The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1907-06-20

derstandiug of the following it must
be recalled that this article was in
tended for publication last week the
hearing being held OH June 7th.
The ease against DR.. D. s. Row
land charged with the murder of his
little son by poison, particulars OF
which have been published in this
paper, came to iln abrupt termina-
ton Friday afternoon when upon
the facts adduced the accused was
adjudged not guilty and was acquit-
ted OF the awful charge against him.
Everything hinged upon the report
OF the chemist who made IL chemical
analysis of the viscera or stomach,
intestines and other vital organs for
the purpose OF detecting the presence
OF poison, if any, by which David
Austin Rowland came to his death.
The hearing had been in progress
nearly three hours, the case being
heard in the court house which was
crowded, when Prof. W. A. Withers,
the expert chemist who made the
chemical anayls, was called to the
witness stand.
The hearing was held before Justice
of the Peace W. f. Gary, who had
Justices Joe T. Jones and Frank
WOrtham to sit with him. Justice
T. l.. Jones who had issued the war
rant for DR.. Rowland's arrest was
sick and could not hear the case.
DIR. X. NJ. CLARK.
The first witness introduced was
DR.. *. NJ Clark who was called to
see David Austin Rowland before he
died. After being asked by Mr.. Zol-
licoffer, who represented Solicitor
Daniels and as attorney for the pros
scution conducted the examination
for the State, as to his residence, pro-
fessioD, the time and place of his
graduation, his experience as prac-
ticing physician, etc, DR.. Clark said
he knew David Austin Rowland and
had known him most of his life. He
lived about 2A miles from Mr.. Lew
Rowland's where the boy resided and
died, and he saw him just before his
death. He was called to see him pro-
fessionally, being sent for by his
father, DR.. Rowland. He (the boy)
was sick in bed. This was on May
fth, 1907. When he was called to
him he seemed to be very restless
and was vomiting a good deal and
was suffering from depression. He
was not able to sit up and was lying
down ON the bed. From the express
sion Cf his face he seemed to be suf.
fering a good deal. There were nc
evidences of suffering that he noticed
especially. He didn' complain OF any
pain, simply said he was sick. He
was conscious but did not call wit
ness name. He was very restless
but did not complain of any special
suffering-nothing except nausea anc
sick stomach. In answer to a ques
ton as to what was done to relieve
the child's sufferings, DR.. Clark sale
I'VE have given water to quiet a sicE
stomach, and we thought best te
give him some also" In reply to {
question from Mr.. ZollicOffer as tt
what he meant by saying "we, wit
ness answered CDR. Rowland ant
myself" Being asked what else h
ibid, the reply was elected tha'
morphine was administered. In an
swer to a question as to who sug
gested administering morphine, DIR
Clark answered that DR.. Rowlan'
did. This was done about ten min
utes after he arrived. After waiting
awhile to see what effect the NOR
phine had DR.. Clark suggested to DI
Rowland to give him small quan
titv of cocaine to produce quietini
effect on the stomach. DR.. ROwlan'
said he thought this was the bes
thing to do and it was done, Dl
CIack himself administering it, hypo
dermically. Dr. Rowland got tn
cocaine. Witness told DR.. ROwlan
how much to fix-not less than ht
of grain, but he did not notice tn
package or bottle from which ID
Rowland got this cocaine. Bein
asked about administering a hypt
dermic of morphine (as already te
titled to) DR.. Clark said he did nc
give it, nor did he know how niue
morphine was given. The child live
Sabou Is or 20 minutes after witnes
administered the cocaine. 1t wa
about hall or three-quarters OF a
hour as near as witness could r
member after the morphine was az
ministered before the cocaine We
given. Being asked further as to tt
1 condition of the child, his symptom
] and sufferings after DR.. Clark &c
| there he said he suffered good dea
He was much nauseated. He voml
/ ed a green and white and watery su
| stance, caused by drinking ice waite
| the witness thought. The whit
| watery looking part, he meant. u
| Clark could not say positively nc
| long the child lived after he was tak'
| sick, but from the time that he heal
| of it, it was about an hour or
| hour and half. He thought it vi
fully 15 or 20 minutes after the la
hypodermic was given before he die
| Dr.. Rowland told witness he hi
j given hypodermic of digitalis al
- strychnine. Asked if he saw the chi
. Immediately after death, DR.. Cla
L. : replied that he had, and did help
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