?'I tired in self-defence," she declared
"We had quarrelled and he came toward
me. 1 have always kept a revolver under
my pillow for protection because I could
never rely upon his being home nights
I seized it and fired Just as he was about j
to lay hands on me."
Mrs. Rowland did not know of her
husband's death until the news was
taken to her by Charles E. Erbstein. her
attorney.
"T didn't think he woul 1 Uif 1' she
cried. "I didn't know he was badly
hurt."
When she had recovered somewhat she
told for the first time the details of the
shooting.
"1 was 1> log In bed i ending when my
husband came in," she said. "He was
late. He was always late. There was
a quarrel a little more bitter than usual
and he started toward mr?the revolvei
was under my pillow. 1 reached for it
and fired, just as h. was going to lay
hands on me. He fell there and I ran
into the hallway screaming. 1 never
dreamed that he was really seriously
hurt.
"The 'othei woman' in his lifi had
nothing to do with our quar rel This
last one was no more than others .md
there were several others. She was
merely an incident. Our quarr. i had t ?
do with something entirely dlfferen' -a
matter that I c.innot discuss, at thi
t.nie."
Assertion that his wife was not impli
cated In the shooting was made by Dr ,
Rowland just before he died. Dr I. R.
Wllletts testified.
"I asked him if his wife was responsi
ble -for the shooting and he emphatically
replied that she was not," in raid.
APPEAL FOR MOONEY
TO BE HEARD MA Y 23
Absence of Witnesses
Brings About Postponement.
