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

condition of the body immediately
after death was in a relaxed condi-
ton. He noticed the body II short
time afterward and the condition of
it then was ordinary rigormortis-
the condition OF Il body after death.
Being sked to explain more fully
what he meant by this term witness
said he meant that the body WAS
not very rigid. 1t was about an hour
after the child's death when he saw
him for the last time, and it was in
an ordinary relaxed condition then
Being asked as to what DR.. Rowland
said he thought was the cause of the
child's death, he stated that DR.. Row.
land said he thought it had gastritis.
Witness said that after examining
the child he could not be positive as
to what caused it's death. DR.. Clark
testified to the fact that Dr. Rowland
is a practicing physician and the
time he has known him as such. He
did not know anything about the
boys life being insured. DR.. Rowland
had never asked him anything about
insurance, and he had talked with
him ABOUT insurance only once since
the child's death, when DR.. Rowland
was to see him to fill out certificate
of proof of death. This certificate
called for cause of death, ETC. When
he asked him to fill out certificate
DR.. Rowland said that he had some
insurance on the child's life and wish
ed witness to fill out the blank. Ask
ed if DR.. Rowland told him anything
about there being a report about
that he caused the child's death, wit
ness answered yes. He said DR.. Row.
land told him that he had heard that
some had said he had caused the
death of the child, and if he would
fill out the certificate he thought it
would be stopped at once. Witness
filled out the blank, in his own hand
writing, giving ptomaine poison as
the cause ofdeath. Upon being asked
to explain what ptomaine poison is,
it was defined as chemical change
Of the food which produces poison in
the stomach. 1t was about two
weeks after the child's death when
Dr.. Rowland went to his home and
asked him to FIJI out the certificate
of death. Witness did not know
anything about the boys life being
insured or when he was examined,
nor did he know when the boy was
taken to Raleigh for this purpose.
Being asked further by Mr.. Zolli-
Golfer as to what DR.. Rowland had
given the child, witness said he told
him he had administered strychnine
and digitalis before he arrived ,
but he did not tell the proportions
he had administered. Witness knew
nothing about Dr. Rowland's trying
to sell some land belonging to the
child. Severe convulsions with a
good deal of depression about body,
were given as some OF the symptoms
OF strychnine poison, the brain also
being affected to q certain extent.
Vomiting, ,diarrhoea and severe pains
in the abdomen were given as symp-
toms of ptomaine poison. The child
did not complain OF pains in the
abdomen Or diarrhoea, but his bow
els acted very freely once. DIR. Clark
saw the child at the school entertain
ment the night before he was taker
sick and his condition then was nor
NAL from all appearances. Witness
could not say positively what was
the cause OF ofdeath, but the symptom:
were ptomaine poison.
CROSS EXAMINATION.
Witness was then cross examined
by Mr.. L. 7. Hicks, for the defense
DR.. Clark in answer to question salt
he was at home when Mr.. Lew Row
land came for him and that he Wen
at once but did not take any medl
cine with him. He thought it tool
about 10 or Is minutes for him tt
90 from his house to Mr.. Lew Row
lands. He had good horse an'
could make the trip quickly. L
would be in the very shortest tim
from the time Mr.. Lew Rowland LEI
his home and went for witness, an
returned, about % to 30 minutes
In answer to question as to how ia
it is from Mr.. Lew Rowland to Mrs
Pardue's, where DR.. Rowland wen
that MORNING with the child, ,witnes
stated that it is about 400 yards on
way. around the road, and abOu
200 yards the other way, thrOug
the field. Gastritis some time
causes death quickly, and the under
standing OF witness as to what thi
trouble is was given as acute intan
nation of the stomach. As to ho
gastritis would affect person so 6
to cause death in an hour or two, ID
Clark answered by poisoning tt
blood. The outward symptoms wei
given as vomiting and nausea. Asl
ed as to whether this excitement
the stomach, which witness said ga
tritis was, would cause the heart
cease to beat or not, the answer WI
that sometimes a severe case NIGH
AS to what palpitation Or flutterir
of the heart is, and what causes
, witness said it is caused by the ston
ach pressing against the hear
Ptomaine poison is understoe
by the profession to be a chen
cal change in the food, and was NJ
, much known about when witne
was at college. Sausage, oysters, j
2 | cream, etc, were given as some OF I'll