The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-06-27

said she was going to Mrs. Branch;
out on OakwoOd avenue to board
The witness watched her, and instead
OF going that way she started to
wards town.
Mrs. Nora Neal, who lived near the
home of the Stranges said she was at
home when she learned Of Strange i
house and when she arrived Strange
was lying on his bed and Dr. Row
land was standing over him. Strange
called for water When the glass
was brought DR.. Rowland put his
hand on his heart, and then pushed
up his sleeve and Slipped something
into his arm
Witness stated that she had seen
Strange meet DR.. Rowland at his
door that morning. 1t must have
been about nine o'clock. In about z
hours he was dead.
DR.. ROWLAND'S STATEMENTS.
After the man had died DR.. Row
land had said this was a strange
case; that he did not understand 1t.
He asked about how long the people
had been living in Raleigh, and where
they came from. Mr.. carp answered
him that Strange was a railroad man
and DR.. Rowland replied: "They are
new ones to me.
TELEPHONED FOR DR.. ROW
LAND.
Mr.. c. p. Snuggs testified to Mrs.
Strange coming to his office on the
morning that Strange died and ask
ing permission to use the telephone.
He thus testified to the end of the
message he had heard: Give me DR..
Rowland, office. No 10 Franklin
street-see my husband. Yes, a lit
tie sick
Alderman T. E. Moore testified
that he knew Mrs. Strange, who
traded with him She asked Il num-
Der of times to use the telephone ut
the store in January and February.
She was accustomed to call for 264
on the Interstate Telephone. Frag-
ments of Mrs. Strange conversation
heard by witness were:
| Tic > liiNO SoIlc ouC
Again, Pm looking for him in most
any time
On another occasion: "What, at l
o'clock? Well, that will be all right'
Ii. [. Satterfied, telephone foreman,
testified that the office of DR.. Rowland
at the time Of Strange's death and
previousI Y for number Of months
had been equipped with the Interstate
telephone, and that his number was
264 (the number witness testified tC
Mrs. Strange having called.
H. o. Clark, lumber inspector fol
Baker-Thompson Lumber Company
testified to Mrs. Strange having come
to the office the morning her husban1
died and telephoned for Dr. Rowland
telling some one over the phone that
her husband was slightly sick.
HELD TIE WIDOWS HANDS.
H. |. Stewart, an engineer, testified
that he knew Strange that he appear
ed to be physically IL strong man
that he had met him on Fayetteville
street the day before his death, ap
parently in his usual condition O
health. After Strange died he went
to the house. In one OF the rooms
he saw Mrs. Strange seated, and Dr.
Rowland "sitting in front of her hold
ing her hands,
Some questions were asked the
doctor by Witness Dr. Rowland
stated that he was present wher
Strange died. Witness asked what
he was suffering with, but the doctor
evaded the question: Witness asked
whether he suffered pain. DR.. Row
land had 'shirlIed the question. TIC
direct questions Dir. Rowland hat
replied that Strange met him at the
door. Strange sat down; that h
gave him a hypodermic in the arm
that STANCE asked for glass o
water and then asked that he be lait
down. Witness testified that DR.
Rowland had gone on to speak o
how the death had unnerved him
saying that when he had first start
ed practice he could watch people di'
without being affected, but that il
this case he had been all worked W
as much as fit were zone OF the fam
lily" Witness asked DR.. Rowland
whether they could hold the body
DR.. Rowland said not, that the fun
eral ought to be held the next morn
ing, although they were not going tt
have it until afternoon; that Strange
had stated that he did not want tt
be embalmed. Witness stated that
he saw Mrs. Strange and she seemed
much affected
Corroborating Mrs. johnson, th,
witness stated that she had com,
into the front room and said tina
the doctor was drunk and was bach
in the room with the light turned low
trying to keep Mrs. Strange quiet
Witness said that he went back t
Invite him out, and lead the gentle
man out and sober him. but DR.
Rowland was leaving.
A GRUESOME "WAKE."
Continuing the witness gave a grue
some account OF sitting up with thu
body at night. About half after two
in the morning he and Others wen
to examine the body. The face look
ed so "pliant" that they examined
it. He put his finger under the jaw
when it was taken away, he coul,
1eel the warmth come. The hand
were timber. The toes were Timber
The whole body was timber; the lip
The Efficient Engineer of Hen
dersons Water Works Tells