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

. Fayetteville street and went up The
steps leading to Dr. Rowland's office
This was after seven O'Clock in the
evening. He knew that the woman
was Mrs. Strange. She passed under
the light so that he saw her distinctly
On another occasion, about the
first Of March, witness testified
that he saw Mrs. Strange on HALIFAX
street. She had on an autOmoblle
coat and q small satchel in heI
hand. She followed the same route
to the capitol, across TO Salisbury
down Salisbury, around to Fayette
Vile and up the steps i'll front of DIT
K0wIaud's office. Witness testified
further that on another occasion he
had seen Mrs. Strange 90 down vii,
niinptOn street to the capitol, down
Salisbury. through the alley back
Of the Jail and again to the steps
leading to DR.. Rowland S office. The
last time he saw her, he stated. he
had watched, and after going to the
top Of the steps she had turned to
the right.
OTHER MEETINGS.
W. \. Steele, an engineer OF the
SeabOard, resident in Portsmouth,
testified that he knew Strange. Was
in Richmond at the time Of his death.
He had seen Strange the day before
his death. He seemed then in good
health. Saw him the next morning,
Sun lay, after he was dead lie did
not see DR.. Rowland at that time.
Saw him later in the day standing
at Strange's gate. He went to the
funeral and burial. DR.. Rowland was
ut the funeral. He had known Mis-.
Strange three years; only knew Dr.
Rowland slightly.
The witness went on to say that
his attention was called to Mrs.
Strange by what the previous wit,
ness, Tighe, had told him. The lat
ter had spoken to him and told him
to 90 watch. Il went as he told me, y
said the witness, land watched her
and saw her 90 up the steps.
Afterwards, he said, he saw Mrs.
Strange in meadow near the GENE.
terry and a rnan came and joined heI
who. ''from all the evidences" he
took to be DR.. Rowland. That was
between siXnnd seven O'cloc!l-about
dusk.
WATCHED STRANGE'S MOVE
MENTS.
{. d. Pussy, round house foreman
ut the Spaboard Air Line shops il
the north of the city. near the home
OF the Stranges, testified that DR.
Rowland was in the habit of coming
to the shops at night, looking over
the "board' on which were posted
the names of engineers slated to &c
ont with trains. He was there
about the first OF March, Strange
'stood to 90 out" ON No. 81. DR.
Rowland was there several times
looking at the board. He would ash
when Strange was to go out anC
witness would tell him. On the tiftl
OF April he met Strange and Steele at
the johnson street crossing and tOlG
the former he stood to 90 out on 81
Strange looked perfectly we'll.
The witness stated that he haG
met Rowland several times at night
at the shops and in the morning il
the neighbOrhoOd. Rowland would
look at the board and ask about
several engineers as we'll as Strange
He had seen him coming away at Sly
or seven o'clock in the morning
from she direction of Strange $ house
towards the railroad. He had asked
him Whal he was doing in the neigh
borhood in the morning and DR.
Rowland had replied that he had ;
case OF diptheria in the neighbOrhOOd
This practice, on ROWland's part
extended, said the witness, through
four or five months. \ year or more
ago Dr. Rowland worked on witness
thrDat.as IL physician and, while i!
his office, he had seen Mrs. Strang
come to the door. Afterwards, while
standing at the door of the poo
room, he had seen her go up thu
steps.
GAVE HYPODERMlC
Mrs. X. W. johnson, wife of an A
| {. l.. engineer, testified that he
| home was within three blocks of TIN
| Strange home. She went there ate
| Strange had died in answer to Il tel
ephOne message from Mrs. Strange
| She was having a conversation will
Mrs. Strange. sympathizing with he
| on the death of her husband whel
| the latter was taken sick and some
| body sent for DR.. Rowland. He go
there about two o'clock in the after
noon. When the doctor came in TIL
witness stated that she asked him i
he realized the condition of Mr.
Strange He said he did not unit
! just Il few minutes before his death
He said at first he thought it was in
digestion; afterwards that it was hi
heart. DR.. Rowland came again il
the evening. He wanted us all tt
leave as he wanted to put Mrs
Strange to sleep" The witness ties
titled that she ''smelt liquor anl
told Mrs. Strange. The latter sal,
to her don t let him give me a hypo
dermic. Witness told her to ia,
| quiet and she would see to the doc
tor. She said that when the womel
III the room refused to leave, DR.
Rowland left.
The witness stated that Mrs
| Strange afterwards came to he
| house to stay for several days. Sh
stayed with her Sunday night. DR.
Rowland came Monday evening an'
said that he had left his hypodermi
case. but they were unable to find ii
MRS. STRANGE AWAY FRON
HOME.
Alter the death OF Strange the wit