb
sence Mr.. zollicoffer acted for the
State.
Justice Gary announced that the
case was to proceed. and Mr.. Hicks
stated that the defense was ready.
Mr.. Zollicoffer read the warrant which
was received and served MAY goth.
Mr. Zollicoffer read Il long list of names
Of witnesses, three being from Raj
eight. l. Jones. L. p. Kidd and
Peter Morson. Mr.. Morson was not
present.
The First Witness.
DIR. X. NJ. Clark. of Kittrell, an at
tendant at the time of the child's
death. was the first witness to be
examined. Or. Clark testified that
he had graduated from the Baltimore
Medical College t~wenty-one years ago.
He had III own David Austin Rowland
(the deceased boy) all of his life, and
the youth lived about two and me-
half miles from DR.. Clark's home. The
child Giel on the 4th Of MAY. this year,
at Mr.. Louis RoWland's home. He
saw the child on the day a his death,
having been sent for by d.. Rowland,
the child's father. He said the boys
condition was restless. accompanied by
vomiting. When he saw the dying
boy ne WAS INlllS III Il pea. me
symptoms were vomiting with a great
deal of depression. The boy seemed
from the expression of his face to be
suffering very much and he com
planned of nausea. The boy was
conscious and recognized the ply
sician.
The Chemists Report.
Following is the report of the chem
ist VINO examined the boys stomach:
West Raleigh, Y. c., june Z, 1907
John Hill fucker.
Health Officer of Vance County.
Henderson, \. G..
Dear Sir:
On yesterday / completed n
analysis of the stomach of the late
David Auetin Rowland. and found no
poison present. These tests were for
all detachable poisons except those
which, in your judgment, based on tho
clinical history ard post mortcm synlp-
toms. could not have been the cause
Of death.
The substances excluded h. YOU were
the salts Of siivc", zinc, chrumium.
barium. hAdroch'o"ic. suiphuric and
nitric acids; potassium c%hlorRtc. san
toninc. s,Iipilonal. trional. phosphorus.
h~ydroCyanic acid. car5OIic acid.
chlorofornt, choral hvdrate. iodofnrm.
nitrobozenc. nitrobcn1cne, anilina
acctone, carbon hisulphidc. picrotnK-
ire. colcIiicirc, pierre acid. acct1nili:e,
caffeine. cnniinc. nicotine, atrGpine,
h~oniatropi1c. codCine.
uininc. pyranaidoHc and narcoine.
Those tested for by mo and found
to lc absent were the salts OF arsenic,
antinony, tin. niercHry. Lead. copper,
hisnluth. CadmiUnl: potassium hy-
drOxide, sodium hydrOXido. ana
monium. hydrOxide, oYelic, acid.
phCnacCtiHe. antipyrine. Salicyljo
acid. Vcratrinr. Stryc!lninn. bracirc,
pIiysostignine. cocaine. ~apomorpa:nc,
morphine. and d~iGitaIinc.
Very respectfully.
w. \. WITHERS.